Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-03
NO. "a.
MAINE LEGISLATURE,
SEyAyG.

| IafcrS from tue HOUSE uiSposed OF IN con-
/ currencc.
An act to amend chap. ll5, sec. 6 Of the
revised statutes. relating to mileage Of Sena-
tors and Representatives, came from the
! House, referred TO the next legislature. On
motion of Mr.. HAYES, the bill was tabled.
| Resolve approrriating $1,000 for investigat-
ing election returns, came up on its passage
TO be engrossed.
| Mr.. BAResrr said the amount was so large
that it ought not TO be rushed through here
without due consideration. This seems to be
large amount of money for the work per-
| formed, and disproportionatc 10 that asked
for by the committee on alleged bribery. II
was wrong to spend money with protiigacy.
The clerk of that committee belongs ia his
town, and is man of character and reliahil.
ity; but politically he had but little conf
dence in him, anil three out of every four
men in his town would be of the same opin-
ion. II the committee had designed TO make
a report damaging TO the opposition. they
could not have employed clerk more com
potent TO transact that kind of business; hut
one should have been hired at less expense.
He moved to amend making the amount
$1,000 instead Of $1,000.
Mr.. lIAwEs, said that the committee had
been at work, and if the Senate were salts.
fed with results they should be willing 10 pay
the expense ofthe same. lie was glad that
the Senator from oxford had complimcntcd
the Clerk of the commission. and had no
fault TO find with him except his politics.
The Senator need have no fear about the re-
port of the committee being sufficiently DAM
aging. The facts elected are damaging
enough. The sum of $1,000 was fixed upon,
but is not absolutely appropriated, aud II any
is left it need not be wasted. There car be
no abuse. as the expenditure Of the money is
A. T,,ova."s sa;, :, s,or,, q, .;,., .,..
Tho an,ronr;.,;or orsIooo .onIdh. s,,,,,n;aa,,,.
iar,c Uo ,lcs;rod ,ha, ,hor. should ~, ~,
;n,os,;,ra,;on of ali ,ho ,,n,s w. ,,,;,,,.. ~,
| ON m an endless cxtept n wc ma5o an,ra,,;.
,,;o,s of monev tho, .or,d M, ha ,snj
Mr. u,nurs said that II seomcd IN hin, II
,bcrc WINS m be !, d;srpss;op nm His matter i,
ouch, 10 have been made before the nnno;nt.
nent of the committee All nar,ies were
unanimous that The committees bc raised The
| Investigation was to show if auy wrong Ind
heen done the neonle of the state hv tho
counting of votes If the committee nre do
inc their du,v we'll II they are cncrUctic anil
desire to get nj the facts. he Thought the pco-
| ple of the State wouId NOT find fault with tho
expenditure of $4,000 10 nav the cxnenses Of
| the same The louyuaoc of the resolve is
sufficiently yuarled. and all money NOT ex-
ncndcd would be returned 10 tho trcasurv.
ON motion of Mr.. TuoursoS the yeas and
nays were ordered on the adoption of the
amendment. and the Senate rejected II nv the
following vote.
YEAS. Messrs. AtweIl. Barrett. Ellis, Psriln,
Pattcn. Strickland, Thompson-7.
;s nans .r ,n, ao,s, I1n,"psi 9;, wor
I.amson of Saeadahoc, Linn, Parcher, Smith-ii.
The resolve was then passed 10 be en-
crossed.
| The resolve making an appropriation for
the State Reform School, coming up on its
passage to be engrossed, was tabled on mo-
| ton of Mr.. DINaLKY.
The resolve in favor of the Maine Indus
trial School, coming up on its passage to be
engrosscd. was tabled on motion Of Mr.. HAR-
Rrs.
| Bill an act to repeal chap. % of public
laws of 1873, relating TO mining interests Of
the State, coming up on its passage to be en-
crossed, was tabled on motion of Mr.. DING
LEY.
Bill an act TO amend chap 81, see. 1 Of the
private acts of 1878, coming up on its passage
TO be engrossed, was tabled on motion Of Mr..
L,MsoN.
On motion of Mr.. PARcnEr, the Senate re-
considered its former action whereby Il voted
adversely on the proposition to amend the
Joint rules and orders so that new commit
| tee shall be provided, on State College Of
| Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
Mr. BERRY thought the matter was not full
ly understood at the former action. This
committee was asked for by the Trustees Of
the college The institution has various in
terests besides those of agriculture, including
the mechanic arts. and they could be best rep
resented by a committee made up Of men
convcrsapt with all these departments, ss
Mr.. RAnRrrr had supposed that the limit.
ed States. in providing for these institutions.
contemplated the establishment Of agricultur.
al colleges if 80. the agricultural committee
is the proper committee TO have the matter
in charge.
Mr.. ArwELL favored the new committee; !;
the necessity of il had been recognized BY
the present legislature that had ordered both
the Educational and Agricultural committees
to visit the college.
The order then received a passage.
Mr.. STRICKLAND moved the reconsidera-
ltion of the vote whereby the Senate indef-
initely postponed bill an act relating to the
Reform School. He said the purpose Of the
law was simply to allow the Trustees to sell
Icertain fats that were Of no use to the State.
Mr.. HAwEs said there were very grave OBJ
Elections TO the bill; though he was willing