Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-25
House..
MONDAY. Feb. "A

Papers from the Senate disposed OF in con-
currcncc.
4 communication was received from the
justices of the supreme judicial court in re-
Spouse to resolutions of inquiry transmitting
the opinion of a majority that chap. 81 of the
laws of 1873 is constitutional. The opinion
laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed. on motion OF Mr.. .IoNEs of Lewiston.
Mr.. PirkNnp of Bangor introduced under
suspension of the rules bill an act TO reduce
the mill tax for school purposes TO ! of one
mill. and moved that il be laid on the table
and be printed. Lost
Resolve in favor of road leading from
kingfeld to Eustes in Franklin county came
from the Senate and was laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. WEEKS of Augusta.
Mr.. PICKARD of Bangor presented the fol-
lowing:
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the
printing of the next report of the commits
sioncr OF insurance be omitted, except such
new companies As may be admitted into the
State during the present year
Mr.. PERRY of Camden movedto indefinite
" postpone. The order exciting debate. it
was laid on the table.
Subsequently the order was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. DorGLA>> Of Upton presented the fol-
lowing:
Ordered. That on and after this day the
House hold three sessions each day. the third
session to commence at 100 o'clock in the
afternoon. until otherwise ordered.
On motion of Mr.. LOCKE of Portland. the
order was amended 50 as to except Tuesday
evening.
On motion of Mr.. CrRRAN of Calais the or
der was further amended so that the evening
sessions shall commence ut o'clock.
The order then received q passage
On motion of MIR. ANDREWS of sh,
Ordered. That the Clerk he directed to ad,,
to the pay roll of the House the names of
VIM. ID. Chase and Frank A. Small official
reporters of the present House. and that they
be allowed $500 each for official services rem
dered.
Mr. WApswoRrn from the Committee on
Agriculture, in order to prevent the spread of
the disease of CHAMBERS. reported bill an act
to amend chap. II of the revised statutes.
Printed under rule.
Bill an act 10 repeal an act to authorize the
Protestant Methodist Church at North Cor
! ham to sell and convey real estate was laid on
| the table on motion of Mr. GrPTILL of Cor
ham, it being on its passage to be engrossed.
ON motion of Mr. ANDREWS of Cornish,
bill an act to amend sec. chap 1873 Of the
| public laws of 1873, being an act TO improve
| the Jail system of the State. was taken from
! tnc tablc. anlcntcu on motion OF the same
gentleman. and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. MouLroN of Scarboro'
the bill to amend the insolvent laws Of Maine
| House document 1913 was taken from the
| table. and the same gentleman moved several
verbal amendments.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden, opposed, and moved
to indefinitely postpone.
The bill and amendments were defended BY
Messrs Locke of Portland. Mouton of Scar
boro Dodge of Bristol, Weeks of Augusta,
Lamson of Freedom and Jones of Lewiston.
Mr.. BRowN of Bangor, opposed the man.
ner in which the bill was drawn, and de-
nounced the insolvency law.
Mr.. PERRY of Poland, moved the previous
! question.
Mr.. BRowS of Bangor moved to amend so
as to repeal the insolvency laws.
| Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston, opposed the
amendment.
Mr.. PERRY insisted on his motion for the
! previous question, and the House seconded
the call, and ordered the main question.
The amendments offered by Mr. MouLToN
were then adopted
Mr.. LOCKE raised the point that the amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. BRowN was not in order
but was ovcrrulcd bv the Speaker (Mr. Pick
ard in the chair.) Upon an appeal the deci-
sion of the chair was sustained.
Mr.. CrRRAN of Calais then called for the
yeas and nays on the amendment, which were
ordered and taken, resulting in the negative,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs, Atwood, Boy nton, Brown, Che sley
| Cragin, Cramer, Eldridge. Frank Garcelon Colder
Haley Hall of iIermon, Hanscom Hanson. Higgins
Hurd Jones of China, Jones Of Lagrange, Lawrence,
Lewis of Ripley. Moore of Maohiasport, Morrill, OF
| Vienna, Perry of Camden, Pckard, Poor, styles,
| Wallace of Belfast Weymouth-3l.
NNs.Mcssrs andrews. Barron, Beal. Beverage,
hickey, Dodge. Eaton. Farrell, Harrington. Fox,
Gilman Goulding. Gupt Hall of Alfred, Hall of
| Newcastle Hammond, Hankerson. Hatch, Hawes,
Jersey, Hinckey, Hodgkns, Homer, Horne. Howe,
Hutchinson Ingraham, Irish. Ives, Jones of Lewis
ton. Lamson, Lame, Iaughton. Lewis of Sherman,
Moore of Dayton. Morrill, of Windham. Moulton Of
Sanford, Moulton of scarborough. Murch of Ellis,
worth. Nash. Newton, Oakes Perry of Poland Flick
EFT, Pierce Pinkham, Richards, Robbins. Robins on,
Russ, Sargent. sawyer. Seward Shapleigh Shaw,
simpson. smith of Hodgdon, Smith of Mapeton,
Thomas of Yarmouth, TINE, Trneworthy. vicfery,
Wallace Of Millbridge, Weeks. willoughby, WILSON,
Wincapaw, Wing. woodcock, Young-ss.
SO the amendment was rejected
The bill was then passed to be engrossed as
amended.
Mr.. You've of Brunswick. rose to a ques-
ton of privilege, and stated that the bill pro-
viding for the appraisal and taxation of rail-
roads House document l5l cane into the
House under false colors that he had report
ed from the Committee on Ways and Means
that it ought not to pass
On motion of Mr.. LOCKE of Portland. n
message was sent to the Senate requesting
the return of bill an act to amend sec. l6 of
chap. Al of the revised statutes relating to
the sale of coal.
Mr.. LAMsoN of Freedom, moved to recon-
slider the vote passing the order relating to
the pay of the official reporters. Carried.
On motion of the same gentleman, the or
der was laid on the table and assigned for this
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden, gave notice that he
would move a reconsideration of the vote