Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-08
elatine 10 revising and correcting state val

Mr.. HuNpHRrY from the Committee on In
terior waters. reported an act to prevent the
casting of saw dust, edgings, trimmings,
brusb' &c. into the stream of water flowing
from Thomas pond to Bear pond In the town
of Waterford, county of Oxford, known by
the name of Seven Milebrook. Read and as
signed.
MFR. DINaLEr from the committee on Man.
ufactures, reported bill to incorporate the
Topsham Granite and Manufacturing Com
pany. Read and assigned.
An act relating to bounty on wild animals,
came up on its passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. KrMRALL moved TO strike out the word
fox .-s=s-a-7~-
Mr.. HARMON moved to lay the bill on the
table. n ~.~
Mr.. CHArIIN, asked to be excused from vot-
inc, and the Senate granted his request.
Mr.. HARMON said he had made his motion
for the purpose of offering bounty of 20
cents on hawks.
The Senate refused to table.
Mr.. DINGLEY moved to amend sec. 8, by
striking out in line G, the provision for
bounty of 80 cents for every fox.
Mr. KIMBALL Withdrew his amendment.
Mr., SMITH moved to strike ont land loup-
ceviers.' Adopted.
Mr.. DINGLEY's amendment was adopted.
Mr., HARMON moved to amend by adding
1875 cents for every hen hawk, sparrow and
pidgeon hawk
Mr.. BUTLER moved to amend by adding
'woodpeckers and bantum hens"
Mr.. HuMPHREy moved to amend by adding
s'coons."
MIR. Harmon thought that Senators were
inclined to make sport of a serious matter.
The hawks mentioned here were as destruc-
tive a any Of the other animals mentioned.
,Thav ~aro destructive n monthly.
Mr.. HUMPHREY favored the amendment Of
Tered BY the Senator from Franklin. (Har-
mon.)
Mr.. BUTLER withdraw his amendment.
Mr.. DrSGLEY moved to further amend by
adding so cents on each skunk. lie offered
his amendment in all sincerity. Adopted.
The amendment offered by Mr.. HARMON
was then adopted.
Mr.. DrxoLEr hoped the bill would be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. KENNEDY opposed the passage OF the
bill..
The Senate voted to indefinitely postpone
the bill.
An act to authorize the formation of rail-
road corporations general railroad law came
up on its passage TO be engrossed.
az MIR. KENNEDY remarked that this was a very
important matter, and as the morning hour
had nearly expired, he would move that it b.
assigned for Tuesday next and the Senate Sc
voted.
On motion of Mr.. HApLocK, resolve in al,
of road in Crystal plantation was taken from
the table and finally passed in concurrence.
An act to amend chap. lis, sec. 6, of th
revised statutes, relative to the penalty TO
placing distractions on railroads, on motor
of Mr.. CHAPLIN, was taken from the table
the question being on the adoption of thu
rcll rod hr Mr. Rr-p
CESS
Strike out in the sixth line. "by changing
the word thirty to sixty
Strike out in twentieth line after the wort
punished, shy solitary confinement not les
than sixty days and afterwards"
~ Mr.. CHAPLIN favored the passage OF the
bill on the ground that it was time to prevent
the Wholesale slaughters that frequently take
place. s.
Mr.. BURGESS remarked that solitary i'm.
prisonment had been abolished in our State
prison, which the warden had informed him
had proved merciful provision. He did not
believe in re-enacting the old laws.
The yeas and nays we're ordered on motion
Of Mr.. CHAPLIN, on the pending amendments
resulting as follows:
YEAB.-Messrs. Arnoil, Brooks. Burgess, Carr
Hadlock, Kimball, Whtmore-7
NAYs-Messrs. Abbot, Chaplin, Coffin Dingley
Hobbs, Howes. Humphrey, Lothrop, Martin, Shaw
Webster-1l.
So the amendments were rejected.
The bill then passed to be engrossed
READ AND AssIGSEp.--An act relat-
ing to the election Of directors in the
village school district, in the city of Augusta
An act to incorporate the Minot Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.; an act to incorporate the
Central Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Co. ;
an act to authorize Eli Bickmore and Zenas
Cook to build and maintain a wharf in the
town of Friendship; an act to amend the
charter of the city of Hallowell, approved
Aug. 20 1850; an act to incorporate the
franklin Land and Lumber Co.; an act to
incorporate the kennebec and New York
Steam Navigation Co; resolve in favor of
Chas. W. Cobb; resolve in favor of Simon F.
Walker; resolve in favor of a road in the
town Of Shirley; an act to define what shall
constitute pauper supplies; resolve in favor
Of road in Mount Chase; an act to author
Ire the formation of railroad corporations.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossEp-Resolve in IA
vor Of appropriating money for the repair OF
the bridge across the Mattawamkeag river in
the town of Haynesville; resolve in favor
Of Joseph Gray; An act to set of part
of Manchester and annex the same to the
town Of Winthrop; resolve 10 favor Of SamI
c. Niles; in favor of Chas. S. Page; in IA
yor Of John B. Farrill; authorizing the Land
Agent to deed a lot Of land to Albert Ball:
an act to continue in force an act authoriz-
ing pensions for disabled soldiers and sea
men; an act TO enable academies to surren-
der their property to cities, towns or plant
atoms for the benefit Of free high schools an
act relating to marriage and its solemnization.
PASSED TO BE ENAcTED.--An act to incor.
porate the Saco Steamboat Co 4; an act to incor-
porate the East Dover Cheese Factory; an
act to incorporate the Phillips Building Co. :
an act to incorporate the Earl Slate Co; an
act to incorporate the Weld Corner Cheese
Co.; an act relating TO the will Of Nancy Han
son; an act relating to the fees Of the judges
ofthe municipal court in the city Of Bidde-
ford; an act to authorize VIM. A. Wells ct al.
to erect q wharf in Bristol an act to authorize
the Ciark's Island Granite Company TO build
causeway from said island to the main land ;
an act additional, relating to the building loan
Of the city of Portland; an act to incorporate
the Mattansweook Dam Company.
FINALLY PAssEp.-Resoiye in aid Of a road
in Crystal Plantation.
On motion Of Mr.. MARTIN, adjourned.
s-t. House.
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