Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-01-23

p.,le, nf Androxcocgin Hill of Hancock,
Rarra,r nf oxford. Barker of Penobscot- Ems
Of Waldo. Wakefield Of York, Fernald OF
Franklin
On Bus IA Third Readia9-Messrs. \.
Butler nf Va>salboIo. Partridge OF n'e-
field. Perry Of Camden. Dunnell OF wes,
brook. Fenneliv of Mf. Desert. Wales OF Bid
,ietord. Eaios OF Wilton i.
On Change Of Names-Messrs. Leach OF
P-no5scot. Wentworth of kittery, Goss OF
BATH. Horn of Acton. Hilton Of Embden,
S,rout of Portland. Hill of Hewland.
On Hqvs and NedHs-Messrs. Young OF
R-nnswirk. Mason of Limerick, Cutler OF
Ean.or. Books o: Belfast. Richards Of tar
diner. Talbot of East Machias. Gushee of Ap-
pl.ton.
"a Ersiness Of the House-Messrs. Smart
of Deeriny. Gilman of MeddybemPs. ingalls,
If Wisca>-tt.
MAINE REGi-TER AMP REvi,Ep SrArr rEs-
Mr.. HurcHrNsoN of Lewiston presented the
following:
Ordered That the secretary OF stare pe
and is hereby authorized and directed TO pro-
cure one hundred copies of the Name Regis
ter for the use of the members of tins House
and the heads of the different departments
also that the secretary of state be and Is here
bv authorized and directed 10 procure twelve
copies of the revised statutes for the use OF
the monitors Of th, House and for the heads
of the different Departments. the same TO oe
returned 10 the secretarys office at the ciose
of the session.
! Mr.. Hutchinson: wish TO say in expla
nation cf these orders that it is my understand
inr that at the last session of our legislature
there was Il sufficient number of those Maine
( Registers ordered for the use of this House.
/ The exact number. AS l am Informed by the
/ messenger was 500. We find ourselves at
( this time without copies enough to supply the
/ members of the House, who number about
10. beieve Whether they have followed
/ some other property or not, of course do not
/ know We also had for the monitors and the
/ officers Of the departments. copies OF the re-
vi>vd statutes. and those are all gone. Moth
/ ing l. more necessary in the enactment OF
laws than these books, hence the introduction
of these orders.
The orders received passage.
ON motion of Mr. VERRILL of Portland
Ordered. That the Secretary of State be
d. directed to deliver to the several monitors OF
this House and to the several heads of the
departments each, copy of the acts and re-
solves of the State for each year from 1871
TO 1879 inclusive. the same to be returned to
the State Secretary at the close of the ses-
sion bv said monitors and at the close of the
present political year by the heads of depart
ments.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Mr. GILMAN of Meddybemps presented the
following:
! Ordered. That the Committee on the Judi
! ciarv be directed 20 examine into the proviS
ions of the new constitutional amendments
and report to this House any changes that
may be needed in adjusting the laws of the
State to said amendments.
Mr.. GILMAN said the intention vas to strike
out the word .'annual" wherever it occurs
and insert the word "biennial''
The order received passage.
! Mr.. HUTCHINSON of Lewiston presented
the follow ing which was referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee
:. Resolved, two-thirds of both branches Of
the legislature concurring. that the constitu-
ton of this State shall be amended in the
third section. first part Of article FIVE, by
striking out the word ma joritv' wherever it
occurs therein, and inserting in the place
thereof the word plurality. and plurality
of the votes cast and returned for Governor
at the annual September election for the year
| lSco shall determine the election of Governor
for the year 1881 and for each year afterward
Resolved. That the aldermen of cities Sc
lectmen of towns and assessors of plantations
in the State are hereby empowered and di.
rcctcd to notify the inhabitants of their re-
j. spective cities towns and plantation in the
manner prescribed by law at the annual meet
ing IN September next, to give in their votes
upon the amendment proposed in the forego-
ing resolve: and the question shall be. shall
the constitution he amended so as to provide
for the election Of Governor by a plurality
instead of majority. and the inhabitants of
SAID cities and plapfofi,ps M shall
by ballot on said question. those in favor of
said amendment voting yes and those op-
posed voting mo upon their ballots: and
the ballots shall be received. sorted counted
and declared in open ward, town and planta-
ton meeting and fair lists of the votes shall
be made out bv the aldermen of cities. Sc.
lectmen of towns and assessors of plantations
and signed by them and attested by the clerks
and returned to the Office of the Secretary
of State within 30 davs after the elec-
tIon. and the Governor and Council
shall open, examine and count the
same Immediately after the expiration of
said 80 days: and if it shall appear that a
majority of the votes cast and returned on
the question is in favor of said amendment it
shall then be a part of the constitution and
the Governor shall make known the fact bv
proclamation.
Resolved. That the Secretary Of State shall
prepare and furnish to the several cities
towns and plantations blank returns in con.
formity with the foregoing resolve. accempan-
led by copy thereof.
ORDERS
? On motion Of Mr.. SMART of Deering.
Ordered, That all the business of the last
legislature referred to this he taken from the
files and referred to the appropriate commit
tees.
On motion of Mr.. HATCH of Bangor.
Ordered That the Committe on the Ju
dietary he requested to inquire into the ex-
pedlency of amending sec. 9 chap. ll3 of the
revised statutes relating to arrest and disclos-
urc, by striking out in said sec the word
ten wherever 1t occurs. and inserting the
word twenty in place thereof
STATE SEAL AND RECORDS
Mr.. SRoJr from the judiciary committee
on order. reported bill an act in relation TO
the State seal. public records and documents
and to certain public officers and their iu,ie.
sec | provides penalty of imprisonment
J not less than one year nor more than FIVE
and by fine not exceeding S. 900 for know
lngiy and wiifully removing the State seal
from the custody Of the Secretary of State
or for injuring or DESTROYING the same or for
refusing to deliver it to the Secretary of
State upon demand. Sec . provides a men,
atfy of ImDrl not u,nr. ,k.u