Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-24
M4INE LEGISL1TTRE.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Feb. ..

''Aii hbAl tD
Prayer by the Chaplain of the House.
Papers from the House were disposed of il
| concurrence.
On motion of Mr. FERGUSON of York. tn,
bill relative to Sullivan school district in tho
town of Berwick was laid on the table. TIL,
matter came from the House referred to tn,
/ fommittcc on Legal 4 fairs which had sub
mitted its final report
The resolve in favor of the Children,
Home at Bangor. that in favor of the Fcmal,
Orphans Asylum at Portland and that in ia
vor of the ST. Elizabeth's Orphans Asvlun
at Portland. came from the House indefinitel,
postponed and on motion of Mr.. RoBETs OF
Waldo, the Senate recedcd and concurred
with the action of the House on these mat
! tiers.
The bill relative to the incorporation o
west Rockland came from the House, tina,
branch insisting on its former action, ant
asking committee of conference Tn,
Senate insisted and the President appointe,
Messrs. Ninton of Cumberland. Cobb %
Androscoggin, and Madigan of Aroostook
as its portion of the committee.
The Senate adopted the amendment of the
House relative to the name of the Orphan
Asylum at Bath.
On motion of Mr.. BRADFORD of Washing
ton, the Senate non-concurrcd with the actor
of the House relative To the resolve relatins
to the Maine Central Institute and the rcsolv,
took its first reading
On motion of Mr.. P,TrrS Of Pcnobscot.
Ordered. That the Superintendent of pub
lie buildings he requested to furnish the Sen
ate with statement showing the different
items for the payment of which an appropri.
alton was to be made and the amount and
probable cXpens of each. in his Judgment
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Ordered, That the Treasurer of the State
If he can do so without taking time whcl
ought to be given to more important matters
inform either the Senate or House how much
money has been received into the Treasur,
from the sale of Jack knives"
Mr.. SMITH of Lincoln. presented the fol-
lowing resolve: That the Governor be in
structed to appoint Il commission consisting
OF three persons, whose duty it shall be to
fully investigate the manner of taking por-
gies on the coast ol Maine. and its effect
upon the shore fisheries of the State. and re-
port to the next legislature. This commits.
sion 10 serve without compensation for time
or expense
Mr.. SMITH desired that the bill take its sew
eral readings at once, but on motion of Mr.
RoGERs OF Sagadahoc, the resolve was laid
on the table.
WI 1 AhllN III somerset. from the Dmlnlt-
tee on Federal Relations. to which was refer
red petitions praying that an appropriation be
made to bnild one haf.ofa bridge across the
St John River AZ Little Falls. and referred hy
the last legislature; reported that the matter be
referred to the next legislature to await the
action of a memorial of this Legislature to
the Congress of the United States
Mr. THoMPsoN of Knox, presented the re-
port of the Committee on Printing and Bind
ing giving the contract for binding to Alex
ander j. Cameron, as they regarded his bid to
he the lower Mr.. MAYHEM of Kenncbec pre-
sented minority report of the committee
giving the contract to Masters and Liver
more, he maintaining this was the better con-
tract.
ON motion of Mr.. MAYHEM, these reports
were laid on the table to be printed
The Committee on Federal Relations sub
mittcd their final report
The bill fixing the salaries of public officers
and compensation of members of the govern
ernment (Scnatc ~ coming up for engros.-
ment. when Mr.. ELLIS of Waldo offered an
amendment, 50 that each member of the
council should receive 81 travel for every 10
mllee travel from his place of abode, at each
session, "one way. Pending this the bill
was laid on the table.
The bill changing the salary of the Land
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