Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-30
BACK IN THEIR PLACES.
MANY OF THE FUslONlsTs
TAKE THEIR SEATS.
GOING TO WORK.

| -" &AS Sc"1te, Tux IcioWing fusion nleni
bers appeared. were cordially received ant
took seats at the Senatorial board: Messrs
Strickland Of Aroostook, Barker. Rogers
Patten and Atwell Of Penobscot, Rankins o.
Oxford and Linn of Somerset
In the House, % fusionists appeared
among them the following: Messrs Has.
kell of Turner, Wilson of Orono, Chesley OF
Hartford, Record of New Gloucester, Hills
Of Union. Hastings Of Sidney, Brigham Of
No II Pl.. Mclaughlin of Carmel, Knowles
Of Bradford. whipple of Bingham, Long Of
Fort Fairfield, ingalls, of Wiscasset, WASH
burn Of Greene, Farrell of Van Buren,
Dickey Of Fort Kent, Gushee of Appleton
and Smith of Buxton.
Mr.. Atweil Of Penobscot and Mr. Patten of
the same county. addressed the Senate. say
ing that tie interests of their constituency
required their presence at the board, and
however much might be said in regard to the
position Of affairs, their duty was plain.
The Work OF the Committees.
The Committee on Interior Waters have
changed their time of meeting from Thurs
day afternoon to Tuesday afternoon. One
week from next Tuesday was assigned for
hearing on the petition of Jonathan Virgin
and others of Hanover, to incorporate the
Howard Pond Reservoir Co.; also hearing
same day on petition of Isaac Bagnal, for
passage of bill to prevent throwing of refuse
lumber in stream leading from Harrison
Pond to Androscoggin river. Voted to re-
port in favor of allowing Charles w. Howard
extension of line to dredge bars and navi-
gate Rangelev Lake, allowing five years.
The Committee on Education voted to
visit all the schools under their jurisdiction.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs met
and adjourned until next Thursday at $50
o'clock.
The Judiciary committee voted that SUBJ
committee be appointed to report what needs
to be done to adapt our laws to the constitu-
ton as amended, and Messrs. Strickland,
Strout. ingalls,. Wilson and Bradstreet were
appointed on that committee. Mr.. II. X
Baker appeared before the committee and ad
vocated change of law in relation to minors
and guardians, so that q person, while
his domicle is in another State, has adopted
child according to the laws of that State,
afterwards moves into this State and estab
such adoption shall have the same force and
effect in this State as it has in the State
where it was made; and the adopted
child shall have the same rights of Inheritance
as if the person adopting had continued his
domicie and died in the former State.
Messrs. Bradford, ingalls,, and McCusick
were appointed a committee to investigate
the order whereby any officer of the State
may be compelled to deliver to his successor
in office any and all property and papers in
his hands belonging to the State in said office.
Orders remaining were laid on the table for
next meeting.
The Committee on State Lands and State
Roads report in favor of the petition of citi-
zens of Monson. Albert and Gilbert villages
to exempt from the provisions Of recent law
the road leading from Gibson to MoOsehead
Lake. Voted: to report II resolve in favor
of John Anderson, Township 4. Range 4.
Island Falls. allowing his claim for S33.23.
and interest from 1871 to date.