Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-17
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MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
! TUESDAY, Feb. 1s.
Senate met according to adjournment.
| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. SARGENT Of Augusta.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
An act in relation to the elections in the Penob-
scot tribe Of Indians was read once and tabled
melton of Mr.. MORRISON, pending its assignment.
Resolve in favor of Amos P. Cook was read once
and laid on the table on motion Of Mr.. FOSTER.
Resolves in favor Of new Insane Hospital, and
in favor of the Maine Insane Hospital were each
read once, and pending their second reading, were
tabled on motion of Mr.. SwAsEY.
Final reports were submitted by Joint Standing
Committee on Agriculture and Federal Relations.
Mr.. HoLBRooK from the Committee on Finan-
cal Affairs reported bill an act renewing portion
Of the public debt discontinuing the sinking fund
Of 1855, and abolishing the Office of Commissioner
Of the sinking fund. Provides for the issue Of
new bonds to the amount of 100000 payable in
1880, and to the amount Of SOC, 900 each succeed
ing year until the debt shall be paid. Repeals
solve pr0yiding for Commissioner Of the sinking
fund Of 1865 Cash and U. s. bonds to be carried
to. the sinking fund Of 1861 Ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. CoRTHELL from the Committee on Claims,
on petition Of Joseph B. Clark ct ais, praying that
money spent in pursuit of horse thief be refund
ed. reported leave to withdraw.
| Resolve in favor Of the Maine State College of
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, was read
twice, and pending its passage to be engrosscd,
was tabled on motion of Mr.. SwAsEY.
An act providing for q lien to persons for raising
or removing buildings, and an act to incorporate
the town of Woodville, were each read . second
time, and pending their passage to be engrosscd,
were tabled on motion of Mr.. CUTLER.
Resolve in favor of John A. Rowe was taken
from the table, and read a second time.
Mr.. FOSTER moved the indefinite postponcment
of the resolve.
| Messrs DoNwopru p.Yurp C,,r,rp aud
HINKLEY favored the passage of the resolve.
Mr.. FOSTER withdrew his motion, and the re-
solve was passed to be engrossed
An act additional to chap. 20 Of the laws of 1869,
concerning the militia, providing for the rein
bursement of money paid for uniforms for the
Biddeford Light Infantry, came up on its passage
| to be engrossed.
j Mr.. HALL spoke in favor as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT The Biddeford Light Infant-
ry company was organized April 20, 1873, and was
equipped in accordance with the laws Of the State,
and was ordered into muster the following Sep
tember. And as they had not been uniformed,
and was led to believe by their superior officers
that provision would be made for them in this d.
recton, purchased for themselves uniforms, "a in
number, amounting to about $1,000. This money
was furnished largely by Capt. Andrews; and
without an act of this kind. The city Of Bidde-
ford has provided and furnished an armory for
them agreeable to the laws of the State. They
have had monthly drills, made reports Of the same
TO the proper OHlcerS, nave been Or0ere0 lnto mus
ter or cncampment twice, and have observed all
the laws pertaining to the militia Of the State.
The legislature Of 1873 enacted similar law to
this with reference to the Androscoggin Light
Artillery company, and we believe it an act of
justice to do the same by this company. 1t seems
to me that we ought not to complain Of the small
expense that we are to in this State. The sppro-
priaton available in this State last year was $l2,-
10000, while in Massachusetts, for the same time
it was S403, 100000, Connecticut, S7O0OO.0O, and
Rhode Island, $33, 10000.
| Mr. SwAsEY opposed
The bill was given passage to be engrossed.
Resolve in favor of certain towns and planta-
tions, relating to the reimbursement of sums of
money paid under the call for men in the years
1863 and 1864, amounting to Sic, 400 in the sg-
gregate, was read twice and pending its passage
to be engrossed Mr.. STEvEHs of Somerset spoke
in favor, contending that Reimbursement was .
matter of justice.
Mr.. SwAsEY thought that this whole matter is
enshrouded in mystery, and without be could see
that these towns were entitled legally to reim-
bursment he should orpose the passage of the
resolve.
| Messrs. HASKELL ard CoRrHELL spoke in favor
Of the measure the latter at some length.
| Mr.. SwAsEY offered the following amendment:
| 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 constituted a commission for that purpose
| Messrs. CORTHKLL ard HASKELL opr osed the
adoption Of the amendment.
Messrs. DoNwoRTH and FOSTER also spose,
the latter favoring the amendment.
| On motion of Mr.. FOSTER, the yeas and nays
were ordered on the adoption of the amendment,
which resulted in its being negatived by a Tie
vote, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Cross, Cutler Emery, Foster,
Ssa HsnsOG Hnsssy n0brOOk Hyde Lord
NAYs-Alessrs. Atwood, Campbell, Corthsll,
Cushing, Donworth, Foss, French, Ila skell, Kent,
Morrison, Prescott, Richardson, Russell, Stevens
IA.
| So the amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. swasey. the resolve was then
tabled.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
| An act authorizing Judson G. Archer to drain
and flow Blunt's pond in Lamone, and to stock
the same with trout; an act to authorize the town
of Kittery to build free bridge over tide waters
| in said town. an act to allow the town of Milo to
regulate the width of wheel rims; an act to incor-
porate the Cumberland Central Farmers Club; an
act to incorporate the Corinth Savings Bank; an
act to legalize the doings Of the town CT Appleton
in the county of Knox resolve in favor Of Thos
Lovely OF Map!eton Plantation; resolve laying
tax on the several counties in the State; resolve
giving to the Maine Historical Society the annual
legislative documents; resolve authorizing tenn
porary loah; an act to amend sec. % of chap. 50
OF the revised statutes; an act to amend sec. 62,
chap AZ OF the revised statutes, relating to foreign
insurance companies; resolve in favor Of the town
of RoNbury; resolve in favor of Eli Goss of Port
land; resolve in favor of Shepherd j. Higgins.
| PASSED TO BE ENGROssED.
An act toprevent fishing in Otter Pond, in the
town of Bridgton; an act for the protection ard
propagation of eels in Damariscotta river and
pond; an act to prevent the taking of trout in
| lIoward's pond in the town Of Hanover resolve
concerning the claim of Geo. NJ. Weston against
the State; an act to make valid the annual March
meeting of the town of Hanover in the year 1873;
resolve in favor of the Passamsquoddy tribe OF
Indians.
| PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend sec. Of chap. IL of the re cyised
statutes relating to the abolishing of school dis
tricts an act to amend sec of chap. 50 of ths re-
vised statutes relating to marriage and its solemn
zation; an act conferTng additional powers upon
the supreme judicial court, relating to railroads;
an act to amend chapt. l24 sec. 2S Of the revised
statutes, relating 10 cruelty to animals; an act
to incorporate the Cumberland Fish Co.;
completion Of the Penobscot Bay & River Rail-
road an act additional to an act to establish the