Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-04

c;a,x h. instructed to inquire into the expeui,
ency of repeating chap 20 Of the revised
statutes. relating to assignments Tor the oe"-
n, Tnnor of East Machias submitted
the following: .h.. tho
Ordered. The Senate concurrins' tn1. .re
Committee on the Apportionment OF Ioun-
.;IIor D;.tricts be discharged from any fur-
ther duties. l..
| NJ Krxo of Caribou remarked that ne
-. Mt of the intent of the order. Anu
;nouired If the Committee had reporteo-
H. T.Inor did not understand thar II hau-
| Nr KySG-Then move to table the oruei
for the present .,o,,;on-
wont If councillor districts was without pre-
ced.nt in the history of the legislauon VI
hi. state. II was without authority unoer
the Constitution. and whatever the a &C,
taken. il would have no binding FORCE. neie
never had been here, any legisia' ~
action dividing the State into councliioI us
,r;cts and never before in the history OF the
go haJ LEGISLATIVE committee been ap-
,,o;n,sd far this purpose No authority ex-
is,ad 10 b;1d succeeding legislature as to
~ho they should elect as councillors for the
Governor. or as to the locality from wnich
sucb councillors should be taken, proVldlng
,bare was but one taken from each senatorial
District. In former times. when the goou
old Democratic party used TO cohtroi tle
State at every party convention at the COM
nencement of the legislature, they having
the control of both branches, divided the
state ND into councillor districts, the men,
hers of the convention agreeing among them
selves from what localities they would elect
councillors in the different years. When the
Republican party came into power IL nau
adopted the same practice; and this, IN MS
opinion, was the way this practice grew up.
and was how this committee happened to be
amounted. But the Republican party having
come into power, a book had grown up,
which with many of our Justices of the
Peace. he was sorry to say, was about the
only legal authority acknowledged. and which
had got to be considered authority in the
State. and that was the Maine State Year
Rook. In that work would be found an as
sicpment of councillor districts, and from
what different counties each councillor shall
be elected for ten wears to come. And that
was all the authority there was for any assign
ment of councillor districts.
Mr.. KING had very great respect for the
opinion of the gentleman from East Machias,
but he desired the order to lie upon the table
until the matter could be looked up.
The order was then laid on the table.
Mr.. LEAvITr from the Committee on Fish
cries and Game. reported leave to withdraw,
on petition of Nathan Carsley ct. ais. for an
act to protect trout in certain brooks in Har-
rison.
Mr.. DoORE from the Committee on Ways
and Bridges reported leave to withdraw on
petition of d. f. Martin ct. ais. for legisla-
ton to protect and beautify highways.
Mr.. WENTWORTH from the same committee
reported leave to withdraw on petition of
John r. Sidney ct. ais. for authority to
build bridge at Capitol Island,
Southport, not having complied with
the requirements of the law as Ito notice.
Mr.. THATCHER from the Committee on
Fisheries reported leave to withdraw on petit
ton of Francis P. Marston of York for ex-
elusive use of Barrills pond in York, to stock
the same with fish; also reported ought to
pass on bill an act to prevent the destruction
of smelts in Cold Stream pond and its tribu-
taries in the town Of Enfield read and as
signed.
Mr.. WARE from the Committee on State
Lands and State Roads, reported leave to
withdraw on petition of Macwahoc plantation
for an appropriation to build bridge in said
plantation.
Mr.. McALLIsrER from the Committee on
Towns reported leave to withdraw on petition
of w. S. Crane ct ais that they and their
property be set off from Prescott and annexed
to the town of Whitneyville. Pending the
| acceptance of the report it was recOmmtted
on motion Of Mr.. Eastman of Dennysville.
The same gentleman from the same COM
mittee reported leave to withdraw on petition
of B. r. Lunt ct ais. for an act to incorporate
Long Island plantation in Hancock county.
Mr.. MCKUsICK from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported ought not to pass on bill an
act additional to sec. As, chap. "A of the pub
lie laws of 1873, as amended by sec. 20 chap.
l54 of the public laws of 1879.
| Mr.. STROUT from the same committee re-
ported ought to pass on bill an act to amend
sec. % chap. 2 of the revised statutes relating
to notices upon petitions to the legislature.
Read twice and laid on the table to be
printed.
| Mr.. Buck. from the Committee on Rail-
roads, reported ought to pass on bill an act to
enable the Aroostook River Railroad Co to
extend its road read and assigned.
Mr.. HEATH, from the Committee on Manu-
features reported ought to pass on bill an act
to increase the capital stock of the Kennebec
Fibre Co.. and bill an act to incorporate the
Tibbetts Manufacturing Co.; read and as
signed.
| Mr.. CHASE, from the Committee on Ways
and Bridges. reported ought not to pass on
bill an act to exempt the towns of Blanchard
and Shirley from damages in certain cases.
| Mr.. WHEELER, from the Committee on
| Towns. reported leave to withdraw on petit
ton of J. p. Mallett ct ais. of the towns Of
Lee and VIM that Lot No. 8, 18th Range, in
School District No. in said Lee be set of
into School District No. 4 in the town of VIM ;
also reported on petition bill an act to set off
a part of the homestead farm of J. G. Record.
| Crystal Plantation, and annex the same to the
town of Sherman.
Mr.. VERRIIL, from the Committee on Lee
gal Affairs. reported in new draft and ought
to pass on bill an act additional to chap. of
the revised statutes relating to electors
printed under rule.
| Mr.. KING from the Committee on judiciary
reported leave to withdraw on petition OF
Henry A. Sprague ct. ais, for an act to pro-
hibit smoking in public places.
| Mr.. FLINT from the same committee re-
ported legislation inexpedient on order re-
lating to providing by general law for the
formation Of telegraph companies.
Mr.. SARGENT from the Committee on