Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-03
NO.. 80.

the Joint Standing Committee on State Prison,
| which took its several readings, rules suspended
| and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. STuRo1s from the Joint Standing Commit
tee on Financial Affairs presented solve in favor
| of that committee which took its several readings
| rules suspended, and passed to be engrossed.
The Joint Standing Committees on public build
| lngs, temperance, and Banks and Banking, made
| their final report.
| Mr.. BoARDMAN presented resolve relating to
sale OF Lassells Island in Penobscot Bay, which
was referred to the Governor and Council.
MIR. JORDAN, from the Committee on Temper
ance, to which was referred bill act to amend sec
50, OF chap. q, OF the revised statutes relating to
the illegal sale of Intoxicating liquors, reported
| reference to the next legislature.
1t was voted to hold an afternoon session, COM
| mencing at ha If past two o'clock.
Resolve In favor Of the Maine State College of
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, pending its
passage to be engrossed was .abled.
Bill an act to amend sec. Sc of chap. 3S of the
revised statutes, relating to weights and measures
| of agricultural products was taken from the ia
| ole.
| Mr.. PEAKS moved its indefinite postponement
| and stated his objections.
MIR. BARTLETT favored its passage.
Mr. W HITE stated the object of the bill was TO
| make the weight of oats OF the uniform standard
or 81 lbs to the bushe striped measure. He fay-
| ored the bill.
| Mr.. WEBB opposed the motion.
| Mr.. WOODBURY. favored the motion.
|
Bill an act against pool selling and lotteries
| came up on its passage to be enacted.
Mr. PHILIPS moved its indefinite postpone
| ment.
| Mr.. WHEELwRIGHr hoped the gentleman
| would withdraw his motion, in order for m TO
offer an amendment to strike out the section re-
| lating to chuch lotteries.
| Mr. PHILLIPS said he was heartily in sympathy
with the proposed bill, but in his Judgment the
matter was already provided for by law.
| Mr., NINTON said the law on lotte did pot
meet cases of pool selling an iniquty which has
grown up in this State Of late years. 1t is new
| species of gambling that has come up ths. the
statutes do not mention and are not adequate to
| meet. He was in favor of a law to prohibit it.
MIR. STEVENS, while he admitted that pool sell.
ing was great nuisance, still he thought the pen
atty provided in the bill of 81 900 was so large
| that convictions could not be had. He thought
the present law was sufficient to meet such cases.
| If tue present penalties were not sufficient, he
would have them made more severe.
| Mr. WHEELwRIGHT believed the present law
did not cover the evil of pool selling 1t was an
| evil that ought to be rooted up.
The Senate refused to indefinitely POSTPONE the
| bill.
| The vote whereby the bill was passed to be en-
| crossed was then reconsidered, and the bill was
the n amended by striking out sec. 2 relating To
| church lotteries.
The bill as amended wa, then passed to be en-.
| crossed.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend sec. of chap. rs of the revised
statutes, as amended by chap. 81 of the public laws
OF lS b, relating to elect ion returns an act reat-
| ing to witnesses and evidence; an act to amend
sec. 32 chap. of the revised statutes relating to
elections an act ad ltonsl to sec. of chap. Of
the revised statutes relating TO the taxation of
| property OF religious societies; an act to amend
sec 10 OF chap. 40 of the public laws Of 1872,
iatlng to fallroad crossings; resolve making
| appropriation for the propagation of fish;
| an act 10 amend sec. SO, chap. IL of the
revised statutes, relating to the election
of experimenting school committees; resolve in
favor OF the Plantation Of Wallagrass; resolve in
favor of st Francis Plantation; an act to amend
Sec 3. chap. 26 of the public laws of 1872, relat
ing to the altering widening of the streets; an
| act to amend chap. 60 of the public laws of 1876
relating to administrators, executors, and trus-
| tees; resolve providing for seal of the State;
resolve making an appropriation for the Penobscot
tribe of Indians resolve relating to the purchase
| by the State of certain Maine reports; resolve
| providing clothing for the Portland Montgomery
Guards resolve in favor of roads passing through
Indian Township in Washington county; resolve
| in favor OF the county Of Aroostook; an act TO
extend the charter of Aroostook Steamboat Co.;
| an act to amend chap. 5j7 Of the private laws of
1874 entitled an act to establish the compensation
| OF the county commissioners of Knox county; an
act to amend an act to incorporate the Franklin
| Land and Lumber Co.; an act 10 amend an act TO
| incorporate the Peoples Ferry Co. and to repeal
| an act to establish the charter of the Sagadahoc
l
time for locating the Portland, Rutland, Oswego
| and Chicago Railroad an act to repeal an act TO
| incorporate the town OF Barnard; an act to amend
| an act to incorporate the Andover and Bryants
| Pond Telegraph Co.; act to grant further
| time for the Penobscot and Lake Megantic Rail-
| road Co. to locate and build its railroad act to
amend an act to incorporate the Lincolnville rail
road act additional to act restricting the kill
ing of seal In CasGo bay; an act changing the time
OF holding municipal elections of the city of Els
| worth resolve in favor of bridge in the town of
| Lyndon
| PASSED 70 BE ESGRossED.
Resolve in favor of Swedish Settlers an act to
amend sec. 3, chap. ofthe revised statutes relat-
| ing to election returns; resolve in relation to the
binding of the acts and resolves of this State; an
act relating to the police force of the city of Bath
resolve relating to the colors the 18th Maine Reg
meDt: an act to amend sec. 49, chap. so of the re
vsed statutes relating to Pleasant river an act to
| authorize the town of Woolwich to elect a repre-.
sentative in the Peoples Ferry Co.; resolve au-
| thorlzing the land agent TO convey to John Estes
| a lot of land; resolve in favor OF +. w. Stimson;
resolve in favor of David Dudley; resolve in fa-
vor of Jesse Sutherland; resolve in favor of Olof
| ljungren and Magnus Jeppson resolve in favor Of
Chas. 4, Perry resolve in favor of John NJ. Brown
resolve in favor OF Albion w. Stratton; resolve in
favor of Benjamin Alexander; resolve in favor of
the town of Balleyvlle; resolve in favor Of NJ. l..
Stuart; resolve in favor S. W. Stratton; resolve
| IN favor Of Isaac Narney.
PASSED TO be ENACTED.
| An act to amend the charter of
the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
an act to amend section 4, chapter
| l2j, of the Revised Statutes relating to
gambling; an act 10 set off the farm of T. B.
Crowell from the Fairfield Village Corporation an
act to amend sec. l. chapter 3l4, of the private and
special laws oflS73, relating to legalixiHg the
doings Of the East Kennebec Agricultural and
lIo ticultural Society; act to reduce the capital
stock of the York Manufacturing Co.; act to
incorporate the Fifty Associates of Ellsworth;
an act 10 authorize Alton Z. Aver to dredge bars,
remove bouders and navigate East Pond an act to
| amend act entitled act to incorporate the Ma
sonic trustees of Lewiston act additional to an
act entitled act to incorporate the city of
! Bath act to make valid the doings of John G..
Adams as justice OF the peace an act additional
to act to supply the people of Augusta with
pure water approved March u, 1870; an act TO
authorize James F. Grindel to take ice from Mea-
dow Pond in lsesboro'; an act additional to chap.
lGl of the public laws of 1876 relating to the equ
ty powers of the Supreme Judicial Court; an
act in relation to proceedings in criminal cases;
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