Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-01

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On m0k4on Oh AI. CN80u Oh 04f01neH,
bill. An act to amend IN scs establishing
municipal coxrt IA the tova Of Wsteryille,
in the House passed 10 be enacted, in the
Senate amended by Senate amendment
"a" In the House tabled pending aecspt
aace Of amendment IA in concurrence,
vas taken frem the table and Senate
amendment "A" accepted.
Mr.. Ciasou offered the folio ring amend
ments: House smenamsns "Ar: Amend
section =. page 5. iines lf4 sd les, BY
stirling ou. the words. when requested 70
to do BY the iadse or clerk snd inserting
in lien thereof the words, Fin eli criminal
cases."
The amendment vas adopted.
House. ansndmsn: "B Amend section I,
page 5, BY adding to line i27. after the word
"couss." the words, and shall be entitled
10 fees and travel. the ssme - sheriff and
deputies in Ksnnebec csanfy."
The amendment vas adopted, and the
bill passed to be re-enxrossed ~ amended
Ga motion Of Mr. Dieksy Of Fort Kent,
bill, Al act to abolish the Superior Court
within add for the county Of Aroostook aad
70 establish two additional terms Of the
Supreme Judicial Court; 10 the House the
| minority report Of the judiciary committee
! scce pied, biz resd three times and passed
to be engYossed under sasp .nsion Of rules !;
in the Senate the action Of the House non
| eoacursd in and the majority report Of
committee accepted; tabled pending &C.
| eep;ance Of ma srity report ia concur.
renee, ~ss taken from the table.
Mr.. Diekey moved that the House 3D..
here to its former vote.
Mr.. Payson Of Portland opposed the
! motion. he hid understood that the mat
ter was to lie on the table for few days
snd that then the House would reeede asd
concur.
Mr.. Dickey explained that by the House
adhering the matter would die between the
| two brsnt hes aud would show the exact
status of the thing. that the House vas ia
favor Of deiag away with the superior court
and that the Senate vas opposed.
The motion prevailed and til, House
voted 10 sdhere to its former action.
Mr.. He.sey Of Buckfeld presented III
| folIo~ing bill. which, on his motion, was
cor. idered without reference TO any com
mittee, given IT'S several readings under q
su. pension Of the rules aud passed to be
| engro,se3:
| Bill. an scs addil NAL to section 5 81 Ian
| act to amend chapter 40 of the Revised
| Statutes relstieg to insurance, approved
March IS. 1891"
ArFoRrioaraEsr oy SEsAroRs AND REr-
| EEsEsrATivEs.
| Mr.. Fisher of Topsham moved to take
| from the table The report OF the committee
on senatorial and representative spportion-
ment, tabled pending acceptance and that
the report be accepted.
| The chair suggested that there was pend
! ing in the Senate resolve apporii,ning
| the representatives. and senators and on
motion Of Mr.. Peaks Of Dover the rsport
was laid on the table.
| Snbse qaently report of the committee
on State superintendent Of senators and rep
resentatiyes reporting resolve and that it
ought to pass. in Senate read aud accepted,
came down from the Senate and was read
and accepted in concurrence. In the SEN
ale the resolve was passed to be engrossed
sfterwArd recopsidered. amended by Senate
amendment "A" and passed to be en- gros sed
as amended, (Senats Doe. 23t) being re-
solve to sppo,tion ISL representatives
among the several counties. cities, toms,
plantations and classes in the Stale OF
| Maine.
Senate amendment A" vas adopted in
concurrence.
! Certain clerical errors were corrected at
| the request Of several members
! Mr. Fisher OF Topshsm presented the
following amendment
| House Amendment "a. Amend Saga
dahoc apportionment on page BY striking
out "Rata, 2; Richmond, Bowdoinham,
| Bowdoin and Perkins, /; Georgetown
| Woolwich, Arrovsie. Phippsburg, West
Bath aud Topshsm. :" aud inserting
Bath, /; Richmond. Bowdoin and Per
kins. !; Bowdoinhsm, Topshsm and West
Bath. l. Phippsbure, Georgetown, Ar
rowsic and Wo,ivich. L."
| Mr. Shaw OF BATH wish to state q few
facts in opposition to this proposed amend
ment. Ssgsdahoc county came here thi .
session expecting to gain an aidi.ioa. /
| representative and basing her claim on an
increased population. Prior u 1870 the
| city of Bath had two representatives,
but owing TO falling off in popus-
| ton and increase In other portions of
the State she Lost one Representative
Bath pays six-tenths Of the county taxes.
| She is city Of which the State OF Maine
has good cause to feel proud, for she is the
largest ship building city in the world She
has established = new industry. tba. of iron
pays a State tax Of Sl3 600 year, and is
! only eatited 70 one representative. classi.
| fying her with towns that haze 5000 or 1000
inhabitants, while she has 5000 IL the
population of the county in the towns had
kept mp with the Increase in Bsth, there
would have been no question of the city If
Bath hsvidg tso representatives
| Mr. Fisher Of Topshsm--I offered this
] "A T h. !,
on app srtionment has not dealt fairly
| by Sagsdeboc county. They have given
Us An unjust and unconstitutional arp,r.
| tioument. We would like to have the sp-
p,rti'ument remain the same as for the
last 20 years. This new spportonmeat
| will give Bath two, with q reputation Of
1923, according TO the last census
The Chsir stated that ~ the time hsd
arrived for the joint convention, debate
would he Discontinued. and that the sccep,-
ance Of the amendment offered by Mr..
Fisher would be the pending q1a.,ion, that
gentleman being entitled to- the floor.
Ga motion of Mr.. Drew Of Fort Fair
field the House took rec,s until after
the dissolution of the convention.
The Senate and House then convened
for the bearing in the case Of Judge Hamil-
ton. See report in another column
Is HousE.
The following order came from the
Senate
Ordered. The House concuriiog. that q
joint convention be held Tuesday, March
81 at o'clock p. NJ. for the purpose Of
electinp three State assessors.
90 motion of Mr.. Shaw of Bath the
m sitter was laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Bath the
House adjourned until 30 2. NJ
Afternoon Session
The unfinished business before the House
was upon the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Topshsm, in relation to
the spporiionment Of senators and represen-
tstives for Ssgsdshoc county
Mr. Fisher advocated his amendment
claiming that Bath was not entitled TO sd-
ditional representation.
Mr.. Shaw of Bath spoke in opposition to
the amendment
The amerdme Mt was rejected.
The resolve wss then given its second
reading and passed to be epgrossed,
The superintendent contained IL the re-
solve was then adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Marstou of Skosh
gan, the House took recess until o'clock
Hvsning Session.
On motion of Mr.. Peaks Of Dover, the
House took recess until after the adjourn
ment of the convention assembled in the
Hamilton hearing.
See evening session of Hamilton
hearing
After the dissolution OF the joint oonyen-
ton the House vas called 10 order BY the