Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-19

statutes but that the word law was subse-
quently inserted by somebody.
Mr. FARRINCToN of Frvehurp raised thp
min, tho, ,I,, ,,,otio,, ,,o no, IL, 81 oIai,
poIn, 'a' wy li'o'ioi' WA no, III oruV', claIh
ing that reference OF public matter to the
| Governor and Council must be done by re-
solve The Cbair overruled tho no;n+
A. o. ~ ,',I - A.
MT. NtRkAN OF SaialN moved 10 lay on tlle
table the motion to refer the matter to the
| Governor and Council
w., ~ ~ NV ~ ..
MI pIckEf OF IT. hehi gave nnilce that II
the motion to table was voted down, he would
move an amendment to the amendment
Mr. Crpp,x stated tbot bis oLi.c, IN =,
bling was ,imnly that the Uonse might de-.
eide the question for themselves witbout
calling in the Govcrnor 4 Council ar onv
bodv else.
On motion of Mr. F,rp,xorox of Frvc
burg. the yeas and no,.s ,yerc ordered md
taken. RESULTING i'm the ncuativc os follovy.
VIZ NJ, -. -. D., ;, -.
Burr, Cobb. Curran, Dinrley. Eaton Eldridge, Far,
rington, fennelly, Fox, Garcelon, Gibbs, Gilman,
oou'u,ng ,iaiI on -Anreu hHl OF Nt"9a.le' h9'ktf
Howe, Hutchinson Ives. Jone. OF Lewiston. Leach
Locke, Lovejoy, Martin. Merrill Meseryc Moulton
OF sanford Nash iarchsr; Ferry OF Poland, RINK
seward. shapleigh Sn,rt S,"ith Of inhnrr sMi,b
of Hodgdon smith of Napoleon spaulding, Stanley.
Steward, stinSon. Thomas OF Yarmouth Thomas Of
Milbridge WEI Wiijonshhy Wnod W"mS,r,
Young.-67
NNrs.-Messrs Atwood, Boynton, Bracket, Brag-
~, n''stS, br""H nuina"h' 1"linln'' uSr'
Dickey, Farrell, Feyer. Frank. Colder, Gnptl Tia.
ley Hall of icrmon. Hammond Iianscom, Hanson,
iigghs o, naIpneh hgFlns OF inorhdiSe' nm
Of China. ZONES of Laramie kenneJr. Lamson.
Lane Laughton, Lawrence, Lewis of Ripley, Lew,
o. sherman, L,9nl, Moore OF nnyi9n Monrr OF Ma
Nouton of Scarborouph Mnrch of ta.ro. Mmrrh q,
Ellsworth Newton. Cakes, Perry of Camden, Pick
Tsynr Trur,ynr,by WsI,n.e W.
mouth Wilson, Wincapaw Wing Woodcock-,,5.
So the House refused to table the motion
to refer to the Governor and Council viii,
| power to contract. &c.
Mr.. Splrtp1SG of Richmond. onnosed tb.
motion to refer to the Governor and Council
! He regard, ed the ouestion as onc of businrs.
one that the peopc of the State have a rigAt
to expect will he decided withont influence,
of fayoritism or political motives. He dil
not think any member would believe th,t il
the matter was referred to the Governor and
| Council. where one political Marty will no.
be represented. that the Senate would con-
cur with that reference. If the Uousr wa.
satisfied Of that fact. why insist on the mo-
ton: He thought the reasonable thing TO d
was to meet the ouostion snuaralv and nm
prove one contract or the other n.
shall be for thr hest interests of H..
State The CHARGE had been made tha,
State printers had made thpir bills in IN.
gross without vouchers and without frur..
in detail; and therefore the rresumption was
that somebody had been cheating I'm answer
to this charge he said that eyervpicce of work
done had been pr,sentcl to the Covernor and
Council. with the books and each piece of
work was a voucher fer that charge There
was no chance for over charging unless done
by mistake. The charge had been made that
there were precedcnts for the majority irving
il 10 their political friends nltlI0ugh ~ over.
bid That was n mistake. Where itwas giy
en- tn Spraguc, owen & Nash in those eases
the committee comDelled the contractors Ia
come down to the lowest hid. In regard f.
the point made in the difference in thc word
ing of the contracts, he did not regard it of
any sort of consequence whether the word
iar or the words reused statutes were used
Because in any event il would prounrlv in
cludc the printing of engrosscd bills. I'll,
resolve of 'GG simply means that the Sccrcta~,
of State shall have supervision of the en-
crossed bills. and he ha, an cngrossing cler,
for that purpose.
Mr.. Wilson of Thomaston. said when the
resolve was passed it was intended that the
printing should be done in the office of tho
Secretary of state. But he concurred in the
remark that il should be done by the State
printers.
Mr.. forNG of Brunswick, raised the point
that the report, not yet having been accepted
by the House. was still in the hands of thr
committee, and the motion to refer to any
other committee or tribunal was not in order
until the report had been accepted by tho
House.
Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston, took the ground
that the report had been accepted when the
House took charge and discussed it; and that
the reading and final passage of the measure
would be an adoption of the report The
matter could not be under debate unless TIN
report had been accepted. Acceptance brings
the reports before the House.
The Speaker stated the original question to
be on substituting the minority for that OF
the majority, and that the record did not show
that either report had been accepted.
Mr.. WILSON said if there was no record
that the report had been accepted. then the
gentleman from Brunswick (Young) was
technically right. He then raised the point
that if not accepted formally, it had been in
formally and by common consent, and the
matter was before the House.
; Mr.. YoryG-We havn't consented. Four
or five of us have been Directing all the time.