Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-10
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SlXTY-F0URrH SESSION.
SENATE.

Tn moiioa OF Mr. Burgess OF hnoI,
Or Tered. That a message be scot to iht
/ house of representatives proposing a JOINT
| convention Of both branches OF the legisls
| iare forth xith in the hall of the house OF
| N presenrstives for the purpose of admins
tering To Hon WI N. 7. Cobb, executive eoun-
eiilor elect, the oS,hs n 9uirsd by the consti-
tuition to qualify him TO enter upon the dis
charge of his Official duties.
The secretary Was charged with the mes
. sage, and subs, Qaen,ls r,pOr,ed that he had
dis harged the duty assigned him.
MT sage was received from the house
through It's clerk coucurring IN the proposition
for convention.
Thereupon the senate proceeded TO the
hall of tn, house of representatives where a
convention Was formed.
SEE House report.
The purpose of the convention having
bee accomplished, the Senate returned.
President Lord announced the standing
committees OF tle Senate as follows
Bus IN rHr SECOND READING.
Messrs Sleeper of Androseoggin, Rurrill
of Hancock, Simpson of penlb,cot, Hinek-
ley of Sagsdshoe, Clark of Aroostook, Free
man of Cumberland, Dasgeu of Piscaisquis,
Hunt of Waldo. Frost of York, Walton of
oomer,et Haines of kennebe aud Walker
of Knox.
EN0Rosskp Bills.
Messrs Heath of kennt b, c, Sargent of
Hancock, Niek,ls of Waldo, Libbey OF
Cumberland L DIR OF pvnobscot, Holbrook
of Washington, kehda of York. Poor Of
Cumberland, NJ rrill OF Franklin, Lord OF
York, Austin Of Lincoln aud Wrgh, Of
Uxf,rI
President Lord then announced the joint
standing comgttttes on the part of the Sen
ate. See House re ort for Committees.
MIR. Sargent, of Hancock, submitted the
following order. which was laid on the table
on motion of Mr. Heath, of kenn.bec.
Ordered, the House cohcurii, <, that the
joint Rules aud orders of This l., gslsture
be amended by adding TO the lis, of Joint
Standing Committees committee 10 be
called the Committee On iulanl Fisheries
and Game, aI.i that the present committee
on Fisheries and Game be called the Com
NIT ee on Sea and Cost Fisheries "
On motion of MIR Walker. Of Knox,
Ord, red, the House concurru <, that the
business of the last Legislature referred TO
thus TO be taken from the niles and referred
to the Appropriate Comm tees.
pn mo ION OF Mr. ilarulng, OF \ umDer-
land.
Ordered, thst at ~ O'Clock, noon, Tues
day next, the Sc nate shall proceed to vote
tor a Senator 10 Congress for full term,
from March 4th. 1859. in accordance with
the laws of the United States.
On motion of Mr. Dagge,t of Piscatsquis
uIdered The II use concurring, that a
let of the joint 81 ecial committee be printed
h.n 81
ary 26 b. Tor the information OF the Legsla
ture and others interested.
On molon of Mr.. Wrilh ht of Oxford,
Ordered That n joint ect committee Of
three on the part OF The Senate with such as
the House ma, JON be appointed to consider
the Governors message and report refer
snce of its several subjects to appropriate
committees.
The hair appointed as the committee on
Governors message ON the rart OF The Sen
ate, Messrs. Wright of oxford, Libby of
Cumbe rlan 4, and Ryder of Penobscot.
On motion Of MIR Heath of kennebec the
vote vas reco siiered passing the order for
sps Clal committee To jntract for the State
prining and on motion of the same gentle
man the order was amended So AS To make
the contract subj ct To the approval of the
legislature. The measure Was then given
passage,
Communications were received from the
cretarv of State trar smi tug the report OF
the insLra CO commissioner for the years
1887 and 1898 winch Was referred 10 the
committee on mercantile affairs and ihsur-
anee. and the bank examiners report for
1888 ~hlch was referred 10 the committee on
banks and banking.
On motion of Mr. Rand of oxford
Adjourned
PEIIrIoNs, BILLS, &c, PRESENTED AND
RETERRED
BY Mr.. Walton, of STANDARDIZATION
of Augustine Simmons, ct ais, for change
of time Of bol ling the September term of
the Supreme Court for Somerset County
from the first to the third TUESDAY. Refer
red to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
Also petition of the officers and stockholders
of the Waldo and Somerset Railroad Co.,
and citizens of Somerset County, for extern
sion Of their road from Burnhsm through
Canaan, Athens and other towns to connect
with the International road near Moose
River Plantation. Referred to the Com
mttee on Railroads.
BY Mr.. Lord, of Penobscot. of
). T. Cooper and 60 others, for an sppro-
priation to repair the Shin Pond road be
tween Patten, in Penob,cot county and
Front Brook, in Plscaiaquis county. Re
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Bridges.