Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-02
HOUSE..
TUESDAY, March


currence.
Bill an act concerning the salary of the
deputy clerk of Cumberland county, IN
definitely postponed by the House, came
from the Senate given a passage to be en-
crossed The bill was laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. NERRILL of Portland.
Report of the Committee on Education re-
porting legislation ineXpedient on order relat-
ing to school committee in Fort Kent and
scholars and school money in that vicinity,
recommitted BY the House. came from the
Senate that branch adhering to its vote ac-
cepting the report. On motion of Mr.. DICkEY
of Fort Kent the report was laid on the table.
Mr. BIRD of Rockland presented bill an
act to incorporate the North Bank. which
was referred to the Committee on Banks and
Banking.
Mr. PITCHER of Belfast, presented bill an
act to Incorporate the Belfast Bank. which
was referred to the Committee on Banks and
Banking.
Mr.. MCPHERSON of Linneus submitted the
following:
Ordered That from and after the seventh
dav of March, Samuel Waters of Patten be
excused from further attendance As il men,
Der of this House. and that the clerk make up
his pay for the session.
On motion of Mr. NERRILL of Portland the
order was laid on the table.
Mr. WENTWORTH from the kennebec and
Cumberland county delegations, reported
ought not to pass on bill an act to amend
chap IS of the public laws of 1879 relating
to fees of referees.
Mr.. HATCH, from the Committee on Edu-
cation. reported leave to Withdraw on petition
of citizens of Dexter and other towns, and
also order of Jan. IA, that such change be
ia int ba srboo1 lamc shall 10 h.,
experimenting school committee of towns
solely responsible for the success of schools
by comforting upon said committees absolute
lv the power to employ teachers. Mr..
HATCH said there was to be minority report,
and on his motion the report was laid on the
table.
Mr.. TwITCHELL. from the Committee on
Interior Waters, on petition, reported bill an
act for the navigation of Cobosseecontee
lake in the county of kennebec read and as
signed.
Mr.. BURNHAM, from the same Committee.
reported reference to the next legislature,
with order of notice, a petition of John S.
Marsh for an act authorizing the erection of
dam across the Sheepscot river
Bill an act additional to chap. Is of the re-
vised statutes relating to damages for land
taken for highways was read, amended by the
adoption of House document No l27, and as
signed for tomorrow for its third reading.
Resolve authorizing the sale of or the
States interest in timber in Township No 8,
Range l6, came up on its first reading, and
was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed on motion of Mr.. McKusick of
Calais
Bill an act to incorporate the Boothbay
Railroad Co., was amended on motion of
Mr.. FISHER and passed to be engrossed
Resolve proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State so as to change
the election from September to November
came up on its passage to be engrossed. and
on Its passage the yeas and nays were taken,
resulting in the affirmative, as follows
YEAs.-Messrs. Achorn. Allen. Andrews. Averill
Bartlett, Bean. Benner, Berry, Bird, Boothby, Brag
don, Bragg. Brown, Buck Burr, Chase, Clark
Cook, Crosby of Norrigewock, Cummings
Cushman. Dennis, Eastman, Eaton EIdred Estes
Fisher. Flint. Folsom, Foss, Freeman of Cherry
field. Freeman of Lincolnville, Giidden, Goss of Al
burn Goss of Bath, Hall. Harding, Hatch. Heath
ton, Jordan, keegan, Kendall, kennson, King
Lang. Leavtt. Leighton, LinScott Livermore, Loud
Mallett. Marble. McAllister, Mcclellan. McKusick
Nickerson Of Linneus. Nckersono of Brewer. Nickels
Nutter Parker Parsons, Pitcher, Purnton, Rowe
Richie. Sprague, Strout of Portland. Strout OF
Cape Elizabeth Sturdivant, Sweat, Talbot, Tar
box Thatcher, Torrey, Trafton. True, TwtcheIl
Varuey Verrill, Vina, Ware, Webb, Wentworth
of Gardiner, Wheeler of Easton, Wilder, Wy
NAYS. -Messrs. Blanchard, Burnell. Burnham
Dickey, Goodae, ooiwin of Hudson, Lord of Ban
gor, Maxcy. Means, Morrill,, Partridge Rowell
Vernon, Waters. Whie,-l7.
Bill an act to amend chap. 30 of the revised
statutes relating to inspection and sale OF
agricultural productions, on its passage to
be engrossed, was laid on the table on motion
of Mr.. NERRILI of PortlGnd.
On motion of Mr.. Goss of Auburn the
House took up bill an act to amend Sec l5t
chap. 225 of the public laws of 1850 relating
to the militia.
Mr.. KEEGAS of Van Buren, said the bill
called for an appropriation of SIG 900 for the
militia and in that he understood was in
cluded $1,000 for rifle practice. He desired
light upon the subject. He understood there
was proposition to establish bounty or
bears. He was in favor of that. He believed
in it. He thought 81 900 expended in that
direction would be better than to devote the
same sum to the matter of rifle practice
Mr.. SHAW of Lisbon, explained that the
bill appropriated $4,000 for all military pur.
poses, so much of the same as was though,
necessary by the Governor to be expended un.
der his direction. Itwould be seen that limit
had been fixed as to the amount to be ex.
pended. in accordance with the recommenda.
ton of the Governor. The bill had been
carefully considered by the Military Com.
mittee, who had become satisfied that it was
necessary to appropriate SIG 600 to carry out
the provisions of law already on the statute
book. The gentleman from Van Buren, had
sought to make members believe that $1,000
was asked for rifle practice. For the same
purpose last wear only 1884 had been ex.
pended, and about a third of that was for
building the State range. He spoke of the
need of instruction in this matter and quoted
from the report of the Inspector to show tina,
sixty per cent of oar militia knew nothing
about loading the breech loading rifles which
are now used. These men had enlisted for
five years, and were liable at any hour to be
called out for military duties. The State
owed it to them to make an appropriation suf.
ficient to carry into effect the provisions OF
the law.
Mr.. TALBOT of East Machias said SIS. DOC
was appropriated last year for the militia
with the express understanding that for wears
to come only small amount would be need
ed He found that for the last wear S23, 200
had been expended, and now $4,000 more
was asked. He desired some knowledre as
to the uses to which this money was to be
put before voting.
Mr.. SHAW explained that the appropriation
last winter was for uniforms, the first that
had been appropriated for such purpose
since 1873. He said there was no particular
sum appropriated for rifle practice, but it was
all for proper military purposes. There