Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-14

of rs: an act to incorporate the Calais Rail
road Co. an act To increase the capital stock
OF the Belfast Foundry Co.; an act authoriz-
ing the Somerset r X. Co., TO build a branch
TO Dodiin Granite Quarry an act comforting
further powers upon The city of Portland, i'll
regard to preventing the use of steam whis
ties IN certain places; an act to incorporate
the Bethel Cheese Factory Association an act
to establish the measure of milk; an act
to amend chap. Is of the Revised Statutes, re-
lAtlng TO ways IN incorporated places an
act 10 provide for the security of life on board
vessels propelled in whole or in part by
steam, on the inland waters of the State: an
act to amend sec. Il. chap. 80, of the Revised
Statutes, relating to birds; an act to amend
sec. 63 OF chap. 40 of the Revised Statutes;
an act authorizing Mathew Lincoln and
Charles Woodman to build a wharf in tide
waters of Brewer; resolve authorizing the
County OF kennebec to assist in rebuilding
the Learned bridge across the Sebasticook
river; an act to- incorporate the Sidney
Cheese Factory Association.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED-An act additional
to chap. l24 of the revised statutes, relating to
morshty aud decency; an act to amend chap
II, sec. OF the revised statutes, relating to
the apportionment of school money; an act
TO extend the tlne for the Aroostook Steam
Boat Co., to commence running steamboats,
on the Aroostook river; an act 10 make valid
the doings of the inhabitants of No 3, Range
J. Somerset county an act to incorporate the
North Wayne Cheese Co.; an act to incOr
porate the North Auburn Boot and Shoe Man
utacturing Co.; an act to incorporate the
China Cheese Manufacturing Co. an act
additional to the act establishing the Auburn
Aqueduct Cos an act to incorporate the
Maine Sportsmen Association; an act to make
legal the doings of the Livermore Falls Bridge
n at,tt Ia an ct m he
Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Co., to locate
and construct branch lines. approved JAN 9th,
1872 an act to amend sec. AZ chap. 81 OF the
revised statutes relating to the stopping OF
rail- DAD trains at crossings; an act to incor-
porate the Imperial Slate Co. of MOnson an
act for the extension OF the Somerset Railroad;
an act TO legalize the doings of School Dis
trict No. Is in the town of Bristol; an act to
amend sec A, of chap. of the Revised Stat
utes relating to school district taxes
On motion of Mr.. Snow, bill an act author
izing the Maine Central Railroad Co. to
change its location aud construct new
bridge across tho kennebec river, at College
Rips was taken from the table, and the same
member moved that II be put upon its pas
sage.
Mr.. CoNSoR moved to amend the bill by
adding as follows: ''providng that said com
pany shall pay, or cause to be paid to the
kennebec Log Driving Company the cost of
keeping the piers and abutments of the bridge
hereafter authorized to be constructed, clear
OF logs that it shall be liable for all damages
by flowing caused by said bridge; and that the
charters of the several railroad corporations,
constituting the Maine Central X. Il. Co.,
shall be subject to amendments and altera-
tons by the legislature" Mr.. Conner attacked
the bill vigorously and said his reasons for
offering the amendment were, that this was
very extraordinary company; il has seven
special charters, two or three leases, and they
now ask further authority, or an act to legal
ize what they have already done. He wished
20 test the sense of the House on the adop-
ton of his amendment, and moved the yeas
and nays GA the question, which the House
ordered.
Mr.. Snow opposed the amended. Fair
field had presented her case before the CON-
mittee through delegation of her citizens,
and similar amendment offered to be
engrafted into the bill 1t was there agreed
between the railroad and log driving COM
pany, that the Maine Central Co, would
come under obligations as provided by the
first part of this amendment. and an agree
ment to that effect was atterward drawn up
and signed. The last part of the amendment
offered to day, had been offered by the gen.
tleman from Fairfield before the committee,
and had been rejected unanimously, as not
german to the subject. For these reasons,
he hoped the amendment would not prevail
Mr.. CoNNoR replied, claiming that the log
driving people had chartered rights, which
should not be invaded.
The Speaker ruled that that part of the
amendment relating to the charters of the
several railroad companies being subject to
amendment by the legislature, was not ger
main to the subject matter contained in the
bill and he therefore ruled it out of order
He also ruled that part relating to the Log
Driving Co. to be in order.
Mr.. SNOW further opposed the amendment.
Mr.. TALBOT thought the amendment could
do no harm and thought it best to have it in
corporate into the bill.
Mr.. KSowLToN remarked that there was
full hearing before the committee, and he had
supposed that all objection to the bill had
been removed. He explained the necessities
for the bill. The railroad company had paid
Fairfield 5000 TO make free their bridge,
that the railroad might have the right to con-
struct their road where it now is. and he
thought it but fair that the town should carry
out the agreement in good faith.
Mr.. CoNNoR replied, denying that few
persons at the "Village" had right to make
trade for the whole town. The town of
Fairfield had put in some Sl25,0O0 into these
roads, that they might have railroad facilities,
ana now IL is pTOposeu u tdhe away "hdt the
town had paid in their money for.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Knowlton, Swasey, Conner, Snow, keegan,
Morrow, Leavitt, and others.
The question of adopting the amendment
was then taken. resulting in the affirmative;
as follows:
YEAS -Messrs. Babbidge, Bailey, Barker Bart
lett Blaisdell, Blodgett Bowker, Bradbury of Old-
town, Bradbury of kngield, Drawn, Bryant,
CARL, Cobb, Connor, CORNISH, Corthell, Crowell'
eastman, Davis Dowst, Drake, Edes, Harrington,
Files, Fletcher, Gile, Grant, Guptlll, Hamilton
Harding Hathorn Hawkes., Hunter, Hutchins,
Keegan, Keene of Palmyra, Keloch, kimball l. m
son, Lawler, Lewis, Longfclow. Loring, Maeart-
ney, McCarty, McGilvery, Meserye Morse Monton
OF ScArboro', Morrow, Mun, Ouiette, Pinkhtm,
Porter Presley, keed, Robbins, scammon, siisby
small of Temple, Swasey, Talbot, Treat Vitum,
Warren, Wentworth of Bucksport, Whitemore,
Wilder, wnslow, Woodman, Yates, ioung-72
NAYS .-Messrs. Boardman, Burbank, Bursley,
Campbell, Carvill, Eaton, Fessenden, Goodwin,
Hail. Hatch, Houghton, Hurd, knowlton, Leavtt,
MiIiken, Moore, North, Parker Pullen, Richards,
Scrlbner, Snow, Stuart, Thurston, Walden, Will
liams, Wson-27.
so the amendment was adopted.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. CoRrHELL, the House