Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-27
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb.


Prayer by the Chaplain.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
Resolve making appropriation for uniform
ing the militia was refused a passage in con-
currence with the Senate, on motion of Mr..
DANA of Portland.
Bill an act to prohibit the payment of any
money from the treasury for agricultural pur-
poses was read twice and laid on the table
on motion of Mr.. HuRD of Northport.
Resolve in favor of the town of F. Kent
passed to be engrossed by the House, came
from the Senate indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Brown of Bangor moved to recede and
concur. Mr.. Fox of Portland opposed the
motion.
The resolve was laid on the table on motion
of Mr.. DIcKEY.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Industrial
School for Girls was read twice under a sus.
pension of the rules, on motion of Mr.. CAKES
of Milford, and was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. LAMsoS from the Committee on Fed.
eral Relations, reported ought to pass on re-
solve to terminate articles Is and 81 of the
Treaty of 1871 with Great Britain.
The resolve was passed to be engrossed
under suspension of the rules, on motion OF
Mr.. FESNELLY of Mt Desert.
Mr.. Young from the Committee on Finan-
cial Affairs reported ought to pass on resolve
relating to State tax on township No. 4, range
8. north of Bingham, Kennebec purchase, in
Somerset county, which was passed to be en-
crossed under a suspension of the rules, on
motion Of Mr.. Young of Brunswick.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON from the Committee on
Legal Affairs, reported ought to pass on bill
an act to grant special powers to the Sullivan
school district, so called, in the town of Ber-
IL. H.
der a suspension of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS of Yarmouth,
Ordered, That Robert II. Perkins member
of this House be excused from further at
tendance at this session, and that the clerk
make up his pay for the full session and mile
age, the same as allowed other members.
On motion of Mr.. WEEKS of Augusta,
Ordered, That Sanders Morrill,, member OF
this House, be excused from further attend
ance after this day. and that the clerk make
up his pay for the full session and mileage
the same as allowed to other members.
On motion Of Mr.. CuRRAN Of Calais, q
similar order was passed excusing S. G. r
Smith of Mapleton plantation, on and after
Thursday, Feb. 9th.
On motion of Mr.. LOCKE of Portland q
similar order was passed excusing Geo. Ii
Robbins on and after Feb. 2sth.
On mOtlOn OF the SAME gentleman an OFuel
excusing Charles A. Wallace from further
attendance on and after this day, was passed
Mr.. PicKARD Of Bangor presented the fol
lowing:
Ordered, That the printing Of the Journal
of the present session of this House be dis
pensed with. and all orders passed during the
present session upon this subject are hereby
rescinded.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Fryeburg raised the
point that the matter was not in order, be.
cause it had been acted upon by the House
and that under the rule there must be notice
before the introduction of the same subject
matter.
The Chair sustained the point
Mr. PrcxARD moved 70 suspend the rule
requiring notice. Lost by vote Of IS to SO.
Mr.. PIcKARD then gave notice that he
would call the matter up In three days.