Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-31
Papers from the senate disposed Of in

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concurrence.
Besolye in favor OF the joint standing
committee on State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
This resolve came from the Senate read
| twice under suspension OF the rules and
passed to be engrossed
On motion of Mr. Gilbert of Greene, the
rules were suspended and the resolve re-
ceived its two several readings and passed
to be engrosssd.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Insane
Hospital.
This resolve was referred in the House
to the committee on financial affairs. The
Senate non concurred and referred the
same to the committee on insane hospital.
Mr.. Adams of Bowdoin said: 1t seems
to me proper that resolve calling for an
appropriation Of money, should be re
ferred to the committee on finance.
Therefore, ! insist that it should be referred
to that committee The House SO voted.
Read and Assigned.
An act to provide in part for the expen-
diture Of government,
An act additional to chap. 40 OF the II.
s., relating to insurance.
An act to repeal the act incorporating
the town Of Kossuth.
Resolve in favor of publishing an alb
stract of the probate records of Lincoln
county from 11G0 to 1899.
On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor
this resolve was laid on the table pending
second reading.
The Speaker joined on the part of the
House to the joint committee to inquire
into the expediency of purchasing the
Blaine homestead, Messrs. Noble of Lew
iston,y Plummer of Dexter, Hamlin of
Ellsworth, Peaslee of Wiscasset, White of
Rockland, Sweetser of New Gloucester
and Adams of Bowdoin.
On motion of Mr. Lane Of Augusta the
House reconsdercd the vote whereby it
voted to insist upon it's action in referring
the bill in reference to the Maine Insane
Hospital to the committee on financial
affairs.
Mr.. Lane then presented the following
order:
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that
the Joint select committee on Eastern
Maine Insane Hospital be authorized and
empowered to consider the resolve in favor
of the Maine Insane Hospital
The order received a passage.
Mr.. Lane then moved that the resolve
I'M favor Of the Maine Insane Hospital be
referred to the joint select committee on
Eastern Maine Insane hospital.
The House SO voted.
Judiciary.
BY Mr. Boothby of Saco--Petition of
Francis p Fairfield and "a Others of Saco
in favor of woman S suffrage.
BY Mr.. Cousens of Biddeford-Petition
of E. J. Cram and "a others of Biddeford
for same. .l ..... --.s5-. .-
BY Mr.. Millett of Contamination of
Frank B. Cannell and 25 residents of Cor
ham and Others asking that the law be
amended so as to prohibit appropriations
of money for sectarian purposes.
BY Mr. Spear of Rockland-An act to
amend an act to establish a police court in
the city Of Rockland.
! BY Mr.. Hamlin of Ellsworth-An act
to amend section - of chapter ga. r. 3,
relating to probate of foreign wills.
An act to amend section 10 of chapter
2l7 of Public Laws of 1898 relating to
the production of books and papers in ac-
tions at law
An act to authorize the building of a
| fish weir in tide waters Mt Harbor Island
| in the county of Hancock.
Petition of j. T.. Davis and 25 others
for an act to amend chapter 20 of the Pri-
vatc and Special Laws of 1869 relating to
the charter of the city of Ellsworth
An act additional to chapter 49, r. S,
relating to organization of corporations
under general law.
| BY Mr.. Spear of Rockland. Protest of
| f.. II. Lawry and - others of Rockland
against the adoption of the proposed reso-
| luton for q constitutional amendment en-
larging the debt limit of cities and towns
Bv Mr.. Larrabee of Portland-Bill on
act to amend chapter 146 of Public Laws
of 1898 relating to the taxation of col
lateral inheritanccs.
An act to amend chapter 20i of the Pub
lie Laws of 1856 in relation to the juris-
diction of the municipal court of the city
of Portland
BY Mr.. Larrabee of DECENTRALIZATION
of Mary +. Mcdowell, f. f. Mcdowell
and 65 others of Portland, asking for
municipal suffrage for women.
Petition of John "A. Bellows and 81
others of Portland, for same,
BY Mr.. Knowlton of Portland-An act
to compel support of deserted wife and
children. ..--..-.
BY Mr.. Winslow of DECENTRALIZATION
of L. +. Humphrey and 90 other citizens
of Portland, asking for amendment to the
constitution to forbid the use of money
for sectarian or ecclesiastical purposes.
BY Mr.. Clark of Naplcs-Pctition of A.
w. Witham and u others Of A. r.
Hawks and s others; of W. 6. Morrill, and
81 others; of William Hathaway and 1G
- nd nt of