Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-17

ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., New iofk:
poses, passed by the House. came from the
Senate amended. The House receded, adopt
ed the amendment and again passed the bill
to be engrOssed.
Bill an act to vest the franchise
and property of the Arrowsie bridge
in the inhabitants of Sagadahec
county, passed by the House, came
from the Senate amended. The House reced-
ed and adopted the amendment that notices
be put in the town warrants. Mr.. DIcKEf
of Fl. Kent moved to non-cOncur in the adop-
ton of the amendment changing the vote
from ssmajority" to ''three-ffths.'
The House refused to recede and concur in
the adoption of the amendment. The bill was
then passed to be engrOssed.
On motion of MIR. SrROUT of Portland, bill
an act to amend tie public statutes as requir-
ed by the amendments to the constitution,
providing for biennial elections and biennial
sessions of the legislature, was taken from
the table, and read the third time. And on
motion Of the same gentleman. it was amend
Ell and passed to be engrossed. On motion
of Mr.. INGALLS, Of Wiscasset bill an act to
amend chap. "a of the public laws of 1873,
entitled an act in relation to the insolvent
laws OF MdlHc, was tdhtl ifoiu tHe tdoie
and read the second and third time
under suspension of the rules.
This bill provides that when any city, town
or plantation having an Indebtedness of more
than 40 per cent of its valuation has entered
into an agreement to compromise with one
half in number and three-fourths in value Of
its creditors, which shall be found to be for
the interest of all parties concerned, any
persons standing ont and refusing to come
into such composition shall not. have the
usual remedy against the property of the in
habitants.
Mr.. INGALLS, of Wiscasset advocated the
bill.
Mr.. SrRoUr of Portland explained to the
House the provisions of the bill, and said if
it meant reputation in any form he was op-
posed to it and hoped it would be voted down.
The bill was supported by Messrs Hale of
Ellsworth, Wilson of OronO, Dickey of Fl.
Kent, Swan of Minot, Staples of Parsonsfield,
Butler of Vassalboro, and Sproul Of Veazie,
and opposed by Messrs. Hatch of Bangor,
Crane of Winthrop. Hill Of Exeter, Hutchin-
son of Lewiston, Verrill Of Portland, and
Cutler of Bangor.
The bill was laid on the table on motion of
Mr.. INGALLS, of Wiscasset.
Resolve in favor of the Maine General Hos
pital, came up on its final passage, and Mr..
BUTLER moved to reconsider the vote pass
ing it to be engrossed for the purpose of Of
fering an amendment reducing the appropri-
alton.
Mr.. Young of Brunswick raised the point
that the time had gone by for motion to re-
consider, and was sustained in the point by
the Speaker.
A motion to suspend the rules to enable
the motion to be made was lost.
tha, Gro
Mr.. YOUNG moved to reconsider. Lost
Bill an act for the protection smelts in
Pleasant river in the county of Washington
was taken from the table on motion of Mr.
NASH of Addison, who moved to indefinitely
postpone and advocated his motion.
Messrs. Butler of Vassalboro' and Powers
opposed the motion and Benner of Waldo
boro' and Hutchinson favored.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. HUTCHINsoN moved to reconsider
Lost.
On motion of Mr.. You've of Brunswick
the House voted that when it adjourned it
should be to meet at the usual time in the
morning.
~Bill an act to remodel the Board of Agri-
culture came from the Senate amended. The
House receded. adopted the amendment and
again passed the bill to be engr0ssed
ference on disagreeing vote on resolve for the
purchase of Autograph maps for the State
Library, reported that the House recede and
concur. The report was accepted.
The House receded and passed the resolve
to be engrossed.
The House receded and concurred in the
matter of the Arrowsic bridge and passed the
bill to be engrossed.
communication was received from the
treasurer of State in response to an order
transmitting list of the names of those
members of the last legislature who have not
yet returned their double mileage, to the
number of thirty.
Adjourned.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Bill an act to amend sec. chap. I25 of
the public laws of 1879.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossEp.
Bill an act relating to convicts and officers
in the county jails in this State having work
shops attached thereto. Under q suspension
Of the rules, an act relating to the sale of
franchise of railroad corporations.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in faver of the Maine General
Hospital.