Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-23

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Mr.. Carleton opposed the bill and MIR.
Haines favored.
| Mr.. FEssESDES moved to amend by striking
out the words "within one year after the APP
prevail Of this act" and inserting "sixty days"
Lost.
Same member moved to amend so that the
proposition shall be voted upon by the people
but ''once" instead of twice" Lost
Mr.. Holden moved to amend section ] as
follows: Add at the end of the section,
Provided that no issue of scrip shall be made
by the city treasurer as directed in this sec
ton, when the market value Of said scrip is
more than five per cent. below par
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Fessenden spoke in opposition to the
bill.
Messrs. Milliken, Perry and knight spoke
in favor of the bill.
Mr. HOLDEN moved, and the House order
ed the yeas and nays on the passage of the
bill to be engrossed. The yeas and nays be-
ing taken, the result was in the affirmative,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Atwell, Bail.
ey, Baker, Barker, Bragdon. Briggs of Hudson.
Brown, Burleigh, Bennett, Butler, Butterfeld,
Campbell, Churchill Clark, Cook, Counce, Gran
Farrar, Field. Fifeld, Fltner, Fogg, Folsom, Gar
ry, Griffin. Hahn, lIIaines, Hamilton, Hanson, Har-
mon of Buxton, Harmon of Lubec, Hayes, Hol-
brook of Freeport Holbrook of Madison, How.
ard, Humphreys, Hunt, Jepson, Keegan, knight,
Lambert, Lord of Bluehill, Lord Of Detroit, Nc
Paul. Perkins of Poland, Perkins of Pennington,
Perkins OF Auburn. Perry Of Oxford, Perry of
Woolwich Porter, Prince, Randall Reed of No, Ii
Richardson. Robinson, Rogers, Rundlett, Sawtelle,
seey, silsby, Smith Of Wayne. snow, spragg'ulse,
belts Of Brooklin, Tibbetts of Greenbush, Treat,
Trefethen, TUFTS, Turner, Walker of Stow, Webb,
Wells, White of Dixmont, White of Rockland, Whit.
| comb WhitmOrp IF Hall
son of Thomaston, Wood, Woodbury.. Wyman-
NArs.-Messrs Bliss, Burrill, Carleton, CARL,
Glidden, Gray, Cooling, Harding, Haskell Holden,
Holbrook of Knox Humphrey, Jordan, Remission,
Mckusick, Mitchell Partridge. Pike, Preble. Pres.
colt, Smith OF Saco, Stevens, Titcomb, Wentworth,
Winslow-29.
So the bill was passed to be engrossed.
The report of the Committee on Railroads,
on petitions for a railroad from Bath to Port
land, came up by assignment.
Mr.. REED of Waldoboro', moved that the
House concur in the action of the Senate in
substituting the minority report which reports
a bill, for the majority report, giving the Pc
titioners leave to withdraw.
Mr.. PERKINS of Pennington, moved that
the matter be referred to the next Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. SPRAGUE said:
Mr.. SPEAKER When the petition for this
charter came before the Legislature, knew
nothing of the object Of the parties, and less
of their ability to do the work proposed. l
was not personally in their confidence, nor
had ever held conversation with any of
them to my knowledge in reference to the
matter. In fact, the people along the route
of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad who are
supposed to have as vital an interest in a
genuine movement looking TO great second
through line from Bangor to Boston as any
other people can,-were at that early stage
as ignorant as myself.
But later, the evidence has been made sat.
isfactory that there is standing behind this
measure the solid capital with which to buile
the road. Not only SO, but that when this
independent outlet shall have been complet
ed, the gap of forty.six miles to Winterport
and that from Winterpert to Bangor, o
twelve miles more, will be spanned by tn,
iron tracks without delay.
am not in possession of sufficient evi
dence myself to assure this House that thi
will positively be accomplished; but l ma,
: say that recently there has been exhibited
among the men of wealth and the communit,
at large, an active interest and an abiding
faith in the importance of the project, whicl
; am not at liberty to disregard. am no
3 at liberty to believe the rumor-circulated t
F.; the detriment of this bill-that this charter i
I simply specializing one, asked for by broker
3 only, and that Bath, Wiscasset, Newcastle
s Waldoboro', Thomaston, Rockland, Camden
4 and the succession of towns along tn
Penobscot bay and river to Bangor, ar
lending themselves blindly to play catspaw t
( any such scheme. If they are, so be it.
f.; am bound to respect their action as in goo,
faith. Not only as individuals have the,
: shown their interest in this matter, but in pub
lie meetings in several cities and towns.
have a telegram from the Mayor of Rocklan,
informing me of public meeting held Their
last evening, at which the citizens expresse,
themselves earnestly in favor of the "Port
land, Bath and Shore Line Railroad" ant
adopted formal resolutions to the same eff
!, feet.
1t will be asked, why are these people S,
: ardent in their advocacy? I answer becaus
: in it, admitting it to be an honest proposition
are involved almost the seeds of life ant
death.
The city of Rockland and every other tow,
to and including Bath, have strained every
nerve to build the Knox & Lincoln Rail
road. Not less than twenty per cent. of theil
entire property valuation is pledged as thu
price. But having got it at this fearful sac
rifice, their future prosperity is indissoubly
connected with the fate of that road. If i
: prospers, they are saved. If it fails to pay
,
crippled.
Now, upon what does the prosperity O.
that road and of the towns building it depend
Most assuredly upon its becoming through
route to Bangor, where it will become com.
petitor for the freights Of passengers and mer-
chandise seeking the west, and an outlet from
the west to the east.
And it is equally certain that the road can.
not be built to Bangor until it has an extern
sion west from Bath independent of the
Maine Central, the same road with which it
comes in competition at Bangor and also at
Belfast.
Messrs. Prince, and Robinson spoke in
favor of the motion to concur with the Sen
ate, and Messrs. Perry of Oxford and Stevens
against.
Mr.. MILLAY took the floor and argued ir
favor of the motion to concur with the actor
of the Senate, and was speaking when the
House adjourned.
Remarks OF Mr.. WinslOw Of Falmouth,
In House of Representatives, Feb. o. on the Port
land loan bill in aid of the Portland h Ogdcns
burg Railroad.
Mr.. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF THIS