Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-07
MAINE LEGISLATURE
Senate.
FRIDAY, March 9th.

Resolve providing fer an amendment to TIL
constitution relative to the salaries OF Stat
and county officers, indefinitely postponed b.
the Senate, came back from the House, tina
branch insisting upon its vote passing thu
measure and proposing a committee of con
| ference.
On motion of Mr.. Lebroke the Senate votet
to adhere to its former action.
Bill an act amendatory of sections 81 anC
"a, CHAP. IS of the revised statutes, fixing thu
compensation and duties of county commits
sioners, passed to be engrossed by the Senate
came back from the House indefinitely post
poned. On motion of Mr.. Bearce it wa'
voted to insist and ask committee of con
ference, and the Chair appointed Messrs
Bearce, Allen and Lumbert on the part of the
| Senate.
Bill an act to facilitate the abolition o.
school districts came up on its first reading
and was passed to be engrossed under a sus
pension of the rule, on motion of Mr.. Libbey
On motion of Mr.. Cutler bill an act relat
ing to the compensation of the county CON
missioners Of the county of Penobscot was
taken from the table and passed to be en-
crossed
| Bill an act to amend an act entitled an &C
to amend chapter PIP of the private ant
special laws of the year 1880, entitled an &C
to incorporate the Artesian Water Company
was passed to be engrossed in concurrence
with the House, under suspension of the
rule, on motion of Mr.. Young.
Mr.. Lebroke, from the Joint Standing
Committee on State Library, submitted
final report.
Mr.. Tapley, from the Committee of Con.
ference, to whom was referred the bill tC
amend sec. 1903, chap 81 of the revised stat
utes, reported that the bill be amended by
striking out the words "who has" in the 9Th
line, and inserting instead thereof, the
words. call the parties having" and that as
amended, it ought to pass. The report was
accepted the proposed amendment adopted,
and the bill passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Heath, the order for a
joint convention to elect Major General OF
the militia, was taken from the table it,
passage was opposed by Messrs. Bearce,
Heath, Young and Allen. and favored by
Messrs Mears and Simonton.
The order was refused passage by a vote
of to IL.
On motion of Mr.. Libbey, the Senate took
up the bill to regulate the employment of
women in manufacturing establishments
House document. 81
Mr.. SimontOn moved to amend by striking
from lines one and two of sec. 2, the words
''no woman" so as to exempt adult women
from the provision of the bill, and by strik.
ing out all after sec. 8. Mr.. Simonton ad
vocated his amendment. which was adopted.
Mr.. Weeks spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Heath moved to amend sec. 9, lines
2 and 3 by striking out the words "manufac.
turing establishment" and inserting instead
thereof the words capacity whatever" max
ing the bill apply to all kinds of labor. The
amendment was adopted
On motion of Mr.. Young the bill wal
further amended by adding the following
Provided that nothing herein shall prevent
persons or corporations engaged in woOler
manufacture in this State from running their
mills and employing adult help extra hour,
for the purpose of completing orders ant
meeting the exigences of the business, pro
vided that such mills are not so run more
than IL weeks in all, in any one year."
Mr.. Kimball moved to indefinitely post
poue.
Mr. Lebroke opposed the bill as amended
The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Young moved to reconsider and tina
his motion be laid on the table and assigned
for the first dav of next August for consider.
alton.
Mr.. Weeks moved to amend the motion by
substituting the present time, which was &C
cepted by Mr.. Young
On motion of Mr.. Weeks, the question
of reconsideration was taken by yea anG
nay vote, resulting in the negative, as fol
lows:
YEA-Messrs Lebroke. Lumbert, McAIlister
Parkhurst, Simonton, Weeks.-6.
NAY-Messrs. Bearce. Bonney, Bragdon Cole, Cut
Ter, Goodwin, Heath, Kimbal Libbey, Mears, Nick
erson, Nye, Ray, Roak, Smith, Stubs, Tapley es
colt, wiSon, Young-2o
The chair Joined to the new conference,
committee, requested by the House on the
bill in relation to the speed of railroad trains
Messrs. Kimbail, Wescott and Wilson.
| Mr. Stubbs, from the Committee on Lega
Affairs, made final report.
Bill an act to amend chap. 80 of the specia
laws of 1878, relating to the throwing of refuse
into the Kennebec river. passed to be en-
crossed by the Senate, came back from thu
House indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Weeks moved to insist and ask a com
mittee of conference.
| Mr.. Nye opposed, and moved to recede ant
concur. which was lost.
| The Senate then voted to insist and ask
committee of conference, and the Chair ap
pointed Messrs. Weeks, Bragdon and Bon
ney
| On motion of Mr. Lumbert the Senate a
ii IS took recess of Is minutes.
AFTER RECESS.
! The Senate was called to order.
Mr.. Kimball. from the committee of con.
ference to whom was referred the disagree
ing vote upon the bill to amend sec. rs, chap
! 81 of the revised statutes, relating to the
speed of railroad trains, reported the same il
a new draft and that it ought to pass, TIL,
bill was passed to be engrossed under sus
pension of the rule, on motion of Mr.. Kim
ball.
Bill an act to incorporate the Chain-of
Ponds Improvement Co., on its passage to b.
enacted, was laid on the table on motion O
Mr.. Young.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act relating to the support of pauper,
who have lost their settlement by living il
unincorporated places as amended by the
House.
PASSED TO BE ENACTBD.
An act to amend sec. 3, chap. ll6 of thu
revised statutes, relating to fees of jailors
an act to amend sec. 10, chap. of the re-
vised statutes relating to the expenditures Of
money. in excess of amount appropriated, IL
certain cases; an act to amend sec. IL, chap
SO of the revised statutes, relating to aQricul
tural institutions; an act fixing the salary OF
the judge and Register of Probate for the
county of Knox: an act to authorize the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Council fn aOnoiuf soma parsou Tn no rouis