Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-12
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
FRIDAY, Feb. II.

FRIDAY, Feb. II.
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. MARTIN, of Augusta.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur.
renee.
A communication was received from the Secre.
'ary OF State, transmitting in compliance with an
order of the legislature, a tabular statement OF
the amount of money and land appropriated by
the State in aid of building roads and bridges in
The several counties of the State since and incud-
| ing the year 1870. Tabled and ordered printed
on motion of MIR. SwAsEY.
| The statement shows that the amount of money
appropriated is as follows: Aroostook, $l9, 100;
Cumberland. 81 500; Franklin, So 900; oxford,
sSoo; Pen9eseot, s,a soo, 5000; Piscataaas, SSsoo
appropriate as follows Aroostook, in 1873 num-
Der OF acres sold, S2S, 90; cash proceeds 1882 co.
In 1874 number Of acres sold, 1883 81; cash pro-
ceeds, $4,000. In 1875, number Of acres sold,
l,00l, 81; cash proceeds, 81 .S64 30. Total mum.
Der Of acres sold, 2,9s2, 50; cash proceeds, S..
446.9O.l
| Report of the Committee on Gubcrnatorial vote,
on order relating to the vote of the city of
Bangor, that correct return Of the vote thrown
for Governor was not returned to the Secretary Of
States Office; that the vote Of Ward seven was
| not returned, came from the House.
PENDING the acceptance of the report in concur.
renee, on motion Of Mr.. THOMPSON it was laid
on the table.
Report of the Committee on the Judiciary re-
porting leave to withdraw on petition of Mrs
John A. Winn for a change in the law relating to
the concealment and embe zzlement of property of
| deceased persons, came from the House. Pend
ing the acceptance of the report in concurrence,
the report was tabled on motion of Mr.. SwAsEY.
Report Of the Committee on Financial Affairs,
reporting leave to withdraw on resolve in favor of
Wilton Academy came from the House. Pending
the acceptance of the report in concurrence it was
tabled on motion Of MIR. kYEs.
Mr.. TALBOT from the Committee on Fisheries
on memorial Of the Maine State Association for
the protection Of fish, reported legislation inexpe-
dent.
brary, reported resolve in favor Of Maine State Lii
| brary. Printed under rule. (Approprates $500
Mr.. KYEs, from the Committee on the Judiciary
reporte bill an act to amend chap g. public laws
OF 1877, relating to foreclosures Of mortgages on
| real estate. Printed under rule.
! Mr.. THOMPSON, from the Committee on Tish.
cries. reported bill act for the protection Of land
locked salmon, trout and bass. Printed under
rule. 1t provides for an annual close-tm fol-
lows Land-ocked salmon, from Sept. Is to March
| /, following; for trout, from Oct l TO March l,
| following; for black bass and Oswego bass, from
April to July |, following. 1t provides that none
of these fish shall be taken in any other way than
by single baited hook by artificial flies, under
penalty of not less than Sl0 nor more than $50,
Tor each ofense, and further fine of 81 for each
fish caught. Set lines, grapnels, spears, travis,
weirs, nets, seines. traps and devices other than
fair angling are prohibited on the fresh water
lakes, ponds and streams Of this State, and when
| found in Use or operation they will be forfeited
and destroyed. Nothing in the bill is to be con-
strued to prevent any person from lawfully catch
| ing fish in waters owned by them which they have
stocked, or TO prevent the Fish Commissioners Or
the agents from lawfully taking fish at any time
or in any manner for the purposes Of propagation,
| or for stocking other waters
| Mr. ToLMAN from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill act to amend chap. %,
sec. Of the public laws Of 1869, concerning the
militia. Printed under rule. Provides for change
in the law relating TO the uniforming of the mill
tia. Also bill act to repeal an act entitled an
act relating to armories for military companies.
Printed under rule. Provides for rental not to
uniformng of the enlisted men of the Maine Vol
unteer Militia, and for other military purposes.
Printed under rule. lAppropriates Sl3,00O.l
Bill an act to incorporate the town Of Kossuth in
the County of Washington was read twice and
pending its passage to be engrossed was tabled.
| Bill an act to set Oft part of the town of Mont
vile and annex the same to the town of Liberty
| came up on its passage to be engrossed
| Mr.. ToLMAN, spoke in opposition to the passage
of the bill, and moved its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. THURLoUGH advocated the passage Of the
bill
| Dir. WADswoRTH moved that the bill be tabled.
| Mr. WATTS objected, and hoped that the bill
would be disposed of to-day. He opposed its pas
sage.
Mr.. WE'RE opposed the division of the town.
| The discussion was continued by Messrs. Thur
| Tough in favor and Haskell and Webb in opposi-
ton. MIR. Swasey renewed the motion 10 have
the bill tabled and assigned for "Wednesday next
and the motion prevailed.
| Mr.. PRESCOTT from the Committee on State
Prison, reported resolve in favor of the State
Prison. Printed under rule. Appropriates Sl3,-
500
! Mr.. JORDAN from the Committee on State
Prison, reported resolve authorizing the Warden
of the State Prison to loan the use OF the "State of
Maine" fire engine. Read and assigned Loans
| the same TO citizens of Thomaston.
Mr.. JORDAN from the Committee on Manufac-
tunes submitted their final report
NJ. CARNEY from the Committee on Ways and
Bridges reported q resolve appropriatng $500,
or such part thereof as may be needed, to build
bridge across the east fork of the kennebec river.
| Tabled to be printed.
message was received from the House through
its clerk asking for the return of bill act to bet
ter protect owners of fish weirs in Lubec.
A message was sent to the Governor asking for
| the return of the bill.
| The Secretary bore the message, ard the bill
was returned and sent TO the House.
| Resolve in favor Of the Maine State College of
Agi iculture and the Mechanic Arts, was taken
from the table, and the amendment offered by Mr..
SwAsEY (substituting $4,000 for S23,550,) was
adopted. The resolve as amended was then passed
| TO be engrossed.
Pending its passage TO be engrossed, bill an act
to provide for securing the tights of mortgage
| bondholders, was tabled on motion of Mr.. WATTS.
Bill an act in relation to the settlement of pau
pers, came up on its passage to be enacted
Mr.. PEAKS stated bis objections 10 the bill, and
moved its indefinite postponement And it was so
voted.
Resolve in favor of plantation No. 4, r. /, Pc
nobscot county. known as Lakeviile, asking for
rein bursemt nj by the State of S52734, the same
being for State aid lost in trsnsitu, came from the
House, amended so that the same be charitable
donation by the State.
| Mr. WEBB moved reconsideration Of the vote
whereby the resolve was assigned for next Tues
day, and spoke in favor Of the passage of the re-
solve.
The vote was reconsidered, and the pending
question was on the adoption OF the House amend
ment.
The discussion was participated in by Messrs
Haskell, Hinckley, Peaks, kyes, Stevens and
Thurlough.
Mr.. kYEs moved to amend by striking out the
| words las a charitable donation" Lost.
On motion Of Mr.. SwAsEY, the yeas and nays
were ordered on the adoption of the House amend
ment, which resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baker, Bracket, Brown OF
Cumberland, Brown Of Piscataquis, Donworth,
Estes, French, Gray, Haskell, Hickey, Jordan,
Peaks Prescott Thompson, Thuflough, Tolmsp,
Watfs Wahh White-lQ