Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-13
HOUSE,.
FRIDAY, Jan. 18th.

FRIDAY, Jan. 18th.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ives of the House.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in
| concurrence.
Senate order relating to the employment
| of an experienced draughtsman for the Com
Senate given a passage, and was laid on the
table on motion of Mr.. Talbot of East Ma
| chias.
| Petition of Geo. B. Page of Houlton came
from the Senate referred to the judiciary
| Committee, and was laid on the table on mo-
tion of Mr.. Talbot of East Machias.
| Bill an act to suppress pigeon shooting re-
| ferred by the House to the Committee on
Fisheries and Game, came from the Senate
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
| Mr.. Rogers of Bath understood that the
bill for the prevention of cruely to animals,
which had been referred to the Judiciary
Committee, embodied everything in the bill
under consideration, and he moved to recede
and concur with the Senate, and the House so
voted.
| Mr. Moore from the committee on Legal
| Affairs reported ought to pass on bill an act
| to authorize the Cabot Manufacturing Co.
to increase its capital stock; read and as
signed.
| Mr. Thompson from the same committee
| reported reference to the Committee on the
Judiciary on petitions of citizens of Wiscas-
set and Edgecomb for more stringent divorce
| laws.
Resolve relating to proposed change of
| lights on the coast of Maine received its final
passage.
Resolve for amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors came up by special assign
ment.
Mr.. Eaton of Camden took the floor,
moved its reference to the Comm ttee on
Temperance, and spoke at length in support
of the proposed amendment.
| Mr.. Hall of Rockland had no doubt that
the measure which bad been presented would
pass the House, and substantially in its pres
ent form, by a very large majority; yet he
thought there. those present who
re moved to table.
Mr.. Powers of Houlton asked if it would
not be proper to refer the resolution to an
appropriate committee, inasmuch as the prop
osition was to amend the organic law of the
State. and there have it carefully examined
and reported back to The House.
| Mr.. Hall thought the suggestion a good
one and withdrew his motion to table.
| Mr. Powers moved to refer to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
| Mr. Robinson of Readfield did not desire
to discuss the question. but it seemed to him
very appropriate to refer to the Committee on
Temperance. as this course would be in ac-
cordance with the order passed that all mat
ters relating particularly to temperance should
| be referred to that committee.
Mr.. Powers, as a member of the Judiciary
Committee had no desire to claim any work
for it that did not properly belong there. as
| it had enough to do. While the resolution
might refer to temperance. hs could not
| be oblvious to the fact that the constitution
| of this State when amended had always been
carefully considered either by constitution
al convention or by the Judiciary Committee.
The proposition was to change the highest
| law of the land, and if the Judiciary Commit
tee had any duty which was particularly its
own it was to consider such matters as these.
| He ventured the assertion that there never
had been an instance where the constitution
of this State or of any other. had been
changed without the proposition having been
| submitted, either to a convention or q Judi
ciary committee and carefully and thorough
| ly considered. He did not think there was
| the least purpose to stit1e the resolution. For
one he should insist upon reporting the mat
ter back to be disposed Of as the House saw
| fit His only object in making his motion
was to have the subject carefully considered
/ and ascertain if it was such . resolve as IT
should be, applying as it did to the constitu-
ton. He moved to amend the motion to re-
fer to the Committee on Temperance BY sub
suituting the Judiciary Committee.
/ Mr.. Eaton OF Camden called for the yeas
and nays.
i Mr.. Rogers of Bath hoped the motion fol
the yeas and and nays would not be insisted
upon. 1t would needlessly take up the time
| The motion for the yeas and nays was
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