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

ing question being the acceptance of the re-
Fort that the bill ought to pass.
The report was opposed by Mr.. Ray,
and favored BY Messrs. Kimball and Allen.
On motion of Mr.. Cutler, yea and nay
vote was taken, resulting in the accer lance
| of the report, as follows:
| YEA-Messrs. Allen. Cutler. Heath. Kinban. Nc
Allister, Mears, Roak, Stmontons StuoDss WEEKS
NAY-Meesrs. Bearce, Bonney. Bragdon. Cole,
Goodwin, Lebroke. Libbey. Nicserson, Parkhurst'
Ray, Smith.-l1.
| The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
| On motion of Mr.. Stubs. bill an act to fix
the salary of the treasurer of Waldo county
was taken from the table the pending ques-
ton being on the amendment offered by Mr..
Mears to make the salary four hundred dol
lars instead of three hundred.
Mr. Stubs opposed the amendment and
Messrs. Meafs and Nickerson favored it.
The amendment was lost and the bill was
passed to be engrossed.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to repeal sec. IL chap los of the
revised statutes; an act for the erection of
| posts and lines for the purposes of electrici-
ty; an act establishing the salary of the county
attorney for the county OF Androscoggln.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
the town of Norway; an act to incorporate
| the Maine Benefit Association.
On motion of Mr.. Bragdon, recess was
taken until 2 80, P. M.
AFTERNOON
Bill an act to amend section 1856, chapter
82 of the revised statutes, relating to taxa
ton of costs, came from the House amended.
The amedment was adopted and the bill
passed to be enerossed under a suspension of
the rule, on motion of Mr.. Young.
The majority and minority reports of the
committee on bill an act relating to the re-
covery of lands sold or forfeited for non-pay-
men of taxes assessed by assessors of towns.
came back from the House. that branch hav-
| ing accepted the majority report.
On motion of Mr.. Tapley the Senate reced-
ed from its action by which it adopted the
minority report, and concurred with the
| House.
| Mr.. Heath from the Conference Commit
tee, upon resolve for the purchase of Fl.
Kent reported that the committee had been
unable to agree.
| The bill to amend the liquor law passed by
the Senate came back from the House
amended, and Mr.. Simonton moved to re-
cede and concur. The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Young the Senate voted
| to insist and ask committee of conference.
The chair appointed on the part of the Sen
ate Messrs. Young, Libbey and NickersOn.
| On motion of Mr.. Nickersen,
| Ordered, That all speeches be limited to
five minutes, and that no Senator shall speak
more than twice on the same subject unless
| by permission of the Senate.
The Senate receded from its vote amend
| log the bill to authorize the Lewiston and Au-
| burn Horse Railroad Co. to use steam or
electricity. adopted the amendment recon-
mended by the committee of conference, and
passed the bill to be engrossed in concurrence
with the House.
On motion of MIR. Kimball bill an act re-
| lating to the compensation of the county com
missioners for Piscataquis county, was tax
en- from the table, discussed by Messrs.
Stubs and Lebroke, and passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. Young. Bill an act to
amend chap. "a of the revised statutes relat
ing to paupers was taken up, discussed, and
indefinitely postponed on motion of Mr.. Brag-
don.
On motion of Mr.. Young, bill an act relat-
ing to the support of paupers who have lost
their settlement by living in places unincor-
perated was taken from the table. The bill
was then discussed and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Parkhurst, bill an act to
Incorporate the Pressure Isle Village Fire
Department, was taken from the table,
amended, and passed to be engrOssed.
On motion of MIR. Young, bill an act to ex-
empt certain plantations from paying State
and county taxes, was taken from the table,
and referred to the next legislature, on mo.
ton of Mr.. Stubs.
Mr. Mears moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the Senate non-concurred in House
amendments to the bill to amend the liquor
law, SENATE document No. l26, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Roak, yea and nay vote was
taken, resulting in the negative as follows:
| YFA-Messrs. Allen, Bsnney BragdoR. Lebroke
Mears, Nickerson, Parkhurst, Roak. Simonton. Tap
ley.-l0.
NAY-Messrs; Bearce. Cole, Cutler. Goodwin
Heath, kimball, Libbey, Lumbert, Ray, Stubbs
| Wilson. Young.-l2.
Bill an act relating to the appointment OF
administrators, was passed to be engrossed
in concurrence with the House, under a sus
pension of the rule, on motion of Mr. Kim
ball
Bill an act additional to chap. Is of the
revised statutes relating to injuries on high
ways, was passed to be engrossed 10 con
currence with the House, under a suspension
of the rules, on motion of Mr.. Lumbert.
Bill an act to amend chap. lis of the re.
vised statutes relating to the salary of the
superintendent of the insane hospital came uI
on its passage to be engrossed. 1t was briefly
discussed, and Mr.. Bonney moved to indefin.
itely postpone, calling for yea and nay vote
which was ordered and taken, resulting in the
negative, as follows:
YEA-Messrs. Allen, Bearce, Bonney, Bragdon
Goodwin. Heath, Libbey Mears, Nicke: son. Roak
NAY-Messrs. Cole, Cutler. Kinball, Lebroke
| Lumbert, Nye, Parkhurst. Ray, SimOnton, Stubs
| Tapley, Weeks, Wilson'S.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to exempt masonic, odd-fellow
and other fraternal relief associations from
the operations of the statute relating to life
insurance was taken from the table, amended
on motion of Mr.. Bearce by striking out the
word ''traternal' in the third line, and also
all after the word State in the 18th line.
and passed to be engrossed.
Senator Weeks was called to the char
On motion of Mr.. Ray bill an act to amend
sec. lO3, chap.Sl of the revised statutes Sem
ate document 81 was taken from the table
and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Libbey, bill an act to
prevent incompetent persons from conducting
the business of apothecaries was taken from
the table, discussed, amended and passed to
be engrossed
On motion os Mr.. Stubbs, bill an act fixing
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