Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-19

On mOtlOn dANNETT.
I ORDERED, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of establishing by law lien upon
the franchises and other property of railroad
companies, whereby compensation shall be
| secured to persons doing work and services
in the construction of the roads of such COM
panies.
Mr. PIKE laid on the table the following
order:
ORDERED, That the Committees Of this
House be directed to report finally on or be-
fore the lst Monday of February.
| On motion of Mr.. CLARK ofLincoln,
| ORDERED, That whereas the Legislature OF
this State by an act to incorporate the Maine
| General Hospital approved February "a, 1868,
chartered an institution, which by its charter
is to all intents and purposes private corpo-
ration, and by resolve in favor Of the Maine
General Hospital, approved March 10, 1870,
donated in lands and money to that institution
| an amount near or quite $40, 600; and to the
end that the benefits of that institution may
be made more certain to the people of this
State, the Committee on the Judiciary be d.
rected to inquire if any further legislation is
necessary to secure such a result.
On motion of Mr.. CRAM,
ORDERED, That the Committee on Legal
Reform be directed to inquire into the ex-
pediency ofproviding by law, that all blanks
for election and other purposes shall be sent
directly by the Secretary Of State TO the
several towns in the State, instead of as now
through the sheriff.
On motion OF Mr.. HARTMAN,
ORDERED, That the papers and records of
the last session, relating to the subject OF
warming the State House by means of steam,
be taken from the files, and referred with the
subject which they embrace, to the Committee
on Public Buildings.
| Mr.. CoMINs introduced the following order:
ORDERED, That the Committee on Educa-
ton be directed to inquire into the expediency.
OF amending the law of 1870, in relation to
the employment of teachers, so that any
town at its annual meeting may d ecide that
| its school teachers shall be employed by
school agents.
Mr.. CARLETON objected to the passage of
the order. Members are sent here by the
people as representatives to legislate absolute
ly and not in part, thereby allowing towns
to re-enact or reject any of the laws that are
passed. He thought it the duty of every man
to enact laws not to be abrogated or done
away with by a vote of some noisy town
meeting.
Mr.. CoMINs said that it is well known that
the law as it now stands is perfectly salts
! factory in many towns. 1t may not be SO in
| Whitefield, Mr.. Cartoons town. If he is
not willing that the law should be enforced
in his town, on the other hand, shall his town
enforce its notion upon the rest of the State !?
He thought the inquiry proper one, and
perfectly competent for the legislature to
decide whether we shall have law of this
kind
Mr.. CARLETON said the cry came up from
all over the State for the repeal of this law,
and he spoke for the State.
| Mr. CoMIxS claimed fo sppak for his DWp
constituents, and they were satisfied with the
law as far as he could learn.
Mr.. kEEGAN spoke in favor of tho order
He thought an investigation of the matter
could do no harm. The order received pas
\ sage.
Mr.. STIcKNEY presented the following:
ORDERED, That Immediately after the read
| ing Of the journal each day the roll of the
House be called, and any member who shall
not answer to his name, or report himself to
the Clerk before ii o'clock, shall have two
dollars deducted from his pay, unless he shall
have leave of absence from the House.
The order was discussed by Messrs. Stick
| ney, Carleton, Sewal, Cram and Pike. Sew
eral amendments were offered, pending the
adoption of which, it was tabled on motion of
Mr.. SNOW.
Mr.. TALBOT from the Committee on Interi-
or Waters, onpetition of Orrin McFadden, re-
ported ''An act to incorporate the Boothbay
Ice Company" Read and assigned.
Mr.. PIKE from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary reported reference to the Washington
County Delegation, on petition of the county
commissioners of said county for reconstruc-
ton of act of 1870 relating to the pay of said
commissioners.
Same member from the same committee on
petition, reported bill ian act to make valid
the doings of the town of Denmark" Read
and assigned.
| Same member from the same Committee
reported ought to pass on bill ''an act author
izing railroad companies to fix the number of
directors" Printed under rule.
Mr.. WILSON from the same Committee on
bill ian act to authorize the Wesleyan Meth
| odist Society of Augusta to borrow money!"
| reported the same in new draft and that it
ought to pass. Read and assigned.
Same member from the same Committee
reported leave to withdraw on petition of
Francis Bacon ct ais, for change of law in
relation TO the election of Clerks of Courts
Mr.. MAHoNY by request was excused from
serving on the Committee on Public Buildings,
and Mr.. HAMMOND substituted.
Bill an act to make valid the transfer of the
Bangor, Oldtown & Milford Railroad, to the
European & North American Railroad Com
pany, was read twice and Tuesday next as
signed for its further consideration, on motion
of MIR. SEwALL.
| On motion of Mr.. CARLETON, ''resolve to
provide for the Maine State Year Book, and
Annual Register, for the use of the Legisla-
ture, was taken from the table. 1t was de-
bated by Messrs. Carleton, Moore of Buck
| field, Sewali, Stickney, Cram, Smith of Par
sonsfeld and Burgess, and again tabled on
motion of Mr.. CARLETON
! message was received from the Senate
through its Secretary, proposing that the con
yention OF the Legislature required by law to
be held this day at u o'clock to declare the
vote for United States Senator be held in the
Representatives Hall.
message of concurrence was sent by the
| House.
/ The hour of y meridian, having arrived.
the time fixed by "an act of Congress APPROX
ed July 20, 1866" for the two Houses of the
Legislature to convene in Joint Assembly for
the purpose of comparing the votes cast for a
Senator in Congress from this State the
Senate came in, and a Convention formed.
In CONVENTION.
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