Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-14
MAINE LEGTSLlTURE.
Senate.
THURSDAY. Feb. IS

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THURSDAY, FsbaIa
Senate met according to adjournmeut.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Sxrn Of
Augusta. ar aslfa 41Fgl a
The journal of yesterdays proceedingsiwa
| read and approved. i sss1eag -
Papers from the House were disposed Of in
concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS,
ORDERED, That after this day the Senate
meet ct 0 O'Clock A. M, until otherwise or
dered. #ara 4aa{ q aalda1
Mr.. HUMPHREY from the Committee son
Commerce reported bill an act to incorporate
the Moose Branch Steambost Company, and
on his motion the rules were suspendyd, the
bill read twice and passed to be engrosseds
MIR. WHITMoRE from the Committee on
reported leave to withdraw, also ought not to
pass, on bill an act 70 amend chapter iS5 Of
the special laws Of 1862 +'s' Aalss1 sssS.~
Mr.. KIMBALL from Joint Special CoHmit-
tee on Temperance, reported leave to With
draw on petition of A. =. Stinson ct ut. of
Popham Lodge of Good Tempiars, praying
that the prohibitory law Of Ohio be incorpor-
ated with the present prohibitory law Of
Maine. aK98
Mr.. CARR from the Committee on Fisheries
reported ought not to pass on bill an act to
pIoltGt usulLk III Nlidbt pOnu.
Mr.. SMITH from the Committee on Interior
Waters reported an act to authorize lanes
Roberts q al, to extend their wharf into tide
waters Of Vinalhaven. Read and assigped.
Mr.. CHAPLIN from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs reported an act to provide for an
enrolment Of the militia. Printed under the
rule. as s-@s@
This bill provides for the preparation .of
list of all persons liable to enrolment, giving
name, age and occupation, before the f1rst Of
next June, to be sent to the Adjutant Gener-
ais office by the 18th Of June next. s -
Mr.. CHAPLIN from the Committee on, Edu.
proper expenditure by towns Of school money
received from the State Printed under the
rule.
This bill provides whenever towns neglect
to raise and expend school money required
by law, the Governor and Council shall direct
the State Treas'r to withhold furtherpayments
to such towns from the treasury on account
Of the State school fund and mill tax, until
such towns shall satisfy them that it has ex-
pended the full amount required BY Law for
common school purposes. -
Mr.. PALMER from the Committee on Roads
and Bridges, reported leave to withdraw on
petition of selectmen Of Lyndon for appropri-
alton for repair of bridge. q - -
Mr.. ARNOLD from the Aroostook coonty
delegation, reported an act to increase the
salary of Judge and Register of Probate for
Aroostook county; Read and assigned.
Mr.. KENNEDY from the Committee on Le-
gal Affairs, reported an act to amend section
/, chapter GAG Of the private and special laws
of 1852, relating to the Mercantile Library
Association of Portland.
Mr.. ARNOLD from the Committee on State
Lands and Roads, reported resolve in favor
Of repairing and rebuilding bridge over
streams between Patten and Chamberlain
lake. Read and assigned.
Mr.. CHAPLIN from the Cumberland delega-
ton reported Legislation inexpedient" on
order relating to increase Of salary Of county
commissioners of said county.
Mr.. BUTLER arose and said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: ask the unanfmo US con-
sent of this Senate for suspensiono Of the
rules and the immediate passage of the re-
solve which l now present, A bill is now
pending in Congress the passage of, which
will result in crippling, and in souIe cases ut
terly destroying the country newspaper press;
and so great is the emergency that yesterday
the representatives of the press Of Maine con-
dalism, to protest against the same. And
they have requested me to ask the State to
come TO the rescue Of its newspaper press by
protesting in its legislative capacity.
After explaining the provision Of the bill
now before Congress, Mr.. Butler presented
the following resolve which was unanimously
passed:
RESOLVED, That our Senators and Rep
resentatves in Congress be requestedto to ep-
pose. the passage Of any law requiring the pre-
payment of newspaper postage at the office Of
publication, as unjust to the newspapers Of
Maine and of other parts of the Union ont
nT fla rsatc
injuriously affecting the interests Of this
State.
The rules were suspended, the resolve read
twice and passed to be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. KENNEDY bill an act
legalizing the votes and doings of the select
men of Wiscasset, was taken from the table,
the question being on its passage to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. DISGLEY objected to the passage cf Tie
bill. 1t was special act for town to pur-
chase bonds for a highway, which in his judg-
ment, the recent decision of the Supreme
Court in the Jay case is applicable. This de-
cision was adverse to allowing municipalities
to loaning their credit in aid Of manufactures.
He moved that the bill be referred to the next
legislature.
Mr.. KENNEDY explained the objects of the
bill and gave reasons why it should pass.
He did not think the Jay decision was sppli-
cable to the present case.
Messrs. CHAPLIN and HARRINGTON spoke.
The Senate refused to refer the bill to the
next legislature and passed the same to he
| engrossed.
| An act additional to an act relating to es-
tablishng the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth
railroad company, was taken from the table,
and the pending amendments were withdraw
by unanimous consent.
| Mr.. BURGESS offered an amendment pro-
vs.iing that new depot accommodations on
| Commercial street shall be bought and not
condemned, and that if tracks are increased
across Cape Elizabeth bridge, an overhead
bridge shall be built resting on Brackett
street.
Mr.. BUTLER objected 10 the adoption Of the
amendment for it would spoil the whole bill
He gave notice that if it was adopted, he
should move the indefinite postponement Of
the bill.
Mr.. BURGESS believed that such restrictions
to the bill as he proposed, were necesssry, SO
as to make the streets of Portland saie for
travel and free from obstructions.
Mr.. BUTLER offered an amendment to the
amendment correcting the two verbal errors.
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