Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-26

| Read the second time under a suspension OF
the rules, and passed to be engrossed.
| Mr.. CARLETON, from the COMMITTEES on
Legal Reform. on order, reported bill an act
| to amend section IS, &c, and 81 of chapter
| ca of the Revised Statutes, relating to en-
bezzlement of property Of deceased persons,
| and additional thereto. Printed under the
| rule.
Bill an act additional to chapter 81 of the
Revised Statutes, concerning railroads. was
| taken from the table. .a
On motion of Mr.. BuRLEIGn, the House
concurred in the action of the Senate in in
definitely postponing the bill
Mr.. STEVENS offered the following, which
was laid on the table:
ORDERED, That no member be allowed to
speak over five minutes at any one time, and
that the Speaker be requested to call every
member to order who transcends this rule.
Messrs. Rogers and Wiggin, members of
the House. were excused from further attend
ance upon this session of the Legislature.
READ AND AssIGNED-An act to amend an
act relating to the sale of milk; resolve ex-
planatory of resolve approved February 6,
1872, in relation to the Castine Normal
School; resolve in favor of the chapel of the
Insane Hospital; resolve in favor OF the COM
missioner of immigration; an act to incorpor
porate the Deer Isle and Castine Telegraph
building and commercial interest; an act addi-
tional to section 6, chapter IL of the school
laws, relating to the duties of school agents;
an act additional to chapter 46 of the Revised
Statutes, concerning corporations; an act to
amend section 81, of chapter 80 of the Revised
Statutes relating to evidence; an act to abol-
ish solitary confinement in the State prison.
Bill an act concerning railroad corpora
tions, on its passage to be engrossed, was
tabled on motion of Mr.. WILSON of Thomas
ton.
Bill an act relating to granting new trials,
being on it passage to be engrossed, Mr..
WEBB moved its indefinite postponement
Pending which the bill was laid on the table.
Bill an act to repeal section 2, of chapter
GIL of the private laws of 1871, relating to the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad Company
was taken from the table, amended on motion
of Mr.. FEssENDEN, aud passed to be engross-
ed
Bill an act relating to the returns of the
names of plantation officers to the Secretary
of State, was amended on motion of Mr..
RANDALL, and passed to be engrossed.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED-An act to amend
sec. rs, chap. 81 of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to town liquor agents an act to incor-
porate the trustees Of the Willows Family
School for girls; an act to make valid the
doings of the inhabitants of the town of
Hiram.
PASSED TO BE ENAcTED-An act to amend
chap. 76 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
the redemption of real estate from levy or
execution; an act to authorize the jaielr Of
York county t6remove prisoners in certain
cases; an act relative to claims against insol-
vent estates; an act to incorporate the town
of Island Falls; an act to amend chap. &c,
sec. of the Revised Statutes, relating to
nf art
additional to former acts relating to the Knox
& Lincoln, and Penobscot Bay & River Rail-
road Companies; an act relating to injuries
| by reason of defective highways; an act to
amend an act establishing municipal court
in the city of Lewiston; an act additional to
chap. 80 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
the redemption of mortgages on real estate !;
an act to fix the salary of the Treasurer of
State; an act to amend sec. l6, of chap. of
the Revised Statutes, relating to railroad
crossings an act to amend sec. 6, of chap. 80
of the Revised Statutes, relating to the fore
closing of mortgages on real estate; an act
to legalize the doings of Drew plantation; an
act to repeal the charter of the Birch Stream
Dam Company an act to make valid the
dOings of the assessors Of the town of Indus.
try; an act to prevent coasting and sliding or
the travelled roads.
On motion of Mr.. PERRY of Oxford, bill ar
r act in aid of free high schools, was taker
from the table. Mr.. Perry argued in favor O
the passage of the bill.
The matter was further discussed BY
Messrs. Perry, Winslow. Holden, Wilson o
Thomaston, Pike, Hunt, Carleton, Briggs o
3 Hudson, Lord of Bluehll, and others.
Several amendments were offered ant
: adopted. Mr.. Wilson of Thomaston movet
!. the indefinite postponement of the bill, an,
II the yeas and nays were ordered and taken or
c motion Of MIR. Perry of Oxford, and with tn
is following result
s YEAs.-Messrs. Anderson, Bailey, Bliss, Bun
bell, Cornish, Crandon, Estes. Evans, Fessenden
Field, Flitner, Fogg, Getchell, Gldden,, Gray
Is Harmon Of Lubec, Hayes, Hoibrook Of Madison
Kins Knight, Is%Ssfi, Ieeroke. Scini!re MiiIay
l. Milhken, Mitchell, Moore, Nash Paul, Perkins
>; Poland, Perkins OF Pennington, Perry of Bridgtor
re Pierce, Pike, Potter of woolwch. Preble, Randall
seely Silsby, Smith of Saco, Smith of Wayne, Snow
We Talbot Thompson, Tibbetts Of Greenbush, TORY
Oh MaioweI Wilson Of Thomaston, Wnslow@ ?o
IL NArs.-Messrs. Allen, Atwell Bachelor, Bsrke
Baker Baker, Bracket S. B'rragd9n' Briggs of Hudson
l." Coombs, Deering, Erskine OF Palermo, Garry, Gri
. fin, Harding, Holden. HOlbrook Of ireepor
=. oxford, Phillips Porter. Prince, Ray, Springer
=. Stanley, Tibbetts of BROOKLYN Titcom6, Trefet6er
t. Tafss Turner Walker of Newport Walker STOW
II Wood, Woodbury., Wyman-A
a SO the bill was indefinitely postponed.
! 1 Resolve to release the bondsmen of B. u
Peck upon the payment of certain sum, wa
q, taken up.
q Mr.. WILSON of Thomas,on opposed its pas
"a sage.
"a Mr.. LEBRoKE spoke in favor and wa
/. speaking when at request he gave way for al
te adjournment. Adjourned at +. NJ
,e AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. FEssESpEN, under a suspension OF tn,
ules, presented bill an act to amend sec. II
$, of chap. ZIG of the Revised Statutes, relatin,
to the support of prisoners in Jail, which wa
read and assigned.
Of Resolves in favor of David Strout and VIM
n w. Quiniby were taken from the table an
> passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to authorize the city of Portlan
l. to aid in the construction of the western ey
v tension of the Portland and Rochester rail
!, road, was taken from the table, and amende
= on motion of Mr.. SMITH of Saco.
: The House resumed consideration of til
n resolve TO release the bondsmen of Is. j
f Peck, upon the payment OF a certain sum.
81 Mr.. IEBROKE resumed his rpma rks in ia