Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-13
PASSED TO Be ENACTED.

ing to commissioner of industrial and ises
statistics.
, Bill an act to regulate the salaries of III
! superior court for the county of Cumbel
land
Bill an act to repeal section chapter
of the Revised Statutes relating to the Boar
of Agriculture.
Bill an act to prohibit the sale Of votes.
, Bill an act to incorporate the Phillips an
Rangely Railroad Co.
Bill an act TO repeal an act entitled an &C
to amend ehsptet rs. section IL of the Re
vised Statutes relating to the powers o
county commissioners.
Bill An act in relation 10 pounds.
Finally PASSED.
Resolve in favor Of the enlargement o
the State House.
Resolve in favor of continuing the publ
cation of York deeds.
Resolve in favor of W. w. Moore.
Resolve in favor OF John E. kelley
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
On motion of Mr.. Libby, bill an act tt
amend the charter of the Portland Stree
Sprinklng Co was taken from the table
and On his motion the Senate voted TO insis
upon its vote passing the bill to be engrossed
and ask a committee of conference. Messrs.
Libby. Walton and Harding were appointed
as the committee on the part of the Senate.
Resolve in favor of the Central Maine
Hospital. amended and passed by the Senate
came back from the House. that branch in
sisting upon its action of reference TO the
next legislature.
| On motion of Mr.. Sleeper the Senate in
sisteC and proposed a committee of conference
and Messrs. Sleeper, Clark and Simpson
were appointed on the part of the Senate.
Mr.. Libby from the Committee of Con-
| ference, on disagreeIng vote of the two
branches on bill an act TO amend the charter
of the Portland Street Sprinkling Co., re-
ported that the bill ought to pass in an
amended fern. The report was accepted,
the bill amended and passed to be ergrossed.
At Mr.. Ryderss request, he was excused
from further service on the Conference
Committee on bill relating to the Farming
ton Water Co. and Mr. Heath was appointed
To ill the vacancy.
LAID on THE TABLE.
The majority and minority ,ports of the
Committee on Legal Affairs on the order rel
ative 10 attachment of personal property
came from the House, the minority report in
favor of bill an act relating to release of
attachment of personal property, substituted
for the minority report of legislation inex-
pedient.
The minority report was rccepted in con-
currence, House amendment to the bill
adopted and laid on the table on motion of
Mr.. Libby.
DENTISTRY Bill.
Bill an act to insure the better education
of practoners of dental surgery and to reg
ulate the practice of dentistry in the State of
Maine, passed to be engrossed by The Sen
ate, came back from the House, that branch
adhering to its action of indefinite postpone
ment.
On motion of Mr.. Ry der the Senate voted
to adhere to its former action.
WILD GAME.
Bill an act to amend chapter 80 of the Re-
vised Statutes, relating to moose, deer, carl
bou and other wild game, passed by the Sem
ate to be engrossed, came back from the
House amended, in which the Senate non-
concurred on motion of Mr.. Hinckley.
REeoNspERATIoN.
Mr. Hunt moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate adhered to its action indie
finitely postponing the bill for the protection
of sheep against dogs.
The motion was favored by Mr. Walker
anu OppDcth W A'i"P'o"' va" S"s'N" 49,
yea and nay vote, which was ordered and
taken, resulting in the negative as follows:
YEA.- Messr, Burgess Collins Daggett Haines,
Heath, Hinckley, Hunt, Merrill. Walker, Walton.
10.
NAY.-Mes-rs. Austin, Freeman. Frost, Hard, |
ing Hin, Kendall, Libby, Lord of York, Nickes, |
Poor, Rand, Ryder, simpson. Wright-i4
So the motion to reconsider was lost.
SPECIAL AssIGSMENTs.
The majority and minority reports of the |
Committee on Fisheries and Game in the |
matter of amending the law relative to mack
erel, came up by special assignment, the
question being upon the acceptance OF the |
maj jority report bringing in a bill to amend
chapter 26l of the Public Laws of 1855 re-
lating to migratory fish. The majority re-
port was accepted, the bill amended on mo-
ton of Mr.. Wright and passed to be en-
crossed.
Bill an act amendatory of section ll3,
chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes and addi
tional to said section relating to railroad
commissioners, came up by special assign
ment, the question being upon Mr.. liaines'
amendment to make the railroad commits
sioners an arbitrating power in the matter OF
unreasonable charges and unjust discrmina-
ton, and limiting fares to three cents per
mile.
Mr.. Daggett moved several amendments
to the amendment which were accepted by
Mr.. Haines. The provision for three cents
mile was also stricken out of the amend
ment by consent of Mr. Hsines.
The question of the substitution of Mr..
Haines' bill for that of the Committee was
then taken by yea and nay vote, resulting
in the negatve,as follows:
YEA-Daggett. Frost, IIsines, Kendall simpson,
WaIton-6
nay Austin Burgess, Burrill, CLARK. Collins,
Freeman Harding, Hin. Hnckley, Hoornok,
Hunt. Lord Of ors, Merrill Nickels, Poor. Rand.
Ryder, sleeper, Walker, wright.-lo.
So the motion to amend was lost
On motion of Mr.. Heath the bill was
then amended so that the State may be re-
inbursed for the salaries paid the Railroad
Commissioners by a tax upon the railroads.
On motion of Mr.. Haines it was further
amended by striking out the provision for
an examination of bridges by mechanical
engineer at the expense of the State, and
also the provision that the expense of in
vestigating railroad accidents shall be paid
by the State.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
REFERRED TO THE Next LEGISLATURE.
On motion Of Mr.. Haines bill an act to
regulate railroad passenger and freight
rates Senate Document No. 5 was taken
taken from the table and referred to the mex,
Legislature.
recess was taken until 40.
Evening Session.
Bill an act to amend chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes relating to moose, deer,
caribou and other wild game, passed to be
engrossed by the Senate came back from the
House that branch adhering to its adverse
action.
! On motion of Mr.. Hinckley the Senate
| insisted and asked Committee of Confer
ence, and Messrs. Hinckley, Ryder and
Austin were appointed on the part of the
| Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Wright the majority and
minority reports of the Committee on Legal
Affairs in the matter of the bill relating to
release of attachment of personal property
were taken from the table, and on motion OF
the same gentleman the Senate non-con'
CURED with the House in accepting ths
minority report bringing in the bill, snc
accepted the majority report Of Legislation
inexpedent.
On motion of Mr.. Ryder bill an act re
latinz TO the salary of the State Superin
) tendent of schools and his clerk, was taker
from the table, amended so as TO require th'
) superintendent to enforce the school laws
and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Heath bill ar act Il