Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-01


for the seat now occupied by Joseph Wither-
ly, reported in favor of the sitting member
Mr.. PREYTIss, from the Committee on
Claims, on petition, reported resolve in ia
yor Of Simon F. Walker. Read and as
signed.
Mr.. HopsoS, from the Committee on Com
merce, on petition, reported bill an act to in
corporate the Saco Steamboat Co. Read and
assigned.
Mr.. KESNIs1oN, from the Committee on
Interior Waters, reported ought to pass on
bill an act to authorize VIM. A. Wells ct al.
to erect wharf in tide waters.
Mr.. KNowLroN, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported legislation inexpedient on
orders relating to further legislation in re-
gard to cancelling mortgages, and changing
section SO Of chapter "a Of the revised stat
utes.
Manufactures, reported ought to pass on bill
an act to incorporate the East Dover Cheese
Factory; bill an act to incorporate the Phil
lips Building Co.. F.; bill an act to incorporate
the Earl Slate Co. bill an act to incorporate
| the Weld Corner Cheese Co. Read and as
signed.
Mr.. PERRY, from the Committee on Inter-
ior Waters, reported leave to withdraw on
petition of Josiah Hopper to build and main
tain wharf in Towards Cove in St. George.
| Mr.. BIsBEE from the Judiciary Committee,
reported Legislation inexpedient' on order
relating to amending chap. "a of the revised
statutes, relating to the support of the poor,
so that said chap. shall make it the duty OF
counties to support paupers instead OF towns.
| Mr.. D1NGLEY from the same committee, re-
ported reference to the Committee on Banks
and Banking" on order relating to changing
the law in relation to savings banks. Also
reported Legislation inexpedient' on order
relating to the amendment of the law in rela-
ton to state paupers.
| Mr.. RICHARDSON from the Committee on
State Lands and State Roads, on petition, re-
ported resolve authorizing the Land Agent
| 10 deed lot of land to Albert Bell. Read
and assigned.
| Mr.. PREssEY from the Committee on Man
ufactures, reported sought to pass" on bill
an act to. incorporate the Farwell Manufac-
turing Co. Read and assigned.
Mr.. RAND from the Committee on Towns,
reported fought to pass" on bill an act to in
corporate the Waldoboro' Village Corpora
ton. Read and assigned.
PASSED TO BE ENeRossEp: An act act ad-
5itional to an act to incorporate the Northern
Aroostook Railroad Co. an act to incorpor-
ate the Chesterville Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. !; an act to amend and extend the charter
of the Bangor Water Co. resolve authorizing
the Adiutant General to sell the Gun House
| in Milo.
| Bill an act to authorize the Clarks Island
Granite Co., to build and maintain a cause
way from said island to the main land, being
on its passage to be engrossed, was tabled on
motion of Mr.. ToRREY.
| PASSED TO BE ENACTED.-An act to in
corporate the trustees of Abbott Family
School at Little Blue; an act to incorporate
the town of Benedicta an act to incorporate
the town of Lakeville an act in aid of free
| high schools; an act to confirm the location
| of the railroad of the Boston and Maine rail-
road through the towns of Berwick and North
Berwick, subject to certain restrictions; an
act to incorporate the West Branch Malta
wamkeag Canal Co.
| FINALLY PAssED.--Resolve in favor Of
Charles o. Higgins; resolve in aid of building
| q road in Township F, r. Aroostook coun.
ty.
On motion of Mr.. HATCH, bill all act to in
corporate the town of Vanceboro was taken
from the table and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. DINGLEY bill an act re.
lating to free text books in schools was taken
| from the table.
| Mr.. ADAMS withdrew his amendment by
consent of the House, and the bill was again
taDleu Oh UUtIUn vi MI AlNOLEl.
On motion of Mr.. WEBSTER of Orono.
bill an act to incorporate the Mattiwancook
Dam Co. was taken from the table, and the
vote reconsidered whereby the same was
passed to be engrossed.
| The same gentleman moved to amend by
striking out the words ''ten cents" toll on
Long Pond Dam, and inserting "fve cents.
| Also by striking out "ten cents" over Folsom
| Dam, and inserting "fve cents"
The amendments were adopted, and the bill
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. WIIHERLY
ORDERED, that the clesk of the House be
directed to make up the pay and and travel
of Oscar Hill, contestant, at the rate of $500
per day, for the time since the commence
ment Of the session, and travel the same as
that of members.
Mr.. KEEGAN presented the following re-
solve, under suspension of the rules, which
was referred to the Committee on State
Lands
Resolved, That the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Council, be, and
he is hereby authorized to appoint Commits
sioner, whose duty 1t shall be to inquire what
lands in the plantations of Hamlin, Cyr, Let
ter X, Van Buren,, st. John, St. Francis,
Wallagrass, Eagle Lake, and township No.
II, Range 6, and in the towns Of Grand Isle,
Madawaska, Frenchville and Fort Kent, be-
longing to proprietors, are in the possession
and occupation of settlers; and that said Com
missioner be, and he is hereby, authorized to
contract with said proprietors for the pur-
chase of said lands at the expense of the
State, at price not exceeding seventy five
cents per acre; and upon said purchase, that
the Land Agent be, and he is hereby, directed
to convey to settlers upon such lands the
lands in their possession and occupation.
Mr.. KEEGAN said that the resolve he had
introduced, though specially affecting certain
localities, is in reality of general interest, in
asmuch as it involved the question OF the pol
icy which this State is to pursue in regard to
its settlers. Now while the State is doing so
much to encourage immigration, he wished
the House to know that in his district, and
that of his friend from Frenchville, there are
some 800 to 400 families living upon lanls the
title of which is in proprietors, some of whom
reside in the State and some of whom reside
he knew not where. These poor settlers, so
situated, have undergone all the trials and
hardshps attendant upon pioneer life, and
have succeeded in carving out homes in the
wilds and forests of Northern Aroostook,
which, however poor and lowly, were the on
ly ones they had, and which should be held
sacred, and protected equally with the grand.