Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-13
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

FRIDAY, Feb. l2.
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. RICKHR, Of Augusta.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
The bill for the education of the youth Of the
State Of Maine Compulsory education bilD was
taken up, and House amendments d G and d
adopted.
Pending the passage of the bill to be engrossed,
| Mr.. ROUNDS moved that it be indefinitely post
poned. He did not believe that members fully un-
derstood the amendments which had been adopt
| ed.
Mr.. HASKELL hoped the bill would not be in
definitely postponed. The amendments had been
printed and had probably been examined careful
ly. For one he had NO difficulty in understanding
them. The unanimity with which they had passed
the other branch entitled them to favorable coz
i sderation.
Mr.. ROUNDS withdrew his motion, and moved
that the bill be tabled.
And it was so voted.
Resolves in favor Of Louis G. Coffin, Fernando
F. Smith and Louis G. Smith, James F. Farmer ct
ais. and Sumner P. Bradford, were each read
twice, and pending their passage to be epgrossed
were tabled on motion OF MIR. SwAsEY, and as
ssgned for next Tuesday.
An act entitled an act to amend the charter of
the Castine & Ellsworth railroad company, pend
ing its passage to be engrossed was amended on
motion of Mr.. FOSTER as follows:
1
that any clause provision in the original charter
OF said railroad company, whereby the State is
prohibited from levying any tax other than that
named therein, shall not extend or apply to this
act.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. LORD, from the Committee on Agriculture,
on bill an act TO provide for the taxation of dogs,
and the preservation of sheep, reported reference
to the next legislature.
Mr.. KENT, from the Committee on Fisheries,
reported ought not to pass, on bill an act repeating
chap. 379 of acts and resolves of 1876, and amend
ing sec. of the revised statutes.
Final reports were made from the joint standing
committee on Commerce, Banks and Banking,
Legal Affairs, Fisheries, Ways and Bridges Pen
sions and Indian Affairs.
Mr.. CUTLER, from the Committee ON Manu.
factures, reported bill act to make valid the or
ganzation of the Brown Slate Quarrying Co.. and
thereof in the stock of said company. Read and
assigned. Also bill an act to incorporate the
Maine Mining Co.. of Portland, Maine. Read and
assigned
the Pittsteld Savings bank, which was read twice
under suspension of the rules, and passed to be
engrossed.
MIR. HoLBRooK presented resolve in favor of
the joint standing committee on the State Prison.
Read twice, rules suspended, and passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. CoRrHELL presented bill an act relating to
the jurisdiction of Municipal courts. Rules sus-
penueQ, ana referred 10 tne COWWlttee On the Ju
dietary. [Gives municipal courts jurisdiction con-
current with each other over all offences commit
| ted within their respective counties except in
Engagements ofmunicpal ordinances and by-laws.l
| Mr.. ROUNDS from the Committee on Banks and
Banking, reported bill an act to incorporate the
Limerick Savings bank. Read and assigned. Al
| so bill an act to incorporate the Mechanics Saw
ings bank in Auburn, which was read twice, rules
suspended, and passed TO be engrossed.
Mr.. GooLp, presented petition for incorporation
| of WallOhorA' C0mDauv-
pension of rules, referred to Committee ON Ner-
camille Affairs and Insurance. Also petition Of
Woman Suffrage Association for right Of suffrage.
Referred to joint special committee of three on
part of the Senate with such rs the Heuse may
join. And Messrs. Goold Of Cumberland, Emery
of Hancock and Corthell of Washington, were ap-
pointed on part of the Senate.
An act to extend the time for the location and
completion of the Penobscot Bay and River rail-
road, pending its passage to be engrossed in con-
curence, was amended on motion Of Mr.. ATWOOD
by adding sec. 3, as follows:
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect when approved
The bill as amended was then passed to be en-
gressed.
An act giving a lien on pressed hay for personal
services in pressing, was taken from the table, and
indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. THURLoUGH, from the Committee ON
Indian Affairs, on petition OF the Penobscot In
dians for various appropriations Of money and for
repeal CT resolve of 1874 and other matters Of leg
slation, reported leave to withdraw.
Mr. STEVENS, from the sCommittee on Inssre
Hospital reported resolve relating to new In
sane Hospital. Read and ordered printed. PRO
yides that the Governor, with the advice Of the
Council be authorized to appoint a committee of
three, whose duty it shall be to select q suitable
location for a new insane hospital and take in
charge the erection and construction of one pa
vilion or wing of such public building, and ap-
propriates $4,000 for such purposes.
| An act relating to the seizure of liquors in
transit to amend an act entitled an act additional
,nba of he 1atot otutaa alatsu to in
toxicaiing liquors, was taken from the table and
passed to be engrOssed.
Subsequently this vote was reconsidered, on
motion of Mr. CUTLER, who moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed, pending which motion
the bill was tabled, on motion of Mr.. EMERY.
Mr.. FRENCH, from the Committee on Insane
Hospital, reported resolve in favor of the Maine
Insane Hospital. Ordered printed. [Gives au-
thority to the trustees to take in charge the cree
ton of building which shall contain hall for Q
chapel and amusemcnts and apartments for other
purposes, including kitchen; also provides suit
able furniture for the present brick chapel build
ing, SO that it can be used for the accommodation
Of patients and for the necessary heating appars-
tus. For such purposes appropriates $25, 5,OO0.l
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to incorporate the Buxton 4 Hollis
| Manufacturing Co.; an act to legalze the
doings of l.. NJ. Partridge as q Justice OF
the Peace and Quorum; an act to enable Mel
son Mullen and Andrew l.. Kent to extend and
en-; an act to incorporate the Camden Marine
Railway; an act to incorporate the Yearly Meet
ing OF Friends for New England; an act to incor-
porate the Liyermore Mutual Fire Insurance Co..
an act to incorporate a Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
in Thorndike an act additional to chap. 258 Of
rublic laws OF 1874, relating to the taxation OF
railroad companies; an act relating to mutual fire
insurance companies; an act TO amend sec. of
chap. 203 of the public laws Of 1874, providing
pensions for disabled soldiers and scamen.
| PASSED TO BE EN0ROsspD
An act to amend sec. 3 of chap. IL of the revised
statutes relating to the abolishing Of school dis.
tricts an act to amend sec of chap So of the re-
vsed statutes relating to marriage aud its solemn
ization; resolve in favor of the Passamsauoddy
Indians an act entitled an act to amend the chart
CT of the Castine 4 Ellsworth Railroad Co.; an
act to incorporate the Brownville & Sebec kail-
road Co.; an act to incorporate the Canaan Ma
sonic Hall Association.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act additional TO act IN relation TO
contested elections an act to ainend chapter
l66 of the public laws of 1874, relating TO
school money; an act TO incorporate the
Wadoboro' savings bank; an act to incorporate
the peonle's savings hank of