Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-14
NO. 3e.
MAINE LEGINLATURE.
Senate.
SATURDAY, Feb. Il.
ate met according to adjournment.


| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. PENNEY of Augusta.
Inc Journal of yesterdays proceedings YVES
read and approved.
Papers 1rom the House disposed of in concur
renee.
Report of the Committee on Insane Hospital. on
order relative to funds of the hosp tal came from
tne House, and the same ordered to be printed.
Resolve appropriating S2,660 for the payment of
oountics on bears, came from the House, and
pending its first reading was laid on the table to
De printed under the rule.
biil an act 10 protect the owners of weirs on
sunday, IN Lnbec. came from the House amended
and indefinitely postponed. House amendments
A and Il were adopted.
| Va motion Of Mir. TALBOT, the Senate popcou.
CURED with the House in Indefinitely postponing
the oiil, and passed the same 10 be engrossed as
amended.
Subsequently, Mr. wApswoRrH moved a rs.
next Monday.
Mr.. HASKELL asked for an explanation.
| Mr.. WADswoRTH explained by stating that
tneIe was something unusual about the provisions
| OF the BILL to which he called attention. and also
expressed his doubts of the onstitutionality of
the act. He would like to have the bill considered
when there was fuller Senate.
L he motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill
penoing ITS passage to be engrossed was assigned
for next Monday.
Mr.. CARNEY from the Committee on Commerce
reported leave TO withdraw petition Of Andrew
). Huddleston and others, praying that they may
erect weirs in tide waters OF Johnsons bay.
MIR. BRACKET from the Committee on Interior
Waters, reported leave to withdraw on petition
OF X. D. McAllister, praying that he may navigate
Richardson Lake by steam. Also final report OF
committee.
- Mr.. FRENCH presented bill an act to amend sec.
| - chap. 2 of the revised statutes. Tabled to be
printed under rule. Allows County Commission
ers Of kennebec county to take books from the
State Library during their session.
On motion Of Mr.. HASKELL,
Ordered, That the Committee on Education be
directed to inquire into the expediency of so
amending the school law, that 80 much of the
school money as is obtained from the mill tax"
shall be distributed on basis of attendance upon
schools, instead of upon the number of scholars
and report by bill OF otherwise.
On motion Of Mr. HASKELL,
Ordered, That the Committee on Finance be
directed to inquire into the expedieney of repeal
ing and amending chap. 2s3 of the public laws Of
1871, and report by bill or otherwise
On motion of Mr.. PEAKS, the Senate reconsid-
cred its vote whereby bill an act relating to the
settlement of paupers was indefinitely postponed
and after giving his reasons why he thought the
Dill should receive passage, 1t was passed TO he
enacted.
Mr.. PRESCOTT moved that the vote whereby the
Senate passed to be engrossed the resolve in favor
Of plantation No. I, r. |, Penobscot county
known as l.akeyille, asking for a gratuiiy by the
State of S527 a. the being for State aid lost
Mr.. PEAKS moved that the motion to reconsider
be laid upon the table, and it was so voted.
Bill an act to repeal chap. 80 of the public laws
of 1870. relating to civil actions was taken from
the table.
Mr.. PEAKS moved that the Senate recede ard
concur with the House in indefinitely postponing
the bill.
Mr.. DoSwoRTH favored the motion.
The Senate indefinitely postponed the bill In
concurrence.
n IN fba El1eu-n nth pnli
Court was taken from the table, and, on motion Of
Mr.. HINcKLEY, was amended and passed to be
eagrossed.
Report of the Committee on Financial Affairs,
reporting leave to withdraw on resolve in favor of
Wilton Academy, was taken from the table on
motion OF Mr.. kYES, and accepted in concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. KYEs it was voted that when
the Senate adjourn it adjourn to meet on Monday
next at o'clock P. NJ.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to oauthorize the Maine Central Railroad Co.
to discontinue the of portion of its track an
act to amend sec. A. chap. ?, of the revised stat
utes, relating to the distribution of election blanks
an act to amend chap. 592 of the public laws of
1874, relating to the close-time for andlocked
salmon, togue or trout in the St. Croix river and
its tributaries; act to amend the charter Of the
yearly meeting of Friends for New England an
act to authorize the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany to connect its depots in Lewiston; an act to
authorize {. j. Guptil and r. Rand to build y
WHIT ou Tue euOre Cl Suillu point, So
called, in the town of Gouldsboro' an act to amend
chap. 239 of the public laws of 1874; an act to
amend chap. 239 Of the public laws of 1874, relat-
ing to the protection of game; an act to amend the
law relat NJ 10 innholders.
PASSED TO BE ENaROssED.
An act TO give the town of Fryeburg the Dec
term of the supreme Judicial Court for Oxford
county; an act to amend act to confirm the To-
cation Of the Boston d Maine Railroad Co. through
the towns of Berwick and North Berwick subject
to certain restrictions, approved Feb. 1875 an act
to authorize the Baptist Society of Warren to dis
pose of its property and discontinue its corporate
existence; act to make valid the doings of the
Wienegance Mil Dam Company; an act in rela-
ton to the Sebec Wood Board Co.. an act to incor-
porate the Masons Mutual Relief Association of
Mechanic Falls; an act to provide in part for the
expenditures of government; an act authorizing
Monroe Young to extend the wharf into tide wa.
ters in Jordan river in the town of Trenton; re-
solve authorizing the Warden of the State Prison
TO loan the use of the "State Of Maine" fire engine
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act in relation to the settlement of panpers
On motion of Mr.. BRACKErr,
Adjourned.