Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-14
MINE LEGTSI1TTRE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
MONDAY. Jan. l3.
Prayer by the Chaplain. Rev. Mr.. PENNEY
| of Augusta.
| Papers from the House were disposed of in
| concurrence.
The House order. relating to the abolish
ment of school districts, was tabled on motion
of Mr.. NINToN. as there was an impertection
in wording it.
On motion of Mr.. MADIGAN. the House
order relating to referring the Governors
message to a committee was tabled. as the
Legislature had already passed a similar or
der.
| On motion of Mr.. VINToN, the Senate nom
concurrcd with the action of the House in re-
fcrring to a joint special committee the order
relating to a consideration and change in the
laws of insolvency passed by the Legislature
| of 1873. and the same was referred to the ,u-
dietary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. CHASE. the House re.
solve relating to the support of State paupers
was tabled.
A communication was received from the
State Treasurer signifying his acceptance of
the office to which he was elected, and also
transmitting his bond for approval. And. on
motion of Mr.. RoGERs of Sagadahoc. the
bond was referred to the Committee on FL
nancial Affairs
On motion of Mr.. MoopY,
Ordered. That the Joint special committee
to take into consideration a new State valua-
tion shall consist of five on the part of the
Senate. one from each congressional district
and to be appointed by the chair.
The following were named the committee :
Messrs. Moody, Prince, Mayhew, Madigan
and Ellis.
A. tie committee on the Governors mes
pf ha fha !
dent named Messrs. Atwell, Harris and
Duran.
As the committee provided bv the Temper
ancc order there was named the following ::
NJ. ssrs. Coombs Prince and Roberts.
On motion of Mr.. ELLIS.
Ordered The House concurring. that the
Secretary of State he directed to furnish each
member of the House and Senate and their
officers with two boxes of stationery of the
usual size, each year, and no more, and they
shall have no other perquisites allowed and
that he be further ordered to keep a detailed
account of all stationery delivered TO each
member and all other disbursements.
Mr.. ELLIS briefly supported his order, ex-
planning the careless manner in which sta
tionery was dealt out at the Office of the Sec
retary of State, and saying that that officer
would be relieved if such an order could he
passed.
Mr.. ANDREWS moved that the order be laid
on the table.
Mr.. PATTES hoped that the order would
pass, as he saw no good reason why it should
be opposed.
Mr.. ANDREWS said that on the second day
of the session he had used up the box of paper
with which he was furnished in making up
reports. and he inquired if they would have
him procure another box at his own expense?
Mr. tbat ba J,,t 60 u,
stationery one way or another But this Is a
joint order, and if we pass it, it will carry the
House over the same matter that it has been
considering so long, and at last indefinitely
postponed. Sometimes measure has been
defeated in one branch. and, therefore those
interested run to the other branch to have it
introduced. 1t is best to have the order
tabled.
Mr.. ELLIS again rose to defend his order,
saving that the amount of stationery dealt
out should be limited, and, also. that it should
be known how much each member has. The
last clause in the order. he said was more
important than the first.
Mr.. NINToN said he believed there might
| be great deal of looseness in the matter of
perquisites. but that he felt no squeamishness
about the matter. He thought that the pay
of the members was so small that some little
perquisites might be admissible in their case.
He had always been an advocate of fair paw
for the Legislators, he said, and he thought it
should be doubled. He said that. as it was
proposed in the order TO affect future Legis-
lature. such measure could not be accom-
plished by an order, but only by a resolve.
Mr.. ELLIS said that he did not believe in
being paid in any indirect way. He then
called for the yeas and nays upon the question
of tablng the order, and the following was
the result:
YEAs-Messrs. Andrews, Atwcll, Barker Bradford.
| Cobb, Coomb>, Duran, Ferguson, Harris, Hawes.
Madgan, Nayhew, Moody, Morrison. Parlin, Iatten.
Prince, RedloD, Rogers of Penobscot, Rogers of
Sagadahoc, Ninton. Waite.
NAYs-Messrs. Chase, Ellis, Thompson-3.
So the order was laid on the table.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND RE
FERRED.
Bv Nr. PATTEN-Pettion from the Penobscot Tribe
Of Indians praying for n change of time for holding
their election Also, petition from the tribe,
asking for appropriations for the present Both
were referred TO the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Bv Mr.. characterization of William Parsons
and 81 others of Friendship for act for the preser-
vation of HOLSTERS. Referred TO the Committee on
Fisheries. OF Simeon II. brigham and "a others of
Iiarpswel and of Thomas A. Osier and - others of
Bristol to the same effect. BY the same Senator
Petition of $. VI. Bird and "a others, of Alvin G.
OXton and of e.. f. Timer and 20 Others all of Rock
land desiring that the seventh Ward of said
CITY be set off and Incorporated into separate town.
Referred to the Committee on Division Of Towns.
By Mr. DEMONSTRATION of John 7, Wallace Jr
and others of Millbridge, for act authorizing W
r. SAWYER 10 complete and extend aqneduct in the
town Of Steuben into and through the village of Mill
bridge. A bin accompanies. Referred to the Com
mittee on Interior Waters.
| On motion of Mr.. ANDREWS,
Adjourned.