Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-10

of Vassalboro.
1t was further discussed by Messrs. Has
keli of New Gloucester, Robinson of Read
field. Talbot of East Macbias, Houston OF
Belfast, Piper of Kenduskeag, Phillips OF
Hermon. and others.
Mr.. Houston of Belfast moved an amend
ment. which was adopted.
The resolve was then indefinitely post
poned on motion of Mr.. Phillips of Hermon,
so in favor of the motion and IS against.
On motion of Mr.. Hale of Portland the
vote was reconsidered. whereby the House
passed to be engrossed the resolve for a COM
mission on the tax law. The same gentle
man then moved its indefinite postponement.
This motion was advocated by Messrs.
Hale and Mattocks of Portland. Powers of
Houlton, Rogers of Bath, Heath of Augusta
and Moore of Thomaston, and opposed by
Messrs. Wilson of Paris. Bearce of Norway.
Eldrdge of Dexter, White of Lewiston.
Phillips of Hermon and Houston of Belfast,
Mr.. Piper of Kenduskeag moved to amend
so that the compensation of the commission
shall not exceed $1,000. and that their re-
searches shall be confined to this State. The
amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Bearce of Norway yea
and nay vote was ordered and taken, result
ing in the affirmative as follows:
1EA.-Messrs. Allen OF Dresden, Allen of Ches-
terville. Blossom. Briggs, Carleton. Chamberlain,
Chapman, Chase of Litchfeld. Cook. Copeland,
Deerng. Dinsmore Doanell, Donov an. Foyer. Emery,
FALL Files, Fisher. Foster, Fox, Freeman. Gilmore.
Goodwin of South Berwick, Hale. Hall OF Rock
land. Hall of Alfred. Harmon, Haskell. Hatch, Heath,
Hobart, Holbrook, Jameson. johnson. Knapp. Lane.
Leighton, Linscoft, Nattocks, Moore, Newell, Nye,
OAK, Perkins. Phillips Piper. Powers, Rand, Reed.
Robinson, Rogers, Sanborn, Shaw, Shapleigh, Small,
Milford, Spear of Bowdonham. Stone, Strou,, Talbot
of Falmouth, Thonas, Thompson, Trnfant. Ward,
Webster, Wentworth of Gardiner, Wentworth Of
North Berwick, White of Richmond, Young.-7S
NAY.-Messrs. Rarrsws, Bearce, Buckin, Chase of
Sebec. Edridge, Goodwin of ST. Adams, Hathorn,
Hill OF Ne burg Hinkley. Horr Houston of Belfast.
Houston of Bradford, Kendall, Latham. Leavitt of
Deerng, Taylor, White of Lewiston, Wilson.-17.
So the bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Heath of Augusta the
Honse took from the table resolve laying a
tax on the several counties of the State. 1t
was amended on motion of the same gentle
man by reducing the tax on Kenncbec coun
~ from $780, 900 to S34, 900, and passed to be
engrOssed.
MIR. Thatcher from the Committee on disa.
greeting vote on resolve for an appropriation
on bridge across Wytopi,lock stream, report
ed that the amount of the appropriation be
reduced from $500 to $500, and that it ought
to pass. The report was accepted, amend
ment adopted and the resolve passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. Robinson laid on the table to be print
ed bill an act to amend chap. l43 of the re-
vised statutes relating to the insane hospital
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Rogers of Bath laid on the table to be
printed bill an act to cause the number of in
habitants in the State to be ascertained ex-
elusive of foreigners not naturalized and
Indians not taxed.
Mr.. Rogers from the Committee on Ways
and Means, on order, reported bill an act for
the assessment of a State tax for the year
1888, amounting to the sum of $945, 430 90,
which was passed to be engrossed under a
suspension of the rules
Mr.. Robinson, from the Committee on
Temperance, on that part of the Governors
Message relating to Intoxicating liquors, re-
ported bill an act relating to the sale of intox-
icatng liquors, which had its three several
readings under suspension of the rules, on
motion of the same gentleman.
Mr.. Heath of Augusta moved to table and
print. Lost.
Mr. Moore of Thomaston moved to indefi-
ntely postpone.
Mr.. Powers of Houlton opposed the bill as
unconstitutional.
Mr.. Heath of Augusta opposed the motion
to indefinitely postpone, because he thought
the bill could be amended so as to obviate
objections to it.
Mr.. Allen of Dresden opposed the bill
because there was ample law on the subject
of temperance.
Messrs. Robinson of Readfeld and Horr of
Lewiston advocated the bill and Mr.. Moore
of Thomaston opposed.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson of Readfeld a
yea and nay vote was ordered.
Mr. Newell of Lewiston, being paired, was
excused from voting.
The result was as follows:
YEA-Messrs Allen of Dresden, Ambrose, Bearce,
Bosom, Briggs, Buckin, Burland Carleton, Cham
berlan, Chandler, Chapman, Chase of Sebec, Chase
of Litchfeld. Copeland. Dinsmore, Donovan, Emery,
Fail, Freeman, Gilmore, Goodnow. Goodwin of So.
Hathorn, Hill of auburn. Latham, Mattocks. Mcln-
tire. Meader, Moore. Phillips, Piper. Powers Rodck.
shaw, shaPlsigh, smith of Robbinsion, Talbot of
worth of No. Berwick, " hite of Lewiston, Wilson,
Young.-f.
NAY.-Messrs Barrows, Chick Donnell. Eldrdge,
Fisher, Foster, Fox, Goodwin of It. Adams. Hall
of Alfred, Hamn Harmon. Heath, Hinkey. Hol
brook. Horr. Houston of Belfast Jameson, john
son, Knapp. Lane Leavitt of Deering. Moves. Oak.
Rand. Reed, Robinson, SaIborn Small, Spear of II al
lowell, Strout, Webster, Wentworth of Gardiner
White of Richmond-34.
SO the bill was Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Hinckley from the Committee on
Finance reported ought to pass on resolve in
favor of the State Prison; read and assigned.
On motion of MIR. Hale of Portland the
House took from the table the majority and
minority reports of the Committee on the
Judiciary, on bill an act to amend the second
specification of sec. 6, chap. Of the revised
statutes. relating to taxes. and the same gen.
teman moved to substitute the minority re-
port, which is Sought to pass" for that of
the majority which is Fought not to pass"
Messrs. Hale of Portland and Moore of
Thomaston supported the minority report and
Mr. Powers the majority.
The motion to substitute the minority re-
port for the ma ority was carried by vote Of
40 to SO.
The rules were suspended and the bill was
given its several readings.
Mr.. Powers of Houlton called for a yea
and nay vote or the passage ofthe bill to be
engrossed, which was ordered and taken, re-
sulting in the negative as follows:
YEA.-Messrs. Allen of Dresden. Ambrose, Bios
som, Burland, Chamberlain, Chandler. Copeland.
Donovan. Doyen, Eldridge. Emery, Fall, Foster.
Freeman, Goodnow, Goodwin Of st. Adams, Good.
win of 30. Berwick, Hale, Hall of Rocklsnd Hall of
Alfred, Hamlin. Harmon, Heath, Hobart, Horr,
Knapp, Lane, Leighton, Msttocks, Mea1er, Moore.
Newell, Phillips, Rand, Reed, Robinson, Rodick,
Sanborn, shaw, Shapleigh Spear of Hallowell Spear
of Bowdoinham, Strout, Trufant, Wentworth ei
North Berwi k.-45
NAY.-Messrs. Allen of Chesterville, Barrows
Bartlett. Bearce. Briggs. Bucklin, Carleton
Chapman, Chase of Litch6eld Chase of Sebec, Chick
Cook, Dnsmore. Fisher. Fox, Gilmore, Ham, Has
kell, Hatch, Hathorn. Hill of Auburn, Hinhley. Ho