Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-24
LEGISLATIHE

uay tulS week, III nVPc VI So's II
by Friday night, 10 allow members TO DC
present al the March town meetings The
Monday after. MANY of them are town
officers and all arc politicians enough to
desire To see that the elections go right.
tTheie is much to do, however, and the
best informed have no idea that the
business will be wound up SO soon
Most OF the important questions are still
nudisposcd of--sueh, rs the Capiial Pun
ishment, tho Insane Hospital, the State
Prison--besides many private bills that
may require attention.
A bill to incorporate the Rumiord ialis
and Buckheld Railroad Co., has been re-
ported and printed. 1t gives charter
over Smiths road 10 Auburn, We believe.
The Committee or Insane Hospital
have voted To report in iuvOr new hos
piiaI on the present grounds at Augusta
on The pavilion plan. They also recon-
mend an appropriation of 100000 tor
the erection of suitable buildings.
The committee also recommend fitting
IN temporarily The unfinished brick
chapel tor the use CT patients, approprl'
a,iYg 5000 Tor that purpose.
The bill TO abolish Capital Punishment
has passed the Seuale 10y at vote OF IA to
II, tour absent and the President not vot
ing
The Yeas and Nays were as follows:
Yeas-Alessrs. Abbot. Arnold. Boyle,
Carr, Cutler. Emery. Foster, Keut. Mar
Tin, Morrison, Palmer of Penobscoi.
Palmer OF Somerset. Webb aud Webster
Ii
Nuvs-Mussrs Coffin. Crandon, Cross.
Dyer. Could. Hal. Hanson. Harmon,
I,othrop. Russel. Shaw and Whitmore-
-.
Il is understood that Mr.. Burgess and
Nj. Holbrook were paircd. Thus IN case
Messrs. Foss aud Round, should be in
favor OF the death penalty, the Senate
would be tied on a reconsideration, aud
therefore So lar a. the Senate is concern.
ell the Oill MAY he regarded ~ having
received = passage.
The Railroad force bill To require roads
10 connect Tor public convenience was
VOTED down ia Committee Oy all but one,
I Nh. Pressey. oi LcA i>,un. man who
represents the people. will make II
minority report. Il is thought that The
I House will sustain him.
Resolve in favor OF road in Graitou
Mas reported.
The order providing that Presidents oil
Savings Banks may be paid IA compensa
lion Tar their Services. was reported In
eNpcdieut- also taxing bank stocks held
by Savings Banks also. requiring lie
turns OF Savings BANKS; aLo. relating
Ia Savings Banks loaning limited
amount OF then deposits on names alone.
! The proposed duty on collateral in.
heri,auces, was reported 80 alas.
The bill to provide Tor the running and
regulation OF railroads wa. amended 81
as to allow corporalors 10 retake the
roads at any limc after sett sment Oi
charges. The bill them passed to be
engrossed
Anact Was reported At Augusta 10 char
ter a railroad over the line ol the Portland
and Oxford Central Railroad. owned 10y
lion. r. O. j. Smith. The new road i
to run from Rumlord Falls to Auburn and
has been called Tor on account OF alleged
abuses OF AIR. smiths road. Among the
corporaIors are j. Is. Brown, y. w. Far
well and VIM. Z. FRYE OF Lewiston. The
road Is about forty miles 10 distance.
The following bills were passed 10 tie
Cnaclsd-rela,iug To- close time TOT the
taking of trout 10 the tributaries OF the
Androscoggin river; to encourage and
protect breeding OF trout and land locked
salmon in Letter b. Pond. Upton.