Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-13

Family and Day School at Norridgewock an
act to amend sec. 60. of chap. 81 of the re
| vised statutes, relating to the embezzlement
of property of deceased persons; an act 10
amend .. OF chap. 50 of the revised stat
uteS, concerning writs issued by trial jus
tees and police and municipal courts; an act
to legalizp the doinQs Of school district No.
| 10 the town Of Burrham; an act TO incorpor-
ate the WiIlston Church OF Portland.
| PASSED TO BE ENACTED.-An act TO in
corporate The thebeague Island Wharf Co
Al act to incorporate the heuntbvc Valley
Butter and Cheese Co. an act to incorporate
the Waldo DaryIng Manufacturing A,socia-
ton; an act to incorporate the New England
| Rolling Stock Co.. an act 10 incorporate the
! Llverm0re Cheese Factory Association; an
act to incorporate the North Monmouth
Cheese Manufacturing Co. Al act to incor.
porate the New Gloucester Cheese Co. an
act to incorporate the Palermo Cheese Fac
| tory Associations; an act IN relation
to costs on log lien cases; an act to
amend sec. 81 chan. . of the revised statutes
Tor the further security of the sInking fund
an act to amend sec. s of chap. 1876 of the re-
vised statutes, relating to fines and costs in
criminal cases; an act i'll relation to the as
sessment OF school district taxes; an act au.
thorzug the construction of a wharf in the
town OF BsNdoiuham: an act To authorize
! Benz. +. Buchanan and Gilbert l.. Bucknan
to build a wharf into tide waters of Pleasant
| river: an act To increase the capital stock of
the Earle Slate Quarry; an act 10 incorporate
the Winthrop Cheese Factory Associations;
| an act to incorporate the Corinth Cheese and
Canning Factory Association an act add-
tional to chap 80 of the revised statutes Iclat-
ing to the discharge of mortgages.
GA motion OF MIR. POWERS, the House re-
versed its action, in passing to be engrossed
and enacted, an &C. in relation to log lien
cases. The bin was then amended on motion
of the same gentleman. SO that 1t shall not
apply to any cases now pending, and again
tpa>svd To be engrOssed.
On motion of Mr.. Gins, bill act for
further protection to the inmates of the in
sane as, lum, and TO guard against errors in
making commitments thereto, was taken from
the table, and passed to be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. SMITH. the action OF the
House, was reversed in passing to he en-
aroced, and enacted the bill Incorporating the
l.iverm0re Cheese Co. On motion OF the
same gentleman the title of the bill was
amend, d, by inserting East before Liver
more, the bill WAS then passed to be en-
crossed
MIR. Tahhut, of Addison, moved that the
bill to repeal the law providing tor a bounty
on wild animals be taken from the table, and
inde tntely postponed
The motion WAS lost.
Mr.. FOSTER opposed.
MIR. TALBor OF East Math.as called for a
division of the question.
The question of taking from the table was
then put, and decided in the affirmative.
The question of indefinite postponment was
then put, and decided in the negative.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed,
without debate
On motion of Mr.. WATSON. resolve appro-
priating 81 900 to aid in building a bridge
over the Little Madawaska river in Letter *,
Aroostook county, was taken from the table.
Mr.. WATSON remarked that he knew moth
ing of the subject matter OF the resolve eX
cepting what WAS conveyed to him in letter
which he held in his hand, written by gen
tleman trem Presque Isle whom he knew to
be gentleman of truth and veracity. in
which he said, s'There are many schemes be-
fore the legislature from the county of Aroos
took to draw money from the peoples
pockets" and among the many schemes the
gentleman had named this matter now before
the House. Mr.. W. wished that the House
might be furnished with some explanation Of
the resolve.
Mr.. PowERs read the statement of facts
by the county commissioners accompanying
the resolve, in which it appeared that the
road on which the bridge is located is enc of
the main travelled roads of the county, no
road there being used more; that the bridge
is in such condltition that it will have to be
re built at a cost estimated at $1,000; that
the wnship is sparsely settled and a tax of
$40 per cent of its valuation is assessed
yearly upon it for the maintenance OF their
roads. He said that the entire valuation of
the township does not exceed twenty or thirty
thousand dollars. He went somewhat into
details in regard to the matter and said the
committee had had al the facts in regard to
it and were unanimously in favor OF the re-
solve.
Mr.. NORTH offered to amend the resolve so
that the State should appropriate sufficient
sum to defray half OF the expense of building
TIE bridge, but not exceeding $1,000, which
was accepted by Mr.. POWERS.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. WATSON understood that this bridge
was on proprietor's township and that the tax
of $40 per cent was upon valuation very
much moderated. He doubted very much
the propriety OF voting money for this bridge
and would prefer that the resolve be laid up
on the table until some other schemes 10 use
the language of the letter. which were before
the House came up and that they might be
considered in the aggregate.
/ Mr.. Powers remarked that the $40 per
cent. assessed was yearly and for the building
of this bridge the assessment would have to
be increased. If there was any scheme In
He believed it to be fair and honest appro-
priation and that it should be granted. He
also thought that the man who would write
such letter as had been read should be will
ling to let his name be known.
: Mr.. KEEGAN thought it was due to the
House that when legialation was TO be OBJ
structed upon the strength of private letters,
that at the very least members should be en-
titled to know from what source comes the
opposition, for the purpose of finding out
whether or not it is the result of some dis
appointed politician, who has failed of an
election or a nomination and now was trying
to interfere with members from that county,
in order to bring them down to level with
himself. He denied the assertion that Aroos-
took had any schemes here, and said that
from personal observation he knew the re-
solve under consideration was merito-ious
Mr.. WATSON replied that when one other
scheme should have reached the table of the
Speaker, he would give the House the benefit
of the letter. This morning, he should not
do it.
On motion of Mr.. NORTH, the resolve was