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

NAYs-Messrs. Cortheu, Cutler, Emery, French,
| HYDE, Kent, Palmer, Rounds-S.
So the resolve was given passage.
| On motion of Mr.. Haskell the further consider
/ alton of the resolves concerning amendments to
the constitution of Maine, numbered ten to sew.
enteen inclusive, were assigned for tomorrow af-
| ternoon at 8 o'clock.
On motion Of Mr.. Haskell,
Adjourned.
| TUESDAY, Feb. TO-
| PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. UPJOnN Of Augusta.
| Papers from the Senate disposed Of in coacur
renee.
| On motion of Mr. DUrToN,
| Ordered, That the use of this hall be given to
Thomas II. Doughty, for the purpose of deliver
Feb a ga.
| Mr. STURGIs presented bill an act to amend an
act to incorporate the Lewiston & Auburn Rail
road Co., which was read twice under suspan-
sion of the rules, and afternoon assigned for the
| third reading.
Mr. RANDALL from the Committee on State
Lands and State Roads, on petition, reported re-
solve in favor of Thomas Manson. Read and to-
| morrow assigned for its second reading, under a
suspension Of the rules.
| Mr. ROGERS, from the Committee on Interior
Waters reported reference to the next legislature
| on bill an act to prevent the throwing of edgngs
and other refuse into Medomac river, IN the town
| of Washington.
Bill an act in relation to the execution of sem
tence in capital cases came up on its passage to be
| engrossed.
Mr. P1LLsBuRY offered the following as an
amendment, which was laid on the table and or
dered to be printed:
| Amend by striking out all after the frs. section
and inserting the following:
Sec 2. Section 2, Of chapter lis, is hereby
amended by adding at the close Of said section
the following words: "or imprisonment for life,
as the jury or court shall determines" that said
section as amended shall read as follows When
murder is committed with express malice atore-
thought, or in perpetrating or attempting to per-
petrate a crime punishable by death, Imprisonment
for life or for an unlimited term Of years, it shall
be deemed murder in the frat degree and pun
ished with death OF imprisonment for life, as the
Jury or court shall determine.
Sec. g. Section l, OF chapter ll9, IS hereby
amended by inserting after The word death, in the
fifth line, the following words: cor imprisonment
for life as the jury court shall determine" so
that said section amended shall read as follows
| Whoever wilfully and malicously sets fire to
the dwelling house Of another or to any building
adjoining thereto, or to any building owned by
himself or another, with the intent to burn such
dwelling. house. and it is Tia :t by burned in the
night time, shall be punished win e,Ah or i'm
prisonment for life, as the jary or court shal dc
termine. If he proves aud The jury find that
there was no person lawfully in such dwelling
house at the time, or if the offence was committed
in the day time, he shall be punished by impriscn
ment for life.
Section 4. When any person is hereafter con
victed of crime for which the law authorizes the
punishment of DEATH j: shall be competent for
the jury convicting to determine whether the
penalty of death or Imprisonment. for life shal
be inflicted, and when the jury have so forni ii
shall be the duty of the court to sentence in &C
corlance with such finding of the jury. And il
case the jury are unable to agree as to such sen
tence or for any cause fail to so determine, il
shall be the duty of the court to determine
whether the punishmen mt shall be death or imprls
l f. a.. 81 80, dtnn1y
Section S. When any person is hereafter con
, victed of crime punishable with death and sen
fenced therefor the time for the execution of sale
, sentence shall be fixed by the court which time
shall be not less than six months nor more than one
year from the day on which said sentence Is pass
ed and the convict shall at the same time be SEN
fenced to solitary confinement in the state prison
till such punishment is inflicted.
Section 6. The governor shall seasonably issue
his warrant under the great seal of the state, di
rected to the sheriff or one of his Deputies of the
county wherein the state prison is situated, com
manding him to carry said sentence into execu
ton at the time fixed by the court, unless thu
governor with the advice and consent of the
council shall pardon the convict or commute hi
sentence.
Section I. All acts and parts of acts inconsist
J ent with this act are hereby repealed.
r Bill an act to revive the Office of Land Agent
; was read the third time, amended on motion Of
Mr.. LANE so as to correct clerical error anC
passed to be epgrossed.
Bill an act relating to the duties Of Secretary o
State read once, and laid on the table, on mo
, ton of Mr.. Snow.
Bill an act relating to the construction and re-
building of bridges on county ways, was reat
, twice and laid on the table, on motion of Mr.
HARMON.
Resolve appropriating $1,000 on Mattawamkeal
bridge, at Mattawamkeag, in the county of Penob
scot, was read once and tomorrow assigned, un
der suspension of the rules.
$ Bill an act relating to savings banks, was rea'
a the third time, laid on the table and tomorrow
assigned, on motion of Mr.. STEVENS.
READ AND ASSIGNED FOR AFTERNOON.
An act to incorporate the Peoples Loan ant
Building Association; an act to amend an act en-
titled an act to incorporate the Magalloway Rive
Dam Co; an act to incorporate the Burleigh Lum
. Der Manufacturing Co.; An act for the better pro
lection of life and property; act to amend char
l24 of the public laws Of 1873, entitled an act il
aid OF free high schools; An act to amend sec. Q
rowers and duties of prison and Jail Inspectors a
act to repeal sections 81 and 50 of chap. II of tn
revised statutes in relation to teachers institutes
PASSED TO BE ENoRossED.
An act relating to mutual fire insurance com
j panes; an act to incorporate the Maine Mining
Co. of Portland; an act to make valid the organ
ization of the Brown Slate Quarrying Co. and t.
of in the stock Of said company; an act to incor
, poratc the Limerick Savings Bank; an set t.
amend sec. A. of chap. 203 Of the public laws o
IA, providing pensions for disabled soldiers
! seamen; an act to repeal chap 3l4 Of the re
solves Of "a and to revive all acts and parts o
acts repealed by said chapter. and to amend sec
4, of chap. of the revised statutes, an &C
giving the municipal and police courts jurisdic
ton in matters of liens upon personal property ii
, certain cases; an act fixing the compensation o
councillors; an act in relation to paupers; an &C
+, to authorize the County Commissioners Of Arooos
> took county to organize Allagash Plantation; al
act to make valid the deings Of the selectmen 0
the town of Lyndon; an act to protect fishing il
Chase's Pond; an act increasing the compensa
ton of the County Commissioners for Aroostoo
county.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to incorporate the Buxton Holli
Manufacturing Co.; an act to legalize tn
, dongs of l.. NJ. Partridge as Justice Q
the Peace and Quorum; an act to enable Mel
son Mullen and Andrew l.. Kent to extend ant
maintain wharf in the tide waters of North Hav
en-; an act to incorporate the Camden Marin
Railway; an act to incorporate the Yearly Meet
ing of Friends for New England; an act to incor
porate the Livermore Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
an act to incorporate Mutual Fire Insurance Co
, in Thorndike; an act repeating chap. ia of tn
public laws of 1874, relating to bounty on wolve
and bears; an act additional to chap. 25s of publ