Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-20
M4TNE LEGTSL4TTRE.
HOUSE..

HOUSE.
SATURDAY, Jan. Is.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in
concurrence.
The Speaker appointed as the Committee
on the part Of the House. on the purchase of
the Maine State Year Book, Messrs. Dana of
/ Portland. Weeks of Augusta, Young of Bruins
wick Woodcock of Princeton. Cragn Of Nor
ridgew ock Reed of Boothbay, and Horne of
| Berwick.
/ 4 communication was received from the
Secretary Of State. in response TO an order of
! the House, transmitting statement of all
/ sums of money expended on account of the
1 Agricultural College. the amount expended
1 being S20S. 1880; also transmitting the
! amount paid by the State to the Deaf and
Dumb ASYLUM at Hartford and other foreign
charitable institutions. amounting To >29S.-
20 SO. The latter report was ordered 10 he
printed and referred to the Committee on Ed
ucation. on motion of Mr.. PICARD of Ban
! gor
ON motion of Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston.
Ordered. That the Committee on the ,Ju-
dietary be directed TO inquire into the expc
dicney of so changing the law that grantees
may appear and defend in suits against grant
ors. in which suits the real estate conveyed is
attached.
On motion of Mr.. SARGENT of Sedgwick.
Ordered. That the Committee on Financial
Affairs be requested to return TO the House
all the papers referred 10 it from the last leg
stature. asking for n geological survey.
On motion of Mr.. DTcKEy of Fl. Kent.
| Ordered That the Committee on Ways and
/ Means be directed to inquire into the utility
and expectancy of providing by law for the
issuing of an amount of coupon bonds of the
State bearing 4 per cent interest. PAYABLE
! semi-annually in five. ten and twenty dollars
each, payable in three. six and nine wears. in
! the aggregate amount not exceeding $500 600;
| also that the Committee on Financial Affairs
are hereby requested. rs relief for ''our over
taxed people, TO see if it would not be wise
policy to suspend the working OF operation of
the sinking for Il term of years. and thereby
save a direct tax upon the people Of the State
of about 100000 per year; also that the
| Committee on the Judiciary are hereby di-
rccted tn inquire into the expcdienev of so
amending or changing the Constitution Of the
State lin the interest of retrenchment and re-
form" as to do away with the Council and
have an auditor. said auditor to he elected in
the same way. and for the same term of time
| as the Governor: in case of no election by the
people. the House and Senate to elect, the
same rs the Governor is now elected also
that the Committee on Legal Affairs be re-
/ quested to examine into the duties of the At,or-
nev General and see ifthe duties of that office
cannot be as well performed by the county at
/ tornevs. and ''inthe interest of economy" that
office be dispensed with. and so change the
Constitution; and report by resolve.
On motion of Mr.. WALLACE of Belfast.
Ordered. That the Waldo County Delega
ton inquire into and report to the Committee
on Civil Service Reform. what reduction. il
any, should be made in the salaries of the
county officers of said county
On motion of Mr.. LAUGHroN of Harmony
Ordered. That the Somerset County Dele
CATION take into consideration the reduction
of salaries of county officers
On motion of Mr.. SPAULDING of Richmond.
Ordered. That the Secretary of State he
requested to send to the House the report and
account of the trustees of the Military and
Naval Orphan Asylum at Bath. and the Clerk
is hereby directed to procure 500 additional
copies of the same. FHF az n
.FH PASSED TO BE EXERCISED.
Bill an act to amend the charter of the Au-
burn Aqueduct Co. an act authorizing n. X.
Sawyer to build and extend an aqueduct in
the town of Stesben.
Mr. PIcKARD offered the following
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the
several committees heretofore authorized TO
visit the several institutions they have in
charge, are hereby instructed to select a sub
committee of three, one Senator and two rep
resentatives. from each committee. to visit
said institutions, and report to the Legislature
in writing what changes can and ought to be
made. what offices be abolished. what salaries
reduced: whether any trustees can be dis
pensed with. and in what manner supplies are
purchased: whether from the lowest bidder or
otherwise. and report any other facts that said
| visits NAV suggest.
/ The order was passed, but subsequently the
vote passing il was reconsidered on motion OF
Mr.. PIcKARD. that he might offer an amend
/ ment for its perfection, by adding the follow
ing ''And especially to report whether the
/ appropriations asked for are needed
! Mr. GUPTIL of Gorham, moved to amend
the amendment, but subsequently withdrew
it. an
Mr.. PIcKARD of Bangor, said the passage
of the order would save the state S3s5 when
4 compared with the costs of the visits last
year. ttt .sf
Mr.. GILMAN of Meddybemps, moved to
postpone until there should be a better at
tendance in the House.
Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston. opposed TIE
motion.
Mr.. COLDER of Rome. moved that the mat
ter be deferred until Monday, and spoke
briefly i'm favor of his motion.
| Mr.. You've of Brunswick, reminded the
House that the several State institutions had
been for number of years under the control
of party not now in power; and they arc
now about to pass into new hands. He though,
it would be well for the new party TO look
over these Institutions as fully as might be
and get such information from a visit as would
enable them to conduct them in a successful
manner. Therefore he had been disposed to
insist on a full committee visiting them. But
rs the majority saw fit to express their conf
dencc in the management of the institutions
to such an extent that they are unwilling tc
visit them in any numbers, at least, with very
small aumbers, he thought it very handsome
tribute to the party that had been heretofore
conducted them, and he thanked them for the
compliment, and would make no further OPP
position to the order.
Mr.. MoULToN of Scarboro', thought the
compliment intended to the managers OF
those institutions more complimentary thar
accorded by the gentleman from Brunswick
(Young). The gentleman (Young) and
others seemed to distrust the report of the