Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.



Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
Bill an act to incorporate the St. Croix and
Penobscot Shore Line Railroad Company as
tabled on motion of Mr.. Kinks of Hancock,
and ordered to be printed.
.. Bill an act to change the punishment for
burglary and rape came from the House, that
branch insisting upon its vote passing the bill
to be engrossed without the Senate amend
ment and asking for a committee of conference.
Mr.. HINKs of Hancock moved that the
Senate recede and concur.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Oxford opposed the
motion. He thought the expressed sentiment
ofthe Senate the other day was almost unsni-
nous in favor of the amei dment adopted. He
hoped the Senate would insist
The Senate voted to recede and concur in
the action of the House, . in favor and op
posed.
Resolve relating to the Industrial Statistics
OF Maine came up on its passage to be en-
crossed.
Mr. Kinks opposed the passage of the re-
solve. He moved that it be laid on the table.
Mr.. DINGLEY of Androscoggin said the re-
solve was thoroughly discussed before the
committee, and it was thought expedient to
report it. The resolve was simply an adver-
tisement calling attention to our manufactur-
ing facilities. Massachusetts, and other States
publish annually such statistics. He hoped
that the resolve would pass.
The motion to lay upon the table was re-
jected.
Mr.. Kinks moved the resolve be indefinite
~ postponed.
Mr.. WALKER of Somerset favored the pas
sage of the resolve.
Mr.. Kinks said we had law providing for
the returns of agricultural statistics. What
is the operation of it? 1t lies dormant. No
returns are made, from the very fact that you
cannot get them; and this would be the re-
suit if this resolve is passed.
Mr.. DAVIS of Androscoggin wanted to
know the expense if the law went into effect.
Mr.. WEBER said it would be about 81 900.
Mr.. MoRRIs of Cumberland said that as
this industrial record was not to be perma-
nent thing, we could afford to run the risk of
trying it one year. The expense was not
great.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost, and the resolve passed to be engros sed
On motion of Mr.. HARRINGTON, bill an ac
to establish State uniformity of text books
which was on its passage 10 be engrossed, was
tabled and tomorrow assigned for its consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Kinks moved that the majority and
minority reports relating to the charter for a
railroad from Bath to Portland be taken from
the table and assigned for next Friday.
Mr.. DISGLEY objected. 1t would be un-
wise to postpone to Friday when there are SO
many matters on the table to be disposed of.
He saw no necessity for delay.
Mr.. WEBER favored postponement.
Mr.. SMITH of Penobscot opposed.
Mr.. KENNEDY thought if we were in the
first stages of the session it might be adyis-
able to postpone, but now that we are on the
heal Of the session he favored immediate act
ion. II the matter is to be defeated on any
technicalities or legerdemain of legislation he
was prepared to meet it. He would like to
have it decided upon its merits. 1t was a
matter in which his constituents were inter-
ested.
He moved that to- morrow at Ii o'clock be
assigned for its consideration.
Mr.. MCCLELLAN of Waldo favored postpone
ment. 1t was a matter that had been thrown
in here as a sort of by-play, coming as it did
without notice.
Mr.. KENNEDY wanted to know if order of
notice had not been served.
Mr.. Kinks replied that the committee had
ordered order Of notice, and that hearing
had taken place before the committee, which
had resulted in majority and minority reports.
Mr.. Foster of Penobscot thought if we
were to get through within any reasonable
length of time we ought to attend to business.
He was DESTROYS of prosecuting the business
Of the session, and he wanted the matter act
ed upon now or to morrow at the farthest.
The motion to assign to Friday was lost,
and twas voted that Thursday be assigned for
the consideration of the matter.
On motion of Mr.. FARRINGToN the Senate
reconsidered the vote indefinitely postponing
the resolve relating to St. Dennis Academy,
and referred it in concurrence to the Commit
tee on Education.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
majority and minority reports relating to Saw
ings Banks, the question being on the substi-
tuition of the latter report for the former.
Mr.. MORRIS supported the minority report.
He spoke as follows:
regard the Senator from Somerset, on gen.
eral principles as one of the clearest-headed
members Of this board, and regret the neces
sty which seems to rest upon me of opposing
the views presented by him on Friday. His
argument 1t seemed to me was not made with
his usual clearness and good judgment. His
nrst point was an attempt to show that Sc
ries OF amendments to the present law,
recorded in different volumes, and neither the
old or the new having any classification, was
more simple, more easily understood and less
likely to confuse the minds of those wishing
to consult them, than would be the case with
new draft, classified and properly arranged |
in one place, under appropriate heads. 1t re-
minded me OF the experience Of a friend of
mine, in impartng knowledge of the Bible |
to his little boy. lie told him about the crea-
ton, the food, the fiery furnace and Daniel
in the lions den, asking him in each case if |
he believed this. The boy said; eyes, if |
you say it is So" Finally he related to him
the history of Jonah, and asked him if he be-
lievedfh ~''No," says the boy, land do
not believe any tina. you have told me now"
And it seemed to me that the effort Of the
Senator at the commencement to argue down
a self-eyident fact was calculated to excite a |
feeling Of distrust in regard to other points
he might make. He attempted too much.
After disposing of this, he proceeded to take |
up the new matter in the minority report, dis
posing OF in the following summary manner,
taxing UP the sectors separately. He said in
substance that they were either mischievous, l.
nncahea ier' or impraeticabis, with few ex-
cepions, which he said would neither do any
good or harm. AS cannot believe the Sen.
ate will take such sweeping statements for
arguments, propose, very briefly, to discuss
some Of these points.
lie was opposed to see. s, which relates to
restriction Of investments. lie had formerly |