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Augusta Railroad Company, and on his motion
the bill was tabled and ordered printed.
Mr.. Sbepherd from the EdScation Commit
tee renorted LEGISLATION inexpedient on an or
der asking for an appropriation OF $4,000 FOR
the Industrial School for Girls. On motion OF
Mr. Snow the report was tabled.
The bill to annex part OF the town OF Ber-
wick to North Berwick was tabled by Mr. Hub
bard pending engrossment.
Bill authorizing the Aqueduct Company to
take water from Wilson poad in Auburn was
tabled pending engros sment and gu motion OF
Mr. Wakefield OF Lewiston, printed.
The bill to incorporate the Masonic Relief
Association of Eastport was taken from the
table and passed to be enacted.
A resolve appropriating about $4,000 to re-
imburse towns for money paid for soldiers in
1864, was read and assigned for tomorrow un'
der a suspension of the rules.
The bill providing for compulsory attendance
upon schools was taken from the table with
amendments pending. One amendment strikes
out sentence to Reform School, and announcer
that the certificate of physician shall be ac-
cepted as an excuse for non-attendance. The
amendments were adopted
Mr.. Keegan desired further time, and moved
to table aud assign Friday.
Mr.. Stevens of West Watervile, opposed
postponement.
Mr.. Grindle of Mt. Desert, said that the bill
was merely protest against persistent igno-
rance. He hoped the bill would be considered
at the present.
Mr.. Weed (dem.) of Veazie, moved the in
definite postponement of the bill.
Mr.. Talbot moved to take the question by
yeas and nays. Agreed to.
Mr.. Keegan then proceeded to oppose bill,
calling it an engine of oppression in the hands
of school committees. He was opposed to OPP
preston. 1t wasn't fit and proper. 1t was
hard on the poor who couldn't cloths their chill
dren SO as to attend school,
Mr.. Stevens of West Watervile, advocated
the bill, and pointed to the fact that only 80
per cent. of the scholars Of the state attended
school, and claimed that the tax payers who
| were compelled to pay money to make society
afe, have right to demand that all children
| be made to avail themselves of what they pre-
| vide for them.
Further amendments were presented, partly
| with the evident purpose of loading the DILL
| One was adopted putting the age between and
| 10 years.
Mr.. Grindle said he hoped the bill would
pass. Ignorance, pauperism and crime went
hand iE hand. The man who cannot read is
likely to be pauper, a criminal or a rumseller'
Rev. DR.. Tefft advocated the bill. He point
| ed out the evil, and was humbled that but As
per cent. of the children of the state attended
school. Where were the other 81 per cent:
What were these thousands doing? How were
they being educated? Many loafng in the
streets, in the lowest places, where crime and
ribaldry is taught. He pointed to New York =
even the city where its rigid compulsory law is
heing enforced. The bill had been made toe
weak by amendments.
Mr. Keesan did not believe in Superintendent
Johnson's statistics about 81 per cent. absen
teeism. He then proceeded to oppose the bill
He thought there should be no rum shops il
Maine. He was friend of education, bu
| could not carry it to point to make it danger
GUS to personal liberty. He prounced the meas
ure a "scare crow" and thought the House
should go out of the ''scare-crow' business
He then went into the defence of the poor in
connection with the bill.
| Mr.. Lyman of Machias, advocated the bill.
Mr.. Talbot (dem. of East Machas, opposed
the principle of the bill. He said it was not in
the power of the state to defend itself against
| ignorance. He urged that the constitution
| stood in the way, and showed that it was with
| the towns alone to provide for schools, The
municipal organization was the glory and pow
| er of the school system. Every effort made to
| regulate the schools by central power was I'M
constitutional. He said that the only reason
| why the last Legislature did add half mill
to the mill tax was the fear that the cities who
| were taxed thereby would 60 to the Supreme
| Court on its constitutionality, and everybody
knew that it would be declared unconstitutional.
| After long debate, in which nothing new
| was developed, the vote was taken on the mo-
ton for indefinite postponement, which was
| lost. ayes 26, nays 90. The bill was then pass
| ed to be engrossed, after the amendment OF Mr..
| Weed, that poor children should be supplied
with clothing in which to attend school,
| Passed to be endcted-Bill to incorporate Cal
| ais Publishing Company; to provide IN part 1or
| expenditures of the government; to incorporate
| of Portland authorizing Michael Hurley to
extend wharf at Ellsworth; to legalze acts OF
J. A Lambe, Justice of Peace; to authorize
| W. R. Sawyer to extend wharf into tide waters
| of Millbridee: to authorize A. j. Whiting tc
do the same at Mt. Desert; to authorize II. e.
Alden to do the same in Camden Harbor; to
incorporate the York Brick Company; to ar
thorize W. f. Desisles to build wharf at La
| moline; to incorporate Calais Red Granite Com.
PAW; to increase capital stock of Portland
Stone Ware Company; to incorporate South
Pittsfield Cheese Company; to legalize doings
of L. M. Partridge, Justice of the Peace; te
authorize George Dyer to support ferry; &C
put upon Isle au Haut proportional part OF val
uation of Deer Isle.
FINALLY passed-Resolve in favor of John
Dana in favor of Mitchell Paul Susup.