Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-11
NO. 36.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.

WEDNESDAY, feb. iO.
Senate met according to adjournment.
No Chaplain present.
In the absence Of the President, the Senate was
called to order by the Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. EMERY,
Ordered That in the absence of the President,
Hon. Enoch G.. Foster, Jr., of Oxford, be Presi-
dent OF the Senate pro tenn.
And Messrs. Emery of Hancock and Hall Of
York conducted the President pro tenn to the
chair.
Mr.. FOSTER said; Fully appreciating the honor
you have conferred upon me, thank you heartily.
| am now prepared to attend to the business of the
Senate.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
An act giving lien on pressed hay for per-
sonal services in pressing, was read and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. ATWOOD was tabled.
The bill for the education Of the youth Of the
State Of Maine compulsory education bilD came
back from the House.
Amendment 3D." which makes the law apply to
children between the ages of and 10 years, was
adopted.
Pending the adoption of the remaining amend
ments the bill with accompanying amendments
was ordered to be printed, on motion Of Mr..
ROUNDS Of Androscoggn
Subsequently message was received from the
Clerk Of the House, requesting the return to that
branch Of the foregoing bill. q
The vote whereby the Senate ordered the print
ing Of the same, and also voted to adopt amend
ment I'D" was reconsidered and the bill returned.
An act amending an act entitled An act for the
better protection of Holsters in the State Of
Maine, was read once and pending its passage to
be engrossed, on motion of Mr.. EMERY was tabled.
Subsequently the bill was taken up, when sew
eral amendments were offered and then Withdrawn
and the bill again tabled, on motion of Mr.. Has
KELL.
An act TO enforce the collection of taxes upon
railroad corporations was read once, and pending
q q n N tabled IN q m
Of Mr. SwAsEY.
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL, a message was
sent to the House of Representatives informing
that branch that in the absence of the President
of the Senate, Hon. Encch c. Foster, Jr., had
been elected President pro TEN.
A similar message was sent to the Governor and
Council a.sas
Mr.. ATWOOD. from the Committee on Agricul-
ture, reported a resolve in favor of the Maine
State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts. Read and ordered to be printed. [Appro-
pirates 1924, ,5OOl
Mr.. Cross, from the Committee ON Towns, on
petition Of Alpheus Packard and others, praying
to be set off from the town of Peru and annexed
to the town of Canton, reported leave to withdraw
| Mr. Foss, from the same committee, on petition
| of II. ID. Coombs and others for an act to divide
the town of Gouldsboro into two more districts
for election purposes, reported reference to the
next legislature.
Mr.. KENT, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill an act to enable William Conary to
u D
Blue Hill. Read and assigned.
Mr.. LORD, from the Committee on Agriculture
reported bill an act to incorporate the Andover
Dairy Association. Read and assigned.
Mr. ATWOOD from the same committee, report.
ed bill an act 10 incorporate the Canton & Dixfeld
cheese factory. Read and assigned.
| Mr. CUSHING, from the same committee, report
ed bill an act to incorporate the North Livermore
Cheese company. Read and assigned. Also bill
an act to incorporate the Wayne Cheese Factory
| Aesocation. Read and ASSIGNED.
| MIR. STEVENS, under q suspension OF the rules,
presented act to amend section Of chap. 203 OF
laws of 1874. providing pensions for disabled SOL
diers and seamen. Laid over'to be printed. This
bill strikes out the word "not" in the fifth line of
sec. 4, so that the section will read as follows
Sec. 4. No soldier who has served by enlist
ment in the army navy of the United States, in
the war Of 1861, and in consequence ofinjury sus-
tanned in said service may become dependent upon
any city or town in this State shall be considered
q pauper or subject to sfranchisement for that
cause.
An act additional to act establishing the Port
land j. Rochester railroad was taken from the
table. The pending question the adoption
of the following amendment offered by Mr.. Fos-
TER:
Insert after the words "York 4 Cumberland
railroad company" in the 22d line of sec. 2, the
following:
| Provided that any clause contained in the char
ter Of the Portland & Rochester railroad company,
or the York & Cumberland railroad company, ex-
|
| shall not extend to this act.
The amendment was adopted
| Mr.. HASKELL offered the following amendment
Amend by adding after the word "way" in the
| 18th line:
Provided that nothing in the provisions Of this
bill shall give the Portland & Rochester railroad
company" any power to take and occupy any por-
ton of what is called the marginal way, without
first obtaining the consent of the Mayor and AL
dermen of the city of Portland.
| The amendment was adopted.
The bill as amended was then passed to be en-
crossed.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. HoLBRooK
presented the following bills
| An act to incorporate the Maine Mining Co., Of
Portland; also an act to amend chap. 81, sec 4, of
the revised statutes, re ating to auctions and auc-
tioneers. Each of these bills were referred to the
Committee on Mercantile Affairs and Insurance.
THE last bill provides that auctoneer or sher-
III shall allow any person to act for him in sales
bvpublic auction.
| Mr.. EMERY, under q suspension of the rules
presented act to amend sec. g. chap. 40, of the
revised statutes, relating to foreign insurance COM
panes. Referred to the Committee on Mercantile
Affairs. Provides that no foreign insurance
company shall be admitted to do business 10 this
State, unless it have a bona fde, paid up, unim-
paired capital, If stock company of at least
$500 0OO instead Of 500 ,000 as is now required
| On motion Of Mr.. CUSHING, the Senate recsded
from its vote in referring to the next legislature
the resolve abating the tax of DAigle plantation
| IoI tuc year lcov anu COuCufIcu Win tue loust
in the reception of the resolve and its reference to
| the Committee on Financial Affairs.
On motion OF Mr.. HASKELL, the Senate took
recess for thirty minutes.
The act to Incorporate the Cumberland Fish
| Co., was taken from the table ON motion of Mr.
HASKELL, and passed to be engrossed.
| Mr. ROUNDS, from the Committee on Banks and
Banking, reported bill act to incorporate 1.-THE
Peoples Loan and Building Company. Ordered
to be tabled and printed
| Mr.. CAMPBELL, from the Committee ON Mereau-
tile Affairs and Insurance, reported legislation mex
pedent, on order relating to account of Insurance
Commissioner. Also an act relating to Mutual
Fire Insurance Companies. Ordered printed
provides for An assessment.)
Bill an act to repeal chap. lS7 Of the public laws
Of 1874, relating to idiotic persons in the Insane
Hospital, was taken from the table. The pending
motion was that the Senate insist upon its former
vote indefinitely posponing the bill.
MIR. RUSSELL moved that the Senate recede
and concur with the House, in giving the bill =
passage. He stated that the committee to which
the matter was referred were unanimous in report
ing the BILL
| Mr.. STEVENS thought that such class of pa
tients needed the care and sympathy Of the State
We have got to meet the matter. 1t was unjust