Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-25


ports OF the Judiciary Committee on House
document 90, the question being on substitut-
ing the report of the minority for that of the
majority. The minority report brings in a
bill To amend the law as to reduce interest
from 20 to 10 per cent to be paid bv persons
redeemng land sold for taxes. The majority
report is adverse to the bill
Mr.. BRowN of Bangor. defended the minor
ity report, and Mr.. LOCKE of Portland. adyo-
Gated that of the majority
On motion OF Mr. MORRILL, Of Vienna.
Adjourned.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
| An act to amend chap Il see 20 of the
public laws of 1873. in relation to lime rock
and slate; an act To repeal chap. 80 OF the
public laws of 1873. relating To saving banks :;
an act to amend sec. II of chap. IS OF the
revised statutes relating to the returns of
banks and corporation stockholders; an act
/ to amend sec. 81 chap. q of the revised stat
utes relating TO taxes an act to incorporate
| the Farmers Bank.
READ AMI AFTERNOON ASSIGNED.
An act to prohibit the payment of any mon
ey from the treasury OF Stat. for Agricultural
purposes; an act To establish the salaries of
certain public officers.
PASSED To Ri ENGRossLp
/
statutes relating to the disposal OF insane
prisoners; an act in relation to suits for tax.
es; an act t provide process for the removal
OF unworthy attorneys; an act To authorize
Lewis Leadbctter. ]r.. and Elisha &. Cooper
to build bridge over tide waters in II e town
of North Haven
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. PIcK,Rp of Bangor, called for the spc-
: 81 nj u.hi a..
minority reports of the Committee on the .Ju-
dietary on the resolve submitting to the pco-
pie constitutional amendment providing for
biennial electors and sessions of the lepisla-
tnre. The question was on adopting TIE mi
norlty report. which reported ought to pass on
the resolve. for that of the majority rcpt rting
adversely.
/ The minority report was adopted and the
resolve read twice under II suspension of the
/ rules.
/ Mcssrs Weeks OF Augusta. Locke of Port
land. Dickey OF Fl. Kent and Smith of iIodg-
don. opposed the resolution, and Mc.,r>
thesley of Lincoln, Curran of Calais 81 aw
OF Lisbon. 'iuptill of tiorham and Hammond
of Foxcroft, favored.
| Mr.. CrRRAN moved the previous question
and the House seconded the call
! MIR. FARRiNGroS Of Fryeburg. was in favor
of biennial elections and annual sessions.
The House then ordered the main question
to be put, which was on the passage of the
resolve to be cngros>et and on motion of
Mr. PERRY of Polan |. the yeas and nav,
were ordered and taken, resulting in the at-
/ hrmative. aS follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Andrews. Atwood, Harron
Beal, Beverage, Boynton. Bre gdon, Brggs.
Brown burbank, Burr, Chapman, thnsc, Ch"sl,, .
poSp. I boags. '.amer Gmnnsh"m c9rra@
t;arcelon, Gilman. Colder, ,ioulding, Guptil Haev
iiall OF Alfred Hall of Ilermon, Hall OF Newcastle.
Hammond linnscom, Hanson Hatch. Hawcs Her
sey. Higgins of Hampden. Higgins of Thorndikc
mn Nus, Hodskins, Homer. Horne. Hunt Hurd.
Hutchinson ingralam, Irish, Ives. Jones Of Lew
! Lane, faughton Lawrence. Lewis of Ripley Lew.
!, I, OF Sherman Libby, Lord, L"yojoy, Martin.
Merrill MeTSeryc. Moore of DAYTON, Moore of Machi-
assport Merrill OF Vienna, Morrill, OF Wndham.
Monlton of sanford, Murch of Casco, Murch of Els
worth Nash Newton: oake.. Perry of Camden.
Perry of Poland Pickard, Pickett, Pierce, Poor.
Richards, Rieby Richie, Robinson, Russ. Seward.
shaw" simpson, smith of Mapeton, Staples. Stew
ard, stin 'on. styles, Talbot. ra,lor, fhoma, %:
Pennington. True. IIutworthy wai>worth, Wal.
lace of Belfast, Wallace of Mfllbridge, weymouth
"mcapaw; Wing, WooGcock.-loo.
| NNs-Messrs Dckey, Farrell, harrington, Fen
nelly, iiankerson, liinckiey Howe. Locke, MoulioL
OF scarborough, Pinkham, Robbins, Sargent. saw
son-2l.
So the resolution received passage.
A communication was received from the
Senate through its Secretary, asking the re-
turn to that body OF bill an act to prohibit tn,
payment of any money from the treasur, foI
agricultural purposes
The bill was returned.
On motion of Mr.. F,RRiNGroN of Frye
urg, resolve relating to the election of GOV.
crnor by plurality vote was taken from th,
table and assigned for . 80 7. NJ Tomorrow
On motion of Mr.. HILLS of Union bill AZ,
act to amend sec. /? chap. ~ of the revised
statute relating to insurance, House ducu-
ment No 50 WIS taken up and assigned for
= O'Clock this evening.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden moved to reconsider
the vote passing the order doing away with
the printing of the report of the nsuranc,
commissioner. Lost by vote of 80 to 81.
The House resumed consideration of the
majority and minority reports of the Judicial
ry Committee on the matter of interest paid
to redeem real estate sold TO- taxes.
Messrs. Jones of Lewiston, Taylor of Bid
deford. Boynton of Bangor, Willoughby of
Rockland. and Pickard of Bangor opposed
the minority report and Mr. Brown of Ban
gor favored
The motion to substitute the minority re-
port for that of the majority was lost
On the acceptance of the majority report
reporting legislation inexpedient the yeas
and nays were ordered and taken resulting in
the aifi native, rs follows:
| lEAS-Mcssrs Barron, Beal, Beverage, Buynton.
Brackett, Burr, Cobb turran, Dana, hickey, Eaton.
Harrington. Fennelly, Fox Garcelon Gilman Gould.
ing, Guptill, Hall of Alfred, Hall of Newcastle
Henderson, Hatch, HAYES, Iiersey Hill, Hinckley.
| Howe Hutchinson. lngraham, Ives, Jones of Lew.
iston. Jones of Lagrange, kimba Lewis of sherman,
Locke, Lord l-ovejoy, Merrill, Meserve, Moore ci
Maehiasport. Moulion of Sanford, Mouton of Scar
borough, Parcher. Perkins, Perry of Camden, Perry
OF Poland, Pickett Pinkham, Poor, Richards, Rob.
pms, Robinson, sargent, Sawyer. Seward, Shap-
leigh, smith of Hodgdon, Smith of Mapeton, Stan.
ley, Steward. Stinson, styles Talbot Taylor Thomas
of Yarmouth. True, Trueworthy, Nickery. Wads-
worth Wallace Of Mbridee. Weeks, Willoughby.
Wilson. Woodc0ck. iOung-1j
NAYS McsSrs. Andrews, Atwood, Bragdon,
Briggs Brown, Burbank, Chapman, Chase, Chesey.
Cragin, Cramer, Cunningham. Edrdge Colder.
Haley Hall OF Hermon, Hammond, Iianscom, Han.
| son, Higgins Of IIsmpden, Higgins of Thorndike,
Hills, Homer, Horne, Hunt, Hurd, Irish jones Of
China Lamson, Lane, Laughton, Lawrence, Lewis
of Ripley, Libby Martin. Morrill, of Vienna. Nor
rill Of Windham, Murch of Casco Murch of Ellsworth
| Nash, Oakes, Pickard, Pierce, Rgby, Richie, Russ
| Shaw, Staples. Thomas of Pennington, Wallace of
| Belfast, Weymouth, Wincapaw-d.
So the majority report was accepted
Resolve in favor of the Maine Industrial
school for girls at iiallowell. passed by the
House, was taken from the table on motion
of Mr.. GILMAN of Needy bemps, the question
being on rpppdiuy and concurrinp with the