Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-19
MAINE LEGISLATURE.


ties. came from the House referred to the
Committee on the judiciary. On motion OF
Mr.. BRApFoRD, the Senate non-concurred
With the House in its reference, and referred
the bills to the Committee on Railroads.
Bill an act TO amend chapter 10 OF the re.
vised statutes, relating 10 insurance. anu OH
an act relating to life insurance. came from
the House referred TO the Committee on the
Judiciary. On motion of Mr.. BRApToRD, the
Senate non-concurred in the reference, and
referred the bills 20 the Committee on Mer-
camille Affairs and Insurance
Bill an act in relation 10 the sale OF Folly
Island, coming up on its passage. was, on
motion of Mr.. CoGass, reconlmitfed 10 the
Committee on State Lands and State Roads.
Mr.. CooMBs saii that Capt. Webb of the
House, was largely Interested in the matter.
and he had been detained at home by sick
ness. For that reason he made the motion.
Mr.. BERRY from the COMMITTEE on the
Judiciary, presented bill An act TO incorpo-
rate the Kennebec Franklin Telephone ami
Telegraph Company. Incorporates }. H.
Bodwell and O. ID. Baker and their assigns.
into a company, subject 10 all the duties and
liabilities OF similar companies, for establish
ing. maintaining and operating telephone
and telegraph company between Augusta and
Pennington, with u capital stock not to ex-
coed s25, 900. The bill was laid Oh the
table TO be printed.
Mr.. ArwEIL, from the Committee on Inte-
rior Waters, on petition of Z. W. lluntley
and others, reported bill an act to incOrpor-
ate the Ragged Lake Dam Company. Read
and assigned.
Mr.. BERRY from the judiciary Commit
tee on order requiring person to read and
write before exercising the right of suffrage.
reported legislation inexpedient. Accepted.
Mr. BRADFORD, from the Judiciary Com
mittee on remonstrance Of John SincOOk and
Others against the repeal of law relating to
toll on buckwheat and Indian wheat, reported
that same be referred to the committee on
agriculture.
Bill an act relating to the condition Of
school districts, coming up on its passage to
be engrossed, was laid on the table, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Ellis.
The resolve for the purchase of the Maine
State Year Book, came up on its second read
ing.
Mr.. ELLIS thought the resolve contempla-
ted paving too much for the book. Last year
we paid 500; this year it is contemplated
to pay $1,000. Four hundred copies will be
sufficient to supply the members Of this and
the next legislature, GOO copies is all the
State will want. He was really OPP
posed to paying anything. but he knew how
prone ihenpcIs were w 'ote THESE t"ihss h'to
their own pockets.
Mr.. SMITH SAID the publishers had been
before the committee, and given assurances
that they could not make a contract short of
$1,000. They must have u small bonus in or
der to ensure the publication Of the work.
They were enabled to go on last year be-
cause private parties made liberal subscrp-
tons. He Thought If the amount reported by
the committee were cut down, we shouldn t
have the book at all
Mr. ELLIS sand that was exactly the same
story told us last year-that the book would
not be published unless a certain sum was
Pledged but 1t was published. The book Is
valuable one, and has large sale. lie had
no doubt it would be published, even if the
State didn't subscribe for single copy.
On motion OF MT ELLIS, the Dill was lad
on the table. Subseq uertly, on motion of the
same Senator, 1t was taken up. and Mr.. Ell
LIS offered an amendment that the number Of
copies be cut down from 500 to 100 and the
amount to be paid be cut down from $1,000 to
SiOo.
Mr. SMITH called attention to the fact that
all materials entering into the composition of
the book had advanced some 90 per cent.
since last year, and some 81 pages are to be
added to the volume. This resolve asks for
no more than was originally appropriated.
Mr. HAYES took the same view. We must
have the book. and cannot as Legislators get
along without il.
Mr.. PArrEN said this talk that the book
would not be published unless a certain ap-
propriation was made last year; but we cut
them down, and the book came out Just the
same
Mr. HAYES said that the publishers stood
the cut down last year. hoping that future
and less parsiinorious legislature would
make the matter right.
Mr. DINGLEr did not doubt the invaluable
c"''a,.er VI .i'e oo"k, out ne favored the
at a lover nr;ce Tb.. honS la y. .op aI'
and no had M faars ,h,, IT, n,.,;o,.; :. SAY,
no sms,.nded '"' '' f"'''."''o" " '"'"
ON motion of Mr. Su,ru ,h. reso,,o
laid ON the table. and to-morrnw ass;,,roa
An ac, 10 abo,;sh ,ba Ca,a;s ,''n,;":.,
court and for other nrrno.as -. ,p'
from tho table NJ 10 -
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fore ,be wnrd ..Cai.;.. ~ ,h. oc, ? VI De,
the bill was then passed to be enerossed
An act to repeal chap. 422 of the laws of
1885, approved Feb. =, 1874, was amended,
on motion VI Mr. SMITH, by adding to the
enacting clause, ITO prevent the taking of
eeis IN southern Bay The act was then
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. BRADFORD.