Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-02-02
NO. 80.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
THURSDAY, Feb.

and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
Mr.. PHILLIPS, from the COMMITTEE on Edu-
cation, reported resolve in favor of the Western
Normal School. Printed under rule. [Appropri-
ates $3.50 for use Of school, $3.50 for completing
stating; $500 for furniture.
Mr.. SHEPHERD, from the same committee, re-
ported bill an act to amend chap. 76 of the public
laws of 1876, entitled IAN act relating to Normal
schools Printed undefrue. [Appropriates $3.50
instead Of $4,000 annually tor support Of Normal
Schools.
Final reports were made by Committees on
Manufactures, Education and Commerce.
Mr.. HoBsoN, from the Committee on Manufac-
lures, to which was referred petition Of the Ma
tlonal Board OF Trade praying that art and science
schools be established in each of the several States
reported reference to the next legislature.
1t was voted to take from the files petition Of
Warren johnson, for balance of services as Su-
perintendent of Schools, on which leave to with
draw was reported, and the same was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill an act to amend section of chap. IL Of the
revised statutes, relating TO nussnces, pending its
passage to be engrossed, was tabled on motion of
Mr.. kYEs.
Bill an act to amend sec. Sc of chap. 3S of the
revised statutes relating to weights and measures
Of agricultural products, pending its passage to be
engrossed, was tabled on motion of Mr.. PEAKS.
Bill an act to encourage the introduction of the
manufacture of beet sugar, pending its passage to
be engrossed, was ordered to be printed on mo-
ton of Mr.. NINTON.
A message was received from the House asking
for the return to that branch resolve in favor of
the bridge in the town of Lyndon.
The Senate concurred in the request and the re-
solve was returned.
Petitions of towns of Lubec, Harrington, Lin
neus and Lexington, praying for reimbursement
for money paid TO the state in 1864, on which re-
port was made leave to withdraw, came from the
House recommitted to Committee on Claims.
Mr.. KYEs moved that the Senate nonconcur and
accept the report.
Mr. SHEPHERD favored recommtment. He
thought these towns should be heard as
matter of justice. Ii we force them Off now
they will come here again another winter.
Mr. BAILEY thought that some better way
should be devised than suggested to have these
towns heard.
Mr.. WHITE was n favor of voting for some
measure that would stop these towns from coming
here and importuning the legislature for reim-
bursement
Mr. VINToN observed that If any new fact has ap-
peared in this case that was not before the COM
mttee then 1t was proper to rlcommit. But If no
fact had been developed or was ia the possession
of any Senator then he should oppose recommit-
ment.
Mr. SHEPHERD said that the object of frecommit-
ment that same satisfactory Arrangement
could be made by the counsel of parties. He
thought that in all fairness the report should be
recommltted.
Mr.. KYEs said the matter had already occupied
the attention of the Governor and council all par
ties had been heard and at q great expense The
legislature had Investigated the matter fully and
fairly, and now he did not believe in reopening the
case.
Mr.. NINToN remarked that he thought prac-
tical difficulty stood in the way. The Committee
on Claims had made their final report, and they
had been discharged. Now the only way this
| matter could be reached, in his judgment, was
that the Senate resolve itself into q committee of
| the whole and give the parties interested hear
ing.
Mr.. WOODBURY. stated in behalf of the Com
mittee on Claims, that the committee had agreed
upon their report after full and fair hearing.
lie could see no good reason for sending it back
TO the committee.
The Senate refused to concur with the House in
recommitting the report.
A similar report on petitions from the same
towns, came from the House, recommitted to
Committee on Claims.
The Senate nonconcuned with the House aud
| accepted the report giving petitioners leave to
| withdraw.
Bill au act entitled an act providing for division
of rents of island shores to the Penobscot Indians
and tor other purposes, and resolve providing for
payment of certain reHts, now in suit, to the agent
OF the Pepobscot tribe, were each read twice, and
pending passage to be engrossed, were tabled TO
| be printed, motion of Mr.. kYEs.
| Resolve for the appointment of a commission to
revise the militia laws, was read twice.
| Mr.. NINrON thought there was no special need
of revising the militia laws in their present condi-
| ton. He was of the opinion that it would be an
unnecessary expense.
Mr.. STEVENS remarked that our militia laws
have been changed that it is difficult matter
| to find out what the law is. Revision was called
| for by adjutant general and other military
men. who, in the present condition of the laws,
disagreed as to what the laws.
Mr.. NINTON remarked that it was to be expect
ed that men would hold divergent views. This
resolve provides for commission to codify but he
id not think that the militia laws were so mixed
and contradictory as TO justify coditcation and
vision.
Mr.. STEVENS remarked that the commission
was to serve without expense.
| Mr.. BAILEY observed that the whole intent of
the propos ltIon he understood it to change
| the military tactics of the State.
Mr.. STEVENS did not understand it, and he
| spoke as N iiitary man. The tactics now in use
were those employed in the United States service,
and he had not heard of any proposition to change
| them.
Mr.. LENNON moved to amend that copy of the
same as revised, shall be deposited with the town
| authorities of the State, but subsequently with
| drew it.
Mr.NINToN moved to amend that INSTRUCTED"
be stricken out of the first line, that it shall
| read that the Governor be requested in his dis
cretion to appoint such commission.
The amendment was adopted, and the resolve
was passed to be engrossed.
! Bill relating to the appointment CT police officers
| at camp meetings was taken from the table, the
pending question being to indefinitely postpone
| the bill.
| Mr. HoBsoN remarked that If the bill passed
would conflict with the local authorities of Saco,
| in their public arrangements and would be objec-
| tionable.
| The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Bill an act to revise and consolidate the laws re-
latng to the government, powers, duties privilegs
cs and liabilities of savings banks and institutions
| for savings taken from the table, the question
| being on accepting the report.
| Mr. WHEELwRTGHr remarked there was no
| m after of more interest that was before us than
the present bill. He was perplexed in his own
mind as to his course of action. He read from
private letters from banking men, expressing un-
favorable opinions of the bill il had been amend
| ed by the House He referred to the labors of
the commission in drafting bill which went to
the banking committee. This b i'll was amended
il was believed satisfactory, and then went to the
| House where it was amended by ten or a dozen
| amendments, some of which were injurious TO our
savings banks and as the bill stood il had better be
indefinitely postponed. Savings banks were chari.
table institutions and different from National
banks 1t seemed to him that the opinions of those
| interested in the management of savings banks
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