Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-16
legislation TO protect sheep owners from
damage 70 their hocks BY dogs, and report
by bill or Otherwise.
These orders were sent 10 the Senate.


Ordered, That the clerk Of the Nous
prepare and cause to be printed under hi
supervision the usual number of copies o
the Journal Of the House for the eurren
session.
On motion of Mr.. Fogg of Portland,
Ordered. that the use of the hall Of tn,
House of Representatives be givea to the
Maine Woman Suffrage Association Wed
nesday evening. Feb. 6, instead of wedues-
day evening. Jan. so. as heretofore ordered
On motion Of Mr.. kAler of Scarboro,
Ordered, That the secretary of state b,
directed to furnish each member of tn,
House with postage stamps 10 the amount Of
ten dollars for use during the session Of the
legislature.
Mr.. ksier in presenting this order said
that he did not otfer it for the benefit Of the
House. There aretons Of printed matter
lying in this House which the people would
the State has made no provision whereby
they can get it, through their representatives
With the pittance of pay that the represent
nves get they can't afford TO send this mattel
broadcast over the State to their constitu
ents. consequently it remains here.
Mr.. kAler believed that the represents.
stitaents posted ~ to the proceedings of The
legislature.
On motion Of Mr.. Glover of Rockland,
Ordered, that from aud after January 10th
joel Wilbur of Avon be granted leave OF
absence for five days on account of sickness
in his family. Read and referred 10 the
committee On leave of absence.
On motion of Mr.. Wakefield of Bath,
,h
mpensAtion of members of the legislature
commencing with the sixty fifth Legislature
be three hundred dollars and the present rate
Of mileage.
On motion of Mr.. Looney oil Portland
House document No. !, an act to provide
for printing and distributing ballots at the
public expense, and To regulate voting for
State and city elections, was taken from the
table and referred to the committee on legal
affairs.
Mr.. Sprsgue from the committee on legal
affairs, reported ought to pass on
bill an act relating to capital
stock of loan and building sssoeia,
tons. Bill read twice and laid on the table
to be printed under rule
Mr.. Clason from the committee on legal
affairs reported ought to pass on
ball an act to condrm and
make valid the acts and votes of the Bath
Electric Light aud Power Company in in.
creasing the capita stock and issuing bonds
of said corporation. Read and assigned.
PAssEp TO IN ENGRosssp.
Bill an act to amend the charter Of the
Portland Institute and Public Library, and
to change the corporate names.
On motion of MIR. Moore of Deering, the
House, at seven minutes of eleven, took re-
cess of an hour.
The Speaker The hour having arrived
which is established by the statutes of the
L lited States for the election Of United
States Senator for full term CONNIE eacins
March 4, 1859, that business is now In order.
The members. rs their names are called.
will rise and announce the name of the
person for whom they vote.
The members rose and voted ~ their
names were called by the Clerk, with the
following result:
Harris NJ. Plaisted, rs
william Y. Frye. l2l
and William =. Frye WAS declared the
choice of the House for United States
Bill an act to repeal chap. l49 of the
public laws of 1887, relating to the employ
ment Of the convicts at the Maine State
Prison.
This came from the Senate, read and re-
ferred to the Committee on State Prison.
Mr.. Warren Of Castine moved that it be
in concurrence.
Mr.. Wiswell of Ellsworth moved to amend
Al. Ia L. l.
to the Committee on the Judiciary,
who had control of that matter in the last
legislature.
Mr.. Warren 1t seems to me that it 10 the
proper thing to refer it to the Committee on
State Prison. l am well aware, as is also the
gentleman from Ellsworth, that this
matter came up At the last session and
vas referred to the Judiciary Committee
This bill has been presented in the Senate
and it is referred on their part to the com
mittee on State Prison, and it seems to me
the most proper thing is to have it given to
that committee. certainly hope that the
House will concur in its reference to the
committee on States Prison.
Mr.. Wiswell--Mr. Speaker, two years age
think, the republican party in convention
committed itself in favor of the proposition
to classify and to relieve tain great indus.
tries in the State of Maine. Up to the ses
sion of two years ago, in fact think up to
the first Of January, a year ago, all of the
convicts in the Maine State Prison were EN-.
ployed in the manufacture of carriages, in
its different departments, and in the manu-
facture of harnesses, \ great majority OF
them being employed in the manufacture OF
carriages. Now, whether true or not, the
carriage makers of this State felt that they
were not being treated rightly. They felt
that to come in contact with almost the
whole body of the convicts of State Prison
in one certain employment, was not dealing
fairly with them. The various petitions, a.
members y no we're in the last House well
remember, were presented, and in the first
instance referred to the committee on State
Prison. don't know but that in the frsi
instance 1t was referred to the committee on
labor, and they returned begging leave to
have it referred to the committee on State
Prison. 1t became evident, think, TO YER,
many members of the House of two year,
ago that the committee on State Prison were
not going to pass law which would remedy
what they believed to be an evil and %
when q new petition was introduced it wai
referred to the judiciary committee, a hear.
lug was given, q great deal of time va,
spent in the discussion and examination
of the question by the judiciary committee
and after the bill was reported to the House
great deal Of time was spent by the House
and presume by the Senate ~ well in tbs
discussion Of the proposition which tive
years ago became law. Now il seems .,
me that the matter is Of 90 much importanc,
that we should at least give 1t q fair trial an,
it also seems to me that this bill, repealini
that act Of two ears ago, is introduced sn'
referred 70 the committee upon State PrisoI
with view perhaps that that committee ar,
In favor Of this new move. Nov for on,
should be certainly glad 70 have the matte
again fully investigated and examined boil
in the committee room and by both houses o
this legislature. IL seems 10 me that under th
circumstances that the committee Introduce
bill two years ago and advocated II and i
~as finally passed. and it is for the commi,
tee on labor to say how the matter worke,
during the last year, and hope my amend
ment will receive the favorable considers
ton of this House.
yea and nay vote being taken tn
amendment wa lost.
The original motion was then pu, to vot.
and carried.
On motion of Mr.. KAler Of scarboro.
Adjourned. A
The members of the legislature we're ye,
tertay presented With copies Of the Revise