Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-05
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Speaker, pro TEN.
Mr.. Heath was then conducted to the chair
by Mr.. Moore of ThOmaston.
On motion of Mr.. Whittier of Vienna, that
gentleman was charged with and conveyed a
message to the Senate and to the Governor
and Council, informing those bodies of the
choice of Herbert NJ. Heath as Speaker pro
TEN.
On motion of Mr.. Moore of Thomaston,
House document No. l59, an act to incorpor-
porate the Proyident Aid Society, was taken
from the table, and amended by striking out
sec. 4. and by adding after sec, 3. the subject
matter of document No 50. The bill was
then passed to be engrossed as amendment.
Bill an act to incorporate the Maine Bene-
fit Association was taken from the table and
passed to be engrossed, on motion of Mr.
Moore of Thomaston.
On motion of Mr.. Consens of Kennebunk-
port Senate document No. SO, bill an act to
restore the salary of the County Attorney of
York county was taken from the table, the
pending question being the acceptance of the
report of the committee. The same gentle
man then moved to substitute the minority
report of the committee, reporting ought not
to pass on the bill, for the ma ority report.
The motion was opposed by Messrs. Still
lings of Berwick, Foss of Saco, Junk ms of
York and Mattocks of Portland, and sup
ported by Mr.. Cousens and by Mr.. Kicker of
| Parsonsfeld.
The motion to substitute the minority for
the majority report was lost.and the majority
report was then accepted.
Mr.. Cobb of Minot offered an amendment
reducing the amount of the salary from
$50 to 5000, which was lost.
Mr. Foss of Saco then moved that the bill
have its three several readings and be passed
to be engrossed under suspension of the
rules.
Mr.. Cousens moved the yeas and nays.
| This motion was lost.
The bill then had its three several readings
and was passed to be engrossed under sus-
pension of the rules.
| On motion of Mr.. Dickey of Fl Kent,
House document No. 3d. resolve for the pur-
chase of Fit Kent, passed to be engrossed in
the House and indefinitely postponed in the
| Senate, was taken from the table. On motion
| of the same gentleman, the House voted to
! insist upon its former vote, and ask COM
mittee of conference. The Chair appointed
| Messrs, Dickey, Powers of Houlton and
| Field Of Bangor, on the part os the House.
Papers from the Senate disposed OF in con-
currence.
Senate document No. l01. an act to secure
more efficient and economical supervision
OF SCHOOLS, passed 10 De eDSTUSSeu Dy tne
Senate, and indefinitely postponed by the
House, came back from the Senate, that
branch having refused to concur and asked
for committee of conference. On motion
of Mr.. Mayo of Hampden the House voted to
adhere, and join with the Senate in COM
mittee of conference.
The ma jority report from the Commit tee
on Judiciary, reporting ought not to pass. aud
the minority report of the same committee,
reporting ought to pass on bill act to abol-
ish imprisonment for debt except in certain
cases, came from the Senate, and pending
the question of substituting the minority for
the majority report, were laid on the table,
and Thursday morning assigned for their
consideration. on motion of Mr.. Littlefield of
Rockland.
The majority and minority reports from
the Committee on Judiciary. on order rela-
tive to the sale of lands for taxes, came from
the Senate, and pending the question of
the substitution of the minority for the ma
jority report, the same were laid on the table
and I thursday morning assigned for their
further consideration on motion of the same
gentleman.
Bill an act to amend sec. 10, chap. of the
revised statutes, relating to the expenditure
of money in excess of the amounts appropri-
ated came from the Senate passed to be en-
crossed and had its three several readings
and was passed to be engrossed in concur
renee, under suspension of the rules on
motion of Mr.. Hale of Portland.
The majority and minority reports from the
Committee on Legal Affairs in relation to bill
an act to supply the people of Waterville
with pure water, came from the Senate, and,
pending the question of the substitution of
| the minority for the ma ority report, the
same were laid on the table and assigned for
| Thursday morning, on motion of Mr. Thayer
| of Watervlle.
Bill an act to amend chap. of the special
laws of 1878 relating to the throwing of slabs
and other refuse into the Kennebec river
came from the Senate, was read twice and
Thursday morning assigned for its further
consideration on motion of Mr.. Walton of
Skow hogan.
Resolve for the purchase of Maine State
year books and legislative manuels for the
years 1885 and 1886, came from the Senate
passed to be engrossed, and was passed to be
engrossed in concurrence under suspension
OF the rules, on motion of Mr. Cross of
Brdgton.
Report of the committee of conference in
relation to bill an act to amend sec. chap.
1l6 of the revised statutes relating to the fees
of trial justices, reporting bill amended and
ought to pass as amended, came from the
Senate passed to be engrossed. The House
recommitted its vote whereby the bill was
passed to be engrossed- The amend
ment was then adopted, and the bill passed
to be engrossed as amended
Bill an act in relation to the Lewiston and
Auburn Horse Railroad Co., passed to be en-
crossed in the House, came from the Senate
amended as per Senate document No. 1874.
On motion of Mr.. Powers of Houlton, the
House voted to insist upon its former vote
and ask committee of conference. The
Chair appointed Messrs. Powers of Houlton,
Littlefield of Rockland and Hale of Portland
on the part of the House.
House document No. AS, an act to estab-
lish the Maine Reformatory Institution for
women passed to be engrossed in the House,
came from the Senate indefinitely postponed
and was laid on the table, and Thursday as
signed for its consideration on motion of Mr..
Hale of Portland.
Bill an act to incorporate the Long Pond
Water Co. came from the Senate amended as
per amendments A and b, and the amend
ments were adopted and the bill passed to be
engrossed as amended.
The final reports from the committees on