Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-28


An act to amend sec. 81 Of chap.
to clerks and treasurers' reports; an act
to revive sec. l, chap. Z, public laws OF
1875, relative to the citizenship of persons
connected with the Soldiers Home
at Togus; an act to provide for
inventories by assignees in insolvency ;
resolve in favor of Matthias A. Culnan; re-
solve in favor OF the town of Wiscasset; an
act to amend sec Z, chap. of the revised
statutes relating to elections; an act to pre-
vent the introduction and spread of conta-
Qious and malignant diseases; resolve in aid
of building bridge at Frenchville.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to extend the time for the location
and construction of the Wiscasset and Quebec
Railroad. the Messalonskee and Kennebec
Railroad. and the Somerset Railroad; an act
to authorize the sale of an interest in the
Union meeting house in the town of Westport
an act to increase the salary of the County
Attorney of Kennebec county; an act addi-
tional to an act to incorporate the city OF
Brunswick; an act additional to chap. 81 OF
the revised statutes relating to railroads; an
act to provide for the taking of alewives in
the town of Union: an act to revive and
amend an act to incorporate the Boothbay
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of park commissioners an act in relation to
the Clark & Chaplin Ice Co an act to au-
thorze the city of Calais to accept the prop.
ertv devised in trust by the wills of certain
persons.
| FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve making appropriation for the Pas.
samaquoddy tribe of Indians for the years 1885
and 1886; resolve in favor of State Reform
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Llewellyn Powers and Elisha C. Shaw; re-
solve in favor of Maine State College of Ag.
riculture and Mechanic Arts resolve making
appropriation for the Penobscot tribe of In.
dams for the years 1885 and 1886; resolve in
favor of Presque Isle Academy.
Bill an act amendatory of and additional
to chap. 81 of the revised statutes in relation
to the sale of intoxicating liquors Senate
document 1861 came up by special assign.
ment.
Mr.. Simonton explained the provisions OF
the bill and the considerations which induced
the committee to report it unanimously.
The bill was passed to be engrossed with
out division.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, bill an act to amend
sec. chap 1872 of the revised statutes relat-
ing to the salaries of judges of municipal and
police courts was taken from the table and
| passed to be engrOssed.
Mr.. Heath moved to reconsider the vote
passing to be engrossed the bill relating to
amendment of the liquor law Senate docu-
ment 1876 and on motion of the same gen.
tleman his motion to reconsider was laid on
the table and assigned for afternoon.
On motion of Mr.. Marble recess was
taken until afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Weeks, from the Committee of Con-
ference, upon disagreeing vote of the two
branches upon resolve in favor of Hamlin
plantation. reported that the Senate recede
from its vote adverse to the resolve and con-
cur with the House in giving it a passage.
The report was accepted and the resolve
passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to authorize the Governor with
the advice and consent of the Council to ap-
point some person to be Register of Deeds OF
Franklin county. came up by special assign
ment, and was again laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. Tapley, and assigned for Tues
day next at ii o'clock on motion of Mr..
Stubs.
Bill an act to amend chap 4S of the revised
statutes relating to the organization of cor
porations came up by special assignment.
Messrs. Lebroke and Kimball opposed the
| Uill, anu W.T. LiOVey spoke Ill It's favor.
On motion of Mr.. Kimball the bill was in.
definitely postponed.
Bill an act to secure a more efficient and
economical supervision of schools, came up
by special assignment, and WIS passed to be
angrOssed.
On motion of Mr.. Young. in behalf Of hi.
colleague, Mr.. Wescott] who was absent on
account of sickness, the Senate took from
the table bill an act in relation to the Port
land and Ogdensburg Railroad Co. The
pending question was upon amendment ga.
to submit the matter to two thirds vote oil
the legal voters of Portland This amend
ment was amended, on motion of the same
gentleman, by providing for majority vote
instead of two-thirds. The bill was Their
amended BY striking out the 24th and 25tt
lines and the first three words of the Goth
line of said section of the printed bill, anG
inserting instead thereof the word "enunci
ated" The bill was also amended by strik
ing out sect. and substituting section SO
as to do away with the limit.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed
On motion of Mr.. Young, bill an act relat
ing to the recovery of lands sold or forfeited
for non-payment of taxes assessed by assess
ors of towns, was taken up and assigned fol
Tuesday next at IL o'clock.
Bill an act to amend sec. chap. ZIG o.
the revised statutes relating to the fees o.
trial justices, came up, and was indefinitely
postponed on motion of Mr.. Heath who ad
vocated his motion on the ground that the
measure increased the fees in criminal cases
Resolve in favor of dredging and building
breakwater at head of tide water of Damaris
Gotta Lake IN the county of Lincoln was taker
up.
Mr.. Parkhurst inquired the reasons why
the bill should pass.
Mr.. Marble explained and advocated tn.
resolve.
Mr.. Cole spoke against the passage of tn,
resolve, and by request of his colleague Mr.
Ray who was absent moved to Law it or
the table and assign for Tuesday next
Mr.. Lebroke ADVOCATED the resolve
The motion to postpone until Tuesday was
lost
The resolve was then passed to be engross
ed, as follows:
YEA-Nessrs. Allen, Bearce, Bonney, Bragdon
Cutler. Goodwin, Heath, Kimball. Lebroke Libbey
Lumbert, Marble, Mears, Nickerson, Parkhurst
Roak, Simonton, Stubs, Tapley, Wilson, Young =
81.
NAY-Mr Cole.-1.
; Resolve in ia, or of repairing bridge at Fl
Kent was taken up and passed to be engross
ed, as follows:
YEA-Messrs. Bonney. Bragdon. Cutler, Goodwin
hurst, Roak, Simonton, Stubbs, Wilson-i4
| NAY-Messrs Allen Rearce Cole Heath Maars