Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-23
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
sEvENTY.sEcoND SESSION,
SENATE.
Wednesday. March %. 1870

StIIdtt CdilSu OTasE ny 1TSSl-
dent
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Joscelyn OF
Gardiner.
Journal Of yesterday read and APP
proved.
Papers from the House disposed of in
concurrence.
An act to abolish the Common Coun-
ell of the city Of Augusta and other
wise to amend the charter of said city.
In new draft) Reported to the Hous.
by the committee on judiciary fought
to pass" House amendment A adopted
in the House. On motion by Mr.. Gard
ner of Penobscot the bill and accom-
panying amendment were tabled. pend
ing the acceptance of the amendment
in concurrence
An act to amend section 73 of chap
ter 10 of the Revised Statutes relating
10 collection Of taxes. On motion by
Mr.. Staples of Knox this bill was
| tabled together with House amend
| lnenf adopted by The House. pending
the adoption of the amendment in con-
currence.
Resolve to amend chapter 1874 Of the
resolves OF 1893, relating to Industrial
| exhibits. Un new drafto Had its frs
| reading. and. on motion by Mr.. Staples
of Knox tabled and tomorrow assigned
| for its consideration.
An act providing Tor a bounty on
bears in Franklin county. On motion
| by Mr.. Kurdish of Franklin this bill
| took it's second reading under suspen-
| sion Of the rules, and was passed to be
| engrOssed.
Bill. an act to amend an act entitled
an act to set off part Of Plantation
No. and annex it to the town of
Gouldsboro, of the private and special
| laws of 1895, relating to the adjustment
of valuation. This bill received in the
House. under suspension of the rules,
read three times and passed to be en-
crossed without reference to a commit
tee. House amendment A adopted in
| the House. On motion by Mr.. Staples
of Knox. the bill was tabled.
Bill an act to amend an act approved
March Is. entitled an act to amend
chapter of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to assessment Of taxes on lands in
| unincOrpOrated places. Received in the
| House under suspension of the rules
| read three times and passed to be en-
crossed without reference to a COM
mittee. On motion by Mr.. Gardner of
Penobscot, the bill was tabled.
Resolve in favor Of Moses Moon a
Civil War veteran. Received in the
House. had it's several readings and
passed to be engrossed without refer
| ence to IL committee. On motion by
Mr.. Plummer of Androscoggin, tabled
for printing.
| House document Al. IAN act to
amend section - of chapter 6 of the
| Revised Statutes relating to the regu-
| lation and conduct of elections" This
bill was passed to be engrossed by the
Senate as amended, and went to the
| House. and in the House the Senate
amendment was amended. House
| amendment adopted in the Senate by
concurrence. AS amended the bill was
PASSED to be engrossed.
An act to amend section l of chapter
2O1 of the private and special laws in
1908. relating to the protection of deer
in the counties of Kennebec Knox,
Waldo and Lincoln. In the House,
House amendment A was adopted. In
the Senate the vote whereby the bill
was passed to be engrOssed was recon-
sidered. House amendment was adopt
cd i'll concurrence The Chair called the
| attention of the Senate to the fact that
the title should be amended, and on
motion by Mr.. Morse of Waldo the bill
was tabled.
Bill can act in relation to the taxa
ton of mortgages on real estate, which
was passed by the Senate. went to the
House, and the minority report Ought
not to pass" was accepted in that
branch.
Debate ensued, for which see Leg
islative Record.)
The question being put. upon motion
by the Senator from Aroostook. Scna-
tor Putnam. that the Senate recede and
concur The motion was lost. voting
in the affirmative and Is in the mega
tive.
On motion oy Mr. Gardner of Penob-
scot the Senate voted to reconsider the
vote whereby the bill was passed to be
engrossed. On further motion by Mr.
Gardner the bill. together with an
amendment offered by the same Sena-
tor. was tabled and tomorrow assigned
for special consideration.
Bill An act recognizing the Pepper
ell Manufacturing Company as a cor
pOration legally organized, and grant
ing to it additional powers" This bill
came from the House, that branch
having indefinitely postponed the same
On motion by Mr.. Simpson of York, the
bill was tabled
On bill IAN Act relative to moving
buildings through the streets. the
Chair appointed as cOnferees on the
part of the Senate Messrs. Staples,
Clark and Philoon.
Bill relating to Monterey Association,
which was passed to be engrossed by
the House, Indefinitely postponed in
the Senate, and reconsideration of that
vote refused. comes back from the
House, that branch insisting upon it's
action, and appointing cOnferees on the
part of the House. On motion by Mr..
Staples of Knox the Senate voted to
adhere.
The following petitions were received
and placed on file:
Ry Mr.. Sturgis of Cumberland petit
ton of Acorn Grange, 11S for the ref