Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-17

tSHueu tHdt tHey WantSu CoUneCtion Win the
Grand Trunk road in order 70 bring western
products to their very doors. Now the friends
of this measure say they want accommodations
with which they are already provided. These
people in our shore towns do not want to put
their money into this enterprise. They look
to another source TO build the road. should it
ever be built He did not think public conven-
fence required another road.
He then examined the l4th section of the
bill. Now these anxious people declare they
want a charter, and yet they have put pro-
vision in that charter not to be obliged to ex
pend one dollar in the construction Of the
put in rs corporators are very remote from
the Knox & Lincoln Railroad. He did not
consider it hardship as it has been urged il
these corporators were obliged to wait one
year. 1t seemed to him that this Senate
would not do any thing outrageous if we should
let these corporators wait one year. He
thought if the legislature were going to grant
parallel lines, we had better have general
railroad law. The only reason which seems
to be given why this charter should be grant
ed. is that the Maine Central company will
gobble up the Knox & Lincoln road? Such av
apprehension he did not think well founded
He maintained that the public was we'll &C
commodated by the Maine Central company
which was perfectly fair in their rates. 1t
was an easy matter to get names on q petition,
and one that would bear respectable names.
He could have brought one from Belfast.
Such charter as was asked for was to be held
over the Maine Central. There was no rea.
son or necessity for it.
Mr.. FLKrcHEE Of Waldo hoped there wss
back bone enough in the Senate TO stand up
and vote for this road.
Mr.. HApLocK Of Hancock favored reference
Mr. Mel. no of >
railroad committee was of some importance.
! They had been able TO see the aaisiWs Of the
petitioners, and heard the evidence, and were
better prepared to Judge than others. Their
opinion i, seemed 10 him ought 10 have some
weight.
Mr.. CHASE of Washington said the princi-
Pile OF charfering all railroads asked for he
could not favor. A railroad in great many
( instances is a nuisance to mans farm. The
witnesses before the railroad committee had
stated that the Maine Central company had
always acted fairly. If this principle is to be
adopted. then there viii be three charters
from Calzis to Pembroke. and the result will
be we shall have no road. He did not think the
people of Maine had &c, SO far as 70 grant all
charters asked for. He thought chartered
roads should be protected in their rights. 4
competitive policy is not a healthy one.
There seemed to be feeling of an,ipathy, Of
hatred at this board, against this Maine Cen
t,sl road. We could not account for il.
The yeas and nays which had been ordered
were then taken with the following result:
YEAs.-Messrs Chase, Cole Dunning, Hailock
Hayiord. links, Irish. May, Mcclellan, Morris
Niekels, OBrion, Philbriek, Web6er-li.
err, Foster OF Penobseot Hobbs. Howes. Humph.
rev, Kennedy kimbail, Pennel Sawyer, smith.
spaudug OF Knox spaulding of sagadahoc-lj.
And so the motion to refer was lost.
Mr.. links moved to amend section IA,
} line G, by striking out ''fve" and inserting
, -four" in eighth line by striking out ''eigh-
e ty" and inserting ''seventy-six." So that the
t section would read as follows:
n Section a.. II said corporation shall not
e be organized, and location Of its line &C.
: cording to actual survey shall not be filed
X with the county commissioners of the severa
Of counties through which the railroad shall pass
lie on or before the first day of January, eigh
h teen hundred and seventy four, or IL said cor
III porstion shall fail to complete said railroad
In on or before the first day of January, eighteen
Sc hundred and seventy-six, then in either of thu
re above mentioned cases this act shall be null
~ and void as to all that part of said railroad
at not completed and finished on or before tn,
o. date last above named.
re Mr.. KENNEDY did not know why thest
RS amendments were offered, unless it was t,
I'd defeat the bill. He thought they should no
If be engrafted on it.
ne Mr. Kinks announced that the Maine Cen
It's trail folks had not suggested these amend
or ments. lie had offered them on his own re
is sponsibility He would submit to this Senat,
le if eight years is not too long time in which
9. to complete the road. He disdained having
at been approached by any lobbyist.
ID Mr.. KENNEDY thought if these amendments
re were put in here with an honest intention, ant
D. not one of a series to be put in to kill the bill
Or the friends of the measure would accept them
J. The amendment was adopted.
l. The yeas and nays having been ordered
W resulted as follows:
le YEAs.-Messrs. Chaplin, Davis, Dingley Fletch
= er, Foster Of Penobscot, Hobbs, Howes, Humph
n rey, lrsh Kennedy, Kimball, Nickels Pennell
:, Sawyer, Smith, spauldng of Knox, spaulding OF
IS NAYs.-Messrs. Chase, Cole, Dunning, Hadlock
r. Hayford, Kinks, May Mcclellan, Morris, OBrion
6 rhilbrick, Webber-l2.
If SO the bill passed to be engrossed.
ID Mr.. FLETCHER moved to reconsider the
l. vote.
he Mr.. Kinks moved to lay that motion on the
lie table and assign Tuesday of next week, 70,
S. its consideration.
ut Mr.. PENNEL called for the yeas and nays
Mr.. Morris hoped these motions would be
f. Withdrawn. The matter had been fairly actet
ID upon, and if he was called upon to VOTE ht
j. should vote against reconsiderng.
d Mr.. DINGLEr hoped the action taken woult
i be final.
d The motions offered were Withdrawn, by
d consent
On motion of Mr.. DINGLEY, a message wa:
h sent to the Governor asking for the return OF
At bill relating to demurrers.
re The bill on being returned under a sus-
lie pension of the rules, and on motion of Mr.
BE SMITH of Penobscot, the vote by which the
lie bill was passed to be enacted was reconsider
ed, and the bill was laid upon the table
at Adjourned.
* READ AND AssIGSED-An act relating to
ID the showing of covered bridges an act to in.
e. corporate the proprietors of the Universalist
1t westinghouse in kittery into parish; re-
e. solve in favor of Byron Dean ct ais, from
t. forfeiture; resolve in favor of Samuel N
h kimball; resolve establishing the valuation
of Clinton Gore Plantation in Kennebet
It county; resolve to provide for the paymen
e of the salary of the late Register of Probate
e for Kennebec county, an act to amend sec
s lions 25, 81 and Sc Of chapter 40 of the Re
r vised Statutes
t PASSED TO BE ENGRossED-An act tc