Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-07
Lewiston and Littlefield of Rockland on the

| Lewiston and Littlefield of Rockland on the
part of the House.
! Senate document No. l55, an act to amend
chap. so of the special aud private laws OF
| 1878, came from the Senate, that branch in
sisting upon its vote and proposing a COM
mttee of conference.
Mr.. Heath moved that the House recede
and cencur with the Senate in passing the
bill to be engrosscd as amended.
The motion was supported by Mr.. Heath,
and Mr.. Spear of Hallowell. and opposed By
Messrs. Walton of Skowhegan, and Randall
of Augusta,
On motion of Mr.. Walton OF Skowhegan,
all yeas and NAYS were ordered upon the
question of receding and concurring with the
senate. resulting in the affirmative. as follows
| YEA-Messrs. Adams, Bartlett of MontvilIe. Bar
ton of Naples, Beal. Benjamin. Bond. Bussey, Coan
Cole Of BrOwn6eld. Cowperthwaite, Cushman, Dun.
ham. Dyer of Baldwin, Elliot, Field. Fogg, Foss
Huxley, Junkins, Kaier, kellock, Knowl.on, Ian
caster, Leavitt, Lewis of North Haven. Lewis OF
Orono Littleteld, Mallett Martel Mason, Mattocks,
Oakes, Pendleton, Philbrook. Robbins, Scrbner,
| Shaw, Simpson, smith. Spear, Sprague, Stevens,
Thayer, Ttcomb. White. Whittier. Woodbury.. Wy.
! NAY-Nessrs. Andrews, Barton OF wirdsor
Blackwell, Case, Cobb. Gomins, Cote, Couch, Cross
Dickey. Dunn, Dyer of Foxcroft, Eugely. Freeman,
|
Holt, Houghton, Houston, Howard, Jones, Libby,
Moore of Gardiner, Noble, Packard. Palmer, Ran
land, Thomas, Tinkham Walton, Webb, whitmarsh
| WOodman.-43.
| On motion of Mr.. Dyer of Baldwin,
Ordered, That Bradford X. Cole of Brown
field be excused from further attendance on
and after March eth, and that the Clerk be
instructed to make up his pay to the end of
| the session.
Senate document No. l60 an act to facili-
tate the abolition of school districts by towns.
was taken from the table and passed to be
engrOssed.
On motion of Mr.. Powers of Houlton,
Ordered, That the Speakers gavel, that has
been so ably and so justly welded as an en-
| blem of authority over the deliberations of
this House. be presented to the Speaker, and
| that he be requested to accept it with the sim
cere thanks Of all the members, and keep it
as a souvenir of the Sixty-Second Legisla-
| ture.
Senate document No. l24. an act amenda-
tory of secs 81 and "a, chap. 20 of the re-
| vised statutes, fixing the duties of county
| commissioners, came from the Senate, that
| branch insisting upon its vote, and asking a
committee of conference.
| On motion of Mr. Houston of Belfast, the
House voted to insist and concur with the
| Senate in the proposition for a committee of
conference. The Chair appointed Messrs.
Houston, Noble of Poland. and Foss of Saco,
on the part of the House.
| House document No. l66. an act additional
| to an act entitled an act to authorize the
Maine Central r. r. Co. to form steamboat
connections approved Jan. 80, 1885, passed
| to be engrossed in the House, came from the
Senate indefinitely postponed
On motion of Mr.. Heath of Augusta, the
House voted to insist and ask for commit
tee of conference. The Chair appointed
Messrs. Heath, Walton of Skowhegan. and
Libby of Burnham, on the part of the House.
| Resolve providing for an amendment to
the constitution, relative to the salaries of
State and county officers, came from the
Senate, that branch having voted to adhere
upon its vote to indefinitely postpone.
On motion of Mr.. Phibrook of Lisbon, the
House voted to adhere.
Bill an act to amend Sec S.chap. 10 of the
revised statutes, increasing the compensation
of the members of the Legislature, was in
definitely postponed in concurrence.
Bill an act to amend sec. l, chap. ll5 of
the revised statutes, relating to the salary of
the Warden of the State Prison, came from
the Senate indefinitely postponed, and the
House voted to recede and concur.
Mr.. Simpson from the committee on fnan-
cial affairs, reported reference to the State
Land Agent, with instructions to report to the
next Legislature, on order inquiring if anv
plantations have been taxed with State and
county taxes contrary to the true meaning
of the statute,
On motion of Mr. Richie, recess was
taken for ten minutes.
AFTER RECESS.
MIR. Houston from the Committee of Con-
ference, appointed to consider bill an act
relative to compensation of county commits
sioners, reported in a new draft and ought to
pass on bill an act to amend sec. "a, CHAP. rs
of the revised statutes, relating to the duties
of county commissioners.
Ga motion Of the same gentleman, the bill
had its three several readings and was passed
to be engrossed under a suspension of the
rule.
On motion of Mr.. Moore of Thomaston,
the House voted to reconsider its vote where
by bill an act additional to and amendatory
of an act to supply the people of Rockland
with pure water, passed Aug. %, 1850, and
the amendments thereto, was passed to be
engrossed
On motion of the same gentleman, the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Heath of Augusta, vot-
ed, that when the House adjourn, it be to
meet at o'clock p. M.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to authorize the licensing of private
detectives an act to amend chap lis of the
revised statutes. relating to the salary of the
Superintendent of the Insane Hospitals an
act to provide for the recording of deeds
made by the State of Maine ian act to author
ize the city of Augusta to fund a portion of
ITS Indebtedness; an act fixing the salary of
the treasurer of Waldo county; an act to
amend sec. 1876. chap. so of the revised stat
utes, relating to the taxation of costs an act
relating tn the apDointment of admin;stra-