Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-06
NO. 60.

looked to him as though the resolve referring
the question of mileage to the Courts and
the pay roll fixed the matter up as we'll as il
could be. lie had received his pay and was
willing to pay back whatwas required
"a Mr.. MORRISON of Franklin wanted a joint
order passed requesting the Courts to submit
to the Legislature an opinion on the matter
in question. -H5 o. s5l II s1-a
Mr.. NNroS of Cumberland presented the
following order:
Ordered, That the justices Of the Supreme
Judicial Court be and are hereby requested
to give their opinion as to. the amount of
compensation or mileage members Of the
Legislature are entitled to receive under the
Constitution and existing laws, and comm.
nicate said opinion to the President of the
Senate.
This was amended by making it read COM
pensation and mileage instead of ''con,pensa-
ton or mileage" and as amended it was
adopted.
message was received from the House
through Mr.. Dana OF Portland informing the
Senate that the House had disposed of all its
business and was ready TO adjourn at II
O'Clock without date.
On motion of Mr.. yISToS of Cumberland
message of concurrence Was sent to the
House
The Senate concurred with the order of
the House requesting the State Treasurer to
pay to members the salary and mileage fixed
by law. Mr. ELLIS of Waldo called for the
yeas and nays and the vote was as follows:
fEAs--Messrs.d Barker, Cobb, Duran,
Hawes, Madigan, Mayhew, Moody, Morrison,
Prince, Redlon, Rogers (Sagadahoc), Smith,
Ninton--l3. H
d NArs-Messrs Chase, Ellis, Parlin, Patten,
Roberts, Rogers (Penobscot)-6. '.a..t
On motion of Mr.. Conn,
Ordered, That a committee Of three on the
part Of the Senate, with such az the House
may Join, be appointed to wait on the Governor
and inform him that both branches of the
Legislature, having acted on all matters be-
fore them, are now ready 10 receive any COM
municaton he may be pleased to make, and
Messrs. Cobb of Androseoggin, Madigan
Of Aroostook, and Smith of Lincoln, were
appointed on the part Of the Senate.
subsequently the committee reported that
they had waited upon the Governor, but that
he was not ready to receive them.
\ message was received from the House,
through Mr.. kimball of Bath. informing the
Senate that the House had transacted all
business before it, and that they were ready
to adjourn at l 30 O'Clock. -a-
The President read the second veto me sage
the Governorupon the question, of mileage,
returning the pay roll Of the Senate unap-
proved. 0H-
Mr.. VINroS of Cumberland criticised the
message, saving the Constitution was not quot
ed correctly, that it medded with matters it
had nothing to do with and that he should not
derive any comfort from the yeas and nays
taken yesterday on the first veto. -
Mr.. THOMAS of Cumberland, could not
agree with some of the discourteous Ian
guage in the message. He wanted a little
time allowed for considering the matter
Mr.. ELLIS of Waldo, urged that they should
act fairly with the message. 7 "4
Mr.. RoBERTs of Waldo, said that he WAS
not clear as to the full purport of the message
but he would sustain it if it cut off the mile
age one way. 81 s 70 1AiS
Mr.. VINToN said that it would be coinpe
tent to table the message and end it, and he
so moved. He said there would be no disre-
spect in doing this 81 sat sur
Mr.. MADIGAN of Aroostook, said that the
Judges could say what the law was. The leg
islature had done what was right and per-
formed their duty in the matter,
~ Mr.. MORRISON of Franklin, seconded the
IDEAS of the last speaker. t.-.f-.
Mr.. ELLIS called for the yeas and navs and
the vote was as follows: 'hr -"
IEAs--Messrs. Cobb Duran. Ferguson.
Hawcs, Madigan, Mayhem, Moody, Morrison,
Prince, Redlon, Rogers of Sagadahoc, Smith,
Thomas, Vinton--l4. JOS
NAYs--Messrs. Barker, Chase. Ellis. Par
lin, Patten, Roberts, Rogers of Penobscot-
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So the message was tabled.
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