Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-27

land, in relation to Board Of Health; an
act additional to an act to incorporate the
Skowhegan and Athens r. r. Co.; an act ia
facilitate the giving of bonds az required BY
law; an act amendatory to sec. 20, chap. VI
of the revised statutes, to create lien on
wood; an act to regulate the admission Of
Foreign Surety Companies to do business in
this State.
, FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the Mattanawcook
Normal Academy.
The Aroostook Superior Court bill, House
document No. "A, came up by special as
signment. the question being on the amend
ment of Mr.. Parkhurst to substitute a bill
establishing an additional term of the Su-
preme Judicial Court to be held at Caribou
in August.
Mr. Parkhurst took the floor in support of
his amendment He was followed by Mr..
Lumbert who opposed the amendment and
advocated the bill.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Lumbert's re-
marks a recess was taken until $50 o'clock
P. NJ. on motion of Mr.. Kimball.
AFTERNOON.
Consideration of the Aroostook Superior
Court bill was resumed.
Mr.. Parkhurst replied to his colleague
Mr.. Lnmbert1.
Mr.. Lebroke opposed the amendment and
advocated the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Goodwin the question of
the adoption of the amendment was taken by
yea and nay vote, resulting in the negative
as follows:
YEA-Messrs. Goodwin, Heath, Nickerson, Park
hurst, Roak, Tapley, Young.-7.
NAY-Messrs. Allen. Bearce, Bonney. Bragdon.
Cole, Cutler, Hume, Lebroke, Libbey, Lumbert,
Marble, McAllister. Mears. sye. Ray. simonton,
Smith, Stubs, Weeks, Wilson.-2o.
On motion of Mr. Libbey the bill was
amended bv adding after the word dollar"
in the 4th line Of sec. IA, the words ''per an
nun ="
The bill was then passed to be engrossed
as follows:
YEA-Messrs. Allen, Bearce, Bonney. Bragdon,
Heath Hume Leoroke Lnnsy t1m
Tapsy. Weeks wilson,. '''' ''"' '''''''
| NAY-Mr. Young.-1.
The vote refusing passage to the resolve
in favor of the dairying. beef-raising and
mutton-growing interest of the State. was
reconsidered.
The resolve was then amended on mo-
ton of Mr.. Parkhurst, who advocated the
| measure.
Messrs Simonton and Lebroke also spoke
in favor of the resolve as amended.
yea and nay vote was taken, resulting in
the passage Of the resolve, as fellows:
YEA-Messrs. Allen, Bonnev, Bragdon, Cole, Cut.
Ter, Hume Lekroke. Libbey. Lumbert, Mears, Nick
TTye Pakharst Ray Roak
NAY-Messrs. Bearce. Heath, Marble, Smith.
Young.-5.
On motion of Mr.. Young. bill an act to
authorize the organization of mutual relief
associations Senate document No. 321 was
taken from the table, the pending question
being upon the adoption of substitute Of
fered by that gentleman, under title of ''an
act to regulate the formation of insurance
companies upon the assessment plan," GSen-
ate document No. 1881 !, and the amendment
being Senate document No. l31.
Mr.. Young explained his amendment, and
advocated its adoption.
Mr.. Simonton opposed the substitute. and
advocated his amendment to the bill.
Mr.. Lebroke moved to amend the substi-
tute bv exempting fraternal organizations
from the provisions of the BILL which was
substantially like that offered by Mr.. Simon
ton. Mr.. Lebroke advocated his amendment,
and it was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Young, a yea and nav
vote was taken on the question of substitute
ing his bill for that of Senate doc
ument No. 80, resulting in the affirmative, as
follows:
YEA-Messrs. Bearce. Bonney, Cutter. Goodwin,
Heath. Lebroke. Marble, McAllister, Mears, Nye
Ray. Roak. Stubbs, Youn..-l4.
NAY-Messrs. Allen, Bragdon, Cole, Hume, Kim
ball. Lib6ey. Lumbert. Simonton. Smith, Tapley,
Mr. Young's bill was then passed to be
engrosseh.
On motion of Mr.. Heath, the Senate took
from the table the report of the Committee
on Interior Waters, giving leave to withdraw
on the petition to prohibit the throwing of
sawdust and other refuse into the Kennebec
| river
The report was then accepted
On motion of Mr.. Taplev bill an act to
authorize the Governor. with the advice and
consent of the Council, to app tint some per-
son to be Register of Deeds for franklin
county.was saken from the table and assigned
for tomorrow at II o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Lbbey. the bill to legal
ize the doings of school districts in Oldtown.
was taken from the table and ordered to be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Lebroke the majority
and minority reports of the Committee on the
Judiciary in relation to the recovery of lands
sold or forfeited for non-payment of taxes,
were taken from the table, and the same gen
tleman moved to substitute the minority re-
port for that OF the majority. Tomorrow at
ii O'Clock was assigned for the consideration
of the subject.
On motion of Mr.. Tapley bill an act to
amend sec. /, chap. 1872 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the salaries of municipal
and police judges was taken up and passed to
be engrossed. Subsequently,, on motion of
Mr.. Heath this vote was reconsidered, and
the bill was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Young, resolve author
izing the county of Franklin to procure a
loan was taken from the table and passed to
be eDgrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the majority and
minority reports of the committee on the Ju-
dietary, on the question of abolishing arrest
and imprisonment for debt, were taken
from the table. and the same
gentleman moved to substitute the minority
report for that of the majority, pending which
they were laid on the table and assigned for
Tuesday next, on motion of Mr.. Tapley.
On motion of Mr.. Bearce, resolve In favor
of Eugene Michand was taken from the table
and indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Young
Adjourned.
House.
THURSDAY Feb %