Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-22
MAINE LEGTSLATURE.
SENATE.
FRIDAY. Feb. q

hiDA1. req. Il.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
On motion of Mr. MORRISON of Franklin
the report of the Committee on the State
Prison, was taken from the table and accent
ed
The resolve in favor Of the Agricultural
College, indefinitely postponed in the House,
on coming to the Senate, Mr. ArwELL of
Penobscot, moved to insist on their former
action, in passing the bill and to ask for Il
committee of conference.
Mr.. RoGERs of Penobscot, favored insisting
while Mr.. VrNToN of Cumberland, opposed.
Mr. MooDY of York, moved to recede and
concur. This motion took precedence of
that of Mr.. Atwell. Mr.. RoBERTs of Waldo.
called for the yeas and nays, and the vote was
as follows
YEAs-Messrs Barker, Chase, Cobb. Dur
an, Ellis, Harris, Linn, Madigan, Mayhew,
Moody, Morrison, Parlin, Pattcn, Roberts,
Thompson, Vinton-l6.
NAYs-Messrs. Andrews, Atwell, Bradford
Coombs, Ferguson. -Hawcs, Prince, Redlon,
Rogers (Penobscot) Rogers (Sagadahoc. J
Smith, Thomas, Waitt-l3.
So the Senate concurrred.
The resolve in favor of the Industrial
School for Girls coming up for engrossment.
Mr.. PRINCE of Androscoggin, submitted an
amendment which would do away with the
Superintendent of the institution and all its
male officers, before any of the money is
paid by the State. He supported his amend
ment and was followed in the same strain by
Messrs. Patten of Penobscot, Ellis of Waldo
and Madigan of AroOstOOk. 1t was opposed
by Messrs. Hawes of Cumberland, and Rog-
ers of Sagadahoc.
The Senate adopted the amendment.
Mr.. FERGrsoN of York, submitted an
amendment so that the appropriation should
be $500 instead of $1,000, and the amend
ment was adopted. The resolve was then
engrossed.
The resolve in favor of the town of Graf
ton caused the Senate some consideration
Messrs Redlon Of Oxford, Madgan of
.Aroostook, Thomas of Cumberland Bar
ker Of Penobscot, and Rogers of Sag
adahoc, favored an appropriation, while
Messrs Ellis of Waldo, Thompson of Knox,
and Cobb of Androscoggin, opposed. The
Senate adopted the amendment of the House,
and then, on motion of Mr.. ELLIS of Waldo,
indefinitely postponed the resolve.
The resolve in favor of Mapeton planta-
tion coming up for engrossment, Mr.. Conn
of Androscoggin. moved that it be indefinite
ly postponed. Messrs. Barker of Penobscot,
Madigan of Aroostook, Thomas of Cumher-
land, and Thompson of Knox, favored the
appropriation, and Mcssrs Cobb, and Patten
of Penobscot, opposed.
The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vailed.
The bill relating to the establishment of a
police court in Belfast being before the Sem
ate, Mr. THOMAS of Cumberland moved its
indefinite postponement He maintained
there were political grounds why this bill was
presented to the Legislature; that it was for
the purpose of ousting a republican Judge.
Mr.. ELLIS of Waldo defended the bill, and
denied the statement of Mr.. Thomas.
Mr.. MooDY of York intimated that he was
not dealt fairly with by the committee which
considered the BILL and of which he was Il
member
Mr.. ELLIS explained and denied any un-
fairness. His desire in passing the bill was
to save the county 5000.
Mr.. THOMAS thought it was roundabout
way to accomplish the removal of Judge by
bringing in bill of eight pages. As meas
ure of reform it was proposed to condemn a
Judge without trial, to degrade him and to
kick him out of office.
Mr.. MADIGAN of Aroostook, desired that
Waldo county should act its own pleasure in
this matter.
Mr.. RoBERTs of Waldo, supported the bill,
stcoHuihR tic arpuIneHt OF MT. Ellis. lie
said that it was no worse to legislate Judge
out than to legislate him in.
Mr.. BRADFORD of Washington, understood
that any number of petitions could be OBJ
tained in Belfast favoring the bill. If this
was so he did not want to oppose the measure.
Mr.. MooDY said that no such petitions had
come before the committee. If 1t was desired
to reduce expenses this might be done in an
other way.
The vote was as follows on the question of
indefinite postponement
| YgAs.-Messrs. Andrews, Hawes, Moody,
Prince, Smith, Thomas.-6.
! NAYs.-Messrs. Atwel, Barker, Bradford,
Chase, Cobb, Coombs, Duran, Ellis, Fergu-
son, Linn, Madigan, Morrison, Parlin, Pat
ten, Redlon, Roberts, Rogers (Penobscot).
Rogers (Sagadahoc), Thompson, wah-2O.
| So the motion did not prevail, and the bill
passed to be engrossed.
| On motion of Mr.. FERGusoN of York, the
bill fixing the salaries of county and other
officers, was assigned for the afternoon session.
On motion of ATwELL of Penobscot, the
free high school bill was assigned for 3 O'Clock
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