Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-03-10

4 IF ,he revised statutes relating TO punlsh-
ment for bribery and corruption at elections +;
an act TO abolish continuance fees IN certain
Judiciary and Superior courts OF the stare.
FINALLY Passed
Resolve in favor of Emery Brewer
On motion of Mr.. FLINT,
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Papers from the House disposed of III con-
currence.
Resolve proposing an amendment TO the
Constitution of the State Of Maine, reiatihe
TO the time of holding elections came from
the House. which had adhered to IFS former
action to pass the resolve.
Mr. PATTASGALL moved for the Senate
to insist and ask for committee OF CONFER
ence.
On motion of Mr. DINGLEf the Senate ad-
hered to its former action to indefinitely
postpone the bill.
Resolve providing for the compilation.
printiny and distribution of the laws of this
State. relating to public schools, came from
the House indefinitely postponed. The Sen
ate receded and concurred in this action OF
! the House.
Mr.. BEATTY from the Joint Special Com
mittee on Railroads and Financial Affairs on
! bill an act relating 10 the taxation OF rail-
roads reported the same in new draft un-
der title ofan act relating 10 the taxation ol
railroads. and that il ought to pass; report
accepted. printed under rule.
| Mr.. MogrLANI,, from the Committee OF
| Conference to which was referred House
order instructing the Committee on Military
| Affairs To investigate the affairs Of the Or
phan Asylum at Bath, reported that they
were unable to agree and the undersigned
members of TIE committee on the part of thu
Senate, respectfully recommend that tht
Senate adhere to its former vote. The re
port was signed by Messrs Mortland an'
| Cornish: report accepted and the Senate
adhered.
Bill an act to change certain names came
from the House, that branch insisting on thei
former action TO pass the bill and asking .
committee of conference.
ON motion of Mr.. EMERY the Senate in
sisted on their former action to indetintel,
postpone and joined in committee of con
| ference.
| Messrs. EMERY. W W,LKEE and TABER wer'
appointed on this committee from the Senate
Pending its passage to be engrossed an ac
TO prohibit the taking of spawn herring with
in certain limits in Mllbridge or Narragaugn
Bav was laid on the table on motion of Mr.
FLINT.
ON motion of Mr.. DISGLEY the vote where
by an act to protect the property of lumberin.
companies was passed to be engrosscd wa
reconsidered and on motion of the same sen
ator the bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY. resolve in favor
of the Maine State College of Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts, was taken from tn
table. The amendment offered Tuesday b,
1 II l.s..,x
by yeas and nays on motion of Mr. HILL o
Hancock and resulting as follows;
YEAs-Messrs Berry, Coffin, Dinghy. Emery
Hill of Hancock. Lord, Nuting, PattangaIl. Taber
| Wakefield. W alker.-ll.
N,Ys-Messrs Cornish, Dudley, Fernald Film
Hin of Penobscot Lamson, Sanborn.-7.
Mr.. DINGLEY offered an amendment oppro
priatug $500 instead of $500 pending th
adoption of which the yeas and nays were or
as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Dingley Dudley, Friend, Hill G
Penobscot. Lamson. Taber.-6.
NAYs.-Messrs. Baker, Beatty, Berry. Brewer
Coffin, Cornish Emery, Fernald. Flint, Hill c
Hancock. Lord. Nutting, Pattangall, SanborI
Wakefield, walker.-l6.
The amendment was accordingly lost
Mr.. EMERY offered an amendment that i
the opinion of this legislature no further en-
dowment shall hereafter be made Pendn
the adoption of this amendment the yeas an
navs were ordered on motion of Mr.. BERR
and resulted as follows:
YEAS. Messrs. Berry, Dingley, Hill of Penot
scot. Sanborn, Taber.-5.
NAYS. Messrs. Baker. Beatty. Brewer. CofiiI
Cornish. Emery, Fernald. Flint. Hill of Hancocl
Lamson, Lord, Mor,land, Pattangall, Wakefield
! Walker.-15.
The amendment was not adopted.
On motion of Mr. HILL the bill was laid o
the table.
On motion of Mr.. CORNISH, an act provid
ing that paupers in a certain class of plan
tations shall be under the care of the assess
ors of such plantations, was taken from til,
table; on motion of the same Senator. al
amendment that this should ''not affect o
extend the existing laws concerning so cale
State paupers. or pauper settlements wa
adopted. As amended it was passed to b.
engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. WALKER, an act T.
amend sec. >, of chap. lO7 of the revise
statutes, relating to depositions, was take
from the table. and on motion of the sam
Senator was amended by adding the word
"Jm the deposition Of such ddrerse part
may be taken By commission an Ike m0Rne
as as nor prorided for taking depositioas b.
commission As amended the bill wa
passed to be engrossed
On motion of Mr.. CORNISH, an act t
amend section ; of chapter - of the revise,
statutes, relating to probate bonds, was takel
from the table and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. BREWER. an act to AL
thorize the county commissioners of Yorl
County to locate and establish highwa,
across Spinney's creek, was taken from tn
table and passed to be engrossed.
With consent of the Senate Mr.. WALKEl
introduced bill an act relating to schools il
Village Districts: referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend sec. 10 of chap. II o
the revised statutes, relating to parishes anC
| religious societies: an act to authorize tn,
town of Norridgewock to refund the bond
issued in aid of the Somerset Railroad: re
solve in relation to the recording of certain
papers and records now in the land office
resolve making appropriations for the Pc
nobscot tribe of Indians for the years 1881
and 1882: resolve ameudatory to the resolv,
approved Feb. 2lst, 1881, changing the wore
annual to biennial
PASSED TO DE ENGRossEp.
An act to incorporate the Pleasant Gov,
Ice and Water Power Co.: resolve author
izing the sale Of or States interest in timbe,
on Township No. :, Range l6; an act to in
crease the salary of the County Attorney o
the county of Piscataquis; an act to incor
porate the Lejok Bank: an act TO incorporat,