Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-05
House,.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. 4

| Papers from the Senate disposed of in
| concurrence.
Resolve in favor of the Joint Standin ,
Committee on State prison, came from the
Senate, passed TO he engrossed, and, under a
| suspension of the rules, it had its first and
second readings, aud was passed to be en-
crossed, in concurrence, on motion of Mr..
| Simpson of Carmel.
Bill an act to create lien on wood, passed
to be engrossad in the Honse, came from the
Senate recommitted to the Committee on
Legal Affairs, and the House receded and
concurred.
communication was received from the
Secretary of State transmitting list of the
public acts approved by the Governor. Laid
| on the table
On motion of Mr. Cobb of Minot.
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the
joint standing Committee on State Prison be
| requested to furnish an itemzed bill of their
expenses during their late visit to and insDec-
ton of the Maine State Prison.
On motion of Mr.. Webb of Deering,
| Ordered, That Daniel Cote be granted
leave of absence for ten days on account of
| serious family affection.
Mr.. Mayo, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs. reported ought not to pass on bill an
act to make valid the doings of the several
school districts in the town of Odtown.
Subsequently. Mr.. Dickey of Fit. Kent
called attention TO the absence of the gentle
man from Oldtown Mr.. Sewall1 who had
introduced the bill, and upon his motion the
report was laid upon the table.
! Mr. Whitmarsh, from the Committee on
Mtlitary Affairs. reported ought not to pass
on bill, AN act to amend sec. 10Y chap. 225 of
the public LAWS of 1880 relating to the pay of
Assistant Adjutant General Quartermaster
sri Adjutant.
4 Mr.. Moore, from the same Committee, re
ported leave to Withdraw on petition of John
A. Hamilton and Al others, for an act where
by all persons who furnished substitutes in
the late civil war may be reimbursed for the
same. Also, reported reference to the Com
mittee on pensions, on resolve in favor of
Elvira H Libby.
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on judi
Hciarv. reported reference to the Commistee
| on Fisheries and Game, on petition of Thad-
deus Spear for amendment to sec. 50, chap
40 of the Revised Statutes. relating to the
taking of fish except in the tide waters in
nets, seines, wiers or traps
Mr. Mayo from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, reported in new draft and ought to
rass on bill an act to l,.galiz he off ,ial acts
and doings of the selectmen of the town of
Enfield read and assigned.
!
Affairs, reported in new draft and ought to
pass on bill an act to amend sec. l. chap. 1872
of the Revised Statutes; printed under rule
Mr. Nutting, from the Committee on
Change of Name. reported ought to pass on
bill an act to change the name of Charles
Dudley of Hallowell to Fred c. Dudley {:
read and assigned.
Mr.. Mallet from the Committee on Agri-
culture. reported ought to pass on bill an act
to establish the standard weight of bushel
of beans; printed under rule.
Mr.. Walton from the Committee on Legal
Affairs. reported reference to the Committee
on Financial Affairs for further action and
correction, on order, to inquire if any panta
tiOns have been axed with State and County
taxes contrary to the Meaning of the statutes
under which thev were organized. Also
reported bill an act for amendment to the
charter of the city of Augusta relating to the
Common Council printed under rule.
Mr.. Goodnow from the Committee on Judi
ciary. reported reference to the Committee on
Fisheries and Game on bill an act for the
protection of seal in Saco Bay
Mr. Thomas from the Committee on Inter
ior Waters, reported in new draft and ought
to pass on bill an act to incorporate the Sandy
River improvement Co ; read and assiged.
Mr.. Lttleield from the Knox County
delegation, on petition. reported bill an act
to fix the salaries of the judge and register
of probate of Knox county; printed under
rule.
Mr.. Littlefield from the Committee on Ju-
dietary. reported ought to pass on bill an act
revised statutes, relating TO the record of the
qualifications of justices of the peace; print
ed under rule,
Resolve in favor of the temporary Home
for Women and Children came up on its pas
sage to be engrOssed.
Mr.. Moore of Thomaston said that he would
like to ask an explanation in relation to this
resolve. That there were a great many re-
solves before the House for the appropriation
of money, and that if these resolves were all
put through at the rate they are coming, we
will have to sell the State to meet them If
this was in aid of worthy object he did not
object
MIR Dyer of Baldwin said that this resolve
had come before the Committee on Legal
Affairs, and that it appeared to that committee
to be an institution which operated all
through the State, in every county and every
town, and that large portion of its work was
done outside of Cumberland county. The
friends of the Home have raised by subscrip
ton about $500. with which they have built
| and furnished house costing 81 500. They
| have raised further nearly 81 300 annually,
about 5000 from subscriptions, and about
800 being the proceeds of entertainments.
etc That it was found to be impossible to
carry on the Home without more funds, the
expenses being nearly $1,000 per year. The
| work of the Home is to take women and chill
dren which would go to no other institution
in the State, and keep them for such length
of time as NAV be deemed proper, and then
to provide good homes for them. and that the
institution was reaching class of people
who otherwise might become paupers and
criminals.
On motion of Mr.. Cousens of Kennebunk-
port, the resolve laid upon the table, ,
and Thursday specially assigned for its con-
sideration.
| House document No. 40. resolve in to fur
nish books to the town of Oakland to replace
others destroyed by fire, came up on its pass
age to be engrossed, and was tabled on mo-
ton of Mr. Cousens of Kennebunkport.
| On motion of Mr.. Goodnow of Calais. Sen
ate document No. 10, an act to am nd an act
to incorporate the Van Buren, laundering
and Manuf acturing Company, was taken
from the table, and passed to he engrossed.
Resolve making an appropriation for re-
pairs of roads in Indian Township, Washington
county, came up on its passage to be engross-
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