Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-28
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

OF ElaitOWeII. |
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLIN,
ORDERED, That Hon. Charles J. Morris,
Senator from Cumberland county, be excused
from attendance on and after this day, and
that the Secretary make up hispay for the
session.
On motion of Mr.. FARnINGroN, message
was sent to the House asking that branch for
return of the bill relating to State uniformi
ty of text books. The message was conveyed
by the Secretary and the bill was returned.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Industrial
School for girls, came from the House amend
ed. and then indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. MCCLELLAN of Waldo opposed the re-
solve, and hoped the Senate would concur in
the action of the House.
Mr.. KINKS favored the resolve.
Mr.. HARRINGTON moved TO amend one OF
the House amendments so that the State
would give So 900 when citizens furnish Sl5,-
900 for the establishment of the school.
Mr.. CHAPLIN believed in the utility ot~the
school. and would go so far as to vote for
sum sufficient to place the school at once on
working basis. He believed the object good
one. and one that should command the earn
est attention of Senators.
Mr.. HUMPHREY saw the importance Of
such an Institution. lie heartily favored the
resolve.
Mr.. FARgINGroS explained by stating that
he offered his amendment SO that the resolve
would be acceptable to tue other branch.
TIE House amendments we're acted upas,
ard the amendment ef Senator harrington
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Mr.. CassE moved that the yeas and nay
be takenr and they were ordered with the fol-
lowing result:
YEAs.-Messrs. Chaplin, Cole, nuunng, Far
ringpen, Fletcher, Hadiock, Hayfori Kinks, Hobbs
Hoaes, Humphrey Irish, Kennedy, May Mcclellan
Niekels, O'Brion Penneli, Philbriek Smith, Spauld
ing of Sagadahoc.-s1.
SArs.-Messrs. Chase, Davis, Dingley, Sawyer
Weber,.
So the bill passed to be engrossed.
Resolve in favor of North Yarmouth Acad
envy came from the House indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. CHASE opposed the passage of the re
solve.
Mr.. CHAPLIN opposed all appropriations tt
academies.
The resolve was indefinitely postponed il
concurrence.
Resolves in favor of Lebanon Academy
Elliot Academy, and Oxford Normal 1nsti
tute were indefinitely postponed in concur
renee.
Resolve authorizing the Land Agent to re
pair road in Indian township, county o
Washington, came from the House amended
and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. CHASE the resolve wa
indefinitely postponed.
An act to incorporate the Piscataqus Cen
trail Railroad Company on its passage to be
enacted, was opposed by Mr.. Foster ofPe
nobscot, who moved suspension of the rules
in order that he might offer an amendment
Mr.. FOSTER said:
My purpose in asking suspension of the
rules to reconsider the vote whereby this bill
passed to be engrossed, is that may offer an
amendment. The amendment shall propose
is TO strike out "Dover to Brownville."
do this at the instance of the President of the
Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad. A charter
has been granted to the Bangor and Piscata.
quis Railroad theIpresent session, to build a
branch from Milo to Brownville. The char
ter was obtained in good faith, and the inten.
ton was to build this branch at an early day
With the existence of this charter since grant
ed for road from Dexter to Brownville, il
cannot be expected that the Bangor Piscat-
aquis Railroad Company will dare to build
this branch.
Objections being made to the suspension of
the rules, shall not press my motion. take
this occasion here in my place, to say that the
offer has been made on the part of the friends
of the Bangor & Piscataquis road that the
amendment may be made, and being refused,
publicly announce that the city of Bangor,
and the Bangor Piscataqus railroad com
pany, are absolved from all obligation to
build road from Milo to Brownville during
the existence of the charter from Dexter.
now withdraw my motion.
Mr.. HARRINGTON opposed.
Mr.. FOSTER withdrew his motion, and the
bill passed to be enacted.
An act to make valid the doings of Moses
Whittier, trial justice for the county of Ken
nebec, came up on its passage to be engrossed
in concurrence. Tabled on motion of Mr..
MAY.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Fos-
TER OF Penobscot introduced an act additional
to an act to incorporate the Bangor Water
ROVER company, which took its several read
ings and was passed to be engrossed.
An act to apportion the State for Repre-
sentatiyes to Congress came up'by special as
signment.
An amendment was offered by Mr. KEsSr-
Dr to strike out Rockland and South Thorn
aston from the third district and adding them
to the fifth district. Adopted.
Messrs. MAY and Chase spoke in favor "A