Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-03-19
The Legislature.



session, the same being asked on account
of i'll health of his family.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to incorporate the Bar Harbor
Village Improvement association.
senate.
Tuesday, Mar. 10.
PETITIONS. ETC, PRESENTED AND RE-
FERRED.
Mr.. Grindle of Hancock submitted petit
ton of Melvin Tibbetts and five others
for an act TO extend the time for the
organization of the Seal Harbor Water
Company, and moved that 1t be received
under suspension of the rules and referred
to the committee on legal affairs.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act additional to the city charter of
the city of Ellsworth.
House.
KE ELECTION OF STATE TREASURER.
Whole number of votes cast, l42
Necessary for choice, 2
George l. Beal had los
Charles b. Morton had 80
B. b. Murray had
and Hon. George l.. Beal was declared
elected State treasurer for the political
years 1897 and 1892
senate
Wednesday. Mar. II.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act TO incorporate the Bar Harbor
Village Improvement Association
House.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Clason of Gardiner,
the majority report of the Judiciary com
mittee on the matter Of the secret ballot
was taken from the table. Majority re-
port fought 10 pass" on new draft of bill.
Mr.. Cia>on-I now move that the major
ity report be accepted.
After considerable discussion tru efcDH.
vote was taken as follows:
YEA-Allen of Denmark. Archibald,
Aver, Bucknam, Burgess. Callahan. Clark,
Clasou, Cote, Cousins, Davis. Denuen,
Dickey of Lewiston, Fuller OF Hallowell.
Cannon. Gentleman Clifford, Gidden Of
Newcastle, Glidden OF Nlualhaven. Graves.
GuptiII, Gu>hee. Ham of Dresden, Ham OF
Ll>oon, HerrIck, HUI, Hi>cock, Hunt.
Jones OF Brighton. kecgan. Kendall, Lamb.
Leighton of TIescolt, Libby of Bingham,
Libby of Stsndish, Mar>tpn. Martin. Max
IN, Merrill of Eddiugron, Miller, Moore,
Monroe, Morse. Mullen, Nelson. Newell,
NIckerson, Noble, circuit, O-good, Parker,
pay-on, Peuley, Plummer, Ross, Savage,
Sew.ll, Shaw of Bath Shaw OF Portland,
Smith of Portland, Stone. Thayer. Tiltun,
Tilcomb, Tru--rll, Vaughan, Warehouse,
Wenb, White, Whlttcn--l.
NAY-Adams, Allen of Presque Isle.
Bird, Bracket, Bradford, Brainard, Brown,
Coolidge, Cummings, Drerlug OF Water
moro. Decrlug Of Saco, Dole. Drew, Drum
mond, Dunn, Edgerly, Ervine, Farrand.
Fisher Fuller of fremont, Gilmore,
Gould, Gray, Greeley, Hargrave- IIarri-
man, Harrington, Harris. Hathaway,
Halves, lltr>ey, Hersom Howe- Iiu--ey.
Johnson. Jones of Brownsville, karr.
Kane, Kelley, kImball knight Leavltt
Leighton OF Drblois, Lewis, Litlriie!d
McAllister. Merrill Of ST Adams, Mitchell.
Mooer>. Nash, Ne"com0, Newton, Pack
ard OF Comma, Packard of Searepurt,
Patterson, Peaks, Porter, Rand Kicker
Rldeout, Rldlun, Rollins, Russell, Sargent.
>kolhed, Smith of Turner, Snow, Stearns
Taft, Totman, Weeks, Wescott, Wisweil
Wynan.-74.
AB,ENr-Crocker, Dickev Of Fort Kent.
LeveQue--3.
SO the motion to accept the majority re-
u
senate.
Thursday Mar. u.
HOUSE BILLS ETC READ ONCE, TOMORROW
ASSIGNED.
An act to incorporate the Hancock Telc-
phone and Telegraph Company
PUBLIC ACTS APPROVED MARCH II, 1891
An act to repeal chapter $50 Of the
pupic Laws of ls,9, establishing bounty
on Crows.
PETITIONS Presented AND REFERRED.
COMMITTEE on STATE REFORM SCH poI.
BY Mr. Poor of Cumberland Remon-
great many others from all parts of the
State against legislation for >ectarian in
-tructlUn in State Reform School.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act 10 regulate the talking Of fish
from Reeds pond in the city of Ellsworth
and in the town of Dedham
An act To amend the charter of the CITY
Of Ellsworth.
and incorporate the town of Rogue Bluffs
PASSED 70 BE ENACTED
An act additional to the city charter of
the city of Ellsworth
An act to incorporate hospital in the
city Of Bangor
On motion Of Mr.. Coolidge of Lamoine.
1lll, an act to Incorporate the Blunl's Pond
Water Company, tabled pending second
reading, was taken from the table, read
twice, rules suspended, read the third time
and passed to be engrossed
senate
Friday, Mar. -.
HOUSE BILLS READ ONCE, TOMORROW
ASSIGNED.
An act TO incorporate the Blunt's Pond
Water Company for the purpose of supply
ing the town Of Lamoine with pure water
An act TO confer the rights of suffrage
on women in municipal affairs" came
back from the House that body non-con-
curing In the action of the Senate where
~ the bill WAS recommtted to the judci-
AIRY committee. and adherng to its action
in accepting the report of the committee
On motion by Mr. Walton Of Somerset the
Senate insisted upon it. action and called
for committee of conference, committee
on the part of the Senate, Me,srs. Walton,
Spear of kennebec and Thatcher of Cum
Derland.
BILLS, PETITIONS, ETC, PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
By Mr. Spear of k-nnebec--Bll. an act
to provide for printing and distributing
ballots al the public expense aud to reyu-
late voting for State and city elections.
Mr.. Spear-The bill which present is
OIL which has been presented to the House
and which has been before that branch for
several days, with the exception of the
clause, which have stricken out. which
excludes towns-retalning only the clause
which excludes plantations. In other
words 1t Is clean bill and applies to the
cities and towns of the State of Maine
My purpose in Offering this bill at this
time, if | am in order to make remarks
upon it, is because | believe the Republic
can party in the State of Maine has been
put IN false position. | believe we should
either stand by the bill as party or We
should reject it as a party. If we want it,
let US stand by it and not act hypocritically
In regard to it. If We do not want it, let
US vote it down in this Senate and in the
House. l do not believe in doing by indi-
rection what we will not do directly. |
want TO give the Senate an opportunity to
vote upon this bill. | offer the bill and
move it be referred to the committee on
the judiciary, and pending its reference or
other disposition, | move it lie upon the
table
The bill was laid upon the table.
SENATE.
Saturday, Mar IA.
PASSED TO BE ENGROssED