Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-16

Mr. CoIBuRy, from the same committee,
reported ought not to pass on bill an act to
increase the common school tax and to estab-
fish select free schools.
Mr. Holt from the same committee, on Or
der, reported bill an act in favor of free high
schools. Printed under rule.
Bill an act to incorporate the Oldtown Wa
ter Power and Manufacturing Company was
taken from the table, amended on motion of
Mr.. WILSON, and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to authorize the Franklin Wharf
Company to extend their wharf in Portland,
was taken from the table and passed to be en-
crossed, on motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs.
Bill an act to incorporate the Northern
Aroostook Railroad Company, on its passage
to be engrossed, was tabled on motion of Mr..
PIKE.
Bill and act to protect bridges from injury
by droves of cattle, was tabled while on its
passage to be engrossed.
Bill an act to incorporate fire department
in West Waterville Village, on its passage to
be engrossed, was amended and tabled, on
motion of Mr.. HEATH.
Bill an act to exempt railroad corporations
from liabilities when free passes are given, on
its passage to be engrossed, was amended on
motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs, by including steam
boats. The bill was debated by Messrs. Garlic
ton, Cram, Stickney and Hartman. On mo-
T.
nitely postponed.
Resolve approprating two hundred dollars
on the road leading from Van Buren, to Grant
Isle, being on its passage to be engrossed, Mr..
SEwELL moved its indefinite postponement.
Mears. S0well, Pike, Carleton and Bradbury
spoke in favor of the motion, and Messrs.
Stickney, Boswell, Keegan, Martin and
Hacker against.
The yeas and nays being ordered and taken
| it was decided in the affirmative.
YEAs.-Messrs. Berry Of Damariscotta Berry OF
| Buxton, Bishop, Blanchard, Bliss, Bonney, Brad
| Lincoln, Clock, Cobb, Cram, Crehore, Gushing
Deering, Dingley, Ellis. Foster Gannett Googins,
Green Of Wilton, Hastings, Hayden, Heath Hill,
Mt. Vernon, Jones of Norway Jones of sprin gneld
port port, 6sgood Of Lewiston, Palmer Pike, Rawson,
| Raynes, Reed of WaldobOro', Reynolds, Sayward,
%a Smith Of
Tebbetts, Thompson OF Trenton, Wagg, Wal, Wass,
White of Winterport; White of Greenfield, Whiting
Atwell Bartlett, Bean, Blossom Brewer, Brown
Boswell Chaplin Gleayes Colburn, Comins, nriseo
Hacker Hammond, Hartman Haskell Of Garland
Haskell OF Portland, Hathaway, Heal Hinkley
| Hobson, Holt, Hutchins, jenkins, johnson, Keegan
Lamb, Lord, Mahony, Martin, Mayo, Mooers, Nut
ter, Osgood of Durham, Parsons, Potter Ray, Reed
Of No. Il; Robinson, Rodiek, !Smont9n, stiekney
| s..
| So the resolve was indefinitely postponed.
! PASSED TO BE ENGRossEp.-An act amend.
| atory of chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes
| relating to railroads; an act to incorporate
the Jay Boom Company; resolve relating tc
military stores in Portland; an act to amend
section ll6 of chapter of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the collection of taxes ar
| act TO prevent distractions in Narraguagus
/ fbnr 10 r,p WolI uptnr
| to construct and maintain fish weir in Ha
| cock harbor an act to prevent Instructions
| in Union river; resolve in favor Of Prentiss
| NJ. Fogler; resolve in favor of Joseph. A
/ Chambers; an act relating to mechanical
| drawing in common schools.
| On motion of Mr.. HOPKINS of Mt. Vernon
bill an act to incorporate the town of Deer
| ing was taken from the table and passed to bt
| enacted.
Adjourned.
| PETITIONS, Bills, &C., PRESENTED ANp RE
FERRED.
By Mr.. GASSETT-Petiton of Oliver Mo
| SEES ct ais, for incorporation of the Sagada
hoe Savings Bank, with bill accompanying.
| By Mr.. STANDARDIZATION of Hiram
| Worthing and 80 others against railroad con
| solidation.
| By Mr. SMITH of Parsonsfeld-Remon
STRANGE of Charles W. Pike and 60 Others
of Cornish, against any invasion of the rightl
of the Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chica
| 60 Railroad Company.
| By Mr.. MOORE of Machiasport-
STRANGE of j. c. Jewett ct ais, against repea
| of school teacher act.
By Mr.. GREEN of Wilton-Remonstranc
of II. p. Thompson ct ais. of Jay, agains
| railroad consolidation.
By Mr.. PARsoNs-Petition of Charles ant
George Wilbur of Waltham, to be set off t.
| Eastbrook.
BY Mr.. ArwELL-Petition of J. S. Hamil
ton ct ais. for amendment of chapter 1862 O
the special laws of 1867, relating to the ap
pointment of Trustees of State College Q
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
Mr.. WEED presented the remonstrance 0
S. II. Dale ct ais. against the foregoing.