Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-26
Houston of Belfast and opposed BY Mr.. lit
tlefeld of Rockland and M. Hale Of Port

Houston of Belfast and opposed by Mr.. Lit
tlefield of Rockland and M. Hale Of Port
land.
| Amendment "A" was lost.
| Mr.. Houston then Withdrew amendment
3D." and offered the following
| Amend the title of House document No. s:
by striking out the words providing for the
taxation Of" and inserting in place Thereof
the words ''reating to the taxation of tn,
personal assets of life insurance companies.
| the amendment was lost.
| The bill was then passed to be engrOssed
on motion of Mr.. Littlefield of Rockland.
| On motion of MIR. Foss of Saco, adjourned
until 2.30 p. M.
| AFTERNoON.
| House document No 1853, an act to amend
the charter of the Pejepscot Water Co wa,
taken from the table and passed to engrossed
on motion of Mr.. Elliott of Bath.
House document No. 80, resolve in favor
of bridge at Fl Kent, Aroostook county
came up by special assignment, pending its
passage to be engrOssed
| Mr. Stevens of PASSPORT moved that the re
solve be indefinitely postponed.
The resolve was supported by Messrs
Dickey of Fl. Kent. Moore Of ThomastoD
and Heath of Augusta.
| Mr.. Walton of SkOwhegan opposed the ap-
preparation upon the ground that it seemed
to be appropriating public money for private
purposes, and moved that, when the vote be
taken, it be by yeas and nays.
The motion that the vote be taken by yeas
and NAYS was not sustained.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost, and the resolve was then passed to be
engrossed.
House document No. Isl, resolve relating
to the keeping of 4 record by selectmen OF
persons moving into and from their respective
towns, came up by special assignment, and
was again tabled on motion of Mr.. Powers
of Houlton.
Senate document No. &c, an act to incor-
porate the Portsmouth and Kittery Steam
Ferry Co. came up by special assignment,
| the pending question being on the adoption
of amendment. House document No. "a.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs.
Junkins of York and Gilbert of Canton.
The amenement was lost, and the bill was
then passed to be engrossed.
House document No. l49, resolve in favor
of the town o. Frenchville. came up BY
special assignment, and was passed to be en-
grOssedr
House document No. $50. resolve in favor
| of the Name State Library also come up BY
| special assignment, and was passed to be en-
crossed.
House documents No. III and l29, the ma.
jority and minority reports Of the Committee
on Ways and Bridges, on bill an act to an
thorize the construction of a bridge over the
tide waters of the Ogunquit river, came up
by special assignment.
Mr.. Hussey of Amherst moved that the
minority report be substituted for the major
ity report.
The motion was supported by Messrs.
Hussey of Amhurst ana Littlefeld of Rock
land. and opposed by Messrs. Junkins of
York and Walton of Skowhegan. and others.
A yea and nay vote was then taken on the
substitution of minority for the majority re-
port, on motion of Mr.. Dickey of Fl. Kent,
resulting in the negative as follows.
Brown. Burriii ''ase, Chase, Coan. Cobb. Conn Of
Addison, Cole Of Brownheld. Cole of Elliot, Davis,
Duncan, Durham. Dunn, Dyer of Baldwin. Elliot,
win, Gushee. Hamblet. Hamilton, Haney. Harding,
Howard, Hussey, Jones. Joy, Kellock, kidder,
ss aaays haa.s
Powers, Racklia, Rodci. scribner. searls, sewall.
Stevens. Sweetland. Walker Of Peru. Warren of
NAY-Messrs. Adams, Ames, Bailey, Bartlett of
Stoneham, Barton Of Naples. Barton of Windsor,
Beal. Blackwell. Bond. Chaloner. Comins. Cousen',
Cowperthwaite. Cross, Cushman, Cyr, Diokey, Dyer
OF Foxcroft, Edmunds, Eogely. Fsss, Frisbee. Fur.
bush, Hale; Ham, Heath, Herrick. Hin Of Lyman,
kins ksler Lancaster, eavitt, Lewis of Orono. NAL
lett. Mason, Morrill,, Noble, Nutting. Packard, Par.
Sawyer. Smith, sprague. Staples stillings, Thomas.
Tinkham, Titeomb. Walton, Webb. White, Whittier,
WoOdbury.-63
The majority report was then accepted, and
the bill passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Gilbert of Canton. the
order relative to excusing George f. Brown
of Milton Plantation from further atten-
dance after February 26th was taken from
the table and given a passage.
On melton of MIR. Moore of of Thomaston,
order relative to excusing Mr.. Bartlett of
Stoneham from further attendance after Feb
10Th, was taken from the table and given a
passage.
House document No. 1913, resolve in favor
of W. A. Cullnan. came up by special as
signment, and was passed to be engrossed.
House document No. 12O. resolve in favor
of the town of Wiscasset. came up by assign
ment Amendment IA" was then adopted,
and the resolve passed to be engrossed as
amended.
House document No los, an act regulating
the appointment of the me nbers of the police
force of the city of Portland, came up BY
special assignment.
bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Moore said that he objected to the bill
for no personal reason. but simply and solely
at the request of gentlemen from Port
land, who were opponents of the bill
Mr.. Hale of Portland replied that the bill
as reported, was approved BY the city govern
ment of Portland without regard to party,
and that it was a bill satisfactory to the city
of Portland, and bill that the people of
that city desired
Mr. Moore replied.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost. /
Mr.. Hale then moved to amend by striking
out the word ''or' in the sixth line of sec. 8,
and insert the word ION" in lieu thereof, to
correct a verbal error.
The amendment was then adopted and the
bill passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Kaler of Scarboro,
Adjourned
PETITIONS, BILLS, ETC. PRESENTED AND Re-
FERRED.