Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-06


at grade; an act to amend sec l5,chap. rs of
of the revised statutes and imposing addition
al penalties against persons kindline fires on
land not their own; an act to amend sec. 8.
chap 81 of the revised statutes in relation to
| the duties of owners or occupants OF Rrtst
mills; an act to authorize the taking of BIRDS
nests and eggs for scientific purposes; an act
to amend and make clear sec. 63, chap. 8 of
| the revised statutes relating to fish weirs on
the sea shore; an act to incorporate the Maine
Telephone Co an act to amend an act to IN
corporate the Bath Military and Naval Or
phan Asylum; an act to incorporate the
Provdent Aid Society; an act to provide for
| the taxation of life insurance companies.
FINALLY PASSED
Resolve relating to United States appro-
priations for Indians resolve in favor of the
Maine Industrial School for Girls: resolve in
favor of the town of Penobscot.
On motion of Mr.. Young, the Senate took
recess until o'clock.
EVENING.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Bill an act to authorize the Lewiston and
Auburn Horse Railroad Co to use steam or
electricity as motive power; an act to in
corporate the Maine Life and Accident Insur-
ance Co.
FINANLY PASSED.
Resolve for the assessment of State tax
for the year 1886 amounting to the sum of
$3.50, 1899. 10; resolve for the assessment of
State tax for the year 1886 amounting to the
sum of 1886, 399 Is.
Resolve in favor of the purchase of Fort
Kent in the county of Aroostook, and to repair
and preserve the same, again came from the
House, that branch insisting upon its vote
passing the resolve and proposing second
committee of conference.
On motion of Mr.. Libbey the Senate ad
hered to its action adverse to the bill.
Bill an act to amend sec. IL, chap 1876 of
| the revised statutes relating to confinement
| in the State prison came from the House
passed to be engrossed, and on motion of Mr..
| Goodwin the bill had its two several readings
| under a suspension of the rule and was passed
| to be engrossed.
Resolve providing for au amendment to the
Constitution relative to salaries came from
the House passed to be engrossed, and was
indefinitely postponed on motion of Mr..
Goodwin.
Bill an act for commissioner to inves,i-
gate the claims of volunteers and drafted
men under the call of the President of the
United States for troops during the war of
the rebellion, came from the House indefin-
|
itely postponed.
| Messrs. Goodwin, Lebroke, Bearce and
Stubs spoke in favor of the bill and Messrs'
Heath, Young and Simonton against.
| A yea and nay vote was taken on concur
renee with the House in its action indefinite
ly postponing the bill. and the result was in
the affirmative, as follows:
YEA-Messrs. Braqdon, Cole. Cutler, Heath, Kim.
| ball, Libbey. McAllister. Mears, Nickerson Park.
| m pks
NAY-Messrs Bearce, Bonney, Goodwin, Lebroke.
Stubbs-5.
| Mr. Libbey moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the Senate passed to be engrossed
bill an act to authorize the licensing of
private detectives. The motion was lost.
Resolve on the pay roll of the Senate was
passed to be engrossed under a suspension of
the rules, on motion of Mr.. Tapley.
On motion of Mr.. Young the Senate at
half past eight took recess for fifteen min
| uteS.
| AFTER RECESS.
The Chair called the Senate to order.
| Mr.. McAllister moved to reconsider the
vote passing to be engrossed bill an act sd-
ditional to chap. lS of the revised statutes,
relating to injuries on highways.
| The motion was opposed by Messrs. Bearce
Lebroke and Raw, and advocated by Messrs.
McAllister and Simonton.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and on
motion of Mr.. McAllister the bill was inedfi-
nitely postponed
The bill to supply the people of Waterville
with pure water came back from the House
and was indefinitely postponed on motion of
Mr. Heath
Bill an act to amend sec. lO3, chap 81 of
the revised statutes passed by the Senate to
| ho ho,, IL tlo
definitely postponed. On motion of Mr..
Tapley the Senate insisted and proposed a
committee of conference, the chair appointing
as the committee on the part of the Senate
Messrs. Tapley, Lebroke and Simonton.
Bill an act to amend sec 80. chap. 38 of
the revised statutes relating to the marking
of pressed hay, came from the House indefn
itely postponed.
Mr., Simonton moved to suspend the rule
and pass the bill.
Mr.. Nckerson opposed and moved to re-
cede and concur, and the Senate so voted.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, bill an act relating
to the compensation of County Commits SION
ers for Washington county was taken from
the table and passed to be engrcssed.
Mr.. Bearce from the Oxford county dele
CATION reported ought to pass on bill an act
in relation to the compensation of the county
commissioners of Oxford county, which was
passed to be engrossed under suspension of
the rule. on motion of the same gentleman
Mr.. Weeks requested Mr.. Libbey to call
up and have assigned for consideration the
ten hour law bill. and Mr.. Libbey replied
that he would call the matter no in the morn
ing for consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Libbey,
| Adjourned.