Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-02
House.
SATURDAY, Feb. %

SATURDAY, Feb. 70.
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
The final reports from the committees on
Federal Relations and State prison came
from the Senate, read and accepted. and were
laid on the table.
Bill an act amendatory of and additional
to chap. q of the revised statutes, relating
to the sale of intoxicating liquors, came from
the Senate, passed to be engrossed, was read
twice, and Wednesday next specially assigned
| for its consultation on motion of Mr.. Good
now of Calais.
Resolve authorizing the county commits
sioners of Waldo county to obtain a tempo
rary loan came from the Senate passed to be
engrossed, and had its two several readings
and was passed to be engrossed in concur
renee under suspension of the rules on mo
ton of Mr.. Heath of Augusta.
! Bill an act to amend sec. 2, chap. ll6 Of
the revised statutes relating to the fees of
trial justices, came from the Senate indefn-
| itey postponed. and was laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. Goodnow of Calais.
| House document No. "a, an act in relation
to the election of selectmen, came from the
Senate amended. and pending the acceptance
of the amendment, was tabled on motion of
the same gentleman.
| Bill an act in relation to the Portland and
Ogdensburg Railroad Co. came from the
Senate passed to be engrOssed, was read
twice and Tuesday next was assigned for its
third reading on motion of Mr.. Staples of
Cape Elizabeth.
| Bill an act to regulate the formation of
insurance companies Senate document No,
1913. came from the Senate amended by Sen
ate document No. l3l, and passed to be en-
crossed. The amendment was adopted in
concurrence, the bill read twice and Wednes-
day next assigned for its third reading on
motion of Mr.. Burrill of Ellsworth.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State transmitting list of the
public acts approved by the Governor.
| House document No. lis. an act in relation
to speed on railroads, indefinitely postponed
in the House. came from the Senate, that
branch having refused to concur and asked
| for committee of conference.
On motion Of Mr. Webb of Deerng, the
House voted to insist, and the Chair Joined to
that committee from the Senate, Messrs.
Webb of Deering, Sprague of Monson, and
| Thayer of Waterville, on the part of the
House.
Mr.. Goodnow, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported ought to pass on bill an act
to amend sec. Us. chap. of the revised
statutes, relating to suit for taxes; printed
under rule Also. on order, reported an act
to amend sec. -, chap 1876 of the revised
statutes; printed under rule.
| Mr. Heath, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary. on order, reported resolve providing
for an amendment to the constitution, relating
to salaries of State and county officers !;
printed under rule. Also, reported in a new
draft and ought to pass on bill an act to pro-
hibt the sale to minors of publications de-
voted to criminal news; printed under rule.
Mr.. Stearns, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, on order reported bill an act provid-
ing for appointment of commission to in
vestigate claims of volunteers ard drafted
men; printed under rule.
| Mr.. Goodwin, from the Committee on Tenn
perance, presented the minority report of
that committee, reporting ought not to pass
on bill an act in relation to physicians and
others making prescriptions and application
for intoxicating liquors, and the filling of the
same by apothecaries.
| On motion of Mr.. Barton of Naples, the
report was laid on the table.
House document No. 1856. resolve in favor
OF the city of Auburn, came mp on its first
reading, and had its three several readings
and was passed to be engrossed under sus-
pension of the rules on motion of Mr. Cakes
of Auburn.
| House document No. 1856, an act to amend
sec chap ZIG of the revised statutes in
relation to the fees of jailors. came up on its
| first reading, and had its three several read
ings and was passed to be engrossed nnder
suspension of the rules on motion of Mr..
Heath of Augusta.
| House document No 1877, on act to incor-
porate the Long Pond Water Co., came up
Oh its first reading, and had its three several
readings and was passed to be engrossed
under suspension of the rules. on motion of
Mr.. Sprague of Monsoon,
Bill an an act to repeal sec. IL, chap. los
of the revised statutes came up on its first
reading, was read twice, and Tuesday next
assigned for it's third reading, on motion of
Mr. Houston of Belfast.
Bill an act to amend sec. So, chap SO of
the revised statutes in relation to pressed
hay, on its passage to be engrossed, was
tabled on motion of Mr. Richie of Winter
port.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend sec az of chan