Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-06
MAINE LEGISLATURE
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message was received from the House, by
Mr.. Cotton, its clerk, concurring in the
foregoing proposition.
The Senate then proceeded to the Rep
resentatives' hall, where a convention
was formed.
On the return OF the Senate to their
chamber, Mr.. Sawyer of Washington,
presented the following order:
Ordered, that 500 copies of the Cover
nor's message be printed for the use of
the Senate.
Which was passed.
On motion by Mr.. Hamblin of Han
cock. it was
Ordered, that a joint select committee
of three on the part Of the Senate, with
such as the House may join. be appoint
ed to consider the governors message
and report a reference of its several SUBJ
jects to appropriate committees.
This order was passed and sent down
for concurrence, the following commit
tee being appointed on the part of the
Senate: Messrs. Hamlin of Hancock,
Weeks of Somerset and Pike of York.
Subsequently the order came back from
the House passed in concurrence and
with the following committee Joined on
the part of the House: Messrs. Chase of
Portland. King of Caribou. Donham of
Hebron. Sanborn of Newport, Dawson of
Monroe. Perkins of Cornish and Morey
of Lewiston.
On motion by Mr.. Adams of Penobscot,
it was
Ordered, that a message be sent to the
House, proposing a convention of the two
branches of the Legislature forthwith in
the hall of the House for the purpose of
electing a secretary of State, attorney
general. State assessor State printer,
State binder and seven executive coun-
cillors.
The President directed the secretary to
convey the message.
Subsequently a message was received
from the House by Mr.. Cotton, its clerk,
concurring in the foregoing proposition
and the Senate then proceeded to the
Representatives hall, where a convention
was formed.
On the return of the Senate TO their
chamber the secretary read the an
nouncement of joint standing commit
tees.
Cor list of committees see House re-
port)
The secretary read the announcement
of the standing committees of the Senate,
as follows:
BILLS IN SECOND READING.
Messrs. Withamof Cumberland, Fernald
of Androscoggin, Whitehouse of Sagada-
hoe, Merrill of Somerset. Dudley of
Washington, Sharp of Aroostook Blan-
.l,rlr Of X in nf
Johnston of Piscataquis. Hodsdon of
Cumberland. Hargraves of York, and
Jones of Penobscot.
ENGROSsED BILLS.
Messrs. Grndle of Hancock, Pierce of
Waldo, Pike of York White of Andres
coggin. Sawyer of Washington, King of
Oxford, Chamberlain of Lincoln; Shep-
herd of Knox, Weeks of Somerset, Plum
mer of Penobscot, Hamlin of Hancock,
and Drummond of Cumberland.
Mr. Grindle of Hancock, offered the fol-
lowing order:
Ordered that the secretary of the Sen
ate be authorized to furnish wrappers
and postage stamps to each senator and
to the secretary himself, not to exceed $40
in amount. for the purpose of distribut-
ing the various reports of the Depart
ments of state and other public docu-
ments such as they may desire TO mail
to citizens of the State.
Mr. Reynolds of Cumberland said: Mr..
President, the librarian, this morning,
called my attention to this condition of
things: he said that there was NO proper
legal method for the payment of the ex-
pressage on the reports which it has been
customary to send around to the differen.
members of the Senate and House. The
Governor has objected to the State pay
ing that expressage, and as a result, as
some of us know, we paid the expressage
ourselves on the last that we received
which was the report of the Gettysburg
Commission. The suggestion of the
librarian was that this amount of post.
age should be divided into two euua
parts. one-half of it for postage and one
half for expressage, for that purpose.
make this only an explanation so that
the Senate may understand what is the
position of The Executive in this matter
Mr.. King of oxford said: AS it looks Il
me as though this was a case where in
divduals are to be convened, I feel tina
the members can afford no pay the ex
pressage if they choose to.
On motion by Mr.. Stearns of Aroos
took. the order was laid on the table.
On motion by Mr.. Stearns of ARGOS
took. it was
Ordered. the House concurring, that tn,
business of the last session of the Legis
Iature referred to this be taken from tn,
files and referred to the proper commit
tees.
a communication was received from
the secretary of State. transmitting TIL
report of the railroad commissioners 70
the year 1895. and was referred to TIL
committee railroads. telegraphs an,
expresses.
"A communication was received from
the secretary of State transmitting tn
report of the State Board of Assessor
fer The year 1885, and was referred to tn
committee on taxation.
A communication was received from
the secretary of State. transmitting tn
report of the commissioner of indust ria
and labor statistics for THE year 1885, an
was referred to the committee on labor
n,, ,pti NJ of