Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-31

and Senate of the State OF Wisconsin, a'u
,hroneh then, 10 the people whom they repre-
IN, our grateful acknowledgements for their
clear appreciation of the gravity and impor-
t.nce no ourselves, and the people OF the
~hole country. of the event through which We
h.rn inst passed, a. expressed in the resoiu-
t;ons transmitted by the Governor to TINS
legislature, and for the sympathy ana en-
oonr. cement therein rendered to ~ and to the
people of this State.
Resolved, That in return We tender 10 tneii'
and TO the country our congratulations 'n"'
these questions which are so vital 10 Tue
maintenance of representative goSerh"en.
have been peacefully settled by the Propei,
LEGAL tribunal without violence, or AN aPPeai
10 arms thereby adding another PROOF Oh tne
disposition and capacity of the people OF inns
oonn,rv ~ maintain under the law the spirit
and pmrpose of republican institutions ana
70 enforce and uphold the essential prlncipie
mon which the Republic rests. that the VIII
of the people when ascertained shall De re-
spected and obeyed.
Resolved. That the Governor of this state
be requested to forward copy OF these reso-
lutions TO his Excellency. the Governor OF the
State of Wisconsin, with the request that ne
will transmit them to the Assembly anu SEN
ate of that State.
Mr.. Speaker. do not offer these resoiu-
tons in any spirit of partisanship. Inc poI'-
zeal events which have transpired WITHIN the
mast three months have deeper slgnlncahce
and an influence far more enduring than party
aims or purposes Poiiticai orsa"l-a'ion'
are formed and dissolved and party aSsocia-
tons change. whilst the essential features OF
a representative form of government remain
unchanged and Interchangeable.
In the hour of our greatest anxiety, Tor
the permanence of our Institutions and
peaceful solution of the difficulties by whch
we were surrounded, and when the whole
world awaited the result with troubled
solicitude, the legislature Of the
State of Wisconsin passed resolu'
tions congratulatiug the people of this
State upon the stand they had taken for the
vendcation of their right to command the re-
spect of all parties for their expressed Will,
and that they had submitted their controver-
sizes to the courts. rather than to the aroitra,
nient of arms and the fatal folly of civil
strife and contention In acknowledgment
of this kindly and sympathetic act Of a dis
tant State which proved so grateful at a mo-
ment when patriotic men everywhere stood
watching and waiting, hoping and praying
that domestic violence might be averted. and
that the State and its irs buttons might be
saved. these resolutions are offered. and
move that they have passage.
The resolutions then received passage.
Bill an act to amend sec. Is chap. of the
revised statutes relating to removal of cleo
tors from one ward to another had its three
several readings and was passed to be en-
crossed under suspension of the rules, on
motion of Mr.. Cook of Lewiston.
Bill an act to amend sec. chap. 30 of the
lSto f,,t.a IN dovS nf W n !
read the third time and laid on the table on
motion of Mr. Jewett of Richmond.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act 10 amend chap. 173 of the public
laws of 1877, relating to the election of SUI
perintending school committees.
PASSED TO Re ENGROssED.
An act relating to State officers.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend sec. 16 of chap. of the
revised statutes, relating to removal of cleo
tors from one ward to another.
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, Bills, &C., PRESENTED AND Re-
FERRED.
BY Mr.. FARRELL of Van Buren, Petition
of inhabitants of Van Buren, for aid in build
ing road :ofinhabitants of Common Plantation
to be quoted in the possession of land; re-
ferred to the Committee on Stale Lands and
State Roads.
By Mr.. WILLOUGHBY Of Rockland Bill
an act to amend an act establishing a police
court in the city of Rockland, approved
March IA. 1861: referred to the Committee
on the judiciary.
BY Mr.. Lone of Fl. Fairfield Petition of
seiectmen of Caribou for a law to authorize
them to hang booms on the shores of the
AroOstOok river to prevent the destruction of
bridge in that town; referred to the Commit
tee on Ways and Bridges. Also petition of
Jacob Hardison and thirteen others that sec.
6 of chap. 81 of the Public Laws of Maine be
so amended that the toll shall be only one
sixteenth for grinding and boiling buckwheat
and Indian wheat; referred to the Judiciary
committee
BY Mr.. POWERS of HoultOn Petition of
inhabitants of Monticello to build bridge to
accommodate settlers on State lands: referred
to the Committee on Interior Waters
by Mr.. TwIrCHELL cf Bethel Petition of
ID. X. Hastings ct ais. for charter to i'm
prove Swift river, Black brook and their
branches; referred to the Committee on In
terror Waters.
By Mr.. WILSON of Orono Petition of
Matthew Oliver for authority to county COM
mlssioners of PenObscot county to Law out a
way to his ferry in Orono and Bradley: re-
ferred to the Committee on WAYS and
Bridges.
BY Mr.. cutler of Bangor Petition of
Socbessn Swassin ct ais, members of the
fenobscot Indians, for an appropriation for
support of schools: of same for an appropri-
alton of $50 to repair their church referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
by MIR. VERRILL of Portland Bill an act
10 70 amend an act to incorporate the Portland
Turneverein, as to allow said corporation
to hold property not exceeding $4,000; re.
ferred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
by Mr.. PENDLETON of Islesboro :--Peti-
flon OF Swan b. Fletcher for leave to build
wharf in tide waters in Islesboro. refarred
to the Committee OF Commerce.
by Mr.. LORD of Bangor Petition of
VIM H. Mc'Crillis and NJ. S. Drummond
lot an act OF Incorporation for a log driving
company; referred to the Committee on In.
terror Waters.
by Mr.. SrRouT of Portland Petition Of
Maine General Hospital for an appropriation