Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-07

tC0nuDned from IR pAxe
for De fsieneies occurring uo6er the resolve
Of the past session Every item there
il provided ~, by e1isti-g .Aw kept
the items for which vouchers have been
presented satisfactorily for the furniture
of the new part Of this additions to the
amoan. Of 500 The committee have
examined the vouchers one by oae as pre-
sensej, and the appropriation is proper and
IN the usual course, and there 10 no item
tha. by the stric,ess scrutiny could be re-
iected.
Chair-The chair will state that this bill.
in the same fern, has already received i:s
three seTeIs, readings in tie House
and passsd TO be sEgrossed- Upon iis re-
com initial in the Senate, eoncarredi in BY the
Hou.e, 10 she committee on aoaueiAl Affairs
and lie report again made. the bill comes
up to technically De novo and has to receive
its thee several readings as if i. had not
be en- received before
0The question vas then upon the motion OF
Mr.. Shax 70 suspend the rules. The rules
were Suspended, the bill read the third
time and passed 10 be eugrossed.
ORDERS.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Portland,
Ordered, Tha. the Committee on militia
~ Aft AIRS inquire into the expense of main
tanning the diff arent departments Of the mil
i.a,y. and the present sys:emof organiza-
ton, and report upon the same with recon-
mendations.
On motion of Mr. Webb of Deer Isle.
Ordered, That the committee on legal
Affairs inquire into the claim of Oliver
VanMeser for q lot Of land under the re-
solve in favor Of Revolutionary soldiers
and their widows. approved March IL, 1888.
and report by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. S,esrns of Caribou,
Ordered, That the committee on State
lands and State roads inquire into the ex-
pedlency Of directing the land agent 10 con-
vey the interest of tie state in certain lot
of land in Woodland or New Sweden.
On motion of Mr.. Porter Of Bangor,
Ordered, That the committee on the
judiciary be directed to examine chspter
IA Of the laws Of 1889 relating to property
exempt from taxation and report il any fur
Their legislation is necessary to prevent col
leges theological seminaries and other ins'i-
tons Of like nature from acq 1iring or hold
ing real estate which shall be exempt from
taxation.
On motion Of Mr.. Tilton Of Cape Eliza
beth-Ordered, that the State treasurer be
instructed to pay TO the secretary of the
States prison committee the sum of $3.50,
it being in full for expenses incurred by
said committee On its visit 10 said prison on
Jan. %, 1891.
On motion Of Mr.. Thayer Of Wsterville,
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the
time for the reception of petitions and bills
for private and special legislation be ex-
tended to MONDAY, Feb. 8, 1891.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Totman Of Fairfield presented the
following order
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that
when this House adjourns it adjourn
to meet Saturday morning at . o'clock.
The Chair-The chair will state that this
order is hardly necessary, because, under
the general order. when this House adj
journs it will adjourn to meet tomorrow
murGing at . o'clock unless an order to the
contrary is put in and favorably acted upon.
The general order may, Of course, be
amended by ma iority action of this House.
Mr.. Stearns of Cafibou-Does the
Speaker mean . o'clock or 10 O'Clock!
The Chair-Saturdsys, at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Peaks of Dover-I move, Mr..
Speaker, tina, this order lie upon the table
The motion was carried. n.
Subsequently the following order came
down from the Senate Ordered, that when
the Senate al journ, the House concur
ring, it adjourn to meet on Monday next
al I o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. Harrington of Norridgew ock-I
move that the House concur with the Sem
ate in the adoption Of this order.
Mr.. Peaks Of Dover-Two weeks ago |
stood here in my place and advocated the
sdjournmenttof this House over Saturday
| did it for the reason that there was no
business at that time that the House need
be in hurry to act upon. / have con-
sul.ed one of my two associates upon the
committee on the business Of the House -
the other, see, is in his seat now-an
We have decided, two of us, and thing the
other gentleman will agree, that that at this
stage O the proceedings Of the House there
are matters which we should stay here ard
attend to. We have not held SEES
sion on any Saturday since the Legis-
la,ure convened. The clerks desk
is piled with papers, the committees
are crowded with work, and l think it is
our duty to hold a session tomorrow.
am satisfied of it. I know that there is
work which ought to be done, and hope
that the order will not receive passage.
Mr.. Harrington of Norr .dgewock- There
aye no committee meetings, to any extent,
tomorrow. The reports of the committees
it seems to me, are in, and with that view
of the case it doesn't seem likely that the
committees will remain here and work
over Saturday afternoon even If we
are in session tomorrow forenoon. There
will be sufficient number Of gen.
tlemen who will go home to leave the COM
mt,ees in such shape that they can DO nc
work. Therefore it seems to me that i,
would be mere matter Of form to hold q
session tomorrow. II may please on,
constituents, but will not actually benef fl
this House.
Mr.. Pesks-The position of the gentle.
man from Norridgewock as understan
him, is this that this House is subject 10
the arbitrary decamping Of a portion of its
members, so thst the House must adjourn
to ace ,moiate few members. hope that
this House will vote as it sees fit. If this
House is in session tomorrow | shall be
here, although my present state of health
hardly warrants my presence.
HtT. taihnhn VI IeWlstOn-l WOuiu not
wish to adjourn if there were anything i'm
portant coming up, but all the important
measures that are coming before the Leg
| islsture are not at the present time in con
| dition to be reported. There may be a
little routine business, but that is all If
the attendance today lie any indication, we
| shall hardly have quorum tomorrow, and
unless there is something coming up that
is actually necessary think we had better
adjourn.
Mr.. Trussell of St. George-I agree
heartily With the gentleman from Dover
that this House should not adjourn. va.
in favor Of adiourning some two weeks
ago. and the more | have thought the mat
ter over the more thoroughly con-
WINGED am that we should not adjourn.
! A gentleman who has had very large
experience in this House and is one