Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-15
MxYNELEGxSL1rURE.
Senate.

Senate met according to adjournment.
PRAYER was offered by REV. Mr.. FULLER Of
Hallowell. @ A
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved. j
Papers from the House were disposed of
in concurrence. ~ #
The various petitions for the removal of
the shire town of Somerset county, referred
by the Senate to the Somerset delegation,
came back from the House referred to the
committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate concurred.
On motion of Mr.. PENNELL of Cumber-
land, It was voted to take from the files of the
last Legislature the petitions referred to the
committee on Railroads. praying for char
ter to be granted for a railroad from Danville
Junction, to intersect with the Portland 6
Rochester railroad at Gorham, and refer to
the committee on Railroads.
On motion of Mr.. NIcKELs of Penobscot,
the vote accepting the report of the commit
tee of the Governors ADDRESS, was recon-
sidered, and an amendment adopted referring
so much of the message as refers to the Jail
System to the committee on the Judiciary,
instead of Legal Reform.
Mr.. FARRI NGToN of Oxford, from the com
mittee on Edncation, reported the following
resolve relating to the Normal School
Castine, which was read once and assigned
for Monday:
RESOLVED, That the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars be, and is hereby ap-
propriated, for the purpose or erection,
furnishing and warming of suitable school
building for the eastern Normal School,"
to he expended under the direction of the
Governor and Council.
On motion Of Mr.. PHrLBRrcK of Somerset
ORDERED, That the committee on Banks
and Banking be Instructed to inquire into the
expediency of enacting law requiring the
trustees of Savings Banks to make semi
annual returns to the Bank Examiner, and
report BY. bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. PHILBRIcK of Somerset,
ORDERED, That the committee on Banks
and Banking be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of enactipg law limiting the
rate Of semi.annual dividends to be paid by
Savings banks, and report by bill or other
wise.
On motion of Mr.. PmrLBRIcK of Somerset,
ORDERED, That the committee en- Banks
and Banking be instructed to inquire into the
expediency Of enacting a law requiring
Savings banks to pay into the State treasury
q semi-annnal tax, to be used for the benefit
Of schools, and to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. links of Hancock asked the courtesy
of the Senate, to make a brief statement
He said there seems to be curiosity to know
why the committee on Senatorial votes had
not reported in the Waldo case. He would
remark that he found himself as member of
that committee unfortunately in a minority of
one. His report was ready, but he uuder
stood that the majority report was not ready.
He would also call attention to a paragraph
in the local column of yesterdays Journal,
which was calculated to convey false i'm
preston, stating that the committee on SEN
atorial Votes held session with closed doors.
This is incorrect After the case was all in
and arguments made, the committee retired
for onsultation, as all committees do. This
being case within his own county, he asked
to be excused from serving as chairman, and
another was appointed. There is to be no
further hearing.
Mr.. cHAPL1N of Cumberland explained for
the majority Of the committee in the Waldo
case, by saying that it deyolved on him to
draw the report for the majority, he sub
mitted rough draft to the Senator from Han.
cock, to enable him to make his report, and
that this draft was substantially what he
should report, although certain alterations
had been suggested, which, together with the
absence of three members of the committee,
made it impossible for him to submit his re-
port before Tuesday morning.
On motion of Mr.. NIcKELs of Penobscot
the Senate adjourned.
PASSED TO BE ESGRossED.-An act to in
corporate the Orono Wooden Manufacturing
Company; an act to incorporate the Yarmoutl
Savings Bank; an act to incorporate the
Nickels Mills.
Passed TO DE ESAcTED.-An'a act to incor.
porate the Kennebec River Ice Company; an
act relating to the Superior Court for Cum.
berland county. @a1
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C., PRESENTED AND RE-
Ta@a# Hl FERRED.
By Mr.. CHASE of Washington. Petition Of
William Duren and 20 others, against
single saw dirt being thrown into the St.
Croix river at Princeton. Referred to COM
mittee on Interior Waters.
BY Mr.. HARRINGTON of Oxford. Remon-
STRANGE OF the town Of Fryeburg, against al
lowing Winthrop Smart and others to be set
of from the town Of Lowell. Referred TO
Committee on Division Of Towns.
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