Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-09
MINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
CONTINUED from frs. page.)

twas not a vote to indefinitely postpone.
The bill vas then passed TO be engrossed
On motion o. Mr.. Brsgdon of II sncock,
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, BILLS, ETC, PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
By Mr.. Stubbs of Franklin-Bill an act to
amend sec - of chap 40 OF the revised
statutes. relating 10 the accounts of the
warden of The State Prison; referred to the
Committee on Legal Affairs. Also an act
convey certain real estate; referred to the
Committee on Legal Affairs.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Taber of Waldo, from the Committee
on Counties. reported fought to pass" on
bill TO establish the line between the counties
of Somerset and Piscataquis; read twice. un
der suspension of the rules, and passed u be
engrossed.
House document No. ll9, resolve appro-
priating $3.50 to aid in repairing briige
across Fish River in the town OF Fort Kent.
Aroostook county. was taken from the table.
on motion of Mr. Marble of Lincoln, who
moved its indefinite postponement.
The motion was opposed by Messrs. Will
son of Penobscot. Parkhurst of Aroostook
and Lebroke of Piscataquis, and advocated
by Messrs. Marble of Lincoln. Weymouth
of Penobscot and Wentworth of Penobscot,
On motion of Mr.. Parkhurst of Aroostook
the vote on the question of indefinite post
ponement was taken by yeas and nays, re-
sulting in the affirmative as follows:
YEA.-Messrs. Bragdon, Coffin. Gushee, Heath,
ord, Marble, Maxwell, Nutting, >tearns, Taber,
Wentworth, Weymouth-l2
NAY.-Messrs. Lebroke, Parkhurst, Stubs, VII
son.-4.
House document No. l29, bill an act to
amend secs. and of chap. 80 of the pub
lie laws of 1873, was taken from the table,
on motion of Mr.. Lebroke Of Piscataquis
and indefinitely postponed in concurrence
with the House.
House document No. $50. resolve appro-
priating 5000 in favor of the town of Kings
bury for the support of State paupers from
1874 to the present, was taken from the table
and discussed by Messrs. Gushee OF Knox
and Lebroke of PiscataquiS. On motion of
Mr. Gushee of Knox, the bill was again laid
on the table.
House document No AS. resolve appro-
prating 5000 for each of the years lSs3-S4
for copying muster-out rolls and other war
records. was taken from the table, on motion
of Mr. Wentworth of PenObscot.
Mr.. Wentworth opposed the appropriation
as unnecessary, and moved the indefinite
postponement Of the resolve.
The matter was discussed by Messrs. Lee
broke of Piscataquls. Heath of Kennebec
Stubs of Franklin, Weeks of Kennebec and
Maxwell Of York.
On motion of Mr.. Weymouth, the resolve
was laid on the table, and Monday at IL
o clock assigned for its consideration.
Resolve instructing the Governor and
Council to appoint commission to receive
| u Al. e
hospital, was taken from the table, on motion
of Mr.. Marble of Lincoln, who moved its
indefinite postponement
The resolve was briefly discussed by
Messrs. Parkhurst of Aroostook and Lord of
Cumberland, and then indefinitely postponed.
House document No. 10. bill an act in
| amendment of and additional to chap. l42 of
the revised statutes, relating to the State
Reform School, was taken from the table, on
motion of Mr.. Gushee of Knox.
Mr. Stearns of Oxford, chairman of the
| Committee on Reform School, explained the
needs of the institution.
Mr. Lebroke of Piscataquis eloquently
favored the bill. and submitted an amend
ment striking out the last clause of sec. l6 of
the bill so that the sentence shall read as fol-
| lows: "Punishment of Withholding on short
allowance of food shall not be inflicted"
oU UlOtlOI vi WI VI TNHoh. lilc VII
was again laid on the table.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act amendatory of and in addition to
chap. Il of the public laws of 1873, entitled
IAN act in relation to the insolvent laws of
Maine" and act additional thereto and amend
| atory thereof.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act defining the size of ''great pond
| under suspension of the rules resolve relat-
| ing to an addition to the State House under
suspension of the rules.
| House document No. l79, bill an act to
| amend sec. 9 of chap. 80 of the revised
statutes. pending its second reading. was laid
| on the table, on motion of Mr.. Lebroke of
| Piscataquis
| Bill an act restore the salary of the super
intendent of public buildings, pending its
passage to be engrossed, was laid on the table,
on motion of Mr.. Gushee of Knox.
| On motion of Mr.. Marble of Lincoln.
| Adjourned.
BILLS, PETITIONS, ETC, PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Marble of Lincoln Bill an act to
amend chap IS. sec. 20 of the revised stat
| Il . , ,bo &c