Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-25
N. C. RICE,
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
a...e. Senate.
ass.s7 FRIDAY, Feb. oath.
NJ

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Met at 8 A. NJ.
Prayer by Mr.. CRAM of Augusta.
Reading of records dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. DUDLEY,
ORDERED, That the House concurring the
hour of final adjournment be fixed at Tues
day next at IL NJ. s.r
Mr.. Minor moved to table-it.
Messrs. Dudley and French of franklin,
favored the order, and V0se and Holland op-
posed it. 1t was tabled.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
Senate adhered to its former vote on re-
solve in aid of road in Silver Ridge plantation
passing to be engrossed. House postponing.
Resolve relating to the valuation of certain
towns, plantations and townships in .Aroos-
took County, came from the House refused Q
passage. sH qr
Mr.. Dudley referred to several of these
towns which he says have been grossly and
out7ageously overtaxed. Concurred.
Resolve in aid of road over Molunkus
stream on Military road in Aroostook, came
from the House indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Dudley says about $500 rs needed to
repair this bridge and make it passable. Non
concurred and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act amendatory of an act for the
assessment and collection of taxes was tabled
on motion of Mr.. VosE.
Resolve in aid of the Children's Home in
Bangor was tabled on motion of Mr. MINor.
Bill an act regulating railroad corporations.
Vote reconsidered. Mr.. Perley moved amend.
ment "A" which makes the time six years in.
stead of 80 day, during which the passenger
tickets are good. Adopted and bill passed to
be engrossed. -.g
READ AND AssIGNED-Resolve in favor O.
Jane A. Weeks; resolve fixing the number o.
copies of certain reports to be printed by the
State annually.
PASSED To BE ENGRossED-Resolve in ait
of a military road; an act to amend sec. 81
clause 3, of the school laws in relation to the
powers and duties of experimenting schoo
committee ;resolve relating to reduction OF val
uation of Perkins plantation resolve in favol
of Sprague. Owen & Nash (for Daily Journa
and advertising, ordered by the Legislature )
resolve authorizing temporary loan by the
State; resolve in aid of a road from Munson
to Greenville in Piscataquis county.
The Senate adhered to its former vote tC
engross bill an act relating to amending the
constitution SO as to authorize the Legislature
10 cal constitutional convention.
AN ACT relating TO the assessment of State
taxes ior 1871 was read under suspension OF
the rules, and passed to be enyrossed.
Bill an act relating to the sale of milk. in.
definitely postponed, came from the Honse.
that branch refusing to concur and asking
committee of conference. The following were
appointed that committee on the part of tn,
Senate: Messrs. Vose, Lane and Foster.
Bill an act amendatory of an act to estab
lish schools in Madawaska territory, cam
from the House amended. Amendments re
jected and the Senate insists.
Senate insisted ON its former vote regard
ing bill an act to protect bridges from injur
by .droves Of cattle, which was refused pai
sage in the House.
Resolve in aid of bridge over Moose rive
engrossed, came from: the House, indefnitel
postponed.
Mr.. FRENCH of Somerset says there is
large amount of travelling over the bridg'
and il is for the interest of the State TO hav
the bridge rebuilt, as it is now old and rotteI
having been built by the State of Massachi
setts over so years ago. Senate inisted an
asked committee of conference. Senate con
mittee, Messrs. Weber, Gray and HOLLAND
Senate adhered to its former vote in regar
to, resolve In aid Of road in letter 4. Plants
ton. Man
An act additional to an act to establish
College Of Agriculture, refused passag
came from House with committee OF confe
ence appointed. The Senate concurred al
appointed the following; Messrs. Perle
yose, French of Franklin.