Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-19


gin, Messrs. Pennell of Androscoggin, Park
hurst of Aroostook and Gushee of Knox were
appointed a committee to receive, sort and
count votes for President pro tempore.
Mr.. Pennell, from the committee, subse
quently reported as follows;
Whole number of votes, ~
Necessary for a choice, 10
Hon. Geo. +. Weeks had Is
Scattering,
The report was accepted, and Hon. Geo.
f. Weeks, having received a majority of the
votes cast was declared President pro tenn
pore.
MIR. Weeks was conducted to the chair by
Senator Weymouth of Penobscot and Sena-
tor Taber of Waldo.
Mr.. Weeks gracefully thanked the Senate
for the honor conferred upon him, and prom
ised to discharge the duties of the position to
the best of his ability.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Minard of Gardiner.
On motion of Mr.. Weymouth of Penobscot,
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns
it be to Monday forenoon at ii o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Wentworth of Penobscot,
that Senator was charged with and con
veyed a message to the Governor inform
ing the Governor and Council that Hon. Geo.
Z. Weeks had been elected President pro
fempore in the absence of the President;
House by the same Senator.
Papers from the House disposed of in
concurrence.
Mr. Heath of Kennebec. from the Com
mittee on Manufactures, reported 'ought to
pass" on bill an act to repeal see. s of chap.
As of the revised statutes relating to manu-
factures, mining and quarrving corporations;
laid ON the table to be printed.
Mr.. Pennell of Apdroscoggin, from the
Committee on Legal Affairs. reported bill an
act to prevent the throwing of sawdust and
refuse lumber into the Great Marsh River in
the town of Harrington. Washington county;
read and assigned.
Mr.. Stubbs of Franklin, from the Commit
tee on Legal Affairs, reported fought to
pass" with bill, on petition of members of the
First Congregational parish in the town of
York, to legalze their dongs in repairing the
church read and assigned.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend the charter of the city of
Belfast; an ac: providing that party in pos
session of real property may petition to
compel supposed claimants of such property
to bring action to try his title; an act to
amend chap. 60 of the revised statutes, re-
latipg to divorce; an act to amend sec. IA of
chap. 80 of the public laws of 1873, relating
to insectiverOus birds: an act making Sun
day close time for game and birds of all
kinds: an act requiring county commission
ers to make and complete ledger indexes in
the several registers of deeds an act to in
corporate the Deer Isle zinc and silver mining
company
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act additional to an act to incorporate
the Penobscot Log Driving Co. an act to in
corporate the Hot Brook Dam Co. an act to
amend and make valid the doings under the
charter of the Hartland Village Corporation;
an act to establish municipal court in the
town of Dexter; an act to incorporate the
Buxton and Hollis Agricultural Society; an
act to incorporate the Winterport Village
Corporations an act to incorporate the So
Ion and Embden Bridge Corporation;
an act to repeal chap. Sc of the
public laws of 1878, and the first and second
sections of chap. 4S of the public laws Of
1875, relating to the State debt; an act for
the protection of salmon, land-locked salmon
and trout as amended by the Housed; re-
solve establishing the valuation of Township
No. |. range in the county of Franklin.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to set off the city of Hal
lowell from what used to be the
South Kennebec Agricultural Society,
and join it to the Kennebec County Agricul-
tural Society; an act to prevent the taking of
trout in Bryants Brook and Beaver Brook in
the town of Scarboro: an act to repeal chap.
l04 of the public laws of 1879. relating to
the taking of togue and trout in Great Tunk
pond an act to authorize the inhabitants of
the town of Wells to construct a bridge
across tide waters of Ogunquit river; an act
to annex part of the town of Brooks to the
town of Monroe, and to establish the bOun-
dary line between said towns; an act to pre-
vent the throwing of rock, sand or refuse
into the keag river in the town of South
ThomastOn; an act to repeal chap. LOG of the
private and special laws Of 1879, relating to
the taking of fish in Sibley pond in Canaan
and Pittsfeld; an act additional to and
ameDdatory of chap. l59 of the special laws
of 1866, entitled ian act to supply the people
of Portland with pure water" an act to in
corporate the BTun.wick and Harpswell
Telegraph and Telephone Co.; an act to in
corporate the North Franklin Telegraph and
Telephone Co.; an act to amend an act to in
corporate the city of Auburn, relating to as
| SCISSORS of taxes and overseers of the poor.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve making an appropriation for the
Passsamaquoddy tribe of Indians for the
years 1Ss3-S4; resolve in favor of the repeal
OF resolve IN favor OF Nelson Iurney; resolve
in favor of the joint standing committee on
State College of Agriculture and the Me-
chanic Arts: resolve in relation to the ma
rine service of the United States; resolve in
favor Of the joint s,anding committee on
military affairs.
communication was received from the
House, through its Clerk, asking for a return
of House document No. S3, an act to amend
chap. 81 Of the revised statutes, relating to
mills and mill dams.
On motion of Mr.. Weymouth of Penobscot,
bill an act to apportion the State for repre-
sentatives to Congress, pending its passage
| to be engrossed, was laid on the table, and
Monday at II o'clock assigned for its con-
sideration.