Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-13

of Samuel H Blake ct ais resolve ia favor
of the Maine General Hospital; bill an act
to facilitate the prompt administration of
Justice by the establishment of a superior
court in the county of Aroostook.
| PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to establish a standard weight for a
barrel of potatoes; an act to authorize the
town of Brownville to remove the bodies of
deceased persons from the old burying ground
to the new burying ground in said town, and
| to convey the interest of said town in said
burying ground lot; an act for the protection
| of fish in Canaan pond. and ponds immedi-
ately connected Herewith in towns of Hope.
Camden and Lincolnville; an act for the pr
lection of fish in Pickerel or Warren poni ,
Holland or Philpot pond and Chadburn brook
in Limerick, and Berry or Sand pond in Linn
ington; an act to amend an act entitled an
to incorporate the Harrison Mutual Fire In
surance Company.
| PASSED TO BE ENACTED
| An act amending chap. .. secs 40 and Al
of the revised statutes relative to the record
of the qualification of justices of the prac";
an act extending the power OF school district
No ii in the town of Bridgton an act to
incorporate the trustees of the first. tenth
I
ton an act establishing standard weight
for a bushel of beans an act to incorporate
the Ossipee Valley Telegraph and Telephone
| Company; an act to amend the charter of
the city of Augusta relating to common coun-
ell.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in relation to restoring Ulysses S.
Grant to his rank of General in the army on
the retired list resolve in favor of the joint
standing committee on agriculture.
On motion of Mr.. Dyer of Baldwin, House
document No. 20, an act to incorporate the
Ellsworth Water Company, was taken from
the table, and on his motion it was voted to
amend by striking out the word 'unnecessa-
rily" in the sixth line of sec. 5, and by strik.
| ing out the words ''Or in any way" N the
second line Of sec. 10. and on motion of the
same gentleman. the bill then had its three
several readings and was passed to be en-
crossed as amended, under a suspension of
the rules.
On motion of Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent,
the House voted to reconsider its vote where
by it voted to accept the report of the COM
mite giving leave to withdraw on petition of
Mr.. Morrill, and 1913 others. and on motion of
the same gentleman, the same was referred
to the Committee on Counties.
On motion of the same gentleman, House
document No. 50. resolve in favor of the
Maine Central Institute, was taken from the
table and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. Rodick of Eden the
House voted to reconsider its vote whereby it
voted to accept the report of the Committee
on Change of Name giving leave to withdraw
on petition of Frances Ellen Hamer, and on
motion of the same gentleman, it was recon-
mitted to the same committee.
On motion of Mr. Staples of Cape Eliza
beth an act to amend chap 60 of the special
laws of 1881 in reference to the Cape Eliza
beth Railroad was taken from the table and
ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. Mason of Limerick,
House document No. 50, an act to incorpo-
rate the Maine Life and Accident Insurance
Company, was taken from the table and re
committed to the Committee on Mercantile
Affairs and Insurance
Senate order relating to the appointment
of a Joint Standing Committee to consider
the salaries of county officers. was taken up
the pending motion being to indefinitely post
pOne.
MIR. Dickey said that when he had intro
duced an order into the House for such com
mittee, the House had refused the order
passage, upon the ground that such matters
should properly be referred to the county
de lt cations; the Senate now comes here with
a new order covering the same object About
every delegation has had It's committee meet
ings and reported, and their reports are now
before the House, and it seemed to him that
the Senate should have learned wisdom in
this matter before this late day. 1t is no ex
cuse for them to say the committee would
have been too large, for they could have
fixed its numbers, and he believed the House
should nOn-concur, or vote to indefinitely
postpone. and under the circumstances he
would vote.
Mr.. Mayo of Hampden, said that he tailed
to agree with the gentleman from Fl. Kent
Mr. Dickey. TO- the reason that this matter
of the salaries of county officials was getting
to be very important one. At the time the
measure was first introduced there were but
very few officials, from one county, or two
possibly, who had asked for change of salary
and that was its condition when the matter
went to the Senate. At that time the Senate
had deemed it proper to let the county dele
cations attend to such matters. Since that
time officials from almost every county have
come in here and asked FOR restoration or in
crease of salary, and he believed that com.
mittee should be appointed, such AS has been
called for by the Senate, to consider the ad-
visibility of regulating such matters by
general law. Each committee or county
delegation considered the question and
reports 10r Itself tney report uli1erentlV.
establishing different compensation for the
same officials in the different counties. He
could see no reason why the salary of one
county official should differ from that of
another He thought it should all be regua-
ted by a general statute, and that a committee
such as proposed, should have control of the
matter. Another reason why it should be
taken from the county delegations is from
the fact that county delegations are made up
from men directly from the vicinity of the
officers who desire to have their salaries
changed, and however earnest delegates may
be to deal Justly it is the most natural thing
in the world that they should be more or less
| Influenced. While he believed every county
official should have proper salary, he be-
lieved it duty to the State TO see that its in
erests are protected. He believed that a
small committee should be appointed, and the
question taken from the county delegation.
Mr. Moore OF Thomaston said that he
would like to ask the gentleman from Ham
den MIR. Mayo] if he would propose that
the committee should reduce any salaries, if
they were found to be unequal
Mr.. MAYO replied that he should have no
objection to the reduction of a salary, or an
increase, if they were found to be unequal,