Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-10


;hange the name Of the town o. Grant Isle;
IN act to incorporate the A, gus Literary
md Library Association an act 10 authorize
II. X. Bowden to build and maintain a wharf
IN the tide waters At the head Of the Ba .aluce
ever III the town of Penobscot an act t, le-
talize the doings of school district No. l3, in
Bristol; an act to authorize VIM. II. Hem.
mngway ct ais. to erect and maintain
sharf IN Machias; an act to incorporate the
Cumberland Central Railroad Company.
FINALLY PAssED.-Resolve in favor of
Francis X. Dinsmore; resolve in favor of
Spanlding Robinson and Arthur T. Robin
son; resolve for the purchase Of the Maine
State Year Book and Legislative Manual.
FRIDAY, Feb. 9.
No Chaplain. present.
Papers from the Senate disposed Of in con-
currence.
The following order came from the Senate
and was read, and tabled on motion of Mr..
PORTER:
ORDERED, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the pres
ent condition of the monument erected by
the State to the memory Of Maj. Gen. William
King, which monument is situated in Bath,
to the foundation Of said monument.
The report of the Committee On Claims re-
porting reference to the Adjutant General on
petition Of Columbia Falls and Houlton in re-
lation to certain moneys paid into the State
Treasury, came from the Senate. Pending
the acceptance Of the report the same was re-
| committed.
Pending the first reading of bill an act to
| remove the county seat of Somerset county
from Norridgewock to Skowhegan, Mr.. GRAY
offered an amendment submitting the ques-
ton to the people, and on motion of the same
gentleman the amendments and bill were laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Committee on Education
came from the Senate, reporting legislation
iDexpedient on order relating to the repeal of
the County Supervisor act, and distributing
So, 900 in its stead throughout the State for
the advancement of primary education.
Pending the acceptance of the report the
same was tabled on motion of Mr.. Hunt:
Bill an act to change the punishment for
burglary and rape, passed to be engrossed by
the House, came from the Senate amended.
Pending the adoption of the amendment
the bill was tabled.
Mr.. TIrcoMB presented resolve to amend
a resolve approved March 2, 1870, relating to
the appointment and compensation of clerks,
which was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. PERRY of Oxford presented a resolve
in relation to the printing Of certain reports
named in chap. 2e3 Of the public laws of 1871,
fixing the number of copies to be printed at
the expense of the State, which was referred
to the Committee on Library.
Mr.. Estes presented the petition of Caleb
Estes ct ais, to prevent the throwing of saw.
dust and edgings into the waters Of Mattake-
unk stream, which was referred to the Com
ulittee on Interior Waters.
Mr.. GLlDDEN presented the petition of
John Carver and GO others, relating to the
prohibitory law, which was referred to the
Committee on Prohibition.
On motion of Mr.. PORTER,
ORDERED, That the Committee on Finance
he directed to consider the expediency Of re-
porting bill for the assessment of a State
tax for the year 1872.
On motion of Mr.. WINsLow,
ORDERED. That the Committee on Rail-
roads, Ways and Bridges inquire into the ex-
pediency Of law requiring all passenger
trains to stop at least once in town consist
ing of not less than fifteen hundred inhabi-
tants, where the assurance Of said town to said
trains so stopping can be given, that not less
than 2, 500 persons shall leave and take said
trains in one year.
On motion of Mr.. BLISS,
ORDERED, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be requested to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of further protecting parties from
the negligent carelessness of any person
coasting or sliding in any road or highway.
Mr.. BURLEioH presented the following
ORDERED, That the Committee of Confer
ence, to which was referred bill an act to ex-
tend the time for the location of the Boston g.
Maine Railroad in Portland, are hereby re-
quested to report as soon as practicable.
MIR. BURLEIcH in presenting the above
said
Mr.. SPEAKER From some unexplained
cause to me unknown, the Boston and Maine
Railroad Company have withdrawn or kept
back from this House the bills presented early
in the session, and thereby deprived me of an
opportunity to present the grievances of my
town to this Legislature, and now propose
to embrace this opportunity to make
few statements, and here on this floor
charge the b. & NJ. Il. II. Co. with not
keeping in good faith their contracts with this
State. With attempting to cheat my town,
and by so doing decrease the value of its
property more than 100000. With not
building their new road through the town Of
South Berwick according to charter. With
building = road from the State line diverting
from South Berwick direct to North Berwick,
on a line for which they have no charter
With obtaining a charter from this State last
winter, under false pretences. With impris-
oning our citizens without law, under color of
law. With not daring to meet these charges
squarely before this Legislature, meaning to
drag my town into an expensive law suit.
The petitions (now on file in the Secre-
'ary Of States offce) presented to the Legis.
ature Of last winter by the b. & M. II. II.
20. pray that the company may be allowed to
,xtend their railroad from South Berwick
Junction to Portland. The charter granted
hem at that time, reads, 1.-THE B. & NJ. r.
Co. is hereby authorized to extend its rail-
road from some convenient point in Berwick
or South Berwick within this State; thence
through the towns Of South Berwick, North
Berwick, if necessary. Wells, Kennebunk,
and on to Portland" 1t provides that they
may begin back at a point in Berwick, that,
a. they asserted at the time, ..they might
curve their line and enable them 10 90
through the village OF South Berwick. and
more accommodate it," That they might yet
this charter our citizens petitioned, and even
came here and aided them in having il grant
ed. This comnauv ia po,w hu;ld;n..