Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-27
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE,.
SATURDAY. ia

tee.
Mr. WILSON of Thomaston moved to non
| concur, and said if the House voted, he
should then move to accept the report and
that the bill have its first and second readings
and be assigned for Tuesday next. His rea-
son for this was that the House was in the
fourth week of the session, and the committee
had had the matter under consideration for
some length of time. They had done the
best they could as far as they had gone. The
bill would in all probability, be considered by
the House item by item, and no time should
be lost. If there were errors in the bill which
any member of the committee desired to cor
rect, a motion to that effect could be made
and considered.
Mr. BoYxToN of Bangor concurred in the
remarks of the last speaker. If the report
was recommitted, and changes made, he still
anticipated discussion in the House.
Mr.. Brown of Bangor, as a member Of the
committee that reported the BILL spoke of the
great care that it had received by the commit
tee. He believed the conc.u ion arrived at
correct, but he was open to conviction and
might think otherwise. He understood that
in one or two minor matters. But he thought
it better to accept the report and correct with
out recommitting.
The House then voted to nonconcur.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON the report was
then accepted, the bill read twice, and Tues
day next was assigned for its third reading
Mr.. PICARD from the Committee on Edu-
cation reported reference to the Committee
on Division Of Towns on petition of Ira +.
Cooper that his lot be set of from wnship
No. 7, range 5, and annexed to township No.
8, range 8.
Mr.. Brown from the Judiciary Committee,
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l67 of the public laws Of 1877, relating to
the employment of detectives by the State.
Printed under rule.
Mr.. ANDREWS, from the Committee on Lee
gal Affairs, reported ought to pass GU bill an
act to make legal the doings of the Oquossec
Angling Association. Read and assigned.
Mr.. RICE, from the Judiciary Committee
reported leave to withdraw on petition of H.
w. Sprague ct al, for amendment of sec. 49,
of chap. &c Of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the prevention of fires.
Mr. LOCKE, from the same committee, made
the same report on petition of Joseph Deer
ing ct ais, for amendment of the city chaIte
of SacO, referred from the last Legislature to
this.
Mr.. LEWIS from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, reported ought not to pass on bill an
act to amend chap. 81, of the public laws of
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ment for assault and battery. Also, reported
Legislation inexpedient on order relating to
amending sec. 4, of chap. 1876 of the Revised
Statutes, 50 that the court may require per-
sons convicted of aggravated assault and bat
terry to recognize to the State with sufficient
sureties to keep the peace for term not ex-
ceeding two years.
Mr.. PERRY, from the Knox County Delega-
ton, in the matter of the reduction Of the
salaries of Knox county officers, reported
that the salary Of the County Attorney shall
be $500 per annum, Judge of Probate, $500,
Register of Probate, $500, and the pay Of
County Commissioners be % per day, with
the usual mileage.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, from the Committee on
Legal Affairs, reported ought not to pass on
Asylum of our Lady Lourdes, for the reason
that it comes under the general law for incor-
poration. Also reported in q new draft and
ought to pass on bill an act to amend chap.
81 of the public laws Of 1878. Printed under
rule. Also reported in a new draft and
ought to pass on bill an act to incorporate the
Lewiston & Auburn Telegraph Co. Read and
assigned.
Mr.. ISGRAHAM, from the same committee,
reported ought not to pass on bill an act to
incorporate Trinity Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons.
Bill an act to incorporate the Maine Ice
Company came up on its passage to be en-
crossed, and Mr.. SPAULDINa of Richmond,
moved to indefinitely postpone, saying that
under the constitution the Legislature had no
right to pass acts Incorporating business cor
pOratiOns.
Mr.. PICKARD Of Bangor, opposed the mo-
ton.
Mr.. CuRRAN of Calais, favored the passage
of the bill. He said that by the Constitution,
where corporations can be formed SO as to
accomplish all the purposes Of the corpora
ton under the general law, then the legisla-
| ture is prohibited from granting charter. In
the bill before the House, the petitioners also
asked for authority to build q dam, and such
| authority must come by special legislation.
The act of incorporation, and the authority
they asked conferred could not be by general
law, hence the committee had reported the
bill.
Mr.. SPAULDISG then moved to amend the
bill by striking out all except that comforting
authority to build dam, and spoke briefly in
favor of his motion.
Thomaston, Weeks Of Augusta, Pickard OF
Bangor, Curran of Calais, Boynton of Ban.
gor, Reed If BoOthbay, and others, spoke
against the amendment and for the bill.
The amendment was rejected, and the bill
passed TO be engrossed.
The druggists bill' was read twice, and
on motion of Mr.. HUTCHINSON of Lewiston
Thursday next At ii o'clock, was assigned fol
| its third reading.
On motion of Mr.. PICARD of Bangor, the
bill to extend the time for locating and com
pleting the Northern Aroostook Railroad
was taken up and Wednesday next assigned
| for its further consideration. y
Mr.. PERKINS of Fort Fairfield, moved to
reconsider the vote whereby the House re-
fused a passage to the order relating to ths
printing of the journal Of the House.
Mr.. HARRINGTON Of Fryeburg opposed.
Messrs. ANDREWS of Cornish, and BRows
of Bangor, supported the motion, and on mo
ton of the latter gentleman, the motion t.
reconsider was laid on the table, and Tues
day next assigned for Its further consider
alton, by q vote Of 40 to 81.
On motion Of Mr.. DANA Of Portland, tn,
House voted that when it adjourned it shoult
be to meet on Monday p. M, at 4:l5.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.