Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-10
MAINE LEGISLATTRE.
SENATE.
AUGUSTA. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1888.
ct according to adjournment.
aver by Rev Mr.. Sane erson of Aupusta

Met according to adjournment.
frayer by Rev Mr.. SANGER of Augusta.
journal of Thursday approved
communications were received from Hon.
). u Smith, Secretary of State. and from
Gen. Geo. L. Beal Adjutant General. signi.
lying their acceptance of the offices to which
they were severally elected.
Also from Hon. c. W. Goddard of Port
land, laying before the Senate draft of the
fourth revision of the Public Laws of the
state of Maine, completed in separate titles.
with head notes, marginal notes, and adjudi-
Gated cases interpreting the statutes with
indexes, accompanied with a report and sup-
| gestions.
On motion of Mr.. Young of Cumberland,
Ordered, The House concurring. that a
committee of three be appointed from the
Senate. with such as the House may join.
to consider the report of Hon. c. W. God
dard on the revision of the statutes
The chair subsequently announced as that
committee, Senators Wentworth of .Penobscot,
-Stubbs of Franklin and Young of Cumber-
| land
Senator Penneil of Androscoggin moved
that the order relating to Senatorial and Rep
resentative apportionment be taken from the
table; that the Senate concur, and that a
committee of seven be appointed by the Pres
ANNbe Va eiC cCudtc W JOIN sucH as the House
may appoint for the purpose of considering
the Senatorial and representative appOrtiOn-
ment.
Senator Gushee of Knox approved the
| amendment, and the order was given a pas-
sage.
On motion Of Mr.. Weymouth of Penobscot,
Ordered, The House concurring. that one
of the Joint Rules and Orders of the two
Houses be amended by adding to the list of
Joint Standing Committees Committee on
the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts.
On motion of Mr. Maxwell of York,
Ordered. That a Joint Select Committee of
three on the part of the Senate. with such as
the House may join, be appointed to receive
proposals from the publishers Of the Maine
State Year Book for furnishing the State
with sufficient number of copies for the
years lSS3-S4.
Messrs. Maxwell of York, Pennell of
AndrOscoggin and Marble of Lincoln were
subsequently announced as that committee
On motion of Mr.. Haskell of Somerset,
| Ordered. That at IL o'clock noon Tuesday
next the Senate shall proceed to vote for
Senator to Congress for the full term from
March 4th, 1888, in accordance with the laws
of the United States.
The President announced the standing
On Bills in the Second Reading. .-Messrs
| Haskell of Somerset, Marble of Lincoln.
Gnshee of Knox. Sfearns Of Oxford, Meal
lister of Hancock, Nutting of Cumberland,
| Wilson of Penobscot. Hume of Washington,
| Smith of York, Parkhurst of AroostOOk,
| Roak of Androscoggin, Taber of Waldo
On Engrossed BiHs.-Messrs. Wentworth
of Penobscot, Rust of Waldo. Goodall of
York, Coffin of Washington, Connor of Som
merset, Kimball of Sagadahoc, Lord of Cum
| berland, Chase of Oxford Heath of Kenne-
bee, Smith of Franklin, Young of Cumber-
| land, Maxwell of York.
| Al-o the Joint Standing Committees on the
part of the Senate. which were appointed and
sent down to the House. The Joint Standing
committees as announced are printed else
where.
See House Report.
| The order which was sent down from the
Senate providing that the joint Rules and
Orders by 1881 be adopted as the joint rules
and orders of this Legislature until other
wise ordered, was non-concurred in by the
| House.
On motion of Senator Young of Cumber-
land the Senate receded from its vote, and
united with the House in concurrence
| with its order.
On motion of Mr.. Young of Cumberland,
Ordered. The House concurrng, that the
Joint Rules and Orders of 1881. as amended
oy orders already passed by this legislature,
De aoopted as the JOINT huies ana orders OF
| this legislature until otherwise ordered.
On motion of Senator Gushee of Knox, the
order introduced on Thursday relating to the
State Printing was taken from the table. and
,'e 'no'eu a, "e % a"'e"''i'e,' '''a' Tue cou'n''
contract to the lowest bidder.
Sc, ator Weeks of Kennebec moved the
and gave his reasons for his motion