Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-01


Not seeing his way clear In granting this
charter, he opposed 1t. Let the matter 20 |
,ver one year, 90 that the Maine Central can |
zee what the Lewiston people want. That
Dad has expended over 4600, 900 for the BEN |
at u Lewiston and Auburn the past year, |
ind Il was no more than right that they |
'ho9ld be treated fairly.
Mr.. DNaLBr was not aware that the Maine |
Central had expended such an amount ~ was |
stated for the people Of Lewiston and Au-
burn. 1t was new idea to him. He thought
hat if such an amount had been expended 1t |
had been for the benefit of the road and not
Tor the accommodation of the people of Lew
ston and Auburn.
Mr.. Foster had heard 1t said that the
Maine Central Railroad had expended $780,
900 for the citizens of Lewiston and Auburn.
The petitioners for this road deny the fact.
This is contradictory evidence, which We
must take for what it 10 worth. He asserted
On authority that the people of Lewiston and
Auburn wanted to renew the favorable con-
tract they had with the Grand Trunk road.
He quoted from q bill in equity of the Grand
Trunk against the Maine Central.
Mr.. MCCLELLAN of Waldo, (interrupting)
understood that the bill in equity had been
adjudicated upon, and was found to be un-
true.
Mr.. Foster continued his remarks in IA
vor Of the bill. Are we to stand here to see
reasonable requests refused? or to have this
mammoth Maine Central company and mo-
nopoly control Us in our action7
Mr.. CHASE Of Washington, would like to
leave the matter to Q general railroad law.
He thought that would settle the matter il
such q law passes this Legislature. He would
like to have the matter lie upon the table,
and there let it rest until we see what action
10 taken in relation to the general railroad bill
now pending. He therefore made that mo-
ten.
Mr.. HARRINGTON could hardly see why this
matter should be laid upon the table to await
the action respecting general law. 1t would
be putting q quietus to every railroad meas
ure now pending. He spoke Of the interests
of Oxford and Cumberland counties bearing
upon the project, and of the need Of better IA
ciliiies for accommodation. He moved the
indefinite possaopement Of the motion to lie
upon the table.
The PRESIDENT ruled this motion as being
out of order.
Mr.. CHAPLIN Of Cumberland, thought the
matter had better be decided to-day. He was
surprised to see such just and equitable re-
quest that had been made for 4 charter should
be opposed. 1t was only opposed BY the
Maine Central. Should we not act out our
honest convictions? 1t lis plain that pressure
has been made on Senators, and that an eff
fort is made to tie this little piece OF road
hand and feet to the Grand Trunk. The op-
position gets its force from the respectability
Of the managers Of the Maine Central. Are
you willing to brace up and build up this
mighty monopoly at the expense Of . little
road! 1t would be an invitation for Fisk to
come and manage Its operations.
Mr.. DrSGLEY called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Androscoggin. was opposed
to laying the question on the table.
Mr.. MCCLELLAN believed there were people
outside of the Maine Central who were deep
ly interested in this measure, and that people
from Lewiston were not free from participa-
ting in the outside pressure which had been
spoken Of in this debate. He thought the
real moving party in favor of the project were
the rich manufacturing corporations of Lewis
ton. and spoke of the injustice and unfairness
toward the Maine Central, shown by these
corporations.
Mr.. Foster remarked that when the Sena-
tor from Waldo, endeavors to excite his sym
patty for the Maine Central, his tears refuse
to flow. He characterized the Maine Central
as a monster trying to gobble up all the rail
roads in the State. He thanked God that we
had Penobscot river, and it could not be
consolidated. He urged . healthy competi-
was king; now the railroad 10 king.
MIR. DISoLEY replied to the Senator from
Waldo, (Mr. McLellan.) The Maine Central
had gobbled up every railroad facility that the
citizens Of Lewiston had enjoyed, when it
leased the Pennington road.
Mr.. CHASE moved to postpone the matter
one week from to-day for further considera'
ton, ON which motion the yeas and nays were
ordered, ith the following result:
YEAs.- Messrs. Chase. Cole. Dunniug, Fletcher,
Kennedy, Kimbali. May. Mcclellan. Niekeis, PHI
brick, Smith. spauldin5 Of Sasad.hocIH' v
ton Foster Of Penobscot, Hadlock. Aayford links,
Hobbs, H0wes, Humphrey, Irish, Morris, O'Brion
Pencil, sawyer, spanlding Of Knox, Weboer-ls-
The question then REQUIRED upon the adop-
ton Of the amendment offered by Mr.. HrMrH-
xEY, which was adopted.
Mr.. MsRRIs Of Cumberland moved to
amend by striking out section Of the bill.
Mr.. Hunks of Hancock raised . point Of
order, that the motion had been once acted
upon and had been voted down.
The President sustained the point Of order.
Mr.. HUMPHREY then offered the following
amendment:
Amend section Z, by striking out all between
the word ITO" in the drst line and the word
ION" in the second line and insert instead
"run on the same gauge and make connec-
lions with the Grand Trunk Railroad"
Mr.. KINKS inquired If this was not substan-
TALLY the same amendment offered BY Mr..
Morris which had been once rejected. If it
was he should raise point Of order.
Mr.. MoRRIs called for the reading of the
section a. proposed to be amended. He
wished to make one explanation. His amend
ment had provided that the road should do so
and 20, while this amendment provides that it
may do 80 and 30.
The amendment was ruled in order BY the
chair.
The motion for the yeas and nays was with
drawn, and the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. HUMPHREY then offered the following
amendment:
Also to further amend said section 7, by
adding after the word determined" in the
sixth line, the words with said road"
Mr. Kinks moved to refer the bill to the
next legislature.
Mr. HARRINGTON moved to refer to the
Maine Central Railroad Company.
The last motion was overruled.
Mr.. KINKS thought 1t was no more than
right to give the Maine Central one year
longer. 1t would do that road an irreparable
injury perhaps. if the charter for this road in