Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-28


Pickett Pierce. Poor, Rice Richards Rigby, Richie
Robinson, Rus. shaw, simpson, >mitliof Auburn,
Spaulding staples, Sinson. stiles, TAYLOR, Thomas
/ OF Yarmouth, Irueworrl,v Wallace of Belfast, Wey
mouth Willoughy, Wilson. Wncapaw, Wing,
loung-7s.
! SO the House refused to reccde.
! On motion of Mr.. You've of Brunswick,
| the House voted to insist and ask a commit
tee of conference, and the Speaker appointed
as the committee on the part of the House,
Messrs. Young of Brunswick, Wilson of
( Thomaston and Spaulding of Richmond.
Bill an act to amend chap. 80 of the private
and special laws was read three times under
a suspension of the rules, on motion of Mr..
/ IlUTCHINsoS of Lewiston. and passed TO be
engroSsed in concurrence with the Senate.
/ Mr.. llUTCHlNsoN of Lewiston, under Il sus-
pension of the rules, introduced bill an act
additional to an act to incorporate the Maine
1'uiversalist Convention which was passed to
be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. FARRrNGTox of Frye
burg,
Ordered, That the Secretary of State be
instructed to place in the hands of other par
ties so much of the engrossing as is necessary
to complete the cngrossing by Friday evening
of this week.
On motion of Mr.. SPArLDENG of Richmond
Messrs. Sawyer and Briggs. members of the
on this session on and after Friday the 2Sth.
On motion of Mr.. lIINcKLEY of Bluehill,
Ordered, That the Committee on Business
of the House ascertain forthwith whether the
engrossing can be completed by Friday even
ing with the present force employed, and re-
port to the House.
On motion of Mr. SHAW of Lisbon. Mr..
Colder of Rome was excused from further at
tendance ON this session after Friday next
Several orders were introduced for the eX
cusing of members from further attendance
and were assigned for this cveningat O'Clock
on motion of Mr.. JoNEs of Lewiston.
Mr.. CuRRAN of Calais presented the fol-
lowing which was passed by Il vote of 60 to
26.
Ordered, That on all subjects arising here
after, every speech shall be limited to two
minutes and the vote on each question shall
be taken inside of ID minutes after it is stated
! to the House.
Mr.. DANA from the Committee on Business
of the House, on order. reported that the en-
crossing department would not be able to
complete the engrossing by Friday evening
On motion of Mr.. JoNEs of Lewiston, the
resolve to amend chap. lj4 of the resolves of
| 1870. entitled resolve in favor of the Maine
Central Institute, was taken from the table,
and the House receded from its vote referring
!
the Senate passing the resolve to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. WEEKS of Augusta bill
an act to regulate and define the liabilities
of owners of tow boats was taken from the
table and indefinitely postponed. on motion of
Mr.. YoUNG of Brunswick, by a vote of 81 to
81.
On motion of Mr.. JONES of Lewiston, the
House took up bill an act to amend chap. %,
sec. 20 of the public laws of 1873, in relation
to lime rock and slate. and the same gentle
man offered an amendment which was reject
ed A motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost. The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. LOCKE of Portland, the
House took up the majority and minority
reports of the Judiciary committee on bill
an act to reduce the poll tax, the question be-
ing on substituting the minority report.
bringing in bill reducing the tax to 81, for
that of the majority, reporting adversely.
After discussion of fifteen minutes the
yeas and navs were ordered and taken. on
motion of Mr.. LOCKE of Portland, res ultng
in the affirmative as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Andrews. Atwood. Beve rage Boyn,
ton, Bracket. Bragdcn, Briggs, Brown. Burbank
Chapman, Chase, Chesey, Cragin. Dana, Dickev,
Douglass, Edridge, Harrington, Frank, Guptil,
Haley, Hall of Hermon, Hanson. Hatch, Hersey,
|
kiDs Horne, Hunt, lngraham. Irish, Jones of La.
grange, Lane, Laughton, Lawrence. Lewis Of Ripley,
Lewis FISHERMAN, Libby, Martin, Moore of DAYTON
worth, Nash, Newton, Cakes Perry of Camden,
Perry of Poland, Pickard, Pickett, Pierce Pnkham,
Poor, Richards, Rigby, Richie, Robinson, Russ,
Seward. Shaw, simpson, Smith of Mapleton Staples,
Stiles, Thomas of Yarmouth. Thomas of Pennington,
rrueworthy, wadsworth, Wallace OF Belfast, Wey,
mouth, Wing, Woodcock-73
| NAys-Messrs. Barron Bea, Burr, Cobb, Cramcr,
Cunningham, Curran, Dingley, Dodge; Eaton, En-.
Hall of Alfred Hall of Newcastle, Hammond, Han
kerson. Hanscom, Halves, Hills, Hinckley, Howe,
fiurd Hutchinson Ives, Jone. Of Lewiston, Jones
of Machasport, Moulton of Sanford Parcher Reed,
Rice, Robbins. Sargent, Sawyer, Shapleigh, Smith
| of Auburn, Smith of Hodgdon Spau1ng, Stanley,
Steward Stinson. Talbot, TAYLOR, True, Nickery,
Weeks, wloughby, Wilson, Wincapaw, Woodbury.,
Young-6o.
SO the minority report was substituted.
The minority report was then adopted, and
the bill was read three times under a suspen-
sion of the rules. Pending its passage the
bill was laid on the table to give place to a
special assignment.
On motion of Mr.. ANDREWS Of Cornish,
bill an act to repeal the sheriff enforcement
act was taken up, the question being on pass
| ing the same to be engrossed
Messrs. Andrews of Cornish. Dana and In
graham of Portland, Poor of Sebago, Rice
of Rockland, Boynton and Brown of Bangor.
Perry of Camden and Wilson of Thomaston,
advocated the bill, and Messrs. Jones of
Lewiston and harrington Of Fryeburg OPP
posed.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was
made by Mr.. Dingley of Auburn. and no mo-
ton of Mr.. Smith of Iodgdon, the yeas and
nays were ordered and taken, resulting on the
negative, as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Beal, Briggs Burr, Cheslev, Cobb
Curran, Dngley, Douglass, Eaton. Emery. Earring
ton, Garcelon. Hall of Alfred, Hall of Newcastle
Hammond, Henderson, Hanscom, Halves, Hersev
Hills, Hodgkins, Horne, Howe. Hutchinson, Irish
Ives, Jones of lewiston Jones of Lagrange, Lane
Lewis Of Sherman, Locke, Lord, Martini Merrill
Moulton of Sanford, Murch of Ellsworth Nash
| Parcher Perry of Poland. Pckard Pinkham, Reed
Richards, Rigbv, Robbins Seward. Shapeigh, Smith
| of Auburn, Smith of Hodgdon, Spaulding, Stanley
Steward, Stinson, Thomas of Yarmouth, Thomas OF
Pennington, True, Niekery Wadsworth, Young.
NAYs-Messrs. Andrews, Atwood, Beverage, Bovn
ton, Bracket, Bragdon, Brown, Burbank, Chapman
Chase, Cragin, Cramer, Cunningham, Dana, Dckey,
Dodge. Fennelly, Fox, Frank, Gilman, Colder, Cup
till. Halev Hall OF Hermon, Hanson, Haich, Higgins
Of Hampden, Higgins of Thorndike, Iiinckey Hunt
Hurd, Ingraham, Jones of China Lamson, Laughton
Lawrence, Lewis of Ripley Libby. Moore of DAYTON
Moore of Machasport, Morrill, of Windham, Murch OF
Casco, Newton, Cakes, Perry of Camden, Pickett
Pierce, Poor, Rice, Ritchie, Robinson Russ Sargent
simpson, Smith of Mapeton, staples stiles, Talbot