Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-09
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| after this day, which was referred to the
| Committee on Leave of Absence.
| Mr.. Piper of kendnskeag submitted order
TO excuse Mr.. Ambrose of Sherman on and
4 after March 10th, which was referred to the
| Committee on Leave of Absence.
Mr.. Latham of Auburn presented order IL
excuse Mr.. Small of Limington on and after
March 10th, which was referred TO the Com
mittee on Leave of Absence.
| Mr.. Fox of Lowell presented order to ex-
cuse Mr.. Gilman of VIM from further
attendance, which was referred TO the Com
| mittee on Leave of Absence.
| Mr.. Gilmore of Dedham presented an order
TO excuse Mr.. Young on and after March 10th.
which was referred to the Committee on
| Leave of Absence
| message was received from the Senate
! informing the House that in the absence OF
the President that branch had made choice
| of Hon. William NJ. Rust as President pro
TEN.
Mr.. Wilson of Paris presented resolve for
| the appointment of commission of three on
| the tax law, which was read and tomorrow
assigned for its second reading on motion OF
| the same gentleman
Mr. Spear from the Committee on Legal
Affairs. reported in draft and ought Ia
| pass on bill an act 10 amend sec. 40 chap. 81
| OF the revised statutes relative to liens on
| goods in possession; read and assigned for
| afternoon.
| Mr.. Donovan, from the same committee re-
ported ought TO pass on bill an act to amend
secs. 10 and l6 chap. As o: the revised stat
| utes relating TO the employment of minor
| children in manufacturing corporations
| printed under rule; also reported reference
| to the next legislature on order as to the ex-
pediency of reducing the salary Of the Land
| Agent.
| Mr. Emery from the Committee on Legal
Affairs. reported legislation inexpedient on
| order As to inspection of steam boilers.
Mr.. Heath from the Judiciary Committee
reported in draft and ought to pass OH
bill te prohibit the sale of toy pistols; printed
under rule.
Mr. Fisher from the Committee on Leave
| of Absence, reported ought to pass on order
to excuse Mr.. Smith of Vinalhaven, from
| further attendance. The order received a
| passage.
Bill an act to amend sec 6, chap. $50 of
| the public laws of 1879, relating to the com
pensaton of county commissioners, came up
| on its passage to be engrossed. Its passage
was opposed by Messrs. Talbot of East
! Machias, Noyes of Whitefield, Smith OF
| Vinalhaven, and Chase of Sebec, and favored
| by Messrs. Rogers of Bath, Small of Lining
| ton. and Ambrose of Sherman.
Mr.. Chase of Sebec moved to indefinitely
| postpone.
MIR Emery of Saco. moved to table and as
signed II o'clock tomorrow for its further
| consideration. Lost.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
then carried.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Industrial
School for Girls came up on its passage to be
engrossed.
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| Bile.
Mr. Haskell of New Gloucester defended
| the resolve.
The resolve was then laid on the table and
| assigned for tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
| Resolve in favor of Spr.ue and Son came
| up on its passage to be engrossed and the
speaker stated that under the order passed a
| yea and nay vote would be taken.
Mr.. Talbot of East Macbias raised the
point that the order not binding upon the
| House because it undertook to change the
rules of the House, which could not be done
| except by a two-thirds vote and one days
| notice of the proposed change.
| The speaker sustained the point that the
order was not binding on the House
| The resolve was then passed to be en-
crossed.
| Bill an act to abolish arrest and imprison-
ment for debt except in cases of fraud, came
up on its passage to be engrossed, and was
laid on the table on motion of Mr. Bearce OF
NORWAY.
Bill an act to provide for the registration
| of all practitioners of medicine and surgery
came up on its passage to be engrosseh
Mr.. Horr of Lewiston moved to table an(
assign for tomorrow at | o'clock. Lost.
Mr.. Smith of RObbinston opposed the pas
sage of the bill and moved its indefinite post
| advocated
Messrs. Piper of Kenduskeag, Eaton of Cam
| dem and opposed by Messrs. Horr of Lewis
| ton, Ives of Castine, Noyes of Whitefeld
and Traitor of Newfield.
The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vailed
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act concerning trade marks and the
registration; an act to amend sec. IA. chap
65 of the revised statutes relating to the dis
tribution of estates.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act requiring county commissioners t,
make and complete ledger indexes in til,
several registries of deeds; resolve relating t.
a bond held in trust by the State for the Stat,
| College of Agriculture and the MechaDi,
Arts 4; an act to provide for the addition o
one member to the board of trustees of tn,
State College of Agriculture; act I,
amend sec. chap 80 of the revised statutes
an act defining the size of "a great pond
as being 80 acres and upwards resolve in ia
vor of Sprague & Son.
| PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend sec. %, chap. "A o
the public laws of 1873. entitled al
act in relation to the insolvent law
of Maine: an act in relation to the fore
closure of mortgages; an act for the proven
ton of cruelty; an act to amend chap. 2l
of the public laws of 1877 relating to saving
banks ian act amendatory of chap. 70 of tn
revised statutes relating to courts and trave
of county commissioners of CHAMBERLAIN
county; an act to amend sec. ., chap. ) o
the revised statutes relating to land reserves
for public use; an act to provide for the tax
alton of telephone companies.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the Committee on Re
form School, resolve to apportIon the Stat
for Senators; resolve providing for the pay
ment of certain claims against the Insan
Hospital; a resolve in favor of the purchas
: of the Maine State Year Book and Legisla
tive Manual for the wears 1888 and 1884.
Bill an act to repeal an act to incorporat
the town of Lexington was taken from tn
| table nm motion of Mr. ThomDsOn of Bruns