Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-13
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retrenchment being the order of the day, we
are as willing to retrench as any member of
this Legislature, where it may be done with
out vital injury to the department. He Of
fered the amendment proposed. thinking a
less sum would impair the efficiency Of the
office to great degree. s.a.is
Mr.. RoBERrs of Waldo, supported the
amendment of Mr.. Atwell. He was satisfied
with the proposed change in the bill, but
would have been more so if the sum was
larger. He had no doubt the committee
had considered the matter we'll. but he could
not see why they had reduced the clerk hire
in this office much. His knowledge of
this office was that it was worked harder
than any other department He always
found Gen. Cilley at his post, and his clerks
ut their work, and not at leisure they were
in other offices. In this department there
was routine work to be done every day He
did not wish to this office crippled and he
did not believe the House did either The
committee could not have thoroughly inyesti-
gated the business carried on in the Adjutant
Generals Office Referring to the pension de-
partment, he said that it belonged to the
soldiers, and that not day passed but that
letters came from them seeking information
regarding their pensions or other matters
However poor they might be they could not
afford 10 cripple an office which belonged TO
the soldiers of Maine
Mr.. M,DIGAN of Aroostook agreed with the
last speaker that they were not bound by
what the House did. As he urged yesterday
in the debate oven the Judges pay, honest labor
should have fair wages. He was glad to see
the Senator come to- his view. The clerks in
the Adjutant Generals Office earn all they get
and more to.
! The Senate refused to adopt the amend
mcnt of Mr.. Atwell. tl f.-
Mr. Prince of Androscoggin, submitted an
amendment to the portion of the bin relating
to the pay of night watchmen at the State
House, providing they should be paid S4O0
instead Of $500 per annum.
He supported his amendment while Mr.
MoopY of York, opposed. And the Senate
refus sed to adopt it.
The Senate then adopted the bill in full as
it came from the House, no change having
been made in it. except by the amendment of
Mr.. Thomas of Cumberland, relative to the
pay of Railroad Commissioners. 1t passed to
be engrossed
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Bill an act for the protection of smelts in Fore
river. Cumberland County an act to secure and
protect the rights of creditors against co-part-
nership firms and companies an act relating
to the taking of smelts in the Androscoggin
river above Merrymeeting Bay Bridge an
act 10 authorize the inhabitants of School Dis
trict No. in the town of Kittery, to elect a
district treasurer; an act TO obtain uniform
returns from railroad corporrtons; an act to
provide in part for the expenditures of govern
mcnt; an act to authorize the county of Andros-
coggin to procure a loan; an act to exempt do
mestic fowls from attachment on execution
resolve relating to survey and lease of lots in
Indian township, Washington county;
an act to amend chap. Is of the revised
statutes relating to ways in places not in
corporated; an act to prevent the taking of
fish from the tributaries of Wilson's pond for
the term of five years. -t9
PASSED TO RE ENGROssED. Z
An act additional to chap. 81 of the re-
vised statutes as amended by chap. l24 of the
public laws of 1876 relating to agents and
warehouse men; an act relating to white
perch in Dobsis stream; an act relating to
the deaf and dumb bill an act to repeal chap.
240 of the private and special laws of 1876;
bill an act to amend sec. |, chap. 81 of the
revised statutes, relating to guardians of mi
nors resolve in favor of the town of Mill
bridge, Washington county; bill an act limit
ing the allowance for travel and attendance to
parties recovering costs in the courts Of this
State; bill an act to supply the people of
Fryeburg- with pure water; bill an act to
amend chap. - of the public laws of 1873,
entitled san act to regulate and protect fish
cries and the propagation of fish,: bill ar act
fixing the salaries of certain public officers
and compensation of certain members of the
government
PASSED TO RE ENACTED.
An act to make valid the dongs
of the Portland Widows Wood So
ciety: an act to prevent the taking of fish
from Aliens pond. in the town of Greene.
Androscoggin county. for the term of FIVE
years; an act to protect trout in Branch
river. in the town of Wells, York county an
act to prevent the throwing of slabs and edg-
ings into the Caribou stream, in the town of
Caribou an act to extend the time for locating
and completing the Northern Aroostook rail-
road an act to facilitate and equalize the
transportation of freight and passengers over
| all railroads in the State; an act IN incorpor-
ate the Androscoggin Telegraph Company;
| an act relating to crimes formerly capital
an act relating to the testimony of persons
accused of crime an act to make legal and
valid the doings of the inhabitants of Chap
man plantation an act concerning the taking
of fish in Gay brook in the town of Casco,
Cumberland county; an act authorizing
Charles II. Donworth to extend his wharf in
to the waters of Machas river; an act to au-
thorize the building of wharf at Emery's
point in the town of Harpswell; an act to
prevent the adulteration of sugar and moias
ses an act to amend chap. 81 of the public
laws of 1873; an act to amend chap. 90, see.
of the revised statutes of 1871; an act to
authorize Rodney c. Barker to navigate Mat
tawamkeag lake and river by steam or horse
power: an act to authorize Horace Cole to
navigate Pennessawassee pond and lake by
steam. ..t..
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve to facilitate the settlement of the
public lands and closing the land Office; re-
solve in favor of the town of Gouldsboro !:
resolve in favor of James Moore and David
Moore of No. IL Range plantation.
On motion of Mr.. MoopY of York,
Adjourned.
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