Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-26
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2,


of Augusta.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in con
currence.
| The following Fapers came frem the House
severally referred to appropriate Committees
Bill an act to authorize Chas. b. Paine to
extend a wharf into the tide waters of East
port. referred to the Committee on Com
merce; petition of j. ID. Wellington ct ais,
| for incorporation of the State of Maine Min
| eral and Stone Co., referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce; bill an act to incorporate
| the Leeds Manufacturing Co., referred to the
| Committee on Judiciary.
| The Senate refused to suspend the rules, to
| receive the same, and they were referred to
the next Legislature.
Bill an act to abolish the death penalty
which was passed to be cngrossed in the Sen
ate, came from the House having been re-
fused passage.
On motion of Mr.. EMERY, the Senate in
sisted on its previous vote, and asked for a
committee of conference.
On motion of Mr.. BURGESS, the yeas and
nays were ordered, and on being taken result
ted as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs Abbot, Arnold, Boyle, Burgess,
| Carr, Cutler, Emery, Foss, Foster Kent, Martin,
Morrison, Palmer of Penobscot, Palmer Of somer-
NAYs.-Messrs. Coffin, Cross, Dyer, Good, Hall,
Hanson, Harmon, Holbrook, Lcthrop, Russell,
shaw, Whmore-12.
So the Senate voted to insist, and the fol-
lowing were appointed conferees on its part :;
Messrs. Emery of Hancock, Boyle of Waldo,
aud Kent of Lincoln.
Mr.. HALL from the Committee on Rail-
roads, on bill an act to incorporate the Mess
alOnskee and Kennebec Railroad Company,
reported that the same be referred TO the next
legislature.
Mr. HALL from the Committee On Printing
and Brinding, reported contract with
Messrs. Sprague, Owen & Nash to execute
the printing for the State for the current polit-
icaly year, beginning Feb. %, 1874. The report
was accepted, and the contract read and APP
proved.
Mr.. HALL from the same committee, report
cd that they had entered into a contract with
Messrs. Hartford and Smith TO DO the binding
of the State for the current political year.
TIE contract was was submitted and after
| being read was approved.
Mr.. WHITMoRE from the Committee on
Legal Affairs, on order relating to amending
sec. Sc of chap. ) of revised statutes relat-
ing to the loss of life by reason Of negligence
or carelessness Of Railroad corporations, OF
their servants or their agents, that the same
may apply to employees, reported legislation
inexpedient.
Final report was made by the railroad COM
mittec
Mr.. HALL from the York delegation, re-
ported an act to increase the salary of the
County Attorney for York county. Read
and assigned. Provides that the salary shall
be 500.
Mr.. BOYLE from the Committee on the ju-
dietary, reported in new draft, an act in
addition to chap. 80 of the revised statutes in
relation to the discharge of mortgages.
Printed under the rule.
Mr.. HoLBRooK from the Committee on
Financial Affairs on order to inquire into the
necessity OF regulating and reducing the sala-
ries of the officers, and the compensation of
the employees Of the Maine State Prison, re-
ported that the same be referred 10 the spec
ial Committee on State Prison.
Mr.. BOYLE from the Committee on the jul
dietary, reported bill an act additional to
| chap. 6 of the revised statutes relating to
| taxes. Printed under the rules. Provides
| for an action Of debt against delinquent tax
| payers.
Mr.. BURGESS presented petition of Z. G.
Willard to abolish the office of Inspector
General of Fish. Referred to the Comnittee
on Fisheries.
Mr.. Foster from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, on order relating to amending chap.
CT revised statutes relating to the adoption
of children, reported that no further consid-
Grafton of the matter is necessary is embraced
| in bill now before the legislature, reported
| from said Committee.
| Resolve to furnish certain books to the
| town of Brooks was taken from the table,
| read once and assigned
| An act 10 restrict the operations Of clause
| s, sec. of chap. l OF the revised statutes
relating to the words insane persons, came
| up on its passage to be engrossed
| Mr.. PALMER of Somerset opposed its pas
| sage. The object to be accomplished by the
| bill as he understood il, was to exclude from
| the hospital all persons except those who are
| considered raving crazy. The result would
| be that if passed. it will send back to towns
| certain untortunates who will be treated more
| as brutes than AS human beings. There was
| too much humanity in his heart to allow this
| to be done. He favored the enlargement of
| the hospital, and moved the indefinite post
| ponement of tile bill.
Mr.. BURGESS believed that the bill applied
| to idiotic inmates, and that the object of the
bill if he understood it, was simply to relieve
the hospital by taking such persons therefrom.
A visit to the institution had satisfied him
that there were some persons there who were
regarded as ''harmless idiotics," who could
be as well cared for in aims houses, as in the
hospital.
Mr.. PALMER OF Penobscot remarked that
the bill did not apply to the present inmates
of the hospital, but to those who may go there
in the future.
The Senate refused to indefinitely post
pone, and the bill was given passage
Bill to repeal the hawkers' and peddlers
law which was indefinitely postponed in the
| House, was taken up.
Mr.. FOSTER opposed the bill. He saw no
reson why the present law should be abol-
| ished. 1t gave a revenue to the State, and
was far the best protection Of our citizens.
The Senate concurred with the House in its
| action.
The resolve appropriating SO 900 for the
Maine General Hospital was taken up, pend
| ing its passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. LornRoP moved to amend by substi-
tuting $lj,0 lie thought we were appro-
pria,ing too much money for our institutions.
| He believed in yetrenchment
| Messrs. ARnor and PALMER OF Penobscot
| opposed the amendment
The amendment WAS rejected and the re-
| solve was given passage.
| Mr.. WEnB presented an a.t to amend sec.
of chap. g. of the revised statutes relating to
! taxes. Referred to Committee On Judiciary
Mr.. FOSTER of Oxford presented resolve