Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-26

Claims, on petition Of Chas- h. Goodwin, fof
arrears of State bounty Of 1858. reported leave
to withdraw. Report accepted.
Mr. DyerrY. from the Committee on Le-
cal Affair.". reported bill putting the State
Iiouor Commissioner on salary. instead OF
having by . commission. The bill esseoasn-
- salary Of O., 600 for the Ccmmissioner.
Report accepted, and bill laid on the table 70
be printed.
Mr. WAKEFIELD, from the Commifsee on
Interior Waters. reported that the commiftee
had acted on all matters before them. ana
asked to be discharged. Accepted
Mr.. DrxGLEr. from the Committee on
Banks and Banking. reported that the com
miitee had acted on all matters before them,
and asked to be discharged Accepted.
Nr. PArrEx, from the Committee on In.
dian Affairs, reported that the committee hao
acted on all matters before them, and ASKED
to be discharged. Accepted
Mr.. ELLIS, from the Committee or
Counties. reported that the committee had
acted on all matters before them, and asked
to be discharged Accepted
Mr.. ArwBLL, from the Committee on Fen.
sions, reported that the committee had acted
on all matters before them, and asked to DC
discharged from the consideration of any new
matter. Accepted.
Mr.. HARRIS from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, Oh order relating to per diem Of town
officers, reported legislation inexpedient. Ac'
cepted.
Mr.. HuL. from the Committee on Mercan-
tile Affairs and Insurance, on order OF IN
quiry as to legislation to compel fire compa-
MES to paw the amount of insurance in full,
where there is total loss. reported legisla-
ton inexpedient; also an act TO amend chap.
10 of the revised statutes, concerning lnsur'
ance, that bill ought not to pass: also, on act
relating to life insurance. that bill ought mol
to pass. The reports were accepted
Resolve in favor Of the town Of Exeter,
came from the House, it having been report
ed from the Committee on Financial Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. HILL the rules were sus.
pended the bill read the second time, and
passed to he engrossed.
Resolve in favor of Benjamin Smith OF
Appleton, came up on its passage to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. HARRIS, the resolve was
laid on the table. Subsequently it was called
up by Mr.. HARRIS, who said that he noticed
from the statement of facts submitted that
Mr. Smith had attended a muster. On his
return (it is to be presumed that he " as sober
his carriage was upset, and Smith broke his
ankle. No doubt he is a poor man. and that
the $50 provided by the resolve would be very
acceptable; so itwonld to very many poor and
worthy men in the State. 1t certainly was
not bill for the State to pay. He moved
that the resolve be indefinitely postponed.
MIR. STRICKLAND thought that perhaps this
would be good case to plead Limitation OF
the statutes.
Mr. ArwELL said the man had previously
been paid 500. Perhaps he had better pay
that back
The resolve was indefinitely postponed.
Bill an act relating to drains and sewers in
the town of Deering, came up on its passage
to be engrossed.
Mr. HAYES offered the following amend
ment, adding another section after section
four
Section 5. Whenever in the judgment OF
said municipal officers, the building of sucf
drain or common sewer shall damage any
land owner, the said municipal officers shall
estimate, and the tnwn shall pay such damag
es, in the same manner and form as provided
in the statutes in relation to damages il
building ways.
The amendment was accepted, and the bill
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. LAMsoN. bill an act add
tional to an act to prevent incompetent per
| sons from conducting the business of apOth
| ecaries was taken from the table. Mr.. Lam
| son offered the following amendment to sec
| ton !:
1t shall be the duty of the Chief of Police Of
| cities and Selectmen of towns and as often a.
once in six months to ascertain if any per
son not authorized by the provisions of this
act is conducting the business of an apothe
cary within their respective limits. and if SC
found to report the same to the Attorney fol
the county Tin which said business is con
ducted,) for Indictment.
The amendment and bill were laid on the
table, on motion of Mr.. DiNGLEY.
On motion of Mr.. FEISALD, the resolve
for payment of Edwin G.. IIendee, page OF
last Senate. was taken from the table. and
amended allowing him 81 per day for five
days. 1t then received passage.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
| An act incorporating the Dead River priv
| ing Company; an act to incorporate the
| Consolidated Eastern Slate Company
an act to amend sec 6 chap. IS of the revised
statutes in relation to the time of meeting Of
the county commissioners of Washington
| county: an act in relation to service on do
| nestle corporations: an act to incorporate
the State of Maine Consolidated Mining Co.
an act to protect the fish in Lovejoy's pOnt
in Albion.
PASSED TO NE ENGROssEp.
An act relating to drains and sewers in thu
town of Deering; resolve in favor Of tn,
Town of Exeter; an act to protect quails; az
set in relation to defences in actions in
volving contracts made on Sunda, Al
act to change the names Of Albert Homer
Thornc, Mercy Ransom, Frank c. Knowl
ton, Isaiah Frye Hanson, and John Warner
Hanson; an act granting permission to G.
A. Matthews. Z. F. Jackson ct ais. to locat,
and construct q railroad from Monson I,
Dexter on certain conditions
On motion Of Mr.. RAxKINs,
| Adjourned.