Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-05

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recommendation of Commissioners on Revis-
ion of the Statutes, reported bill an act to
amend sec. 40 chap. f. sec. ! chap. 5, sec. q
chap. Is of the Revised Statutes and chap. 40
of the public laws of 1866. Printed M
/ Mr.. GANNErT, from the Committee on PEN
sions, on order, reported a resolve in favor
of Lewis Selling. Read and assigned, and
ordered printed
Mr.. WHITE, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, on petition, reported resolve in
favor of Preston Fisher. Read and assigned,
and ordered to be printed.
Same member reported ought to pass on
resolve relating to State Arsenals at Port
land and Bangor. Read and assigned and
ordered printed.
Mr. BoNNEY, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, on petition, reported bill an act to change
the name of the association for the relief OF
aged and INDECENT women. Read and as
signed.
| Mr.. BARKER, from the same committee, re-
ported ought to pass on bill an act to confirm
the organization of certain plantations i'll
Aroostook county. Read and assigned.
Mr.. WHITE, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported ought to pass on a re-
solve authorizing the conveyance of the
armory at Auburn. Read and assigned.
Mr. SMITH, from the Committee on State
Lands and State Roads, reported ought to
pass on resolve authorizing the Land Agent
| to sell certain sections of land in Napoleon,
| Aroostook county.
! Passed to be enqrossed-An act to incor-
porate the Schwartz Machine Saw Manufac-
turing Corporation; an act giving further
authority to the towns OF brunswick and
| Topsham to purchase the Androscoggln
bridge; an act to legalize the acts of Thomas
W. Herrick of Waterville, us Justice OF the
| ID, 20. irt.n a An6rnSeOp
gin Valley Railroad Company; an act to in
corporate the Merchants Warehouse Com
PAW: an act to authorize the town of Bow
| doinham to raise money for certain purposes;
an act to incorporate the Bangor Mutual and
| Marine Insurance Company; an act addition
! al to the acts which constitute the charter OF
the Portland, Oxford & Central Railroad Co.
| Passed 10 be enacted-An act authorizing
the town of Dixfield and Mexico to divide
their ministerial and school fund; an act adj
ditional further relating to Probate courts; an
act to incorporate the Wassatagwick Dam
Company /; an act authorizing the build
ing of a Dyke or Dam across Dyke
Branch Stream in the town of Column
bia; an act additional and amendatory of an
act establishing the time of holding the sever
al terms of the Supreme Judicial Court, ap-
proved February 20. 1867.
| FfnaHv passed-Resolve in favor of VIII
ton Academy; resolve in favor of the Joint
| Standing Committee on State Reform School !;
| resolve concerning the revision of the public
laws.
Bill an act concerning the rate of interest,
on its passage to be enacted, was tabled on
motion of Mr.. STONE.
Resolve abating portion of the State tax
of the town of Castine was taken from the
table and passed to be engrossed.
Order relating to the increase of amount of
money to be raised for the support of common
schools was taken from the table and passed.
Bill an act to repeal chap. 81 of the laws of
1862, relating to appeals from decisions Of
County Commissioners was taken from the
table on motion of Mr.. BARKER. who offered
amendment "a. which was ordered to be
printed.
Bill an act to amend chap. SO of the laws
of 1869, relating to the Lime Rock Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, was taken from
the table on motion of Mr.. BLISS, and was
then passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. MILDRAM, bill an act to
provide for the organization Of plantations,
was taken from the table.
Mr.. MILDRAM offered amendment "A, Mr..
SMITH of Saco offered amendment "B, and
Mr.. HUME offered amendment &C."
The amendments after being discussed by
Messrs. Hume, Smith of Saco, Stickney,
Baker and keegan, were adopted and the bill
was passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. STURGIs, resolve in aid
of the Insane Hospital was taken from the
table, the House receded and adopted Senate
amendment and the resolve was then passed
to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. DAGGErT, bill an act to
amend chap. IL of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the employment of teachers, was
taken from the table, the question being on
the adoption of amendment "a" and ''B."
Mr.. DAGGETT advocated the bill at some
length. (Remarks hereafter)
Amendment &C" was adopted, the question
then being on the adoption of amendment
"B." Mr.. SMITH of Litchfeld, opposed. He
said it would kill the whole bill. There is
one thing to be considered, and that is, who
are the best qualified to judge of the wants of
schools? District agents who, perhaps, never
visit a school, and are altogether illiterate, or
the experimenting school committee, who
make it their occupation to look into the
wants of those schools. He spoke in favor of
the latter, and contcnded that they are the
men who should appoint teachers. Hoped
the amendment would be rejected.
Messrs. HUME and FRENCH followed in sup
port of the bill and in opposition to the amend
ment.
Amendment ''B" was rejected, and the bill
was passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to incorporate the Georges Val
ley Railroad, was taken from the table on
motion of Mr.. Bliss, read the third time, dis
cussed by Messrs. SMITH of Saco, VosE and
BLISS, and again tabled on motion Of Mr..
SMITH of Saco.
Bill an act to authorize the inhabitants of
Brunswick to erect building for the use of
said town, and for other purposes, and to
raise money therefor was taken from the
table on motion of Mr.. FARwELL.
The same member offered to amend so that
private parties may be allowed to assist in the
enterprise.
Mr.. FARwELL said in presenting this
amendment, that it was by the request of the
gentleman from Brunswick, who is to day not
in condition to take part in the proceedings.
He further said in his behalf, he is here in
this House so far as this bill is concerned, to
act under the instruction of his town. He is
in favor of a two-thirds vote, but for his fidel-
ity to the instruction of his town he would
make that amendment. 1t is said by the
friends of this hall, and by some of the oppo-
nents, he thought, that private parties in
Rrun willing n make contracts for