The Portland daily press., 1885-02-25

FEBRUARY 20, lS
to chap $40 of R. s., relating to railroads. an act
authorizing the Governor appoint special officers
70 enforce police regulations among the Indian
tribes; an act relating to skating rinks act to
amend sec. 21, chap. 80 of r.. s., relating to game
In the town of Union.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Act to amend sec sec. 16 chap. 1872 of r. S., re-
laIing to appeal from magistrates; act granting adj
altional powers to school district No. 8, in the
Town OF Kennebunk; act to amend and revise the
cnarter of the city OF Rockland; act TO amend and
revise the charter of the city of Gardiner; act to
fusnaw lake by steam; act to increase the capital
stock OF the Bar Harbor Water Co.; act to amend
sec IL chap 80 of R. S. relating to the disposal of
nnesi act to incorporate the Eastern Maine State
Far act to prevent the throwing of slabs and other
reIuse into the Meduxnekeag stream; act to estab-
lish the legal weight of a bushe of herdsgrass seed
Get to authorize the First Parish in Falmouth to sell
and convey certain lands; resolve in favor of Alvah
ii. Libby of Lewiston; resolve in fave of the COM
mttee on education; act to authorize the county Of
Piscataquis to procure money on loan; act to fur
nish certain books to the town of Oakland to re-
place others destroyed by fire; act in relation to the
Union Water Power Company; act to amend and
make valid the organization of the Bodwell Water
Company.
The absence of the speaker, Gen, Mattocks
of Portland was elected speaker pro tenn, and
was escorted to the chair by Mr.. Fogg of Ban
gor.
An order was passed fixing the pay Of pages
at $100 for the session..
Act to abolish the school district system came
up on its passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. Sewall of Oldtown, opposed. He
claimed that the people of towns were the bet
ter judges than the Legislature, and moved its
indefinite postponement. This motion was
sustained by vote Of 81 to 6.
An act relatiRg to establishing and regula-
ting the inspection of steam boilers and licens-
ing of engineers came up on its passage. Mr..
Randall of Augusta, offered an amendm ent
which was accepted. The bill was then tabled
and assigned for Friday next
Pending its passage to be engrossed, bill an
act to establish the Maine Rsformatory Insti-
tuition was assigned for Friday next
The House refused to concur with the SEN
ate is indefinitely postponing the bill to regu-
late the compensation of the clerk OF the s, j.
Court in Hancock county, and insisted upon its
former vote giving the bill passage. The bill
was then tabled.
PETITIONS AND REMoNsTANcEs PRESENTED.
Against the medical bill.
Against the hawkers' and peddlers' bill.
For an increase of the salary of the county
attorney OF Androscoggin county.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Resolve in favor of the city of Auburn.
An act to amend sec. 1, chap. Ill of r, S.
relating to warden of State prison.
Resolve in favor of State prison.
An act to amend sections 81 and 81 OF chap.
40 of r. s.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Adverse reports were made on bill in further
ance OF the charter of the Atlantic X St. Law
renee R,R.; to prevent fraud by insolyent debt
oTs; relating to the service of legal processes on
corporations.
Favorable reports were made on act relating
70 amending sec. q, chap. 70, of R. S., relating
to sales in proceedings in insolvency; an act
relative to criminal costs and expenditures in
the county of Kennsbec.
Majority and minority reports relating to the
ten-hour law came up by special assignment,
ana pending the acceptance of the report, Mr..
Halls OF Portland, moved to substitute the mi
nority for the majority report and and spoke
in its favor.
Mr., McGillicuddy of Lewiston replied, meet
ing the objections of Mr.. Hale and favoring the
majority seport,
d MI Hale gave way to a motion to adjourn to
2.30 p. m.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Resolves authorizing temporary leans for
the years of 1886; an act providing for
choice Of park commissioners an act to make
in relation to the bridge of the Portland, Ssco
q portsmouth Railroad Co., over Ounstan riy-
or; an act Tor the protection OF bass in Winnie
gance Greek.
Afternoon Proceedings.
The debate on the ten-hour law was resumed.
Mr.. Hale of Portland and Walton OF skowhe.
gan speaking in favor of the minority report,
Messrs. Heath of Augusta and Moore of Thom-
aston advocating the majority report.
The motion to substitute the minority renort
was lost by vote OF 102 nays and % yeas as
follows:
Ysas, e Cobb, Gross, Dyer of Baldwin, Fogg, Free
mTan, Gllbert, Hale, Harding, Houston, Howard
10Y. Junklns, Lewis of Orono, Mayo, RitchIe
Whitmarsh.-22. y ---'e
Nays-Ames, Bailey, Bartlett of Montyille Bar
Burrill, Chaloner, Chase Coan, Coffin Of Addison
Cohln OF Lee, Cole Of Brownfield Cole of Eliot.
Comins Cote. Couch, Cousens, Cowperthwaite
Dunn, Dyer Of Foxcroft Edmunds Field, Foss
Frsbee, Furbush, Gagnon, Gem Gerrish, Good,
Hamilton, Haney Havey. Heath, Hill Of Auburn' Tus
d Alll OF Lyman, Hobart, Holt, Hussey Jones Kaler'
kfellock, kidder, Knowlton, Lancaster, ieavitt
Mallett. Marte McGillicuddy, Moore of Gardner
Moore OF Thomaston, Morrifl, Nelson, Noble. Nut,
Ling, III oakes Packard, Palmer, Parsons, Perkins
Pnilorook, Powers, Prescott, Rackliff, Randall
ticker Rob 1ins, Sawyer, Scribner, Searls Sewall
Hips1u. S s smith Spear, Stearns, Stevens Sweet
land, Thomas. Tinkham, Titcomb Walker of Lewis
ton to Walker Of Peru, Warren of Biddeford. Warren
102. ""U +" "Snl@n-
The majority report being accepted, the
bill was then read three times under susueu.
sion of the rules.
MIR. sprsgue OF Monson, moved to amend SO
that the act should not apply to women who
work BY the day or By the piece. Rejected
only Mr.. Sprague voting in favor of his amend
ment.
Mr.. Heath of Augusta, moved to amend sec
OF the bill SO that it should read: Nothing
in this act shall apply to any manufacturing
establishment whose manufactured goods is
perishabe and requires Immediate labor there
on to prevent decay thereof" Amendment
adopted.
The bill then passed to be engrossed on g
call Of the House BY vote of 1O4 yeas, % nays.