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

49, relafins TO change Of laws concerning
sanitary measures
NJ DuyxrlI. from the Committee on In
ter;or Waters on petition, reported bill an -
authorizing Eben Wellman ct ais. to maint.l"
. dam across Mud Mills Brook in AugosA;;
Tor the purpose of hox ing meadow Iano. NJ"
and assigned.
Mr.. LORD Of Stsndish. from the Commlftee
| On Mercantile Affairs and Insurance. fepofseu
| ought not to pass on bill an act reistnt "
| I;fe insurance, and bill an act 10 amend cnAP.
| 20 of the revised statutes relating to insuf-
ance; also reported Legislation inexPedie :.
on order to amend Sec %
chan. ~ of the revised statute.
relating to amending Laws on insurance tnat
| insurance companies shall pay amour, VI
policies in full when there Is totAi ivss,
and order relating to expediency OF ame"uns
chan. ~ of the revised statutes tor the Plo-
lection of holders of life insurance policies.
! Mr. partridge. from the committee VI.
LEGAL Affairs reported legislation inexpedient
on order relating TO the expediency of repeal
| ing the insolvency Law. also reported ought 70
pas. on bill an act to make valid the doings
| of Reed plantation in the county OF Aroos'
took. Read and assigned.
| Mr.. PARcHER, from the Commlnee ON
WAYS and Bridges, reported leave TO ~'n ,
draw on petition Of L. Lundvoll ct ais for aio
| to build a bridge in Aroostook county
! Mr.. DIcKEY from the Committee on Inter
| ior Waters reported bill an act to incorporate
the Dudley Brook Dam Co. and that It Ough'
to pass. Read and assigned.
! Mr.. WILSON from the Judiciary COMMITTEE
reported ought to pass on bill an act 10
authorize the city Of Bangor to sell and con-
vev its interest in the Bangor Piscataquis
Railroad. Read and assigned: also reported
on order bill an act to repeal chap. 20 OF the
public acts Of 1873 relating to the mining IN
terests of the State; printed under rule
| Mr.. HUTCHINSON from the Judiciary Com
mittee on order. reported bill an act amends
tory to an act to provide for the organization
of business corporations. Printed under
rule: also reported leave to withdraw on pc
tition of J. W. Porter for repeal Of law fol-
imprisonment for debt.
| Mr.. CRANE from the Committee on Libra
nv. reported resolve apprOpriating $3.50 for
the purpose of making an index OF the books
| in the State Library. Printed under rule
Mr.. GOULDING from the Committee on Mil
| itary Affairs, reported resolve making an ap'
preparation of 81 800 for the Bath Military
and Naval Orphan Asylum. Printed under
rule.
! Mr.. FExNELLY from the Committee on
Claims reported leave to withdraw on peti
! ton OF W. ]. Corthell ct al, teachers of Cor
ham Normal School that they may be paid
deficiency Of salary.
| Bill an act to authorize collectors of taxes
to sue in their own name came up on its pas
sage to be engrossed. 1t was amended or
motion of Mr.. DIcKEY Of Fl. Kent by strik
| ing out the enacting clause and passed to be
engrOssed.
/ tho ia
Club Of Portland came up on its passage tG
be engrossed
Mr. HILLS of Union moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr.. SrKoUr opposed and explained the OBJ
jects of the bill.
The motion was lost and the bill was
passed to be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. MCKUsICK Of Calais
bill an act to protect ducks was taken from
the table and indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. GUsHEE Of Appleton, bill
an act to amend chap. lis, sec. 6, of the re-
vised statutes, relating to the compensation
of members of the government, was taker
from the table. read the second time and to-
morrow assigned for its third reading
On motion Of Mr.. HUTCHINSON of Lewis
ton, the report of the Committee on interior
Waters. reporting on petition bill an act &c
incorporate the Black Brook and Swift river
Improvement Co., was taken from the table
The report was accepted and the bill read
Mr. HUTCHINSON of Lewiston, offered sew
cral amendments. which, with the bill, were
laid on the table and ordered printed.
| Bill an act to incorporate the Cantor
| Bridge Co. was taken from the table on mo-
ton of Mr. DICKEY Of Fort Kent, who op
posed the bill rs going back to the dark ages
On motion Of Mr. SrROUT of Portland the
bill was again laid on the table and Friday
next assigned for its further consideration.
! On motion Of Mr.. SPRINGER of Yarmouth
bill an act in relation to the bridge over the
east branch of Cousins river was taker
from the table and recommitted to the Com
mittee on Ways and Bridges.
Mr. HUTCHINSON Of Lewiston said the bill
recently passed in regard to the In
sane Hospital, provides that there shall h
six trustees, one of whom shall be a woman
If this bill became law, the amputation Of
the head of one of the present trustees must
take place rs there are six members cOmpos
ing the board now. He desired to have
messenger sent for the bill that it might b.
amended after reconsideration of the actor
passing it.
Mr.. PERRY Of Candle n. opposed any recon
sideration.
ut'JEWEII vi hlCHI11oNU nOpeu the matter
would be allowed to re until the gentleman
from Vassalboro Mr. Butler] now sick coult
be present.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON did not desire to press thu
matter in the absence of the gentleman; bu
he did not desire to lose any Of his rights. Il
necessary he would make the motion to re
consider and have it laid on the table.
Mr.. DIcKEr of 1T. Kent opposed re- consider
alton. He understood that a trustee had beer
appointed by the Governor since the passag,
Of the bill
The Speaker ruled that motion to recon
slider was not in order, the bill having beer
passed last Monday.
The majority and minority reports of tn,
Committee on Towns on the div ision of Rock
land. came from the Senate. The maiorit,
Of the committee report that the petitioner,
for the division Of the town have leave {,
withdraw. The minority report bill settinf
of Ward I, and Incorporating it into q new
town.
Mr.. WHLOuGHBY of Rockiand, moved tina
the House non-concur in the action of thu
Senate in accepting the minority report. HI
said it was = subject of great importance. n
affects the interests Of many individuals. He
claimed that the facts had been misrepresent.
ed to the Senate, and that that branch had
acted uader an entire Misrepresentation of thu
real facts. The remarks Of one OF the com
mittee a. reported this morning in the Jour
nal show that the facts had been misstated