The Republican journal., 1883-02-22
The Maine Legislature.

the revenue steamers along the coast OF Maine
in saving life. The bill establishing fertilizer
station was recommitted to the Agricultural
Committee. The resolve appropriating $4,000
to the Agricultural College passed % to 3.
Passed to be engrOssed: An act to amend
chapter 30 of the public laws of 1873 relating
to the protection of salmon and trout; an act to
amend chapter 81, section of the Public Laws
relating TO tolls for grinding grain.
House. Passed to be engrossed: An act to
confer upon sheritfS, deputy >heritfs and police
officers the power OF game wardens; an act to
amend chapter 81, Revised Statutes, relating to
mills and their repairs: act additional to chap
ter %, Revised Statutes, concerning mills and
mill dams.
The Congressional Apportionment bill was
discussed at length.
SENATE. Feb. Is. Passed to be engrossed
An act to amend section chapter 244, laws of
1850, taxing express companies; to amend an
act relating to libraries and charitable institu-
tons act comforting upon sherifs and deputies
powers of game Wardens.
HOUSE. The Congressional AppOrtionmeEt
bill was taken up and discussed Messrs. Mat
tocks, of Portland, and Spoford, of Bucksport,
amendment Transporting Washington and Som
erset. Mr. White, of Lewiston, advocated
changing the first and second districts. Messrs.
Robinson, of Readteld and Hale, of Portland,
strong advocated the committees report.
Mr.. Heath closed the debate in a brief but eff
Mr.. Bearce'S motion TO recOmmit, which was re-
iected >eventy-nne to tifty-scven. the latter
vote including thirty-tiVe Democrats. On this
motion the Republican vote stood seyenty-nine
to twenty-five. 1hrty-tiye Democrats and
tWenty-nine Republicans voted yea on the
Spot1ord amendment. and siXty-seven Republic
cans and two Democrats voted nay. The Re
publican vote was 81 to 20 against the amend
ment. On Mr.. Whites amendment making the
first district York. Androscoggin, Franklin,
oxford, and second district Cumberland. Saga
dahor. Lincoln and Knox, thirtv-tive Demo-
crat> and sixteen Republicans voted yea. and
>eVenty-nine Republicans and three Democrats
voted nay. MeSSrs. DinSmore and Bracket of
Somerset. Donovan of York.
The following is the bill as passed:
An act TO apporton the State for Represent
aliycS to Congress -
SEC. /. The counties of York and Cumber-
land Shall compose the first district, and be en-
titled to one representative. The counties of
oxford. Franklin. Androscoggin, Sagadahoc,
Knox and Lincoln, shall compose the second
district, and be entitled to one representative.
The counties of kennebec Somerset, Waldo,
and Hancock shall compose the third district
and be entitled to one representative. The
counties Of Penob>cOt. PiscataquS. ArOosook
and Washington shall compose the fourth dis
trict. and be entitled TO one representative.
SEC. ;. The election of Representatives to
Congress shall take place and be on the second
Monday Of september, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-four, and thereafter bien-
nially.
SEC. s. The representatives chosen in the
several districts shall at the time of their elect
ion. he residents therein. The foregoing divis-
ion OF the State into representative districts.
shall be and continue in force until an appor-
tionmcnt shalt be made for representatives to
Congress after taking the eleventh census.
SEC. l. In case any vacancy among the rep
rc>cntatiYes to Congress requires an election
q ~ Npnlqy of he mn
thousand eight hundred and eightv-four, or At
any other time. then such vacancy shall be fill
ed by The proper district under this apportion.
SEC >. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved.
SENATE. Feb. 49, The committee to exam
inc the Treasurer'> accounts reported that the
same are correct. Notice was given of an
amendment to the Saving Bank bill. striking
out car trust securities and authorizing banks
to invest in Kansas and Nebraska bonds. Pass
ed to be cngro>Sed; An act TO amend an act re-
latin@ TO mills and their repairs; an act addi-
tional concerning mills and mill dams an act
Tor the protection of Holsters an act to author
izr the sale of the Knox 4 Lincoln Railroad.
House. The constitutional prohibitory amend
mcnt resolve received final passage, 81 to b.
The divorce bill WAS discussed and several
amendments lessening the rgors of the bill de-
tcated, IN amendment was adopted so that it
shall not apply to pending cases. and the bill. as
it came from the committee. was passed.
Passed to be cngrossed: An act to amend the
public laws of 1873 relating TO the protection of
moose and caribou; an act to amend the laws
relating to tolls for grinding grain; an act pro-
Nldlng that party in possession of real proper
ty may petition to compel the supposed claim
ant OF such property to bring action to try his
title: act making a more strict law protecting
in>ectiyerou> birds.
The following is the vote on the prohibtorv
resolve:
YEAS Mcssrs. Allen Of Chesteryille, AM
bro>e. Aver, BarroWS. Bearce, Blossom. Bolton
BurianG, Carleton. Case. Chamberlain. Chap
man. Chase of Litchfeld Chase of Sebec, Cook
trlmnIn. Cu>hman. Deering, DObSon. Donncll.
Doyen. Drew. Eaton, EIdridge. Emery. Fall
Files, Fisher, Fogg Foster Freeman Gerrish
Gilman, Gilmore. Goodnow. Goodwin of St.
Adams, Hale, Hall of Rockand, Ham. Heath
Hill of Auburn, Hill Of Newburg. IIinckIev
lli>cock Hobart, Holbrook. Horr. Houston of
Belfast, Houston of Bradford, Hubbard. Ives
Jameson. JelIson, Kendall. Knapp. Lane Lath-
am, Lcaritt Of Phillips, Leighton. Newell, Moves
Phair, Phlbrook. Rand, Reed. Robinson. Ro-
dick. Sanbom, Shaw. Shapleigh, Smith of
stockton. Smith of Robbinson. Simpson of Mil
ford. Spear of BoWdonham, Spotford of Buck
sport Htetson, Stone, Strout Taylor. Thatcher
Tracy, 1rafton. Webster Wentworth OF Gar
diner, Wentworth of North Berwick, " hite of
Lewiston. White of Windham, White of Rich
mond. Wilson, Young-62.
NAYS. Messrs. Allen of Dresden, Bracket.
briggs, Bucllin. Chandler, Donovan. Fox
Iiamlln, Harmon. Haskell. Hatch, Hathorn
hllbY. Leavltt of Deering. Linscott. Mathews
Meader. Moore. Phillips. Piper. Powers Rog-
er>. Smith of Oldtown, Smith OF Ninalhaven,
simpson OF Hampton. Spotford of Deer Isle
Talbot Of Falmouth, Thompson, Trufant. Ward
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