Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-18
HOUSE.
FRIDAY, Jan. II.
Adjourned

State Librarian. transmitting his annual re-
! port. which was referred to the Committee
on Library, in concurrence with the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. SARGENT of Sedgwick,
Ordered, That the Secretary of State be
requested to furnish to the House a list of
what newspapers are now furnished to the
! several departments at the expense of the
/ State. with cost of the same.
On motion of Mr. BRowS of Bangor,
Ordered. That the Committee on Legal
Affairs ascertain what further property, if
any. should be exempt from attachment and
execution.
ON motion of Mr.. LOCKE of Portland.
Ordered. That the judiciary Committee
inquire into the eXpcdency of changing the
laws relating to liens on buildings and lots
and suits thereon, rs provided in sections p.
~, -, 30 and 81 of chap. 81 of the revised
statutes; also that the same committee in
quire into the eXpcdicncy of so amending
sec r. chan. l34 of the revised statutes
that prisoner under indictment for murder
may preemptorily challenge ten jurors. that
right being now taken away by chap. ia of
the public laws of 1875.
On motion of Mr.. DANA of Portland,
Ordered. That the Secretary of State is
hereby requested to furnish this House with
information. if any, collected under an order
of the last legislature. directing the Governor
and Council to send out circulars and gather
certain information concerning the number
and condition of insane persons in the va
rious towns and cities in this State.
ON motion of Mr. WADswoRrH of Hiram.
Ordered, That the Committee on the .Iu
dietary be instructed to inquire into the jus
tice and expediency of the present practice of
double taxation of real estate subject to
mortgages.
On motion of WooD of Winthrop,
Ordered. That the Kennebec County Del
egation inquire into and report to the Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform what method
may be adopted to economic expenses.
whether relative to salaries or other expenses
in said county.
! On motion of Mr.. IRISH of Buckfield.
Ordered. That the Committee on the Jul
dietary inquire into the cxpediency of chang
ing the laws in regard to interest on indorse
! ment>.
On motion of Mr.. HARRINGTON of Frye
burg.
Ordered That the Committee on the Judi
ciary inquire into the expediency of so
changing the pauper laws that plantations
shall bear their just proportion of pauper ex-
penses; also to provide for the relief of per-
sons tal ling into distress in plantations.
Mr. BEAL. from the Committee on State
Lands, on orders, reported resolve in favor of
Roxana Brown of Merrill plantation and re-
solve in favor of Samuel Stevens. Printed
under rule.
Mr.. SPAULDING from the Judiciary Com
mittee, on petition, reported bill an act to
tablish municipal court in the town of East
port. Read and assigned.
Mr.. SAWYER from the Committee on State
Lands on petition. reported resolve in favor
of Chas. b. Lovejoy. Printed under rule.
Mr.. FARRILL from the same committee, on
petition. reported resolve in favor of settlers
in Cyr plantation. Printed under rule.
Mr. WALLACE. from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported legislation incxpedicnt on order
relating to costs allowed prevailing parties in
civil causes.
Pending the acceptance of the report it was
laid on the table on motion of Mr.. SPAULDING
of Richmond, who said he desired to make
minority report.
Mr. DiSGLEY from the Committee on Int
rior Waters, on petition, reported bill an act
to amend the charter of the Auburn Aqueduct
Co.. which was passed to be engrossed under
a suspension of the rules, on motion of the
same gentleman.
Mr.. DICKEY, from the same committee, on
petition, reported bill an act authorizing w.
r. Sawyer to build and extend an aqueduct in
the town of Steuben. Read and assigned.
PASSED To BE ENGRossFD.
Bill an act additional to an act to incorpor-
ate the Rumford Falls and Dxiield Railroad
Co; an act to amend sec. 2 chap. 800 of the
laws of 1870 concerning the destruction of
alewives in Dennys river. Bill an act to en-
able the Magdalen Cemetery Cooperation, to
convey real estate was passed to be engrossed
under a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. GILMAN of Meddybemps, moved to
to reconsider the vote accepting the report of
the Judiciary Committee reporting adversely
on the bill to make valid certain legal instru-
ments without seal. Carried and the re-
port laid on the table.
Mr. DTCKEY of Fort Kent moved to es-
tablish as a rule of the House that bills of a
private nature shall be laid over and printed
the same as public bills. Legislation would
progress much better by the adoption of such
rule.
Mr.. HAYNES, of Vassalboro, thought it an
unnecessary expense to print bills of a pri-
vate nature. A private bill of Importance
could be ordered to be printed at any time.
Mr.. LovEJoY, of Albany, hoped the mo-
ton would prevail. Private legislation is
two often rushed through the House That
might be for the interest of those rushing
it through. but not for the State.
Mr.. CURRaN of Calais said there was a
matter connected with the suggestion of the
gentleman from TT. Kent (Dickey) that bore
upon the question of economy. He saw that
some of the documents that came to the
House were printed at one place and some at
another. There seemed to be no sort of svs-
TEN about it. We are two or three weeks be-
hind in our printing in the House. The mat
ter seemed to be mixed up He had had the
curiosity to inquire into it, and he found that
last year, as every year, the State had made
contract with certain parties to do the State
printing which bound the State and the par
ties from the date of it down to the time that
that the legislature otherwise ordered; it
binds the State that the printing shall be done
by the parties to that contract OF course
this required them to keep full force to be
ready at all times TO do all the printing re-
quired by the State. And If any considerable
part of that printing was taken from the con-
tractors, it was a damage to them ANY one
that knew anything about the business of
printing, must see that if two offices are to
set up the same documents the cost would he
greatly increased. The printing bills of the
State amount to some $40 600. From indi-
cations the House and Senate were going to
have great deal of printing to do; and it
did not seem to him like economy to send the
printing wherever the officers saw fit. 1t
ad IN inn hat .rb ..ss,