Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-19
WANE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


Met according 70 adjournment
PRAYER by the chaplain.
Journal Of Friday read.
Papers from the House passed. in concur
renee.
On motion Of Mr.. Dinglcy. the petition
for an electic medical college in Lewiston.
Was amended By referring !, 10 Committee on
Legal Affairs.
Ou motion Of Mr. Bisbee, the order relat-
ing 10 rhe apporfionmeut OF the State was
taken from the table and was withdrawn with
the consent Of the Senate.
On motion Of Mr. BIsBEE.
Ordered That there he appointed com
miitee of FIVE, consisting Of one from each
Congressional District in the STATE. on the
part II fh. Senate with such As the House
NAV join. for the purpose Of making a new
apportionment If the State with proper Dis
tric.- for rneahers of Congress. if expedient
and nercs III this session
Petition of y. W. Farwell for an art Of in
corporation was referred 10 the Committee on
Manufactures.
Petition of Geo. W. Goss for an act for
conducting heat by means Of steam. was re-
ferrei to Committee on Legal Affairs
Petition pre-euted to the last Legislature
BY Mrs Catherine VI. Crowell and others.
asking bounty for foxes, was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
On motion Of Of Mr. BERRY,
Ordered that a new apportonment Of the
State for Senators and Representatives to the
Legislature is expedient. and that joint
Select Committee Of seven on the part of the
Senate, with such as the House may join, be
appointed. to take into consideration the
enumeration of the inhabitants of this State
a. a basis for such apportionmeEt.
| On motion of Mr. LORD,
| Ordered, That committee of seven on the
part of the Senate. with such as the House
may join, be appointed for the purpose of
| making a new arrangement of the Councillor
/ Districts of the State for the next decade. il
expedient, together with the assignment
| to each county in said Councillors Districts.
| on motion Of Mr.. MoRrLASp,
| Ordered, That the Superintendent of Pub
! lie Buildings be and il hereby instructed tn
| furnish suitable number of waste baskets
| for the use of the Senate.
| Petition of +. C. Barker for the renewal OF
charter to navigate by steam for Mooseloc-
maguntic and Cupsnptic lakes; referred to
the Committee on Interior Waters.
Petition OF Geo. X. Scotieid and others OF
the town of llarpswcll. asking n division OF
| that town and the incorporation If Il new town
referred TO the Committee on Towns.
|
| Bingham. that experimenting school
committees employ teachers; referred to the
| Committee on Education.
| Petition of c. r. Briggs and others Of Car
| rving Place Plantation for an appropriation
On roads; referred to the Committee on FL
nancial Affairs.
! Petition of Samuel Farmer and 30 Others
| of Phillips to prohibit all winter fishing in
Rareelev lakes; referred to the Committee
on Fisheries.
! Petit IN Of Baker Tufts and 81 others in
I Raugey district for the same was referred &c
the same Committee.
The Senate proceeded rira roce &c
vote for United States Senator, with the fol
| lowing result;
ErGESE IIALE-Bsker. Beatty. Berry. Bis
bee Brewer Coffin. Cornish Dingley, Emery
Fernald. Flint, Hill Of Hancock, Lamson
| Pattangall Sanborn, Wakefield, Wslker.-
-
.JosFFu J.. SuiTH-Buxton, Clarke, bud
lev, Friend. Hill of Pcnobscot, Jennings
sherman. Taber.S.
Harris VI. PLusrEp. -Smith.-
On motion of Mr.. EMERY.
| Ordered That convention of both branch
rs of the Legislature. required by law, BE-
! held at ~ o'clock Wednesday. for the pur
pose of completing the election of United
States Senator.
! Petition of c. A. Weston and others, for ar
appropriation for instruction in rifle practice
and for annual cncampment Of militia.
! On motion Of Mr.. MoRTLASD,
] Adjourned