Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-04
tory of An act entitled An act to supply the
people of Augusta with pure water.

tory of An act entitled an act to supply the
people of Augusta with pure water.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve authorizing the county of Frank
lin to procure q loan; resolve in aid of the
dairying, beef raising and mutton growing
interests of the State of Maine; resolves rel
alive to the sale Of Kennebec Arsenal at Au
gusta; resolve in favor of the Maine State
library: resolve in favor of the town of Wis
casset; resolve in favor of the town of
Frenchvilte. Aroostook county; resolve in
favor of Matthias A. Cullnan of Belfast
resolve in favor of the Bath Military and ma
val Orphan Asylum resolve in favor of Ham,
lin Plantation resolve authorizing the county
commissioners of Waldo county to obtain a
| temporary loan resolve in aid of Oak Grove
Seminary; resolve in favor of Baxter
Smith: resolve in favor of John B. Peter
| SON. resolve in favor of the State prison !;
resolve for the protection of sea and shore
| fisheries and shell-fish for the years 1885 and
| 1886; resolve in aid of dredging and building
breakwater at the head of Damarscotta Lake !:
resolve in favor of arbitration and peace: re-
| solve for repairing fridge at Fort Kent.
Aroostook county.
On motion of Mr.. Sprague of Monson.
House document No. 80. an act exemptiny
Masonic, Odd Fellows and other fraternal re-
| lief associations from the operation of the
statutes relating to life insurance, was taken
| from the table, and read twice.
The same gentleman then offered the fol-
lowing amendment: Insert in the third line
of sec. /, after the word ''workmen," the
words, limited Orders of the Golden Cross. "
The amendment was adopted. The bill was
again laid on the table and the afternoon as
signed for its third reading.
On motion of Mr. Littlefield of Rocklani,
House document No l73, an act to amend
sec. 1876, chap. so Of the revised statutes, re-
lating to taxation of costs, was taken from
the table. The same gentleman then
offered the following amendment: Add
at the close of the section the words,
| provided, however, that the costs shall be
taxed and the appeal taken within thirty days
from the rendition of final judgment; sec. 2.
This act shall not apply to any pending taxa
ton of costs"
| On motion of the same gentleman the bill
was again laid on the table, the amendment
ordered printed, aud Wednesday assigned for
its consideration.
| House document No. III, an act to incor.
porate the Tim Brook Log Driving Co., was
taken from the table and indefinitely post
poned on motion of Mr.. Gilbert of Canton.
| On motion of Mr.. Sewall of Oldtown.
House document No. 10, an act to
amend sec 2 chap. 1l6 of the revised
statutes, relating to the fees of trial justices,
was taken from the table, the pending ques-
ton being that of concurring with the Senate
in indefinite pOstponement
On motion of the same gentleman, the
House voted to insist upon its former vote,
and ask for committee of conference, and
| a. nLo.- e
town, Mayo of Hampden and McGillicuddy OF
| Lewiston on the part of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Heath of Augusta, House
document No. 1877, an act relative to criminal
costs and expenditures in the county of Ken
| nebec, was taken from the table.
The same gentleman then offered in behalf
of the Kennebec county delegation, several
amendments, which were adopted. The bill
then had its three several readings and was
passed to be engrossed, as amended. under q
suspension of the rules on motion of the
same gentleman.
House document No. Jas, Ian act to establish
the Maine Reformatory Institution for Wo-
men. came up by special assignment, pend
ing its third reading.
| Mr.. Goodnow of Calais moved to indeh.
nitely postpone.
| The motion to indefinitely postpone was
| .
Dickev of Fl. Kent.
| Mr.. Powers of Houlton opposed the bill up
on the ground that it would be the starting of
a new State institution which now calls for
$40, 900, and which will call for an appro-
priation of several thousand dollars for each
year in the years to come; and further,
that the effect of it would be to compel
counties who have few or no such
criminals to support, to aid in the support of
those of other counties.
| The bill was supported by Messrs. Moore of
Thomaston, Heath of Augusta, Mattocks and
Hale of Portland, and Dickey of Fl. Kent
| Mr.. Powers replied.
| The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
Mr.. Moore of Thomaston then offered the
following amendment: Strike out after the
word manager in the 44th line. the words,
''may apply to any" and insert in the place
thereof, the words land shall certify the same
upon the mittimus by which she is held, and
the mttimus and convict shall be delivered
| to any proper officer who shall forward said
convict to Jail, House of correction or said
State Prison, according to her alternative
sentence"
| The amendment was adopted, and the bill
was then PASSED to be engrossed.
Bill an act additional to an act entitled an
| act to authorize the Maine Central X. r. Co.,
to form steamboat connections, came up by
special assignment, and was assigned for af-
ternoon, on motion of Mr.. Heath of Augusta
On motion of the same gentlemen, House
document No. 176. an act to prevent incom-
petent persons from conducting the business
of apothecaries, was taken from the table,
and assigned for afternoon.
On motion of Mr.. Bussey of Dixmont.
House document No. Isl, resolve relating to
the election of selectmen, was taken from the
table and assigned for afternoon.
| On motion of Mr.. Moore of Thomaston,
House document No. "a, an act to amend
sec. ~, chap. 3 of the revised statutes, relat-
ing to the election of selectmen, was also
taken from the table and assigned for after
| noon.
House document No. 1871. an act to estab-
lish bureau of labor statistics, was taken
| from the table, and Wednesday assigned for
its consideration OH motion of Mr. Littlefield
of Rockland.
Bill an act establishing and regulating the
inspection of steam boilers and the licensing
of engineers, came up by special assignment
| Mr.. Sprague of Monsoon moved that the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
MIR Randall of Augusta advocated and
Mr.. Gilbert of Canton opposed the bill
| The motion 70 indefinitely postpone was
| sustained