Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-15

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MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENAyE.
SATURDAY, Mar. II

SATURDAY, Mar. -.
| Met according to adjournment.
| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. wHrrNKr Of Augusta,
Papers from the House disposed Of In con-
currcnce.
The reports Of the Committee on Eisherics
and Game. came from the House. The ma
iority Of the committee had reported ian oct
| to regulate the shore fisheries," and minor
ity bill ian act to amend an amendment to
chap. 66 Of the public laws Of 1873, relating
to the shore fisheries The House had &C.
ccpted the minority for the majority report,
and passed the bill reported by the latter.
On motion Of Mr. CooNHs, the reports and
bills were laid upon the table.
The resolve relating to the State Library,
came from the House indefinitely postponed.
The Senate recedcd and concurrcd with the
House in the indefinite postponcmcnt Of the
resolve.
Mr.. wAKErIsLp, offered the following:
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, Il
be to meet on Monday. next, at&P. n. Tabled
on motion Of Mr.. BR ApfoRp.
Mr.. DEARnoRN presented = resolve In n.
vor OF the committee on Education, which,
under suspension of the rules, was passed to
be engrossed.
The resolve in favor Of the Maine State
Prison came from the House that branch hav-
ing TtJttttu the SeuAtC NmcuuUcUt& anu
passed the bill as originally reported, with
the appropriation at $5i, 900.
On motion Of Mr.. LAMsoN, the Scnatc In.
sisted and appointed confarees, ~ follows
I.amson Of Sagadahoc, Parcher Of Andros-
coggin and Ellis of Waldo.
Mr.. PARcuER presented resolve In favor
of the Joint Standing Committee on Educa-
| ton, which, on motion Of Mr.. WAKEFIELD,
was passed to be engrosscd.
Bill an act to amend sec. 16, chap. q, Of
the revised statutes, relating to tax ON cap.
ital stock Of toll bridges, came from the
House amended. Pending the adoption Of
the amendments, the bill was laid on the Ia.
BILE on motion Of Mr.. LANsoN.
Mr.. SMITH presented resolve in favor Of
the Committee on Agriculture, which under
a suspension Of the rules was passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. LINN Of Somerset presented bill an act
for the protection Of land locked salmon and
\ black bass in Moose pond In the towns Of
iartland and Harmony, in Somerset county.
Mr.. LINN said that the people in that vicin-
ity had from their own private means stocked
this pond, and now asked for protection fnr
the term Of three years.
| On motion Of Mr.. LINN the bill, under
suspension Of the rules, was read twice and
passed to be engrosscd.
MT. BRADFORD moNcu tnNt tnc Senuto re-
| cede and concur with the House in lie action
on bill an act to nrs, idic a lien or lime, gran
ite and slate.
The President decided that in the present
stage of the bill, Senate could not, under its
rule, recede and concur.
On motion of Mr. PARcHER, the resolve In
favor Of the Dexter Savings Bank, was taken
from the table and passed to be cngrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. Harms the resolve pro-
viding for making n catalogue of the State
Library, was taken from the table.
Mr.. WAKEFIELD presented statistics con-
cerning the library. There are now in the
library $4,000 volumes; the last catalogue
was made in 1862, and a supplement- In 1867.
Since that time there have been added to the
libr ry 1900. II is impossible for the Ii
brarian to do this work himself without as
sistance. His duties have been increased by
a resolve of the present legislature. Some
1000 books are annually taken cut, and the
Librarian is required to devote all his business
hours in the library. He spoke Of the vari-
Gus methods Of cataloguing, and the large
amount Of labor involved In performing the
task.
| Mr.. PARcHER moved that the resolve be
| indefinitely postponed. The Librarian can
do this work just as well as not, A. he has
| little to do from now until the nrst Of JAM
uary. The simple question il, shall we pay
$3.50 for clerk to do the work In the State
Library while the Librarian goes down toxn
to attend to his business.
Mr.. PATTEN said he should think that the
| Librarian would prefer to catalogue the libra
ry himself. lie was opposed TO raising money
for something that the people can get aisng
without.
| Mr.. WAKEFIELD said, IL we are 70 have q
catalogue, the Librarian should have assist.
ance.
Mr.. HAwEs said that under the present
system, We have no means Of tracing books
that are taken from the library. We may -
well understand this--no appropriated, no
catalogue.
Mr. ELLIS said that II seemed to him per.
fectly proper TO catalogue this library and Il
is the duty Of the Librarian to perform that
work. II he shouldn't have the care Of the
library who should.
Mr.. WAKEFIELD did not think II was the
duty Of the present Librarian to 20 back and
perform the duties Of past Librarians.
The debate was further continued BY
Messrs. Hawes, Parcher, Wakefield, Dear.
born, Strickland, Cornish and Patten.
On motion Of Mr.. Dearborn, the yeas and
nays were ordered, and the resolve was In.
definitely postponed by the following vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Barker. Cornish. Dearborn. Dur
ten. Rogers, Thomps0n.-3.
| NAys-Messrs. Brewer. Strickland, Wake1ead.-3
Mr.. BARRIER moved . reconsideration Of
the vote whereby resolve in favor Of the State
library was indefinitely postponed in concur.
,rence with the House.
Mr.. BARKER said the object Of the resolve
is to furnish the State with full set Of lith-
tographic maps Of the northeastern boundary
Of the United States, for the small sum d
1850. They will be . valuable acquisition to
our library, and for the benefit Of young sur
IveyOrs.
Mr.. CORNISH said the matter came b.
fore the committe. and IL was his opinion tlsal
it would be good Investment for the people
Of the State.
Mr.. Dearborn trusted the resolve wosld
lpass.
The vote was reconsidered, and ou motiou
Of Mr.. BARKER, the Senate insisted upoa n
former vote passing the resolve 70 - engFess.
ed, and appointed committee of coelbfsnoe.
The President appointed: Nessrs. Daskez,
Harris and Flint 1900.
Mr.. BaADYoaD, from the CommiEteo e
Conference on the disagreeing votes - ~
branches, on the bill TO incorporate ~ Iainl
Consolidated Mining Company, SepoEtDd ~
the committee were unable 70 aGTee. 9oDo1l