Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-20

| SHADB " suSAs h&-1s 41EsAA ~
| Senate.
| fFollasirg Mr.. Pswefs, NJ. Griadie Of
Hsaeosk Hpoks ssaiEs: the measure. and
shen he hsd eorciused the Senate sd
jsarnsd usssi P. NJ on motion By Mr..
Walton of Ssnsrses.)
AifsTrooo Session.
TIE Senate met Ut 2. n.
| Ne. Walson Of Somerset introduced .
memorial of the Sxa.hesaa board OF
trade in relation 10 the vaiaAsion Of the
town Of Skovheaxn. which Gu his motion
~ss referred 10 the conai..se On vslua-
| ton.
| Mr.. Poor Of CumbeHand spoke syairsf
tie adoption Of the Australian ballot sys-
tsm].
| Mr.. Spear of Kencebec called for the
question upon the acceptance Of the minor
| icy report and on bis motion Q sea and nsy
vote sSs ordered,
| This question being pms upon the motion
CT Mr Ryder of Perooscos 10 amend the
motion Of Mr.. Spear Of Kennebec, viz:
Upca toe acceptance of tie minority rep,rs
| (shich reported no bill resulted - fol-
| lows:
YEAs-Messrs Gilmore, Griadle, Mayo, Mash.
Mating. roer. RYDER, Ryder, smith, ThA'shsf'
u ilbaf-io
NAYs-AdAnns. Chaplin, Giles, HAine., Harper.
| Hunt, Libby (Gambeflancj, Libby. lAndroseos-
| gin, cal 81. Aehan. Moore, reiteegili. Powers,
Negrrs. SHERMAN. rpe.t, Ste uart. Swsntop, ad
| lie, Walton. nsnea-zt-
| So the motion was lost.
| The question then REQUIRED upon the
adoption Of the motion OF the senator from
Ksnbeoec, that the Senate accept the
| msjosity report IS the report Of the COM
miuee (repottins bill) aud on motion BY
| Mr.. Moore Of Cumberland the yeas and
nays were ordered. The question being
pat, resulted:
Yxas-Mss'rs. Adams, Chapia. Giles. Haines.
| tAndroscosgia}. M4lef. MehAn, No ore. Pettin
gil. Powers, kosers, shefp,an, Spear, Stewart,
So anton, Walton Warren-2l-
AArs-hesHs Gilmore. i,rtadle. Mayo, Nash,
suiting, Poor, RYDER, Smith. Thatcher, Wilbur
10.
So the motion prevailed and the majority
report was accepted. which was as follows:
The committee on the judiciary TO which
was referred bill, sn &C. to provide for
printing And Distributing ballots .. the
public expense sad to regulate voting for
State and city elections reported came IN
new draft under title Of al act to provide
for printing and distributing ballots at the
public expe nse aod 70 regulate voting for
Safe and city elections The bill SO
reported is House Document l63.
Mr. Spar of Kenns bee IN ,ved an amend
nent to House document 1853, amendment
A. Mr.. Spear explained tie effect Of his
amendment.
Mr.. Walton Of Somerset spoke in favor
Of the measure.
BY request Of Mr.. Powers the bill was
| read.
On motion by SIR. Spear of Kennebec
the yeas and nsys were ordered on the
| adoption Of the amendment offered by that
Senator, and the question being put re-
suited:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams. Chaplin. Giles, Harper.
Hunt, LIBBY (Cumberiand}. Libby (Androseog
GIN, Msllet, nehan, Moore. Pettengill, Poor.
wefs, Rogers, -hermaD. Spear, St wart, swan
ton. wadlia. " alton nd Warreh-2i-
SsYs-hessr.. Gilmorr, Mayo, Nash, Nutting.
r. der, Smiih h, Thatcher and Whbur-s
So the motion prevailed.
Ga motion by Mr.. Spear OF Kennebec
the rules vera suspended and the bill Is
amended took lis readings and passed to be
epgrossed.
Mr Powers of Aroossook-"As l Am
Ar xlous to have final decision OF this
matter, I move 10 reconsides the action
whereby ibi, bill has passed to be engrOssed.
Tue question being pat, the motion was
lost
The speeches on the Australian ballot
bill il The Senate not published ia this, will
appear in later issue.)
On motion by Mr. Walton Of Somerset
-Senste document POI, introduced through
insdver,aace. was Withdrawn from the files.
On motion by Mr.. Stewart Of York,
Adjourned!