Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-01

sey, Hnckley. Howe, Hutchinson, Irish, Kimbal
Locke. Lord Martin, Merrill, Meserve Moore of Ma.
ctiasporf, Moulton of sanford Parcher, Perry OF
Poland, Richards Robbins. sawyer, Seward, shan.
leigh, STANLEY, Steward. Stinson. Styles, Taylor.
Thomas of Yarmouth. True, Wadsworth, Weeks,
The House then reconsidered its vote re-
ferring to the next legislature. The bill was
then passed to be engrosscd by a vote of 81
to 40.
Mr. BoYNroS from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported bill an act to provide in
part for the expenditures of government,
which was passed to be engrossed under a
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden, introduced the fol-
lowing:
Ordered, That the officers of this House,
be directed to employ f. F. Pillsbury & Co.
to do any printing that may be hereafter
necessary to have done on the part of the
House. and that the Governor and Council
shall fix the rate of compensation for the
same.
Mr.. LOCKE of Portland. moved to indefi-
nitely postpone, which was lost by a vote of
46 to 50.
Mr.. CURRAS of Calais. moved to refer to
the next Legislature, which was opposed bv
Messrs. Brown and Pickard of Bangor Moul-
ton Of Scarboro and Perry of Camden. and
Locke of Portland.
Mr.. CURRAN withdrew his motion to refer,
and Mr.. LOCKE moved to amend by adding
the words, providing that the price paid
shall not exceed the offer made by Sprague,
Owen Nash to this session of the legisla-
ture.'
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. LOCKE then moved to amend by add
ing the following: "And if not as low a.
that price then the printing shall be given to
Sprague. Owen & Nash at their offered price. ="
Mr.. BoYNToS of Bangor moved to amend
the amendment by adding: provided that
Sprague, Owen 4 Nash shall settle their ac-
counts for the printing already done for this
legislature At the same rates.
Mr.. WEEKS took the point that the amend.
ment to the amendment was not german to
the order, but the point was overruled.
The amendment offered by Mr.. BoYN-
ton was adopted by vote of SO to so.
The amendment rs amended was then
adopted.
Mr.. ANDREWS Of Cornish. then moved to
amend by striking out the name "E. +. Pills
bury & Co" and inserting the name Geo. +.
Mason"
On this amendment the yeas and nays were
taken on motion of Mr.. CuRRAS of Calais,
resulting in the negative, by vote of SO to
65.
SO the amendment was rejected
Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston, moved the pre-
vious question and the House seconded the
call and ordered the main question.
The order as amended was then passed by
a vote Of 66 to Al.
Resolve providing for an investigation of
the charges against Sprague, Owen & Nash.
State printers. was taken from the table, the
question being on the amendment offered by
Ntak ala -.
vestigate shall consist Of Judge of the SUI
preme court and two book printers, non-resi-
dents of the State, and to investigate whether
the State has kept faith with Sprague, Owen
& Nash.
Mr.. WALLACE of Belfast, opposed the
amendment
Mr.. CuRRAN of Calais, moved to amend so
that the book printers to form a part Of the
commission shall be residents of the State.
Adopted.
The amendment as amended was then
adopted, and the, resolve passed to be en-
crossed under suspension Of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. PICARD, the resolve to
provide for an additional clerk in the Office
of Treasurer of State was taken from the
table, and by consent of the House, with
drawn.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston,
the report of the committee of conference on
the matter of State Printing was taken up
and accepted.
The House then voted to adhere, on. mo-
ton of Mr.. WILSON.
Adjourned.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend chap. as Of the public
laws of 1873, relating to fisheries and the
propagation of fish, an act in relation to
grantees defending in certain suits against
grantors; an act to regulate the taking and
shooting of pigeons; an act to establish the
salaries of certain public officers; an act to
amend chap. IA of the revised statutes; an
act to prohibit the payment Of any money
from the treasury Of the State for agricnl-
tural purposes; an act to amend sec. 81 chap.
46 of the revised statutes, relating to returns
of banks and corporation stockholders; an
act to amend chap. 80 of the special laws of
1873, entitled an act to provide schools for
the training of Maiawaska territory; an act
to amend sec. 10 chap. 40 of the revised stat
utes relating to insurance: an act to amend
chap. "a of the public laws of 1878, entitled
an act in relation to the insolvent laws of
Maine an act establishing the salaries of
certain State and county officers, and fixing
the number and regulating the pay and COM
pensation of certain State employees.