Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-18
MAINE LEGIGLATURE.
Senate.

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MONDAY, Feb. II. =
senate met according to adjournment.
| rrayer BY Rev. Mr.. CRAVE of Hallovell.
Inc journal OF Saturdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House were ai,po.ea of 4.
concurrence.
An act authorizing the town of Yarmouth
to loan its credit for the establishment oi
manufactures, was taken from the table On
motion OF Mr.. HUMPHREr, read once and a.
signed for tomorrow.
subsequently this vote was reconsidered on
motion OF Mr.. SMITH, the bill read seconA
time under suspension Of the rules. ssd
pendine its passage to be engrossed,
ponement. =
Me::rs. HuMrHRrr and Ma. spoke IN q.
vor OF its passage.
Mr. k1ABALL spoke against.
the bill. f>1s'' VIZ
Mr.. ABBOT moved that the Senate reeoo.
sider the vote indefinitely postponine the
Dill providing for the consolidation of the
Maine Central and other railroads. He made
this motion out Of courtesy to the committee
reporting the bill, and because he would like
to have the bill printed.
MIR. Smith objected.
Mr. KENNEDY said if the Senator from Ken.
nebec, (AbboD made his motion simply to
have proper respect shown the committee he
should favor 1t, because he considered the
action taken as being discourteous.
The Senate refused to reconsider the yots.
The Senate receded and adopted House
amendment to the act to amend chap. lls,
sec. . OF the revised statutes, relative 10 the
penalty for placing distractions ON railroads.
Ihe bill was then passed to be ensrossed.
A communication was received from The
Secretary OF State, Transmitting list of pub
lie acts which have received tae approval Of
the Governor
Chapter %. An act to continue in force
chapter 5, public laws Of 1872, an act author-
izing pensions for disabled soldiers and ies.
men. Approved Feb. IA, 1873.
Chapter 80. An act to regulate the closs
time for the taking Of trout in the tribussries
IA, 1873.
Chapter 100. An act to amend char faea af
the laws Of 1872, entitled an act TO amend
section SO Of chapter IL of the revised stat.
utes, relating to the location Of school house.
Approved Feb. II. 1873.
Chapter l0l. An act additional to chapter
. OF the revised statutes, relating to the Re.
nobacot Indians. Approved Feb. IA, 1873.
AAA' ~ SNiH1 AOu tiiS SOulmlLteG on STAG
Lands and State roads, on petition Of Jeanne
NJ. Strickland, praying for a lot Of land, Re.
ported reference to the next Legislature; also
legislation inexpedient on order relating to
the expediency Of making an appropriation
for the repair of road in the town of French,
vile
Mr.. ABBOT from the Committee on Ways
and Bridge reported resolve il aid of build.
ing bridge over Magalloway river in town.
ship No. 5, Range l, in the county of Oxfotd.
Read and assigned.
MIR. KENNEDY from the Committee on lie.
gal Affairs reported an act to amend chapter
%, section 80, of the revised statutes. Pfiu,-
ed under the rule.
This bill gives ~ day 10 fence viewers.
instead of 81.
culture reported in new draft an act for the
better preservation of horse records. Read
and assigned.
Report Of the Railroad Committee, refer
ring to the next legislature the petition Of
VIM. Pitcher ct nj. for an act establishins
uniform rates Of fare, was taken from the IA.
BILE and referred to the next legislature.
MI. kIMBALL by leave introduced an act To
amend an act entitled an act to incorporate
the Penobscot Central Railroad Co., and on
his motion the rules were suspended, the bill
read twice, and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. KIMBALL, bill an act re-
lating to ways was taken from the table, and
pending its passage to be sngrossed, that SEN
ator moved that it be indefinitely postponed.
The bill was briefly discussed BY Aessra.
Davis, May and Brooks, and then indefinite
ly postponed.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, the bill relating
to attachments was taken from the table.
On motion OF PENNEIL, the bill was sgsin
tabled, and made special assignment for to-
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, the act TO SUP.
ply the cities of Lewiston and Auburn With
pure water, was taken from the table, read
once and assigned for tomorrow.
The act relating to Savings banks was tax.
en- from the table. and pending its passage TO
be engrossed,
MIR. HuMrHRn, offered the following
amendment:
Amend by striking on, section /, and in-
sert a. follows:
Section l. Section Of chap "a, of the
public laws Of 1872, is amended 40 follows:
Section .. The Trustees shall once In six
months after setting apart the amount requir-
ed by sec 93 of chap. 49 OF the revised stat.
etes for reserve fund divide the earnings OF
the corporation at such times as may be re.
quired by their bylaws among the depositors
Of three months standing at least before divi.
dend day, but the corporation may BY their
by.lays include deposits of less standing.
But no fractional per centage less than one
quarter shall be adopted. Any balance of
earnings shall be carried to new account for
next dividend. No deposits shall be received
under any agreement TO pay any special sun,
Of interest for its use other than regular semi.
annual dividends.
Mr.. BROOKS. opposed the adoption Of the
amendment.
Mr.. HUxPHREY replied.
Mr.. BROOKS called for the yeas and nays,
and on being ordered resulted As follows:
YRAs-Messrs. Crandon, Dunning, Harmon.
Howes Humphrey, Martin, Palmer-7.
NAYs.-Messrs. Abbot, Brooks, Carr Davis Had.
lock, Kennedy, Kinball, L0throp, May, OBriou
Pennell, Smith, Webster, whitmore-H.
So the amendment was rejected.
The bill was then passed to be engrosssd.
The act relating to insolvent estates Vas
taken from the table, the question being on
its passage to be engrossed. (This bill amends
chap. So Of the public laws Of 1872, BY et,ik.
ing out the second section Of said CHAPTER.
Mr.. kIMBALL moved that the bill be indeA
nitely postponed. Carried.
Report of committee on railroads giving
"leave to withdraw" to petitioners for Z rail.
road from West Wstervilie to Augusta, was
taken from the table and accertad