Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-06

stock an act to incorporate the Cedar Brook and
Swift Cambridge River Improvement Co.; an act
to amend an act to supply the cities Of Lewiston
and Auburn with pure water; an act to extend the
time for the location and completion OF the
Georges Valley Railroad; an act to incorporate
thc North "indham Manufacturing Co.,; an act to
incorporate the BAH Hill Brick and Manufactur
ing Co.; an act to incorporate the Union Slate
Co.; an act to incorporate the Wood Il Bishop
Foundry Co.; an act to incorporate the Mammoth
Silver Mining Co.
Bill an act additional to chap. 665 of the private
and special laws of 1871, entitled an act to incor
porate the Oldtown Water Power and Manufac-
turing Co. was amended on motion of Mr.. VII.
son, and pas ed to be cngrossed.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
I'm act TO authorize the city Of Bangor to aid in
the construction OF railroad into Aroostook coun-
~; an act TO incorporate the Wytopitloc Dam
GA motion of Mr.. Mason, hill an act to legalize
the doings Of District No. of Monroe, was taken
from the table. and recommtted to the Committee
on lie ,al Affairs.
Ilii an act to secure the educ alton Of youth in
the State of Maine came up on its passage to be
engrossel Senate amendment "a" was adopted.
Mr. LANE said that while be was generally III
favor Of the principles embodied in the bill, he
had serious objections to some of its royisons.
sec. j. IN substance, provides that any boy or girl
between the ages of and Ii, who shall neglect to
attend school for a period of II weeks in each
year, may be fined or sent TO the reform school,
at the discretion of the court. In other words, it
brands as criminals those who are ghiity OF no
crime, simply for refusing to attend school, under
circumstances it may be that would make their
attendance almost impossible. There parents
that would be willing to pay fine of 50 to keep
their children away from the bad influences of
some OF cur very badly managed public schools e;
but they would not be willing to have them brand
ell as criminals and sent to the reform school. He
believed the bill would be better received bv the
people ii the clause relating to sentencing TO the
! reform school was stricken ont, and he made the
motion to amend in that particular.
Mr.. RANDALL moved to amend by striking from
the first section, in the 18th line, after the word
required" the words ''and the certificate OF a
physician shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy such
ohcer.'
MIR. KEEGAN moved 20 lay the bill, with the
| amendments, upon the table. He considered the
subject an important one and did not think the
small attendance OF members upon to-day's seS-
sion warranted its consideration at the present
time. livery member OF the House should vote
upon il.
Mr.. TEFFT remarked that there were arguments
for and against the policy contained in the bill.
If it is adopted, it win he new thing in this
State in education. Though personally in favor
Of the bill, he desired that there should be full
House when it was considered, and he therefore
seconded the motion to lay upon the table
The bill with the amendments, then went to the
table.
Onmo'ion Of Mr.. BARRON, bill an act 10 incorpo-
rate the =. Augustine School for Boys, was taken
from the table and the vote passing the same to
be cngrossed was reconsidered.
The same gentleman then moved TO amend so
that the properly ofthe school shall not be exemp,
from taxation. This, he said, would remove al!
objection to the bill
On motion Of Mr.. TEFET, the bill was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Education.
On motion Of Mr.. CLARK Of Lincoln, the House
Adjourned.