Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-14
MINE LEQI6LATURE.
Senate.
TUESDAY, Jan. 18th.

Mr.. Kimt all of Sagadahoc, announced the
attendance of Senator-elect Parkhurst Of
Aroostook, and discharged the duty of con
Quoting him to the Governor and Council
where he took the oath necessary to qualify
him to enter upon the discharge of his OH
cial duties. Mr.. Parkhurst subsequently, ap
peared and took his seat in the Senate Cham
Der.
The President announced the standing com
mittees of the Senate as follows:
standing Com mittees of the senate.
On Bills in the Second Reading -Messrs
Marble of Lincoln, Lumbert of Aroostook
Bonney of Oxford. Allen of Knox, Roak OF
Androscoggln, McAllister of Hancock, Cole
of Cumberland Libbey of Penobscot, Hume
Of Washington, Goodwin of York, Lebroke
of Piscataquis. Nickerson of Waldo
On Enqrossed Bills -Messrs. Ray OF
Cumberland. Cutler of Penobscot, Tapley OF
York. Mears of Waldo, Austin of Washing
ton. Kimbal of Sagadahoc, Simonton OF
Knox. Bearce of Oxford, Heath of kenne'
bee Stubbs of Franklin, Young of Cumber-
land, Parkhurst Of Aroostook
The president then announced the joint
standing committees of the legislature, on the
part of the Senate, for which, see House re-
port. =,
Communications were received from the
Secretary of State, transmitting the following
reports:
Report of the Railroad Commissioners fol-
1884, which was referred to the COMMITTEE
on Railroads; report Of the Visiting Commit,
of the Executive Council OF the REFORM
Rcbool for 1884, which was referred to the
Committee on Reform Schools report of the
Committee on Fisheries and Game, for the
n Commit
tee on Fisheries and Game; report of the
savings Bank Examiner for 1884, which was
referred to the Committee on Banks and
Banking; report of the Board of Managers
of the Industrial School for Girls, which was
referred to the Committee on Education.
On motion of Mr.. Kimball of SagadahOc.
Ordered, The House concurring, that the
business of the last Legislature referred to this
he taken from the files snd referred to the ap-
propriate committees.
On motion of Mr.. Simonton Of Knox,
Ordered, That joint committee OF three
on the part of the Senate, with snch as the
House may join, be appointed, to whom all
matters relating to temperance and the pro-
hibtory laws shall be referred.
The chair appointed as the Committee on
Temperance on the part of the Senate,
Messrs. Simonton of Knox, Bonney of Ok
ford, and Cole of Cumberland.
On motion of Mr.. Lumbert of Aroostook,
Ordered. The House concurring, that q
Joint select committee of three on the part of
the Senate, with such Ms the House may join,
be appointed to consider the Governors Mes
sage and report a reference of its several
subjects to appropriate committees.
The Chair appointed as the Committee on
Governors Message, on the part of the Sen
ate, Messrs. Lumbert of Aroostook, Cutler
of Penobscot, and Weeks of Kennebec.
On motion of Mr.. Tapley of York,
Ordered, That a joint select committee of
three on the part of the Senate, with such as
the House may join, be appointed to receive
proposals from the publishers of the Maine
State Year Book for furnishing the State
with a sufficient number of copies tor the
years 1885 and 1886
The Chair appointed as the Committee on
Maine State Year Book, Messrs. Tapley of
York, Lebroks of Piscataquis and Austin of
Washington.
On motion of Mr.. Goodwin of York,
Ordered, The House concurring, that a list
of the Joint standing committees be printed in
the Daily Kennebec Journal until the 9th
inst for the information of members of this
legislature and others interested
On motion of Mr.. Weeks of Kennebec the
following reports were taken from the table
and referred to committees:
Report of special committee of the
Executive Council on the location of new
insane hospital, referred to the Committee on
Insane Hospital; report of the Governor and
Council of votes on the prohibitory amend
ment to the Constitution, to the Committee
On Tenn ,Deranct; report of the Governor and
Council in regard to the valuation of certain
towns, to the Committee on Financial Affairs
report of the Liquor Commissioner, to the
Committee on Temperance; report of com
mittee of the Executive Council in reference
to an enlargement of the State House, to the
Committee on Public Buildings.
Senate order fixing Jan. 9th as the limi
within which petitions for new Legislation
shall be received. and prescribing list o
the newspapers IN which the notice shall bt
published came back from the House amen
ded by changing the time to Jan. 3lst ant
adding to the list of newspapers the Bidde-
ford Daily Journal. The Senate receded an(
concurred.
On motion of Mr.. Cutler of Penobscot,
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, BILLS, ETC. PRESENTED AMI
REFERRED.
By Mr. Weeks-Pettion of II. c. Caswel
and 36 others for re-establishment of thu
common council of the city of Augusta; o
Albert Il. Beale and sc others tor the same
Referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs
By Mr.. Coe-Bill, an act to authorize tn
Maine Central Railroad Co. to form steam
boat connections. Referred to the Commit
tee on Railroads.