Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-22

Statutes, relating to the foreclosing of mortg
ages on real estate; an act additional tt
chap. 6 Of the Revised Statutes, relating to
lands in unincorporated townships.
PASSED TO DE ENGRossED-An act to amend
the charter of the Northern Aroostook rail
| road company; an act additional respecting
| railroads; an act authorizing the county com
missioners of the county of Oxford to reas-
| sess certain taxes; an act to legaliZe and
| make valid the doings of Drew plantation;
| resolve in aid of building saw mill in town
ship No. 5. Range 8, in the county OF Aroos-
| took; resolve in aid Of a road in Kingsbury
an act for the protection of fish in Worthley
! pond and Worthley brook, so called, in the
town of Poland; an act authorizing the town
| of Brewer to aid the Bangor Water Power
| company an act relating to the fees of the
Judges of the municipal court in the city OF
| Saco; an act to amend an act to incorporate
| the Bddeford and Saco railroad company :;
| bill an act TO incorporate the Norway Branch
railroad company an act relating to common
| carriers an act relative to railroads an act
relating to savings banks.
FINALLY PAssED-Resolve providing for
the payment of bounties on wild animals.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
Mr.. Morris of Cumberland, introduced an
order excusing Hon. Henry Spaulding, Sem
ator from Knox, from further attendance on
and after Friday next and directing the Sec
rotary to make up his pay until the end of the
session, which was passed.
Resolve in favor of the Maine State Col.
| lcge of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
came from the House amended. On motion
| OF Mr.. DrNGLEy, it was tabled.
Bill an act relating to Insurance and In
surance companies, was taken from the table
| on motion of MIR. FosrEn of Penobscot.
That Senator stated that in accordance with
| instructions from the committee he would
move to strike out sections and g., which
were considered of a rctaliatory character,
and which removes the tax on insurance
agents and companies doing business in this
| State.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. MORRIS wanted to know if the 1-2
per centage in section 2, for determining the
value of life policies, was the per centage in
| New York or Massachusetts?
Mr.. FosTER. In Massachusetts.
The bill then passed to be engrossed.
An act to establish State uniformity of text
books, was taken from the table on motion of
Mr.. HARRINGTON, the question being on the
adoption of an amendment relating to the
duties of the commission in selecting text
books from manuscripts, compilations or pub
Mr. KINKS desired to know the effect O
the amendment.
Mr.. HARRINGTON explained.
Mr.. FOSTER had serious doubts whether
+ we were prepared to adopt this law. Person
ally he was opposed to it. He saw no more
propriety of adopting a uniformity of book
than adopting uniformity Of dress by oui
children. He could see that money might be
, saved, and that money might be lost. On the
| .hoIo L. tbo - ITO
8 we ought not to legislate on. We had bette
let it alone. He moved its indefinite post
e ponement.
Mr.. DIxoLEY could see advantages in tn
10 proposed law. 1t would obviate many hard
i. ships which now exist.
" Mr.. Kinks said this bill was to establis
be State uniformity of text. books. This was i
main object. But its real object was to 81
he cure cheaper books, a most desirable result
In his judgment some 100000 worth
of school books are now annually sold in Main'
or at least 81 for every scholar of our 225
I'd 600 school population. Is not this fact sufi
Gent to call for more law to get books at
m reduced price. BY this law We can get bool
I'd twenty-five per cent. cheaper, and place the
control and selection in the hands of Il
IN State. He could see no objections to Il
bill. 1t had been tried in Vermont and 9TH
d. States, and its operation shows that fro
ID will save to the people of the State of Main
he $4,000. This Law proposes 10 do away wit
the multiplicity of evils occasioned by I'll
10 constant changes of school books. There ar
ne too many books, and they are sold at too hig
price.
n. Mr. MORRIS did not think we were read
ID to pass such law. He had a want Of conf
., dence in it, and did not see that it would sc
In cure the practical results which were expect
s. ed. Some of the first educators in this Stat
v. are opposed to this scheme. 1t had been dis
te carded in Vermont and other States.
al Mr.. Kinks spoke of agents of publiship
N houses coming here to prevent the passage
!" this bill. - e.
e Mr.. MORRIS believed that this law woul
d establish monopoly, instead of the competi
|. ton system.
Mr.. HowEs favored the bill. If the Stat
Is shall own the copyright he could not see an
danger Of monopoly
,s Mr.. HUMPHREY favored the bill, and tn
70 establishment of a publishing house by tn
s. State for the publication of school books. Ps
ID rents are paying double more for their schoe
ID books than they ought.
,e Mr.. HARRINGTON called the attention
members to certain facts in relation to the var
I. ETY. and cost of certain school books now j
e. use. There were twenty -four different kline
" of arithmetics and seventeen kinds of algs
re bras, geOmetries, etc., used in Maine. Ii
70 was satisfied that from fifty to one hundre
h per cent. were unnecessarily paid for book:
The cities had uniformity of books, and
% thought it strange that the country town
n could not be benefited by 90 desirable
measure. He did not blame publishin
houses for sending their agents here to defea
y this measure. They were reaping hundred
% and thousands of dollars from the sale of thei
books in Maine. twas for their interest t
" defeat the bill.
1t Mr.. MORRIS remarkedthat he had not bee
It approached by any book agent He read fror
/: adocument showing that un iformity in book
st had been abolished in several States on nc
IS count of injurious results, and that in othe
+ States it was We've ed with disfavor by leadin
educators. I'D fff
Mr.. Foster asked what guarantee have W
n that it will save SO much money as is claimed
He believed in a competitive policy. He ha
heard a gentleman say day that if this la,
passed he would give s5o,0oo for the contrae
to supply books.
Mr.. Cole offered the following amendmen
to the amendment: provided that after tn
| proper text hooks had been determined on