Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-04
additional to chap. 40 Of the laws to prevent tho
destruction of certain fab in the Haters Of Penoh-

Company; act to repeal all charters heretofore
granted to savings banks and barking institutions
which have not organized or shall not have organ
lied previous to Aug. 10; act IN relation to ifs
cal school returns of towns to be made to the State
Superintendent Of common schools; act to in
corporate the Cape Elizabeth Dyking Co.; an act
to provide for the organization Of business coIpor-
atoms.
Resolve in aid of road in Frenchville, on It's
passage to be eDgrossed. was laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. SHEPHERD.
Resolve in aid of bridge across the Aroostook
river, in the town of Maysvile, on its passage to
be epgroSsed, was tabled motion of Mr.. W HITE
of Rucksport.
On motion of Mr.. PORTER, the vote recon-
sidered whereby the House ordered to be be print
ed the contract with Spraguc, Owen i Nash to do
the state printing.
The contract was then approved by the House,
in concurrence with the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. PORTER, the vote was recon
sdered whereby bill an act to extend the power of
school districts was passed to be engroS>ed.
| The bill was then recommitted to the Committee
on Education, motion of the same gentleman.
On motion of Mr.. TALBOT, bill an act to incor-
! porate the Franklin Central Agricultural Society
was taken from the table and indefinitely post
pOncd.
On motion of Mr.. TALBOT, bill an act to amend
sec IL Of chap - of the revised statutes, relating
| TO judicial proceedings, was taken from the table
and passed to be engrosscd.
| On motion of the same gentleman, bill an act in
relation to the erection of wharves and fish weirs
| in tide waters, general law was taken from the
table. and amended by providing that wharf or
| fish weir shall be erected in river between two
towns or cities without the consent of the munich
pal officers of said towns or cities, and IN no case
| shall any wharf be extended beyond any wharf
lines heretofore legally established.
| The bill As amended was then passed 10 be en-
| crossed.
! The general railroad bill was taken from the
| table.
! Mr.. FRANK moved to amend BY striking from
| The sixth section all after the word act in the
"a line, TO the word shall in tho 10Th line. He
| said it was the intention to have free railroad
bill, but with that portion retained which he pro-
posed to strike out, it would not be such. A pow
ertul railroad corporation, fearing competition,
would find means 10 defeat the location of rail
road which would be likely to interfere with them,
and their great strength would be brought to
bear upon the railroad commissioners for that pur-
pose.
Mr.. PEE sad the effect Of the amendment
would be to upset the whole bill. 1t allowed par
ties to run railroad across private property with
out permission, and without any ADJUDICATION by
any body.
\ standing vote was had showing 4 in favor
and 81 against the amendment
Mr.. PORTER said that in view Of ,:Ie II, cts Of
the amendment on the bill he should move the in
definite posponement OF the whole matter. 1t
rendered the bill imperative and Of no effect what
ever
Mr. ANDERSON sail the amendment swept
away the safeguards Of the bill and gave the right
to take land, whether needed not.
Mr.. PORTER withdrew his motion to indefinitely
postpone. and the yeas and nays We're taken on the
adoption of the amendment of Mr. FRANK, on mo-
ton of Mr.. kEEGAN resulting in the Icg alive,
follows
YEAs-Mcssrs Allrich, Allen of Wellington,
Blanchard Of Yarmouth, Brown Of Oldtown,
Cook. Cooper Cumston, Dutton, Fowler, Frank,
Gay. Gould, Greedy Haley, Hopkins, Leavitt,
Libby, Linnel, Mantor, Norton, Rowland, Rob
inson of Mt Vernon, Salley, Smiley, Smith-25.
NAYs-Messrs. Allan of Dennysville, Anderson,
Baker, Ballard, Bass, Bean, Berry, Blaisdell,
Blanchard of Falmouth, Burpee, Carton, Chase
of Standish, Cleaves, Davis of Jefferson, Davi. of
Portland, Dearborn, Drisko, Dwinal, Dyer, East
man, Farar OF Buckfeld, Farrar Of Turner, Eel
lows Fogler, Goldthwait, Goodrich, Grant, Ham
ilton Haskell, Haynes, Hobson, Hopknson.
Hume, Hussey, Hutchns, Jordan, Heating,
keegan, Kmoall, Lamson, Lttefeld, Lord OF
Bluehill, Lord OF Lebanon, Locke, Lynch, Mar
den, Martin OF Camden, Martin of sebago, Max
well, Morrill,. Murch, Nadeau, Nealley, Pende
ton, Percy, Pike, Pnkham, Porter, Potter Pow
els, Reed OF Boothbsy, Reed of fremont, Robie
Robinson of Lincoln, Rogers, Rolf. Sargent, Saw
yer. Seward, Shepherd, Sherman, Skin, Stone
of Bddeford, Stone of lIampden. Story, Slower
Stratton, Strickland, Talbot, Tenney, Thompson
Tilden, True, Wade, Wagg, Warren,
Weymouth, White of Bucksport White of Orono
Wiggin, Woodsum, Wyman, Iates, Young OF
Hiram, Young of Trenton-95.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. WHITE of Bucksport moved to amend by
striking out section nine, which, he said, would
leave the appointment OF the railroad commission
ers with the Governor and Council where it is
now lodged. He did not like the idea of having
them voted for by the people. The matter, he con-
tended, would enter into politics, powerful railroad
corporations would make their influence felt, and
the result would be that the men so chosen would
not be so much for the interests of the State as
those appointed by the Governor
Mn fay tbn ny Raul
road commissioners exercise judicial functions,
and they ought to be able and competent men,
He commended that we should be more liable to
get better men by having them appointed by the
Governor than by election by the PEOPLE. The
system of appointment by the Governor had work
ed well, and he was not in favor of trying expert
ments.
MR.. NEALLEY advocated the amendment. The
present system had given satisfaction. The men
are removed from politics, and are not available
for party conventions. Appointments by the Gov
ernor are among the best we have.
The amendment was adopted.
MIR. GREEDY moved to amend by adding to
section 6, as follows All railroads located under
this act shall be subject to all the State laws refer
ring to the location of railroads and crossing of
highways in cities.
MR. TALBOT thought the amendment unneces-
sary. The Constitution took care of that matter.
Mr.. GREELY Withdrew his amendment.
MIR. CLEAvEs moved to amend section Is by
striking out railroad commissioners" in the fourth
line, and inserting "by the county commissioners
of the county where the land is situated; so that
the damages by reason Of land taken for railroad
purposes shall be passed upon by county commits
sioners instead of the railroad commissioners.
Mr.. BASS advocated the amendment a mat
ter of economy, contendng that the county COM
missioners could adjudicate such matters in
their county at less cost than the railroad commits
sioners, who would have to travel from one end Of
the State to the other in many cases.
Mr.. TALBOT opposed the amendment. Gentle
men had wished to take this matter out of politics,
and had adopted an amendment to the bill leaving
the railroad commissioners to be appointed as the
law now provides, by the Governor. And now
an amendment is proposed to take the duties Of
that commission thus appointed from them and
place 1t with the county commissioners Thu ough
out the State, who are elected by the people. lie
wished to be consistent and therefore hoped the
amendment would not prevail.
MIR. CLEAvEs had great respect for the people
who choose these county commissioners. lie was
salts fed with the law il exists in regard to
that matter. 1t works well, and he thought there
was no necessity for imposing upon the State the
burdens of requiring the railroad commissioners to
do the work of county commissioners.
MIR. ANDERSON had got through building rail-
roads, and would like to show gentlemen some of
the bills of cost rendered by county commission