Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-24

br;dge in Narraguagus bay. Tabled and or
dered TO be printed, on motion OF MY. 'kh-
RILL of Portland.
Mr.. ToRREY. from the Committee on
Fisheries and Game. reported ought 10 pass
ON b;,l an act authorizing James A. Creighton
and his assignees to plant, propagate ana
preserve oysters in the waters OF georges
river and tributary streams; read ana iaiu on
the table to be printed on motion OF MI
SrRoUr Of Portland Also reported leslsla-
tion inexpe,iient on order relating 10 bounty
on dog fish.
Mr.. LEAvrTr. from the Committee on Fish
cries and Game. reported ought TO pass OH
bill an act to amend chap. li1 OF the private
and special laws of 1879 relating 10 the
taking OF fish from the tributaries OF Wilson
Pond in the city of Auburn: bill an act to
protect fish in Sabbath Day Pond and IFS
tributaries in New Gloucester; and bill an act
10 protect fishing in Pleasant Pond in the
town of Garland in the county of Penobscot
read and assigned
Mr.. BrRNHAM from the Commute on State
Lands on order, reported resolve IN favor oil
John NJ. Thurlough; printed under rule
Mr.. McKusIck, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported ought not 10 pass on bill an
act TO amend see. 10. chap. ofrevlsed statutes
relating to bribery at elections.
On motion of Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Car
diner. the House took up and recommitted
the report of the Committee on Fisheries,
giving leave 10 Withdraw, to Il. A. Cox ct
ais. for regulation of smelt fishing on the
Kennebec.
The SPEAKER appointed as the valuation
committee on the part of the House, Messrs.
Hatch of Bangor, Verrill OF Portland. Far
ker of Lewiston, Staples of Parsonsfieid.
aud
Talbot of East Machias.
House order directing the Committee on
Military Affairs to investigate and report as
to the expediency of closing the Bath Mill
tary and Naval Orphan Asylum, came from
the Senate indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. DIcKEY of Fort Kent said the charges
against the institution made in the House the
other day were serious and he called upon
the gentleman from East Machas. Mr.. Tai
bot for the names of the authors of them.
Mr. T,fBor of East Machias gave the
names of Hon. Joseph Porter. Jail and prison
inspector. Hon. VIM. Rogers of Bath, an ex-
trustee of the Asylum, and Mr.. Woodbury.
also of Bath.
Mr.. KING of Carbon knew nothing of the
charges. hut thought the plain duty was to
investigate them, and hoped the House would
non-concur with the Senate.
Mr.. SHAW, OF Lisbon. said he believed
some of the charges were true. lie desired
that the Committee on Military Affairs should
investigate them
Mr.. Goss. of Bath was surprised at the
charges acquainted with the institution as
he was. He had never heard of such charges
before. But he was in favor of investigation,
and thought it should be done if the institu-
ton could be made better or more efficient.
Tho HnuSa voted to nnn-coupur with the
action of the Senate; and on motion of Mr..
FISHER of Boothbay, the written charges read
by Mr.. Talbot the other day were placed on
file with the order.
The House took up the resolve eXpelling
Thomas b. Swan of the Minot classed dis
trict from seat in the House, specially as
signed for to-day.
On motion of Mr.. VERRILL of Portland the
yeas and nays were ordered and taken. re-
sulting in the passage of the resolve, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Achorn, Allen. Andrews. Ash
Blanchard Body, Boothby, Bragdon, Bragg. Hridg
ham, Brown, Buck. Durham, Burr. Chadbourne
Chase. Clark. Cook, Crosby of Norridgewock
man. Eaton, Elder. Eldred. Emery, Estes, Fisher
Folsom Foss, Freeman of Cherryfeld, Freeman o.
Lincolnville, Gilbert, Goodae. Goodall. Goodwin
of Hudson, Goodwin of Shapeigh, Goss of Auburn
Goss of Bath, Hall. Harding, Harris, Hatch
Heath Hersom Hopkins Hutchinson of Lewiston
Hutchinson of Houlton Jones of Winthrop, Jor
dan, JOY, Kendall, kennison. kimball, King, Lcavit
Leighton, Leland, Libby, Linscott, LivermOre, Lore
of Bangor Lord of kennebunk. Loud, Mallett
Marble. MAR, Marst9 %;,, MaSey. Mcclellan Mckusek
Brewer Nickels. Norris, Moves, Nutter, Packard
Parker, Parsons, Perley. Pitcher, Redon, Rowe
Rowell. Richie, Sargent Seavey. Shaw, Smith o
New Sharon, Smith of Mt. Vernon, Smith o
Buxton, Staples of Biddeford, Staples of DAYTON
Staples of Parsonsfed. Staples of Elliot, Strout
At
Talbot. Tarbox. Thatcher, Torrev, Trafton True
Trufant. Twitchel. Varncv, verr, vinal, Ward
well, Waters, Webb, Wentworth of Gardiner
Wentworth of kittery. Wheeler of Easton, Wheeler
of Etna, White, Wilder, Wyman.-l3O.
AnSESrIM essr, Bradstreet of Bridgton, Brad
nell. Edgecomb. Flint. Glidden, Haskell. f Hilton
Jones of Brighton, McAllister, Partridge Purin
ton. Sprague. Sweat, Thompson, Wares.
Messrs. KEEGAN of Van Buren, and LANG
Of Palmyra at their request were excused
from voting.
On motion of Mr.. PARKER of Lewiston.
Ordered That the Clerk of this House bt
requested to notify forthwith the proper au
thorities of the Minot representative distric
that the seat of its member has become va
CANT, to the end that an election may be hac
to fill said vacancy.
Report of the Committee on Claims givin!
leave to Withdraw on petition of Edwar,
O'Brien ct. ais. for an appropriation in favo
of the widow and children of the late Asa
Perkins, came from the Senate accepted.
On motion of Mr.. SruRDEvANT of Cum
berland the report was recommitted.
Bill an act to incorporate the Pleasant Cove
Ice and Water Co. on its passage to be en-
crossed, was laid on the table on motion OF
Mr.. TALBOT of East Machias.
Resolve in favor of an appropriation for
soldiers orphans in the st. Elizabeth Orphan
Asylum in Portland came up on its passage
to be engrOssed.
Mr. HATCH of Watervile moved to refer
to the Committee on Military Affairs
Mr. STRoUT of Portland opposed the mo-
ton. He understood that those opposed tc
the measure desired to consider it in connec
ton with the Bath Asylum. to which he mos,
seriously objected. Each institution should
stand upon its own merits. Mr. Strout
made an eloquent appeal for the soldiers or
phans who are being supported at the two
Homes in Portland and the Home in Ban
gor.
Messrs. Heath Of Waterville. Shaw o.
Lisbon and Freeman of Lincolnville spoke il
favor of the motion to refer to the Committee
on Military Affairs. They believed it to be
for the best interests of the State to support
the soldiers orphans cared for by the State
at the institution in Bath
Messrs. Verrill of Portland Dickey o.
Fl. Kent and Staples of Parsonsfeld spoke
in favor of the resolve.
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