Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-19
tary Of State may please to give relssive to
the execution ofthis order.
This or,ier WaS rsfuscd a NJ asaS~

! lowing order
Ordered. The Senate eonesrring. that III
Secretary of State be directed To ann starp
on such public documents - the mem
eers Of the Senate and House Of Represen
tAtives may chcose 10 send their constituent
aud that such an appropriation be ordered.
Mr. Robe said that he had voted in favor
Of the Stamp Act" and was very glad 10
30 on record - being In faAo,
Of that proposlsion. He could see no reasor
| Why the popular branch of tue legislature %
near the people - they are should be oppose,
10 doing precisely what ever, other depart.
men' in the State ,s doing tie thought that
'his order sss in the in,erest OF justice. that
there 10 not al association in the State of
MAins but what allows its ofhcers " bring in
= bill for p,.stase. The House Of Repre- cen.
tAtives should have the same righ,s and same
privilege that any other department Of the
State government has
Mr.. o'Brien Of Thomaston; | endorse rv-
cry word said by my friend Gov, Robie and
hope the order will have passage.
Mr.. Grindle Of Nj. Desert said that he
believed that the whole thirg in . nutshell
meant whether their constituents shall get
these documents or whether they shAli so,
These documents remain hers simply from
the fact that the members don't feel able or
don't feel disposed to pay for the pps,ass
stAmps out Of their own poekcts.
Mr.. Wakefield of Bath, said that he had
voted for the original order He said that
there 10 . large amount OF money expended
In printing publsc documents which belong
TO the pubic, He thought that very large Il
not the larger proportion Of that expeniiture
is just so much money thrown away, be
cause members don't care, after conn ~ her,
and exhAusting all their salary In board
bill, 10 eIPend additional money in mailing
these documents. He hoped that the gen
tlemen of the House would pass an order
either directing the Committee On Finance
to report forthwith . resolve appropriAting u
sufncient amount of money to meet the eI
pense or would pass . resolve directing The
Secretary of State 10 have the public dscu-
ments sent out TO the people.
Mr., Burnham of Holhs. said that o. q rep
resentative OF the rural districs he had been
IN favor of the stamp act" Tho farming
people as = rule care more for these docu
ments that are lying around the State Hous.
Than the people Of the cities and larger vii
lages, where they receive the daily papers.
Mr.. Taylor Of Unity, moved 10 amend to
the effect that the amount Of stamps far
niahed To each member should no, exceed
ave dollArs.
Mr.. Wing Of Manchester, thought that the
House had decided by the vote just taken
hat the members were not t. be trusted with
len iollars worth of postage .ta,ups. lie
should certainly vote against being placed |
ander the surveillance of the Secretary of
State for fear that he would cheat the State. |
Mr. Peaks Of Dover, said that there were
Isl members in the House. and 81 in the |
senate. 1872 in all. Nov al hve dollars
,piece that would make e9l0. He didn't
uppose that any member would sutend 10
'verdra~ the Ave dollars, but he imagined
I this amendment were passed that some
member would 90 there NJ some future time
ND md that the appropriation was exhaust.
ID. II they were To have these stamps he
'Anted TO have them III his pocket 80 that
'e could ufe them when and where he
LEASED.
MIR. Taylor's motion to anne nd vas put to
ote and lost.
The original order wa then refused q pas
age.
Mr. kobis called for u division, and the
rider was passed by a vote of 81 To "a
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Hartland,
Ordered that the Committee on Interior
Waters inquire into the eXpediency of
mending chapter $50 OF the special laws of
s64.
HousE ORDERS.
On motion. n.of Mr.. Pattangsll Of Pembroke,
Ordered, That the superintendent Of pub
&C buildings be directed TO take measures
D ventiiate this hall either by removing the
ouble windows or by placing ventilators In
he same, or such other measures AZ may be |
eces,Ary.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following committee reports were read
nd accepted;
MI. Harper from the Committee on Pen
ions to which was referred = resolve in
a,or of James Ferris of Bath reported tha,
he same ought 10 pass. Printed under rule. |
Mr.. Wiswell from majority OF Committe,
N Judiciary. to which Was referred the order
4 the Legislature instructing hat committee
D inquire into the cxpediency Of submitting
D = vote by the people of 4 resolve for
mending the constitution of the State |
hanging the time for holding the State cleo
ION from the second Monday Of September, |
'ienniaily, to the Tuesday next following the |
irst MONDAY of November, reported legisla- |
ion inexpedient.
Mr.. Talbot presented minority report Of
ommittee on Judiciary 10 regard to this |
anne order and reported accompanying re-
olive entitled resolve con 'erning an amend |
nent of the constitution Of Maine.
Tabled pending acceptance Of report, on
notion Of Mr.. Talbo; Of East Machiss, and |
rdered printed.
Mr.. Peaks, from the Committee on the |
judiciary. to which wa, referred bill An act |
Untitled an act to extend the power of police |
'fficers reported that the same ought not to
,ass. |
mr. Sprague, from the Committee on
-egal Affairs, to which vas referred the bill
'ntiiled an act additional to and AmenJat0ry |
II chapter lO5 Of private and special laws OF
ss5, reported that the same be referred to
he Committee on Mercantile Affairs and In
'ursHce.
Mr.. Wood um, from the Committee on
Leave Of Absence, to ~hich was referred the
rider of the legislature relating to leave Of
ibsence In favor Of &. II. Whitten, reported
hat the same ought to pass.
Mr. Warren, from the COmmtfe on " ln-
'a'iOn, TO which wxs referred bill an act re-
luirihg towns to furnish school books for the
ise of the pupils in the public schools, re-
ported that the same ought TO pass. Printed
andre rule.
READ AND AssioHED.
Bill an act to amend section Of chaSaes
AZ of the public laws Of the year ss7 ~
atlng to say ngs banks.
Bill snat to repeal section Is, chaposs
33 Of the pu die laws Of 1887 rslssang soI
the Classification AID labor Of prissasss inl
the Stat. prison convicted of murder In ~
first deg re.
Mr.. fatiaDgall OF Pembroke ipSuirsd II
here -As not an order passed In coscssreses
with the Senate TO sdjourn until Monday
and was ihformsI by the chair that there
as
Mr. pa,tsngall said that very manv Of the
yeBtleiu did not noice whes the order was
passed sld moved th,t the vote be reeonsid-
rreh. Tn. House had passed . resolve
offered by his friend from Gorf am that this
legislature sbouI1 finally adjourn on Feb
ruar, 70 Judging from what We have done
~ far and from this disposition 70 adjourn
for long time 1t wili be absolutely impossi-
bic tor this house to adjourn At the time des-
gnsted in the resolve. or on March 20 either.
He thought that it vas not generous in gen
llemsn Who lived in cities adjacent to the
capital to propose these long adjournments
and TO 20 home to attend 10 their business.
leaving a quorum Of this House to transact
the business that may come before it. II
he House should adjourn to Msnisy at 4
ocloek =. NJ. As per order. il would be dif-
dcult to get right to work again while the
members of the committees were scattered
III over the state. Nothing could be done
until the committee reported upon the vari-