Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-26

support of schools from eighty to sixty cents
was taken up.
Messrs. Locke of Portland, Jones of Lew
ist0n. Wallace of Belfast. Brown of Bangor
Chapman of Plymouth, Hurd of .Northport
aud Perry of Camden, opposed the bill .-anh
Mcssrs. Richie of Winterport, harrington of
Fryeburp, Thomas of Yarmouth and Poor of
Sebago, favored.
Mr.. RoyNToN of b ,ngnr, moved to amend
so that towns shall be obliged to raise per
capita tax of 100 instead of 60 cents as pro-
vided in the bill. Rejected
Mr.. liATCH of Alton, moved to Indefinitely
postpone, which was crried by vote of 81
10 -.
MIR. YorNG, by direction of the Committee
on Finance, presented the following. which
received passage:
Ordered, That the Committee on WAYS and
Means be directed to assess a State tax for
this wear of four mills on each dollar of State
valuation.
On motion of Mr.. SrArLprNG of Richmond.
the resolution for an investigation of the
charges against Spraguc, Owen Nash i'll the
matter of State printing, was taken from the
table, and the same gentleman moved an
amendment So that the investigating commit
tee shall be appointed by the Governor and
Council, to consist of II justice of the SUI
prcmc court and two book printers. non-rcsi-
dents Of the State. to report on or before the
first day of Aug. next; also that the commits
sion shall investigate whether the State has
kept its contract with Spraguc, owen and
Nash, and if not. what Carnage has resulted
to thom thereby.
Pending the adoption of the amendment.
the resolve was laid on the table, ON motion
of Mr.. WALLACE ot belfast.
The order relating to instruciing the Print
ing Committee to make u contract with Geo.
T.. Mason To do the State printing, came up by
assignment. and Mr.. ANDREWS of Cornish,
advocated it, pass; ge.
The House refused to pass the order.
On motion OF Mr.. LOCKE &c Portland the
House, by vote Of 30 to rs, took mp the
majority and minority reports of the Gem
mittce on Printing. in the matter of the con
tracts with +. +. pillsbury & Co. and Spra que,
Owen Nash.
Mr. LOCKE then moved that the House re.
ccdc from its vote in referring to the Gov
! crnor and Council and concur with the sen
ate in accepting the contract with Spragi c,
! Owen Wash.
Mcssrs. " ilSon of Thlmaston, Moulton ot
| Scarboro'. Perry of Camden. and Brown ot
! Bangor. spoke against the motion. and
/ Locke of Portland Jones of Lewiston. and
/ Curran of Calais in favor.
/ On motion of Mr.. IocKr the yeas and NAYS
! were taken, resulting in the negative, fol.
| lows:
YEAs--Nessrs Andrews, Barron, Beal, beverage
Burr. cobb, Curran Dingley Douglass, Eaton, Emery
] FaTington, Fennclly Fox Garce'on, Gilman, Goull
ing, Hall of Alfred, Hall Of Newcastle. Hsnkerson
Ha'ch, Hawes iIersey, Hills, Hincklcy, Hodekins
! Howe, Hutchinson Irish Ives Jones of Lewiston
| ku,baIl. Locke, Lord, Lovejoy, Martin. Merrill
Nesere. Moulton of sanford, Nash. Parcler Per
kins, Perry Of Poland, Pinkaam, Richards. Rigby
of Auburn, smith of Iiodpdon, Saith of Mapleton
! Spaulding, Stanley, Steward. Stinsou, Thomas vi
! Yarmouth. Thomas of Pennington, Vickery Wal
lace of sIillbrldgc, Weeks. Willoughby Woodbury.
|, Young-66.
7 NAis-Messrs Atwood, Boynton, Bracket Drag
don, Briggs, Brown, Burbank thapmnn Chase
Chesley, Cragin, CTamcr, Cunningham. Dana. Dick
ry, Dodge, Fl fridge, Farrell, Fowler Frank, col
der, Gumil. Haley, Hall Of liermon, Hammond
HanscoIn, Hanson, Higgins Of Hampton Higgin,
! Of Thofndike, Hill, Horne, Hunt Hard, mp1aham
Jones of China, Joi es of Lagrange l.a,nson, Lane
Laughton, Iawr NEE, Lewis Of Ripley, Lewis Of Sher
man, Libby. Moore of DAYTON, Moore Of Machias
port, Morrill, OF Nierna, Morrill, of Windham, Mnul
! ton of Scarborough. Much of Casso JuFch of Els
worth, Newton, oakes Perry, Of Camden. Pickett
Pierce, Poor, Rice, Richie, Robinson, Russ, Shaw
simpson, Staples, sites. Talbot, ray'o',. Trnewor
worthy Wallace OF Belfast Weymouth. Wilson
| Wncapaw Wing, WoOdcock.-.3.
SO the House refused 10 recedc AMI concur
On motion of Mr.. WILSON of Thoniastnn the
! House vote to insist and ask committee o
! conference, and the Speaker appointed on tn,
| part of the House. Messrs. Wilson, Moultor
| of Scarboro and Perry of Camden.
Bill an act authorizing any ex-treasurcr o.
State to amend his REGARD was taken up OF
| motion of Mr.. WEEKS of Augusta, ant
amended.
After long discussion the bill was indefn
itely postponed on motion of Mr. YorNG OF
Bruins wick, by vote Of 40 to so.
On motion of Mr.. HrTcHINsoS of Levi.
ton.
Adjourned.