Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-19
MAINE LEGIHLATURE.
Senate.
THURSDAY, Feb. Is.


THURSDAY, Feb. 49,
! Senate met according to adjournment.
| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. STRATToN of Augusta.
The journal Of yesterdays proceedings was
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
Resolve in favor Of the town of leland Falls was
| read once and tabled.
Resolves in favor of Bowdin R. Blackstone, in
tavor of Joseph l.. Young, in favor of Sabin +.
| Berry and c. s. Berry, in favor of Thomas Madi-
son in favor Of Andrew r. Higgins, were each
read once and tabled to be printed.
pure water came from the House that branch
adopting Senate amendments "a, ,""B, B,""C, 3D."
'E, and Of" and further amending the bill as
per sheets sc. ;" "H,"" and a." On mo-
ton of Mr.. FOSTER the bill was tabled
On motion of Mr.. RICHARDSON, . message was
sent to the house asking for the return Of report
giving leave to withdraw on petition Of Jos. B.
Clark and others of Portland for reimbursement OF
money. The report was returned and tabled.
MIR. CAMPBELL, from the Committee on Mer-
camille Affairs and Insurance. reported bill an act
to incorporate the Waldoboro' Marine Insurance
Company. Read and assigned.
Final report was made by the joint standing
committee on Mercantile Affairs and Insurance.
Mr.. CUTLER, from the Committee on State
Lands and State Roads, reported bill an act to IA
cilitate the business of the Land Office and the dis
| posal of the public lands. Read once and printed
under rule. Directs the Land Agent to close up
affairs of the land Office under direction of Cover
| nor and council.]
| An act in relation to paupers was read second
tune and pending its passage to be engrossed was
tabled on motion of Mr.. CUTLER.
Bill an act to make free the Livermore Falls
toll bridge, came from the House amended by
striking out the provision for the county to buy
the bridge and leaving the bill so that the towns
OF Livermore and East Livermorc may purchase
it.
Pending adoption Of amendment, the bill was
tabled on motion Of Mr.. EMERY.
resolve authorizing an appropriation to pay for
the chemical fire engine and hose now in the pos
session Of the State House, pending its passage to
| be engrossed, was tabled on motion of Mr..
FOSTER.
Subsequently it was taken up and on motion Of
Mr.. FOSTER was referred to the Committee on
Claims
| An act amendatory of and additional to chap
l3 ofthe revised statutes in relation to poor debt
ors, pending its passage to be engrossed, was ta-
bled on motion of Mr.. FOSTER.
An act to authorize certain towns in Hancock
county to require the use of wide trimmed wheels
| IN certain cases, pending its passage to be en-
crossed, was tabled on motion of MIR. ENERY.
An act in relation to fencing railroads, and rs-
Limestone to Hamlin, pending their final passage
| were each laid on the table.
| Resolve for the relief of Francis A. Reed and
Edwin A. Reed and the estate ofWm. r. Hersey,
pending its final passage, was opposed by Mr..
SwAsEY, who did not think it was q just claim.
Mr.. CUTLER favored the passage of the resolve
and gave statement of facts as he understood
| them.
Mr.. HINcKLEY remarked that the claim was
thoroughly examined by the committee and that
they were satisfied by the testimony given before
the committee that the Iarties ought to be released
| from all claims the State may have against them
for stumpage of timber which they have cut.
Messrs. MORRISON and PALMER favored the
passage of the resolve.
| Mr.. DoNwoRTH desired to relieve Senators
minds if they had any suspicion that this was an
Aroostook matter. He felt it his duty to make
| this explanation in order to relieve Aroostook
county from any odium that might be unjustly
reflected upon that county in matters Of this kind
Mr.. SwAsEY remarked that he did not desire to
make any further opposition.
| The resolve was then passed to be enacted.
Resolve in favor OF Amos p. Cook was taken
from the table. Appropriates $755.]
| Pending its reading a second time, Mr.. FOSTER
spoke in opposition, and moved its indefinite post
pOnement.
| Mr.. DoNwoRTH spoke in favor of the passage
of the resolve. lie denied that there was any
"corner" as had been ntimated. Mr.. Cooks title
in the property had been guaranteed by the State,
| and he saw no reason why the State should not
refund him the amount paid by him for the Prop
erty. The facts were these The land agent seiz-
ed certain horses, slcds harnesses, &C., for tres
pass on lands which were in controversy between
the State and the E. & n. A. railway company,
which were sold at public auction, with guarantee
of title. Mr.. Cook bought some Of this property
and paid for it. The horses and harnesses he
bought were afterwards repleved from him and
Judgment rendered against him. Mr.. Donworth
maintained that in equity MIR. Cook was entitled
to have his money paid back
On the motion to indefinitely postpone, the yeas
and nays being ordered resulted as follows:
YEAs-Alessrs. Cushing, Foss, Foster Palmer
| Rounds, Russell, Swasey-7.
NAYs-NIessIs. Atwood, Campbell, Corthel,
| Cross, Cutler, Donworth, Dyer, Emery, French
Hall, Hanson, Haskell, Hinckley, Holbrook,
Hyde, Kent, Lord, Morrison, Richardson-l9.
So the motion to indefinitely postpone was lost
The resolve was then given passage to be en-
crossed.
Resolve in favor of certain towns and planta-
money paid under the call for men in the years
1868 and 1864, amounting to Sl6,40O in the ag-
gregate, was taken from the table.
Pending its passage to be engrossed, on motion
able reconsideration of the vote whereby the
Senate rejected amendment "A" to tho resolve,
Amendment ga" was as follows:
| Add at the end of the resolve the words: Pro-
vided that the several towns above specified shall
prove their claims for reimbursement to the salts
faction of His Excellency the Governor, the Ad-
jutant General and the State Treasurer who are
hereby consti tuted commission for that purpose.
Mr.. RUSSELL moved that the vote rejecting the
amendment "a" be reconsidered.
Mr.. SwAsEY spoke in opposition to the resolve
| Pending the motion to reconsider the Senate
took recess until pa o'clock p. NJ.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Resolve in favor of Hugh Jameson resolve in "a
vor of David Doe of Lyndon resolve appropriat-
| ing s., 900 on Mattawamkeag bridge, in the county
Of Penobscot; resolve in favor of A. +. Owens
resolve in favor of Andrew Wren of Woodland
Plantation; resolve in favor of Moose river
bridge, in the county of Somerset; resolve in
an act to repeal sections 81 and 50 Of chap IL of the
revised statutes relating to teachers institutes re-
solve in favor of the Eastern Normal School, At
Castine; resolve in favor of the Western State
Normal School at Pennington; resolve In favor
of Geo. H. Freeman of Presque Isle an act relst.
ing to pledges; resolve in favor of the Female
Orphan Asylum in Portland; resolve in favor Of
the Bangor Chi!dren's Home resolve in favor of
the South Hay Stack road in Castle Hill Plsnta-
tion in the county of Aroostook; an act to su-
thorize the Lockwood Cotton Mills of Watervine
to change the name of its corporation; sn act to
change the name ofthe First No. Yarmouth Aque-
duct Co.; an act to amend the charter Of the Nor
way Village Corporation; act to incorporate
the Maine Unitarian Association; resolve in fav-
or of Thos. IL. Getchell & Son, Of Bangor, for ra-
tioning troops at Bangor; resolve in favor Of
Benjamin Smith of Appleton, granting pension