Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-11

would be perfectly satisfactory to the men,
bers of that delegation in the House.
Mr.. Lebroke replied.
Mr.. Simonton said his county Knox had
had some experience in building a court
house which finally ran up to $4,000, and
they we're alarmed at the idea that they might
have to build Jail. He thought the pro-
posed legislation was departure not to be
INDUCED IN. 1t was departure which would
saddle enormous debts upon counties without
consulting the people. As Mr.. Lincoln said,
''This is government by the people and for
the people," and it seemed to him Mr.. Sim
ontonl that the closer the connection between
them and matters of this kind, the better it
| would be, especially after our experience in
railroad debts upon towns.
Mr. Lumbert saw nothing rank about the
resolve. nothing to lead him to think the
country would go to destruction If it received
passage. There were presidents for it and
it made no difference whether Knox county
was in debt or what Mr.. Dyer had told the
Senator from York. He felt impressed with
the arguments presented by the Senator from
Piscataquis, in whose judgment he had con-
| fdence, and he should vote for the measure.
Mr.. Nickerson remarked that he had in
quired into the matter, and felt satisfied
that the people of Piscataquis desire it..
He had too much respect for that
delegation to think they would ask
for anything that would be an injury to
their county. He moved to amend so that
the whole sum to be raised shall not exceed
$4,000.
Mr.. Lebroke said he would not oppose the
amendment.
The resolve was further briefly discussed
by Messrs. Libbey and Goodwin.
The amendment was adopted. The yeas
and nays were taken on the passage of the
resolve, on motion of Mr.. Young. resulting
in the affirmative as follows:
| Yea.-Messrs, Austin, Bragdon, Hume. Lebroke
Ray Roak. Stubs Tapley. Weeks-l5.
Nay-Mess5s All n: Beares Bonney' Goodwin.
Smith. Wescott Young.-H.
On motion of Mr.. Heath the votes were re-
considered. whereby the senate passed to be
enacted and engrossed the bills to establish
the salaries of the Judges Of Probate for the
counties of Washington and AndrOscoggin.
The bills were then laid on the table.
Mr.. Lebroke rose to aquestion of privilege.
! When the bill for an agricultural experiment
station was under discussion last week, the
honorable senator from Kennebec Mr..
Heath had replied to him Mr.. Lebroke in
a facetious way, and it was done in a manner
that was ironical. sarcastic and severe, to
such an extont that he Mr.. Lebroke felt it.
Bnt the senator used no supplementary
language. He used no language that was not
chaste and proper to be uttered in any egis-
lative body. In the heat of reply he Mr..
Lebrokel had said that he didn't care any
thing about the ribaldry of the senator from
kennebec. The word was susceptible of a
meaning far beyond what he had knowledge
of at the time. 1t was word susceptible of a
! very hard meaning against the Senator,
and should not have been applied
The term applied should have been
sarcasm, irony. or some such word. He dis
claimed any intention of stating that the gem
tleman used any improper language. The
word had been inadvertently spoken. and he
regretted its use.
| Mr.. Heath said the word escaped
his attention at the time it was ut
tered, but on being called to his notice he
had brought it to the attention of the Senator
MI. Lebroke ]supposing that he either misused
the term in the heat of debate, or did not no.
tice what word he was using, and feeling that
that gentleman's sense of justice would in
duce him to make some explanation. The
explanation had been handsomely made.
On motion of Mr.. Bragdon,
Adjourned
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act relating to scientific temperance in
struction in public schools; resolve in favor
of the Maine State College of Agriculture
and the Mechanic. Arts act to incorporate
the Sunday Rivef Improvement Co.; an act
to prohibit the taking of fish in Rounds brook
in the town of Dayton.
| PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act establishing a standard weight for
a hvlS 10 ut pf ri
2, secs. 40 and Al of the revised statutes
relating to the record of qualification of
Justices of the peace; an act to extend the
powers of school district No. III in the town
of Bridgton; an act to incorporate the trus-
tees of the LIST, 10th and 10Th Maine regiment
association; an act to incorporate the Ossipee
Valley Telegraph and Telephone Co. !; an act
to establish standard weight for barrel of
potatoes an act to authorize the town of
Brownville to remove the bodies Of deceased
persons from the old burying ground to the
new baryng ground in said town, and to con-
vey the interest of said town in said burying
ground lot.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to supply the city of Bath with pure
water an act to amend sec. II, chap. 40 of
the revised statutes, relating to migratory fish ;
an act amendatorv to an act relative to
sCuools III Tie Clty Vi IOTtlduu, HppTOVeu
March Is, 1881; an act to authorize the Lew
iston Steam Mill Co. to increase its capital
stock; an act in favor of the town of Embden
relative to the retirement of town bonds is
sued in aid of the Somerset Railroad.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of J. Albert Hurd.
PETITIONS, BILLS, ETC. PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
By Mr.. Marble-Bill an act to provide for
the licensing of skating Kinks, which was
referred to the Committee on Legal At
fairs. Also petition of J. H. Norwood ct ais.
of Dresden for an act to prevent the throw
ing of sawdust and other refuse into the Ken
nebec; referred to the Committee on Interior
Waters.
| By Mr.. NATURALIZATION of VIM H.
MarstOn and IA others that their names NAV be
considered as stricken from the petition of
Paul G.. Blanchard and l42 others relating to
additional legislation in regard to casting re-
fuse material into Royals river. Also re-
monstrance of j. H. Adams and 20 others
against further legislation in regard to cast
ing refuse material into Royals river. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Interior Waters.