Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Its Final Session for Eighteen
Hundred and Eishty-Nine.
Closing Scenes and Farewell
Words.
SaYinsS Banks and Trust Companies are
Prohibited
From Acting a. Guardians and Admin
istTators-How tho Matter Relating
to Religious Instruction In the Reform
School Was Left
SENATE.

| Resolve on the pay roll of the Senate.
Resolve authorizing a temporary loan OF
$500 900 for the year 1889.
Resolve authorizing a temporary loan OF
$500, 900 for the year 1890.
Bill an act relating to release of attach
ment of personal property (as amended by
conference committee
Resolve on the pay roll of the House.
| Mr. Haines presented resolve providing
| for the purchase of the proceedings of the
Centennial of the Constitution of the United
States, which was passed to be engrossed
| under suspension of the rules.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Haines, from the Committee of Con-
ference on disagreeing vote of the two
branches on bill an act amendatory of sec
| ton ll3, chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes
| AMI additional to said chapter, relating to
railroad commissioners, reported the bill in a
new draft rejecting the Senate amen iments
except tie one for the tax upon railroads to
| reimburse the State for salaries paid com
missioners. The bill was then passed to be
engrossed as amended.
Mr. Heath from the Committee of Con-
ference on the disagreeing vote of the two
branches on the bill to amend chapter 1873 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1887 relat-
| ing to the Pennington Water Co., reported
that the committee had been unable to agree
and on motion of Mr.. Heath the Senate
| voted to adhere to its former action.
Bill an act to amend chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes relating to moose deer,
caribou and other wild game, came back
from the House, that branch still refusing
to join the Senate Committee of Conference.
On motion of Mr.. Wright the Senate
voted to adhere.
TAKEN FROM THE TABLE.
The majority and minority reports of the
Committee on Legal Affairs on bill an act
to prohibit savings banks, mortgage, loan
and trust companies to act as executors, ad-
ministrators or guardians, were taken from
the table and on motion of Mr.. Wright the
minority report in favor of the bill was ac-
cepted in concurrence with the House.
On motion of Mr.. Heath the bill was
amended by striking from it the words 'ex-
ecutors,' The bill was then passed to be
engrossed.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Bill an act to incorporate the West Branch
Railroad company.
Bill an act to incorporate the Mousam
River Railroad company.
Bill an act explanatory of an ACT entitled
an act to amend section 10, chapter of the
Revised Statutes relating to school funds of
plantations.
Bill an act to amend chapter 26l of the
Private Laws of the year 1855 relating to
migratory fish
Bill All act to amend the charter of the
Portland Street Sprinkling company.
Bill an act to incorporate the Mexico and
Rangeley Railroad company.
Bill an act authorizing the Boston and
Maine Railroad Company, to enlarge and
change its terminal facilities in Portland and
the Maine Central Railroad Company in
Bath.
Bill an act to amend the charter of the
Lincoln Village Corporation.
Bill an act to provide for the refur ding OF
the public debt and to repeal an act entitled
an act to provide for the refunding of the
public debt approved Feb. 26th, 1889,
Bill an act to incorporate the Skowhegan
and Norridgewock Railroad Company.
| Bill an act in relation to the compensation
of the sheriff of the county of Aroostook.
| Bill an act to authorize the Passadumkeag
Log Driving Company to purchase the
franchise and works of the Grand Falls Dam
Company.
| Bill an net relating to the compensation
of State Superintendent Of Common Schools
and his clerk.
| Bill an act relating to the compensation OF
sheriffs for attendance on the Supreme
| Judicial and Superior courts.
Bill an act relating to the employment of
labor.
Bill an act relating to holding the annual
meeting of the Alumni Association of Bates
College.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of cities and towns il
which was held on the first day of April
1887, capital stock in the Belfast & Moose
head Lake Railroad.
Resolve in favor of cities and towns il
which was held on the first days of April
1881 and 1886 inclusive, capital stock in the
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad.
Resolve in favor of the Legislative Com
mttee to attend the celebration of the cen
tennial of the Inauguration of Washington.
Resolve in relation to the State geological
collection.
Resolve providing for the payment of the
contingent expenses of the legislature.
| Resolve authorizing temporary loan fol
| 1883.
Resolve authorizing temporary loan fol-
| 1890.
| Resolve on the pay roll of the House.
| Resolve on the pay roll of the Senate.
| On motion of Mr.. Heath a recess wa
taken until two o'clock.
| Afternoon 6ession.
/ Bill an act to provide for the expenditures
of the government was passed to be en-
gros ,ed under a suspension of the rules.
| Bill an act to provide for the expenses o
| the goyernm mt for the year 1890, wa
passed to be eugrossed under a suspension o.
the rules.
PASSED To BE ENACTED.
| Bill an act relating to the return of writ
and processes into the Superior Court oi
Kennebec county.
Bill an act relative to release Of attach
ments of personal property.
| Bill an act to prohibit savings banks
mortgage, loan and trust companies from
acting as administrators and guardians.
Bill an act amendatory of section lib
CHAPTER 8 of the Revised Statutes, and addi
ional to said chapter relating to railsoaf
commissioners.
Bill an act to provide for the expenditure
of the government for 1890.
Bill an act to provide for the expenditure
of the government
FINALLY PAssEp.
Resolve providing for the purchase of tn.
proceedings Of Centennial Of the Constitu
tion of the United states.
REPoRrs OF COMMITTEES.
The report Of the Judiciary Commit'e
with reference to religious Worship at the Re
form School came from the House, the re
mort being that legislation was inexpedien
because the question has been satsfsctoril
adjusted.
Mr.. Libby opposed the acceptance of tn
,enort for two reasons, first because he hs
never been present at meeting Of the Jad
ei.ry Committee at which the matter ls
: been considered, and in sha second place, n
cause be understood the matter had not bee
satisfactorily adjusted.
The report vas amended on motion OF NJ
= Libby by striking out that portion relating
a satisfactory adjustment.
Mr.. Heath said the judiciary CommItf'
/. thought they had brought about an adlu'
meuf of the matter, but had no.- An srtem