The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-05
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.

that anv officer or agent of society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals may lawfully in
terfere to prevent cruelty in any case, and the
nerson who obstructs such officer shall be adj
indeed guilty of misdemeanor. Said agent
may lawfully destroy any animal found apan
doped and so diseased as past recovery for any
useful purpose. When person arrested for
cruelty has in his charge any animal or vehicle,
the same shall be taken in charge by the omcer.
When complaint is made upon oath TO any
magistrate, that functionary may issue war
rant and the officer may search any puiiuing
where he has reason to believe this law Is 10 pe
violated, and arrest any person ne may nnu
therein com hitting such offence. In this act,
and in every law of this State relating to or al
fectino animals the singular shall include the
nInral. the words s'animaP' or dumb animal
Shall be held to include every living creature;
the words ''torture, torment or cruelty shall
be held to include every act, omission or ne
elect whereby unjustifable physical pain, suf-
fering or death is caused or permitted; and the
words Owners and "persons" shall be held to
include corporations as we'll as individuals, but
nothing in this act shall be construed into forbid
ding shooting birds for human food. The Dill
was ordered to be printed under the rale.
The Committee on Railroads reported ought
to pass on the bill to amend the charter OF the
Portland & Ogdensburg railroad, allowing them
to contract with other roads.
The Committee on Education reported that
legislation is inexpedient on the order to regu-
late the course of study in Normal schools.
The Committee on Agriculture reported ought
49, oottn Of
The Railroad Committee reported ought to
pass on the bill allowing the 2. & r. road to
Law side track in Portland.
The Committee on Judiciary reported bill
and that it ought to pass, on the petition to
abolish the death penalty. The bill is as fol-
lows:
Be it enacted, ETC. :.
SEC 1. Murder and arson hereafter commit
mitted shall in all cases be punishable by I'M
prisonment for life, with such solitary conhne-
ment as the Judge passing sentence may direct.
The order relating to the pay roll of senators
introduced by Senator Haskell, was reconsd-
cred and amended as follows: Strike out all at
ter the word ordered" and insert that the
Committee on Pay Roll in making up travel OF
senators and representatives follow the rule
laid down in the constitution, which provides
that their expenses in travelling to the Legisla-
ture and returning therefrom once in each ses-
sion. and no more, shall be paid by the state
out of the public treasury to each member"
The resolve to pay the county of Knox for
the expenses of the trial of Chas. L. Robbins,
produced the first debate OF the session.
Mr. Swasey thought the county of Knox should
not be reimbursed any more than the county OF
York for the trial of Wagner.
Senator Haskell thought it was only case
of equity to reimburse the county of Knox, in
| asmuch as the crime was. in his opinion, COM
mitted out of the jurisdiction of the United
States, and the trial should have been had In
another country, and as the state assumed the
Jurisdiction it should assume the expense.
Senator Emery proceeded to give history OF
the case He took the same ground as Senator
Haskell in regard to the usurpatien OF the right
of trial. The county of Knox has no claim at
law, but it is case of justice He thought the
state should in all cases pay the costs in capital
cases.
Senator Swasey thought there is not usually
a murder committed until some one dies, and
Camp died at Rockland, in the county of Knox
He believed in the old saying ''to be generous,
JOee
thought it was establishing precedent which
would be heard from hereafter in continual
calls upon the state treasury.
There was short debate upon the question
as to whether the resolve should have its second
reading, but the question was carried.
The Committee gu Judiciary reported bill
concerning foreign railroads, compelling the
payment of judgment found against them
within sixty days.
Bills passed to be enacted in the House yes
terday were passed in the Senate to-day.
HOUSE.
Senate papers were disposed of in concur.
renee,
The bills passed to be engrossed in the Senate
yesterday were read and assigned Tor to-mor-
row.
The House refused to suspend the rules and
the following papers were referred to the next
Legislature, viz: Resolve in favor in Silver
Ridge petition of inhabitants of Silver Ridge
for aid on roads.
An order was presented directing the Judi
ciary Committee to report what mileage is al
owable to members of the Legislature. but the
House refused to suspend the rules and the order
went to the Legislature of 1876.
Several petitions respecting topics under con-
sidera.ion were admitted and referred.
The Judiciary Committee reported reference
of petition of James Farwell for change of
school and meeting house laws to Education
Committee.
Reports of Committees -Legislation inexpedi-
ent was reported on order relative to deducting
money expended for free high schools from
| school funds before apportioned to the state /;
same on order relating to repeal OF chapter zoo
of laws of 1874 same on order relating 10 10
neal of free high school law; leave to Withdraw
was reported on petition of g. W Ladd Tor
| pension same on petition o. u. w. hlncald et
ais, to be Incorporated for the purpose or rum
ming steam ferry boat between PORTLAND ana
Cape Elizabeth; same on pettion OF hiram
Berry ct ais, to be set off from Palermo TO LIB
erty; same on petition to incorporate Alagasn
Dam Company, go
. Read and assigned-The following bills hay
ing been favorably reported upon by commit
tees, were read and assigned for tomorrow: 10
incorporate Monson Pearl Slate Company; to
| incorporate the Mammoth Silver Mining Com
| pany; to incorporate the Cedar Brook and swift
Cambridge River Improvement Company; to
incorporate the Maine Boot and Shoe Company
to incorporate the Wood & Bishop Foundry
| Company; 10 incorporate Mystic Tie Lodge OF
Pythias of Saco; to authorize the COBB Lime
| Company to increase it's capital stock to $oOO,-
900; to incorporate the Union Slate company !,
L TO incorporate Tue Dali I'LL oio Soh1
pany; to incorporate the North Windham Man
| ufacturing Company; to amend act to supply
| Lewiston and Auburn with pure water; to char
| ter the Oldtown Water Power Company; to ex-
| tend charter of Georges Valley Railroad Com
| pany; to reimburse the Biddeford Light Infant
| ry; resolve in favor of Eli Goss OF Portland,
increasing his state pension 81 per month.
The petition of Augustus Webb ct ais, rela-
tive to prohibiting fish weirs in Medomak river
was referred to the Fisheries Committee.
| Legislation inexpedient was also reported on
| order relating to lien by farm laborers on farm
| products.
| The Committee on Federal Relations having
| attended to all the business assigned it, was
discharged.
| Under suspension of the rules MI. Talbot
presented an order requesting the State Prison
| Committee to report bill fixing the salaries OF
| officers of the State Prison.
The Senate order calling upon the Secretary
of State for the amount expended the past i've
| wears for schools and charitable institutions,
after several amendments was referred to the
| Ways and Means Committee.
| Passed to be enacted-Act to authorize L. L.
| Roberts to build wharf; to extend time OF
| location of Cumberland County Central Rail
road; to incorporate Unity Park Association;
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