Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-27

On motion of Mr.. Fox of Portland bill an
act to repeal an act entitled an act to author
ixe the Protestant Methodist Church at North
Gorham, to sell and convey all its real estate
was taken from the table and passed to be en-
crossed.
ON motion of Mr.. IVES of Castine. resolve
appropriating $50 for THE State Library,
was taken from the table and passed to be
engrossed.
Bill an act to amend sec. of chap. rs of
the revised statutes, entitled an act salaries
of public officers and compensation of men,
bers of the government" came from the Sen
ate passed to be engrosse1
Mr.. DICKEY of Fl. Kent, moved to indef-
nitely postpone and on motion ofMr Brown
of Bangor, the yeas and nays were ordered
and taken, resulting in the affirmative, us
follows
YEAS - Messrs. Barron, Beal, Beverage, Brack.
ett Bragdon Briggs Burr, Cobb, Cunningham, Cur
ran Dana, Dickey, Dingley, Dodge, Douglass, Eui-
cry, Farrell, Harrington Fenney. Garceon. Gilman.
Hammond, Hankerson, Halves, Higgins of Thorn
Ives. Jones OF Lewiston Kimball. Martin. Merrill.
Meserve, Moore of Dayton, Moore Of Machiasport,
Moulton OF sanford Nash, Newton, Parcher. Per.
kins, Perry of Camden. Pinkham, Poor. Rice. Rich
ards. Robbins, Russ, Sargent. Sawyer Seward Smith
Of Anburn, smith of IIodgdon. Smith Of Mapleton,
Styles, TAYLOR, Thomas OF Yarmouth. True, True
worthy, wadsworth. Wallace Of Milbrdge, Weeks.
willoughy, Wood, Woodbury.. woodcock, Young-7i
Brown, burbank, Chapman. Chase, Chesley Cragin,
Cramer, Eaton. Eldridge, Feyler, Fox, Frank Col,
pf ernon Hail Of u Hanson N Hatch Herr
sey. Higgins of Iiampden. Hill. Hills, Hunt Hurd,
Jones Of China. Jones of Lagrange, Iamson,
Of sherman. Libby, Locke Lord, Morrill, of Vienna,
Morrill, of windham, Moulton of Scarborough.
Murch of Casco, Murch of Ellsworth Cakes Perry of
ard kpft Richie
shaw. Simpson. Smart, Talbot, Wallace of Belfast,
Weymouth. Wilson. wing-6i.
SO the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. CuRRAN of Calais, moved to reconsid-
er. Lost.
Bill an act to suspend the operations of the
high school law for one year, being on its
passage to be enacted. Mr.. HARRINGTON of
Fryeburg, moved to indefinitely postpone.
This motion was opposed by Messrs. Pick
ard and Brown of Bangor, Halves of Vassal
boro' Lamson of Freedom, Rice of Rock
land, Poor of Sebago, Hatch of Alton, Wal
lace of Belfast, and Perry of Camden. and
favored by Messrs. harrington of Fryeburg,
Guptill of Gorham, Hutchinson of Lewiston,
Curran of Calais. Dickey of Fl. Kent and
Thomas of Yarmouth
Mr.. CuRRAS of Calais moved to refer to the
Superintendent of common schools with in
structions to examine carefully into ALI the
workings of our present system of high
schools and report to the next legislature a
bill if necessary, whereby the benefits shall
be general and the burdens equal.
Mr.. BRowN moved the yeas and nays on
the motion to refer, which were ordered and
taken, resulting in the negative, rs follows :
YEAs-Messrs. Barron, Beal, Beverage. Brackett
Burr, Cobb, Curran, Dickev, Dodge, Eaton, Emery
Farrell, Harrington, Fenney. Fox Gareelon, Gilman
Gouldng, Gupti Hall of Alfred. Hall of Newcastle
Hankerson. Hersey. Hutchinson Ives, Jones ofIewis
ton kimball, Lewis Of Sherman Locke, Lord, Martin,
Merrill, Moulton of Sanford Mouton of scarborough
Nash, Parcher. Perry of Poland, Pickett Richards
Robbins, Sawyer. Seward Shapleigh, Smart, Smith
| Of Auburn. Smith of Hodgdon, Smith of Mapleton,
Spaulding Stanley. Steward Stinson, Stiles, Thoma.
of Yarmouth, True. vickery, wadsworth, Weeks.
wiloughby. Wilson. Woodbury., Woodcock, Young
NAys-Niessrs. Andrews, Atwood. Boynton, Brag.
don. Briggs. Brown, Burbank, Chapman Chase,
Chesley. Cragin, Cramer Cunningham Dana Ding
ley; Douglas, Eldridge. Feyler, Frank; Colder
Hanson. Hatch, Halves, Higgins of Hampton, Hig.
gins of Thorndke. Hill, Hills Hinckley. Hodekins,
OF China Jones of Lagrange, Lamson. Lane. Laugh.
ton. Lawrence, Lewis of Ripley Meserve. Moore of
Morrill, of windham, Murch of Casso, Murch of Els.
Pierce. Pinkham. Poor, Rice. Rigby, Richie, Rob.
wood17i
SO the motion to refer it to the Superin-
tendent of common schools with instructions
was lost.
Mr.. HARRINGTON withdrew his motion to
indefinitely postpone and the bill was passed
to be enacted.
| Mr.. YOuSG from the Committee on Ways
and Means, on order authorizing an assess
ment Of four mills on each dollar of the State
| valuation, reported bill an act for the as
sessment of a State tax for the year 1879
| amounting to the sum of 1898, 695 80. PIT
| Mr.. Brown of Bangor moved to amend so
that the assessment shall be 81 mills on dol
| lar.
| This was opposed by Messrs. Young of
Brunswick and Boynton of Bangor.
Mr.. BRowN withdrew his amendment,
and on motion Of Mr.. You've the bill was
passed to be engrossed under suspension of
| the rules.
| On motion of Mr.. DANA of Portland,
Adjourned.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
| An act to incorporate the Union Accident
al Insurance Company.
! Passed to be engrossed under a suspension
of the rules.
Bill an act to amend chap. IA of the re-
vised statutes.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
| An act regulating duties of registers and
| recording efncers OF the several courts In
this Sate an act to amend chap. so sec. IL
of the public laws Of 1878. relating to game
and birds; an act to amend chap. 70 of the
public laws of 1878, entitled an act to regl-
late and protect the fisheries and the propa-
CATION of fish.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the State prison.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr. ANDREWS of Cornish.
the House assigned for tomorrow at lO
o'clock the majority and minority reports OF
the Judiciary Committee on the bill to abolish,
imprisonment for debt.
On motion of Mr.. Fox of Portland, the
House took up the majority and minority re-
ports of the Committee on Mercantile Affairs
and Insurance on the bill relating to life in
surance, question being on substituting the
minority report which brings in the bill, for
the majority report which is adverse to the
measure.
Messrs. Fox of Portland, Lamson Of Free
dom, Rice of Rockland, Hutchinson of Lew
iston. Weeks of Augusta, and Taylor of Bid
detord spoke in favor of the notion and
Messrs. Kimball of Bath, Spaulding OF
Richmond, Curran of Calais, and Perry OF