Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-17
Mime LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


Records read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of i'll con-
currcnce.
On motion of Mr. CUSHING, the following
House order was tabled:
Ordered, That the Committee on Federal
Relations be directed to enquire into the ex-
pedicncy of reporting resolves instructins our
Senators and requesting our Representatives
in Congress to favor a reduction Of the tariff
on pig iron from nine dollars per ton to three
dollars per ton.
Mr.. TALBOT, from Committee on Interior
Waters, reported leave to withdraw, on petit
ton of Hiram Holt & Co. for act to prevent
the throwing of refuse into Wilson Stream.
Mr.. BUFFUM, from Committee on Educa-
ton, on petition of Trustees of HOulton Acad-
emy, reported resolve which was ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. LANE, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported reference to the Committee on Edu-
cation, on bill relating to amendment Of sec.
q, chap. IL, Revised Statutes, relating to To-
cation Of school houses.
Mr.. WEBB, from Committee on Division of
Towns, reported reference to the next legis-
lature, on petition of inhabitants of town OF
Veazie to be annexed to the city of Bangor.
Mr.. LANG, from Joint Select Committee on
State Printing and Binding, in reference to
Manual for the Legislative Manual heretofore
published, reported resolve referring the sub
ject to the Governor and Council. Read and
tomorrow assigned.
Mr.. MErcALr, from Committee on Banks
and Banking, reported bill an act to incor-
porate the Hartland Savings Bank, which was
read once and assigned for Tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. WEnB, the bill an act to
authorize the formation and regulation Of
railroad companies was taken from the table
on its passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. WEBB said he had not heretofore said
anything upon the subject, and he now pro-
posed to offer some remarks. lie reviewed
the remarks of the Senators from Cumberland
and Waldo, made yesterday. The people OF
Somerset are opposed to a general railroad
bill. 1t should be the great desire of legisla-
tive bodies to enact laws favorable to the in
terests of the public. A better title for the
bill would be, bill to injure and cripple the
Somerset railroad company, and all other
railroad companies in the State. He gave a
full history of the Somerset road, and the or
igin of the present general railroad bill. The
Legislature has no right to pass such bill,
for if it is passed the State ceases to protect,
and assists to destroy. 1t cannot be urged
that the passage of the bill is necessary to
promote the building of railroads, for it has
charter from the legislature to build a road
anywhere. The fact is, although this bill is
general in its character, it will always be
special in its application. If submitted to the
people it would receive at their hands most
emphatic disapproval.
Mr.. LANE was much interested in the orig
inal BILL but the amendments have injured it,
However, if he cannot obtain whole loaf is
willing to take half a one. Believes the peo-
pie Of the State demand legislation upon the
subject. We are told that the State is under
obligation to protect the charters granted, but
such an argument cuts both ways. Differs
entirely from the Senator from Somerset as
to the origin OF the bill 1t was before the
Judiciary Committee last winter.
MIR. LANG asked il this question Of a gener-
al railroad law had not been discarded long
before the Somerset railroad was thought Of
Mr.. LANE continued. Has no feeling
against the Somerset road, but would do all he
could to help build it and get II out of the way
We are overrun by requests for railroad leg
islarion, and this general bill proposes to COW
er all.
Mr.. HOLLAND moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill.
On motion OF Mr.. REED, the vote was taken
by Yeas and Nays. The following is the re-
suit: Yeas-Messrs. Bartlett, Buffum, Car
will, Collins, Fuller, Garcelon, Holland,
Kingsbury, Lindsey, Metcalf, Nealley, Rob-
erts, Rolfe, Talbot, Torrey, Webb-l6.
Nays-Messrs. Gushing, French, Gibbs, Gray,
Hanson, Lane, Lang, Mayo, Morse, Reed-l0.
So the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Messrs. Cleaves and Bolster, and Minot and
Buck paired off.
Read and assigned-Bill an act to amend ar
act, entitled an act to and amendatOry OF, and
additional to an act to incorporate the city Of
Calais; an act additional to chap. 3, OF the
Revised Statutes, relating to town treasur.
ers and collectors; an act to authorize the
LIST Freewill Baptist Parish in Augusta to
borrow money to pay its debts and mortage its
church and lot to secure the same an act
authorizing Geo. l.. Snow to extend his wharf
into the tide waters of Rockland HarbOr; an
act to make valid the doings ofthe town of DIAL
ton /; resolve relating to Legislative manual ;
an act to incorporate the Hartland Savings
Bank.
Passed TO be engrossed-An act relating to
penalties of selectmen or assessors for NAL
feasance i'm Office; an act additional to an ac
TO incorporate the Calais Railway Company
an act to authorize the town of Stetson to ait
the Stctson Manufacturing Company; an &C
for the incorporation of public cemeteries
an act TO Incorporate the Dresden Ice Com
pany; an act to authorize A. l.. Frohock e
ais TO extend a wharf into the tide waters o.