Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-23
NAME LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
"WEDNESDAY. Feb. 22d.

hedulIlg Oh TecOTus dispensed Win.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
A message was received from the House re-
questing return of bill an act relating to the
inspection of herring and on motion OF Mr..
SPAULDINa the Secretary was directed to re-
turn said act
A communication was received from the
Governor transmitting letter from w. w.
Belknap, Secretary of War, inclosing letter
from j. B. Frye, late Provost Marshal Gen
eral, defending himself from certain imputa-
tons contained in the report OF the Commits
mission of paper Credits"
II was read and on motion of Mr.. VosE sent
to the House.
Mr.. DUDLEY rose to question OF privilege.
He said;
explanation relative to a statement reported to
have been made under question Of privilege
by Mr.. Stickney of Pressure Isle, which l
find reported in yesterdays journal OF House
proceedings of Feb. 20. Mr.. Stickney says,
that q copy of the letter read in the House
when the resolve in favor of David Dudley,
was under consideration the other day, was
taken by the Senator from the Aroostook with
out his knowledge. Now lest frem the state
ment that without has knorledge, it may be
inferred that he did not consent for me to copy
that letter, feel it due to myself to state
that he did consent for me to copy the
letter, on my promise to return it to him as
soon ~ could copy it, which promise full
filed / think in about ten minutes after he al
lowed me to take it for the purpose. did
not tell him when returned it that Ihad copied
il, and therefore he says that it was copied
without his knowledge.
Mr.. VosE moved to take up bill an act re-
lating to service of writs on corporations. He
moved to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. SPAuLDING said perhaps the only argu-
msnt in favor of the bill is that individuals
and corporations should fare alike.
Mr.. CLEAvEs said there are good reasons
for uniformity in regard to time of service
of writs.-
Mr.. VosE thinks if uniformity is desired we
should reduce the time to seven days. But
corporations require more time to arrange the
matter than individuals. This bill is an inno-
walton upon life long custom founded on
Mr.. CLEAvEs replied.
Mr.. Kinks sees no call for the bill We
should let well enough alone.
The question was put and the bill was in
definitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs the motion to
reconsider the vote indefinitely postponing bill
an act to incorporate the Bangor Branch rail-
road was taken from the table.
Mr.. VosE withdrew his objections to recon-
sideration. He assumes that the matter stands
precisely ~ it was left last Saturday, in the
minds of the Senators. There is large lobby
in favor Of the bill, and but one person pres
ent from outside opposed to the bill.
Mr.. SMART gave the reasons for asking a
reconsideration of the vote.
On motion of Mr.. VosE the question was
taken BY yeas and nays, upon tile question of
indefinite postponement.
YEAs-Messrs. Bartlett Carvill, GRAY,
Hobson, Lane, Mayo, Minot, Nickels, Perley,
Sawyer, Torrey, Vose, Webber.-l3.
NAYs-Messrs. Cleaves, Dudley, French of
Franklin, French of Somerset, Fuller, Hay
ford, Kinks, Holland, Roberts, Rolfe, Smart,
Smith Of Knox, Spaulding-l3.
PARED-Foster and Nealley.
so 1t was not vote to postpone indefinitely.
Mr.. VosE explained the matter and the
route of the proposed road on the map. He
also explained at length the two routes COM
paratively, giving the business, geographical
situation, &C., of each.
The animus of the movers for the Bangor
Branch is to defeat the line on the Bay &
River which is the route nature designed
Only two petitions have been sent in for this
branch and the one from Belfast comprise,
only l39 names.
The charter of the Bay & River company
has not yet expired. Not single business
man from Bangor is in favor of this Branch
on the contrary every representative from
Penobscot in the legislature opposes it. They
wnnt winter harhOr and Winterport is the
place where they look for their outlet. The
Bay River road runs where the villages are
where the business is to be found and where O
course the people will be accommodated. L
the Branch Charters granted it will completely
cut of and kill the Bay River route ~whici
is struggling to live.
Mr.. CLEAvEs referred to the hearing of pc.
titioners for Branch ronte, before the commit,
tee, also the action in regard to it in each
branch.
Thinks the Bay & River Company do not
expect to build this road They oppose the
Branch route this year as parallel road but
last year they did not object to the Union
river road charter which is more of a parallel
route. Don't think it possible to put club
large enough into the hands of the Belfast &
Moosehead Company with which to beat out
the brains of the Maine Central.
1t is for the interest of the public to have
road from Belfast to Bangor and there is no
hopes of the Bay & River road being built.
They have not yet made their survey and
tled their location with the County Commits
sAoneIs. "A Dill Is now before the legislature
asking for time in which to make location,
also to legalize the vote of towns in aid ofthat
road.
He showed the difference in the cost per
mile to build these two proposed roads, the
shore route or Bay & River road being very
hardand billy and costing over twice as much.
Mr.. SMART spoke briefly further upon the
question.
Mr.. HoBsoN speaks simply as a business
man and looks upon the question in bust
ness point of view. The necessity of shore
route from Bangor to Portland is a necessity
aid we want it as soon as possible. Thinks
from this point Of view it is better to run a
road through a section of country composed of
populous, thriving towns rather than through
wilderness. Fayors the Bay & River route
Mr. FRENCH of Franklin thinks the Bay &
RIVER road will ultimately be built, but it
need not fear the diversion of road by the
Branch route to Bangor. Favors granting
cnarter to the Branch route.
Mr.. VosE replied briefly.
Mr.. KINKS can easily understand WHY the
people should prefer to build one route more
than the other. The Belfast people have their
money IN the Bangor & Moosehead road and
OF course it is for their interest to do what
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