Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-03-01
NO 81.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb

WEDNESDAY, Feb. %.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Randall, Chaplain Of
the House.
Papers from the House disposed Of in
concurrence.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State transmitting list Of titles
of public acts approved by the Governor to
date.
On motion of Mr.. Marble of Lincoln,
Ordered, That James w. Clark, Senator
from Oxford county, be excused from fur
ther attendance upon the sessions of this SEN
ate on and after March I'd, and that the Sec
retarv of the Senate he ordered TO make up
his pay to the end of said session.
Mr.. Mclaughlin of Cumberland, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported fought
to pass on bill an act additional To the insolv-
ent laws of Maine Provides that upon dis
charge in insolvency being duly granted. the
debtor shall be forever thereafter discharged
and exempt from arrest or imprisonment in
any suit or upon any proceeding for or on ac-
count of any debt or demand which might
have been proved against his estate in in
solvency by any creditor wherever residingl;
laid on the table to be printed.
Same Senator. from same committee re.
ported ''ought not to pass on act to amend
chap "a of the public laws of 1878.
Mr.. Stubs of Franklin, from the Commit
tee on Legal Affairs, reported fought to pass"
on petition of James c. Ledyard ct ais. with
bill entitled ian act to amend the charter Of
the city of Bath read twice, under suspen-
sion of the rules. and passed to be epgrossed.
Same Senator, from same committee, re-
ported 'ought to pass on petition of James
c. Ledyard ct ais. of Bath with bill 'an act
relating to drains and sewers in the city of
Bath" read twice, under suspension Of the
rules. and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Young of Cumberland, from the Com.
mittee on Financial Afairs, reported two
resolves authorizing the Treasurer of the
State to contract a temporary loan of $500, 900,
if he should deem it necessary, for each Of the
years 1883 and 1884, laid on the table to be
printed.
Mr.. Wentworth of Penobscot, from the
Committee on the Judiciary. reported "ought
to pass" on bill an act to amend an act to
charter the city of Biddeford; read twice,
under suspension of the rules, and passed to
be enerossed.
Mr.. Pennell of Androscoggin, from the
Committee on Legal Affairs, reported fought
not to pass" on bill an act additional to chap.
of the revised statutes concerning elections
Mr.. Smith Of York, from the Committee
on Manufactures. reported fought not to
pass on bill an act to amend sec. Of chap.
4s of the revised statutes.
Mr.. Lord of Cumberland submitted the
final rel port of the Committee on Insane Hos.
pita,.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend sec. Z, chap. 1856 Of the
revised statutes relating to trial justices and
Judges of municipal and police courts; an act
TO amend chap. l5S Of the laws of 1871; an
act relating to immigration; resolve in aid of
repairing bridge over Fish river; an act to
repeal chap. 207 of the private and special
laws of 1880 relating to the taking of fish In
Dexter pond an act in relation to the settle
ment of persons living in unincorporated
places.
PASSED TO BE ESGRossEp.
An act to amend an act to incorporate the
city of Rockland; an act to confirm and make
valid the organization of the Lewiston and
Auburn Horse Railroad Co. under suspen-
sion of the rules an act to amend an act
relating to the Maine Wesleyan Seminary
and Female College, approved Feb. 8, 1888
under suspension of the rules1 an act to
authorize the removal of Instructions in the
Sebasticook River under suspension Of the
rules an act to amend the charter of the
Shirley Dam Co. as amended by the House.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to confirm and make valid the or
ganization of the Lewiston and Auburn
Horse Railroad Co.
On motion Of Mr.. Rust of Waldo, bill an
act to amend sections 35 and &c of chap. 63
of the revised statutes, relating to the publi-
cation of notices in probate proceedings,
pending its passage to be engrossed, was laid
or the table.
Resolves to apportion the State for senators
and representatives, pending their passage to
be engrossed, were laid on the table, on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Coffin of Washington.
Subsequently, on motion Of same Senator.
the resolves were taken from the table. Mr..
Coffin then submitted an amendment reclass-
flying the apportionment Of Washington
county, and msved its adoption As more salts
factory to the majority of the delegation
from his county.
The question was discussed by Messrs.
Coffin of Washington, Gushee of Knox, Hume
of Washington, Wentworth Of Penobscot,
and Heath Of Kennebec.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Kimball Of Sagadahoc moved to take
one representative from the IL apportioned
Kennebec county to add to the four assigned
Sagadahoc county. In support of his motion
he said that Kennebec had been awarded q
representative on fraction Of 1888, while
SaRauanOc, WIN u traction OF ZlUZ, nh0 Deen
ignored. Sagadahoc was a gaining county.
while Kennebec for the last decade had
shown a loss. He saw no reason in justice or
logic why the extra representative should 20
to Kennebec; and trusted that that county,
with the generosity which has always charac-
terized her, would say to Sagadahoc, Take
the representative which belongs to you.''
Mr.. Heath Of Kennebec said that if Saga
dahoc had ayalid claim to another representa-
tive, it should be taken from some other
county than Kennebec. Androscoggin coun.
ty is awarded q representative for every 4004
persons; Kennebec, one for every 40Sl. The
constitution prescribes that It shall take two
and one-half times as many persons for two
representatives as for one; four and one halt
times as many for three representatives as fol
one; and seven times as many for foul
as for Que. Lewiston has been as
signed four representatives. To be entitled
to this number it should have population Of
$4,000. What are the facts? 1t has I
population of $4,000. As substitute fol
the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Sagadahoc Mr.. Kimballl he moved 4
take one of the four representatives assigned
to the city of Lewiston and give it to Bath
CONTINUED on third paRe.)