The Portland daily press., 1875-02-19
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the PREsS.]
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb. IS.
Hon, W. j. Corthell again took the chair
this morning, President Webb having not re-
turned.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance reported bill to incorporate the
Waldoboro' Marine Insurance Co. The same
committee presented their final report and
were discharged
The Committee on StateLands reported a bill
instructing and empowering the Land Agent
to cause careful examination and have made
a careful examination Of all the state lands in
tho townships set apart for settlement, to de-
termine what of them were fit for settlement
and to cause the same to be advertised and
sold at public auction in the same manner as
were the timber lands of the state sold in 1874
and the proceeds of such sales shall be paid
over to the state treasurer.
The resolve to appropriate $3.50 to pay for
the fire engine at the capital was referred to
the Committee on Claims pending its passage
to be engrossed.
Papers passed to be enacted in the House
yesterday were similarly acted upon in the Sen
ate.
The resolve in favor of Edwin A. Reed and
Francis Reed on the township No. 3 in Range
was taken from the table.
Mr.. Swasey opposed the resolve, not think
ing the claim just one.
The claim is for the abatement of the claim
of the state for stumpage amounting to S4359.
The objection was afterward withdrawn and
the resolve passed to be eDgrossed.
The resolve in favor oftAmasa p. Cook was
taken from the table on motion of Senator
Foster The case is one where Mr.. Cook
bought teams sold by the Land Agent which
had been seized and were afterward replevined
from him, and he wanted the state to reimburse
hun for the money paid. 1t was at length
discussed, and the resolve was passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Russell of Androscogg in moved to re-
consider the vote by which the Senate refused
to refer the resolve in favor of certain towns
for reimbursement of money paid under Ad
jutant General Hodgdon's call in 1864 to a COM
mission. Carried.
Senator Swasey advocated the amendment,
which was prepared by him day or two pre-
vious. He argued that the intention of Gen.
Hodgdon when he made the call upon the
towns was honest and done with the best of in
tentions. Some towns were ALWAYS behind on
their quotas, and the proposition of the Adju-
tant General was for these towns who were
behind should pay 5000 to the man and that
the same should be paid to those towns which
furnished an excess of men, and expected his
action to be ratified by subsequent legislation.
He called the attention of the Senate to the
original papers from the Adjutant Generals
Office, showing that the claims were Identical
with items on the return to the commission on
the equalization of the municipal war debt for
money paid in place of men furnished. In
many cases they have received back more than
they paid. He thought the matter savored
very strongly of paper credits
Passed TO be endcted-An act to incorporate
the Oleman Dam Co; an act to incorporate the
Trustees of the st. Augustine School for boys
at Topsham; an act to incorporate the Lewiston
& Augusta Railroad Co; an act to amend an
act abating portion of the state tax of Water
vile; an act to enable VIM. Conway to extend
and maintain wharf into tide waters at Blue
Hill an act to incorporate the Andover Dairy
Association; an act to incorporate the Canton
& North Lvermofe Cheese Co; an act to incor-
porate the Wayne Cheese Factory Association;
an act to enforce the collection of taxes upon
railroad companies; an act to provide for the
appointment of deputy town treasurers; an act
relating to the city schools of Bangor.
UtLSSBU-IocSOINc
els A. Reed and Edwin A. Reed and the estate
of VIM. r. Hersey; resolve relating to the pur-
chase by the state. of Maine reports; resolve in
favor of Richard ID. Porter; an act explanatory
of and additional to sec. TO OF chap. 81, II. s. g,
relating to civil actions.
Adjourned till 81 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Bangor water bill was taken from the
table, the House amendments reported and the
bill passed to be engrossed.
The bill relating to fencing railroads was
taken from the table and passed to be engross
ed.
TIE bill to reimburse certain towns was tax
en- from the table and Senator Swasey resumed
his remarks on the bill.
In the case OF Arson they put in a claim of
$500, and it seems that they paid that sum into
the state treasury for a lack in their quota In
the town of Scion the case is the same. He
thought the records of the Adjutant General
are not to be relied upon in individual cases,
though in the aggregate the number of names
on the quotas appears to be correct. Yet the
records in many of these cases are in conflict
The town of Houlton had quota assigned of
81 mep in the call of 1868. The book of the
Adjutapt General shows that the full number
of men was furnished. But the original book
shows that the full number were filled by pay
ing Communication money for the full amount,
$780, and yet Houiton was reimbursed by the
state for money pad. The records of Smyrna,
Fort Fairfield, Lubec and other towns were
shown to the same effect. In every town
where these claims are made the
quotas Of the towns We're deficient. He pro-
ceeded to give other instances which he had