Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-16
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

TUESDAY, Feb, -.
| Senate met according to adjournment.
| Prayer by Rev. Mr. DEARBORN Of Augusta.
| The journal Of yesterdays proceedings Wa
| read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
| renee.
Resolve in favor of j. W. Hines came from tn
| House indefinitely postponed, and, on motion O
| Mr.. DoNwoRTH, it was tabled.
An act to repeal an act entitled an act relatin:
to srmories for military companies, was read once
and tabled on motion of Mr.. ToLMAN.
| Mr.. WHEELwRIGHT, from the Committee OF
| Temper ance, submitted bill an act to amend Sec
20 of Chap u Of the revised statutes lelatve t.
| persons who travel and sell intoxicating hquor
| by order or samples, and report that the SAINT
| ought to pass. Printed under rule. IProvide
| for increased penalties.
| On motion of Mr.. SwAsEY hill an act regulat
ing the rate of interest, pending its passage TO b
engrossed, was tabled and specially assigned 10
| Thursday next.
Oa motion of Mr.. STEVENS,
| Ordered, That the Judiciary Committee be re
quesed to 1etuln to the Senate without action. al
| act entitled can act to incorporate Mouse Island.
Resolve in favor of laying tax on the seVeIa
counties of the State, pending its passage TO De
| engrossed, was amended on motion OF MI; iAL
| BOT by striking out the tax of Sl5O00 on Wash
| ington county, and inserting $4,000 Inc re-
solve was then given a passage
| Bill an act limiting dividends of savings banks
to 2 per cent. semi annually came from inc
House indefinitely postponed
| On motion of Mr.. SwAsET, the bill was tabled
Resolve in favor of rebuilding bridge across
the branch of forks of the kennebec fivcr IN
Somerset county, pending its passage to be en-
crossed, was tabled on motion OF Mr. SWAsEf.
and assigned foI tomorrow.
Resolve in favor of Chapman plantation pend
ing its passage to be engrossed, was tabled on
motion of Mr.. SwAsEY.
Resolve in favor of Joseph Granger appropri-
atng S24S6.l7, f,om the Indian fund.- was read
twice.
Nh SwAsEY asked for an explanation.
Mr.. KEYS made a statement OF facts IN when
be stated that the claim was just ana legal one,
and that the State would eventually be r'lmours-
ed by the commonwealth of as-achusets
On motion of Mr.. SwAsEi. the REQ We was
tabled.
Pending their passage 10 he enacted, resolve in
favor of the Bangor Chilireus Home and resolve
in favor of Female Ouhan -i-tlum at 10 ian.l,
were tabled, on motion Of Nr SWAsEl.
Report of the Committee ou q u crnat al vote.
on order relating to theyue OF lie cnl Il Bangor,
that correct ie'u IL Of The vote thrown l9' GOV
erner was not returned 10 The Secretary oil state +,
office that tue vote of Ward was not returned,
was taken from the table, and, notion OF MI.
THOMPSON, was accepted in concurrence. ..
Resovle in favor of Plantation No. 4, Range /,
Penobscot county, known as Lakevlie, asking lof
gratuy by the State of <s527 81, the same being
for State aid lest in transitu, was taken from the
table.
On its passage to be ergrossed, the yeas and
nays were ordered on motion of Mr.. SwASEY and
resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Baker. Bracket Brown of Cum,
berland, Brown of Piscataquis, Carney, Dopworth,
Estes, GRAY, Haskell, Hnckley, Jordan, Peaks,
Thompson, Thurlough. Toman, Watts, Webb,
Wentworth, Wheelwright, White-2O.
NAYs-Messrs. kyes, Lord, Prescott. stevens,
Sturgis Swasev Talbot, Wadsworth, Woodbury.
s.
So the resolve passed TO be engrossed.
..l,o off ,sh
Sundays, in Lubec, taken from the table, and,
on it's passage to be engrossed, Mr.. THOMPSON
called for The yeas and nays, which resulted as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Brown Of Cumberland, Don
worth, Haskell, kyes, sturgis, Talbot Ioman'
Watts, Wentworth, Wheelwright, White-ll
NAYs-Messrs. Bracket Brown Of Piscataquis,
Carney, Estes, Gray, Hirckley. Jordan, Lord,
Prescott. Swasey, Thompson, ThuIlough, Nads-
worth, Webb Woodbury-l5.
So the resolve was refused passage
On motion of Mr.. CARNEY, thu bill was indefn-
itey postponed in concurrence.
Resolve in favor of James L. Story, was taken
from the table and passed to be engrossed IN
concurrence.
Resolve in favor OF George S. Daniels of Chap
man plantation, was taken from the table and
passed to be engrossed in concurrence.
Resolve in favor of Hiram b. 11ersey of Crystal
plantation, was taken from the table and passed
Resolve in favor of Benz. Il. Byron, was taken
frou. the table, and pending its passage to be en-
crossed in concurrence, Mr.. kYEs moved its IN
definite postponement.
Mr.. Brown of Piscataquis, explained
Mr.. HASKELL was not aware that any satis!ac-
tory statement of facts had been presented.
Mr. SwAsEY could not see the policy OF the
legislature relinquishing every, year the tights
of the State in its settling lands for special pur-
poses. He opposed the resolve.
t.. ;la1 IN fpy
voting for the resolve. He did lot believe in
helping the scheme of spectators.
Mr.. BROWN further explained.
Mr.. WEBB favored the resolve.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved to amend by provIdIDg
that the said Benz B.. Byron shall pay $50.
The anne ndment was rejected.
Mr.. TALBOT favored indefinite postponement.
The motion to Indefinitely postpone prevailed.
Resolve in favor of Crystal plantation (appropi-
ating $500 for BRIDGE was taken from the table,
and pending its passage TO be engrossed In con-
currence, Mr.. SwAsEY moved its indefinite post
ponement. Last year this plantation had $3.50.
Island Falls has had S2432 for the past two years.
He was willing that Aroostook county should be
fairly treated, but he did not favor determination.
The county was well of 1t had paid over to the
State Sl4 900, and had received in return S224I
for paupers, and S25047 for the support of CEN.
mon schools. If the comfy was in need he would
not object. But he coula not see there was any
necessity for assistance. He did not believe III
voting money indisclimic ately, and where it was
not required if we did in six days we shall bank
rupt the treasury if we kept on.
Mr.. WEBB opposed the motion.
Mr.. DoNwoRTH gave reasons why the resolve
should pass, showing there was necessity for the
appropriation asked for
On motion of Mr. SwAsEY the yeas and nays
were ordered, with the following result
YEAs-Messrs. Kyes, Sturgs, Swasey, Talbot,
Thompson. Thurlough, Wadsworth, Watts, Went
worth, White, Woodbury-ll.
NAYs-Messrs. Baker, Brown of Cumberland,
Brown of Piscataquis, Donworth, Estes, Gray,
Haskell, Hinckley, Jordan, Peaks, Prescott, Sev-
ems, Tolman, Webb, Wheelwright-l5.
So the motion to indefinitely postpone was neg
atived, and the resolve was given passage.
Mr.. THOMPSON gave notice that he should
move TO reconsider the vote whereby the resolve
was passed to be cngrossed, and the motion at his
request WAS tabled.
Resolve in aid Of building bridge over Gsgnor
stream in the town of Frcnchvlle was taken from
the table, and pending its passage to be engrossed
| in concurrence, Mr.. SwAsEY moved its indefinite
postpouement.
Mr.. DoNwoRTu opposed the motion and favor
cd the passage of the resolve, He showed that
money was u scarce commodity in Frenchvie,
and that the currency was principally buckwhcaI
nd nth