Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-03-26
The Legislature.


The Legislature
senate.
Monday. Mar. Is.
HOUSE BILLS READ ONCE, TO MORROW AS
SIGNED.
An act to amend the charter of the Cas-
tine and Bangor Railway and Navigation
Company.
BILLS PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to incorporate the Hancock Coun-
ty Telephone and Telegraph Company.
House.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to enable he county Of Washing
ton to aid in the construction of the Maine
Shore Line Railroad.
An act to incorporate the Blunts Pond
Water Company.
Senate.
Tuesday, Mar. Il.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED, JUDGE
AIRY.
BY Mr. Grindle of Hancock, bill, an act
to authorize the trustee of certain real -es-
state held for the benefit of the Congrega-
tional church of the society of Ellsworth,
to sell and convey the same.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to amend the charter of the Cas-
tine Railway and Navigation Company.
BILLS PASSED TO RE ENACTED.
An act to enable the county of Washing
ton to aid in the construction of the Maine
Shore Line Railroad. On motion by Mr..
Nash of Washington, laid on the table.
b. Md
Water Company.
PASSED TO BE FNGROSsED.
Bill an act concerning public drains in
the town of Eden.
Bill, an act to incorporate the Narragan-
sett Manufacturing, Loan and Trading
Company.
ACT ABoLIsHING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
On motion of Mr. Littleheld OF Penob-
scot the majority and minority reports of
the committee on education on bill, an act
to abolish school districts and to provide
for more efficient supervision of public
schools. specially assigned for consldera-
ton to day, were taken from the table.
Mai,rity report, Ought to pass" on
bill in new draft under the same title.
Signed by Mes>rs. Spear and Poor of the
Senate, and Shaw, Cla>on. kregan. Merrill
ard kmball of the House. Minority re-
port, ought not to pass" Signed by
Mcssrs. Giles of the Senate and Littletield
and Ham of the House.
Mr.. Littleirld moved that minority re-
port of the committee be substituted for
that OF the majority.
After discussion a vote was taken result
ing a. follows;
Yeas, 81 nays, Is absent. ~
senate.
Wednesday. Mar, Is.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
On motion by Mr.. Nash of Washington
An act to enable the county Of W ashing-
ton to aid in the construction of the Maine
Shore Line Railroad, was taken from the
table Ca the same senator's molten the
bill was amended, and on motion by Mr..
Spear of kennebec laid on the table. to-
morrow assigned.
House.
ORDERS.
Mr. Coolidge of Lam pine presented the
following order which. on his motion, WAS
referred to the committee on leave of sb-
sence:
Ordered That on and after saturday,
the 2l>t inst. Joseph NJ Ridon of Blue
hill be excused from further attendance on
this session of the Legislature. and that
the clerk make up his pay to the end of the
session.
Mr.. Cla>on of Gardiner presented tie
following order which. on hi motion, was
referred to the committee on leave If alb
senCe:
Ordered That on and after Thursday,
March 18th George X. Fuller of fremont
be excused from further attendance On
this session of the legislature owing to
sickness in his family, and that the clerk
make up ais pay to the end OF the session.
senate.
Thursday, Mar. 49,
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Majority and minority report on the Aus
traian Ballot Bill. The pending motion is
that of the senator from kennebec to &C
cept the majority report.
Mr.. RYDER OF Penob-cot-I move to
amend that motion by substituting the mi
nority report for the majority report.
Mr.. Spear of keuuebcc called for the
question upon the acceptance of the mi
nority report. and on ms motion a yea
anu nay vote was ordered.
The question being put upon the motion
of Mr.. Ryder of Penobscot to amend the
motion of Mr.. Spear of kennebec, viz.
Upon the acceptance Of the minority re-
port (Which reported no bill resulted as
follows:
Yeas, 10; nays, 2l
50 the motion was lost.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
adoption of the motion of the senator
from kennebec, that the Senate accept the
majority report As the report of the com
mittee (reporting a bill) and on motion by
Mr.. Moore of Cumberland the yeas and
nays were ordered. The question being
put. resulted:
Yeas, Fl; nays, 10.
SO the motion prevailed aud the MAORI
ty report was accepted, which was a. fol-
lows: The committee on the judiciary
to which was referred bill. ar act to pro
vide for printing and distributing ballots
at the public expense and to regulate vot-
ing for State and city el, ctions reported
same in new draft under title of an act TO
provide for printing and distributing bal
lots at the public expense and to regulate
voting for State and city elections" The
bill so reported is House Document 1853
Mr.. Spear of kennebec moved an amend
ment to House document 1863, amendment
A. Mr.. Spear explained the 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 Mr.. Spear of kennebec
the yeas and nays were ordered on the
adoption of the amendment offered by
that Senator, and the question being put
resulted:
YEAS Messrs. Adams. Chaplin, Giles,
Harper. Hunt, Libby (Cumberland), Libby
(Androscoggin), Mallet, Mehan Moore,
Pettengill, Poor, Powers, Rogers, Sher-
man, Spear, Stewart, Swanton, Wadlin.
Walton and Warren-2l.
NAYS Messrs. Gilmore, Mayo, Nash,
Nutting, Ryder, Smith, Thatcher and Will
bur-e.
So the motion prevailed.
On motion by Mr.. Spear of kennebec
the rules were suspended and the bill as
amended took its readings and passed to
be engrossed.
Friday, Mar. 20.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to enable the county of Washing
ton to aid in the construction of the Maine
Shore Line Railroad.
On motion by Mr.. Spear of Kennebec
Senate Document 1873 (No. 1877 reprint,
majority and minority reports on the list
ing system of taxation were taken from