Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-29
NO. %.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

The following were laid over to be printed
Resolve in favor Of Lola Coly; an act to incor-
porate the Orchard Beach Railroad Company; an
| act to provide for the formation of business cor
porations.
Resolve in favor Of Lewis Snow was twice read,
and under suspension of the rules, was passed to
be engrossed.
Resolve in favor of Joseph Francis, was read
twice, rules suspended, and passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. THuRLouoH, from the Committee on
Towns, on petition Of j. n. Davis and others
praying that they may be set of from the town of
Webster and annexed to the city Of Lewiston. re.
ported leave to withdraw. T4g F.
MIR. BAKER, from the Committee on Education,
reported act relating to fiscal school returns Of
| towns to be made to the State Superintendent of
| common schools. Read and assigned. PROVIDES
| that town officers shall, on or before May l, Of
each year, make returns Of the amount of money
voted for school purposes by the town; amount
payable to town from State treasury during school
year ending April l amount Of money actually
expended during the year; amount unexpended,
and other statements relative to school revenues
Mr.. WHITE, from the Committee on Towns on
petition Of inhabitants of Linneus for the incor-
poration of Oakfeld plantation, reported leave to
withdraw.
Mr.. TuuRLoUGH from the Committee on Towns,
on order relating to legalizng the records of the
town of Palermo, reported reference of the same
to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
Mr.. LORD from the Committee on Agriculture,
| reported resolve in favor of the Maine State Col
lege of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts Print
ed under the rule. Approprates 1923, ,550.l
Mr.. STEVENS from the Committee on Educa-
ton, reported an act amendatory of chap. l24 of
the public laws Of the year 1873 10 aid of Free
High Schools. Printed under rules. Provides
that any town district may receive State aid in
| the establishment Of free high schools from funds
or proceeds of the real estate of academy in
corporated institution Of learning.
Mr.. WHEELwRIGHT offered the following:
Ordered, That all committees having now be-
fore them petitions for charters be instructed to
report that legislation is unnecessary.
Mr.. kYRs remarked that there were instances
where parties desired to be heard. He did not un-
dersand fairly the import Of the order.
Mr.. WHEELwTIGHT explained by saying that his
object IN presenting the order was to enable those
parties desiring to be Incorporated, to organize
under general law. 1t was the belief of some of
the leading lawyers that all charters granted by
US would be unconstitutional now that the organic
law had been amended.
The order was refused passage.
Mr.. SwAsEY from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, petition of II. Grace Cole and 203 others
for suppression of the retail sale of cider and
tive wines, reported reference of the same to Com
mittee on Temperance. Also order relating to
extending the provisions Of chap. l04 of the re-
vised statutes relative to real actions and better
ments, reported legislation inexpedient
Mr.. Blown from the Committee on State Lands
i
W. Hines. Laid over to be printed under rule,
with statement of facts
On motion of Mr.. BROWN Of Cumberland,
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn il be to
adjourn until tomorrow morning at o'clock, A.
On motion Of Mr.. HASKELL, the vote whereby
the Senate passed to be engrossed bill act addi
onal to an act to amend act to incor pOrste the
Bangor q Calais Shore Line railroad company,
was reconsidered, and on motion Of that SeIstor
was tabled
House resolve providing for the removal of the
seat of government to Portland the first of jan
| uary, providing the city of Portland furnishes
| suitable accommodations without expense to the
State was taken from the table, on motion of Mr..
| ToLMAN of Hancock.
MIR. STEVENS of Somerset moved that the re-
solve be indefinitely postponed. If the matter
was to be regarded as joke as some had said
perhaps it would be better let it alone and treat
it as such. but if it was really serious matter as
he was disposed to view it we had better dispose
| of it in the manner he had indicated.
| Mr.. THOMPSON of Penobscot hoped the matter
would not be indefinitely postponed but acted up
| on in earnest.
Mr. WnEELRleHr of Penobscot agreed with
| the Senator from Somerset (Stevens,) in what he
had said. Ii is matter Of too much importance
| to be treated as joke. He favored indefinite
posponement.
| Mr.. ToLMAN opposed.
| Mr.. PEAKS of Peno5scot remarked that it had
| been the custom oftcntimes in the House to have
| matters introduced and acted upon which were re-
| garded as Jest, and this matter was probably Of
| such character. The Senate did not indulge in
| ANYTHING OF this kind. One thing had been DEM
onstrated, and that was the House was IN favor Of
| capital punishment, by passing such q resolve.
| MIR. HASKELL of Cumberland opposed indefinite
| postponement. He said that the matter of remov-
| ing the capital had orig ginated in the Eastern part
| of the State and was not movement inaugurated
| by his constituents. Still, he presumed that ifit was
seen tit to remove the capital to Portland, the peo
pie of that city would not object, and would make
| the necessary preparations He did not regard
the matter in the light Of joke and could not see
how others could SO view il. We must regard it
| as "stern reality" He hoped the Senate would
preserve its digity, and act upon the resolve seri-
| ousy.
Mr.. TALBOT of Washington, was satisfied to let
the capital remain where II is. 1t had been urged
as he understood, that its removal was demanded
| on account of poor hotel and boarding house ac-
| commodatons, but he was quite satisfied with the
| Accommodations he enjoyed,
| Mr.. THURLouGH Of Pepobscot moved to amend
by striking out Portland and inserting Bangor.
| MIR. STEVENS remarked that from what had
been said he now regarded the matter as being of
| q more serious character then had been first
thought, and the reasons for the indefinite post
| polement of the resolve, appeared to him to be
| more urgent and necessary than ever. In these
| days of retrepchment, when we should exercise
the most rigid economy in expenditures, he did
not believe we should be justified in going to the
expense of removing the capital. Moreover he
did lot think it was asked for by the people, whom
he believed were satisfied with its present location
| The amendment of Mr.. THURLoUGH was lost.
Mr.. ToLMAN moved to amend by adding to the
resolve that "he city OF Portland shall pay the ex-
| pense of removal.
| Mr. HINCkLEY of Hancock, favored indefinite
reinforcement. The matter was of too great mag
nitude to be acted upon hastily, nor did he think
there was any call for removal. The property
here was to valuable to be subject to any sacrifice.
The amendment was lost
On motion OF Mr.. STEVENS the yeas and nays
were ordered on his motion to indefinitely post
pouc and on being called, resulted as follows;
YEA-Messrs. Bracket, Brown, Carney, Dom
worth, Estes, French, Hinckley, Hyde, Jordan.
kyes, Peaks, Prescott, Stevens, Sturgis, Swssey.
Talbot, Thompson, Thurough, Wsdsworth,
Watts, Webb, Wentworth, Wheelwright, Wood
burv-2i.
NAr-Messrs. Baker. Brown, Gray. Haskell,
Tolman, White-6.
| ABsENr-Mr. Lord-l.
So the resolve was indefinitely postponed.
PETITIONS, Bills, &C.. Presented AND Re.
FHRRED.
By Mr.. THURLoUaH-Pe;iton OF Thomas
Hersey and l72 others of Bangor praying to be