Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-02

time for the Penobscot and Lake Megsntic Rail-
road Co. to locate and build its railroad an act TO
amend an act TO incorporate the Lincolnyle rail
road.
PASSED TO BE ESGRossED.
Resolve in favor OF the Joint Standing Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend the charter of
the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company;
an act TO amend section 4, chapter
1885, of the Revised Statutes relating to
gambling; an act to set off the farm of T. b.
Crowell from the Fairfield Village Corporation an
act to amend l. chapter 3l4, of the private and
special laws oflS13, relating TO legalizng the
dOings of the East Kennobec Agricultural and
horticultural Society; an act to reduce the capital
stock of the York Manufacturing Co.; an act to
incorporate the Fifty Associates OF Ellsworth
an act 10 authorize Alton +. Aver to dredge bars,
i remove bouders and navigate East Pond act to
amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Ma
sonic trustees Of Lewiston an act additional to an
act entitled act TO incorporate the city of
Bath an act to make valid the doings of John G.
Adams as Justice OF the peace; an act additional
to an act to supply the people of Augusta with
pure water approved March Il, 1870; act to
authorize James I. Grindel TO take ice from Mea-
dow Pond in lslesboro' an act additional to chap.
l0l of the public laws of 1876, relating to the equi
| ~ powers of the Supreme Judicial Court;
act III relation to proceedings in criminal cases
an act authorizing the town of Yarmouth to build
a foot bridge over tide waters; act to amend
$, chap. - of the revised statutes relating to
adjournment OF the sessions of the county com
mIssioncrs court; an act against pool selling and
/ lotteries, an act to change the name of the Maine
/ 81 Methodist Episcopal Free Church Society OF
! Lewiston.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve to amend resolve il favor Of John
! Ryan.
BIZ an act to prohibit the throwing of sawdust
! Tho
tributaries, was taken from the table on molten OF
! Mr.. HAYNES, and on mot ION of Mr. BuKRILL it
again laid on The table and Is. igned to Fri
dav afternoon.
/ Bill an act additional TO chap. 80 OF the revised
statutes relating 10 mlschevous dogs, was read the
/ thnd time under a Suspension of the rules.
/ Mr. NADEAU moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill
Nh PERKINS of Biook.yille,. opposed the mo-
| Il ~ and advocated the till. lie said that there
i. invested in Agriculture ia Maine, 800, 600 900.
la 1860 there were 4j241 sheep, worth 81 ,3j7,-
40 yielding ,49j, 0G0 lbs. Of wool worth in round
numbers, 5000 ,0O0 and at fair estimate, 216,236
lambs, worth $4,000. The value of the yearly
income would be not far from 81 400 COO The
farmers representing this vast interest asked the
bill as q small proe ton TO their property from
dogs and he claimed that they were much
titled TO 1t the front and bass, for the protec
ton OF which the legislature had expended so
much time.
MIR. NAs.sAr claimed tina: sufficient 'av already
exists on the subject. Towns hN VOC c-igii tax
dogs now ii they saw fiji.
( Mr. BROWN of BowdOinhan, said the difficulty
in the way of taxing dogs bv vote Of town was
that in many cases, those owning worthless ours
outnumber,d those desiring the tax lie was in
favor of giving the farmers the advantages of the
bill
Mr. HINCKLEY of Bluehili, opposed some pro-
visions of the bill, and quoted the statute to show
that parties receiving damage, IN person or prop
city, fiom dogs, are entitled to recover double tue
amount of damage IN an action of trespass.
Mr.. PIKE opposed the motion to indefinitely
postpone, and expressed his wish to try the eSper
/ iment of the bill. Perhaps the 9TH sec was rah-
er severe, and perhaps il might be well 10 amend
1t.
Mr. SMITH of Alma, confessed a natural antipa-
thy to dogs and hoped the bill would pass.
! Mr.. CHASE of Standish, as IA farmer, expressed
| ha approval of the bill. lie thought legislation
WAS required to protect sheep from the rayages of
dogs He did not think the bill was the best
measure that could be framed, but he regarded it
prefer alb lie to Zone
Mr.. PARKnURsT advocated the bill without
amendment. lie was satisfied that its effect
would be to increase the hocks of sheep in Maine.
He hoped the farmers IN the House would vote
unanimously on the question and IN favor Of the
| bill.
Mr.. RoBIE said the farmers represent a large
part of the voters Of the State and II seemed to
him that if it was their opinion that they required
such a law "a proposed the legislature should give
! it to them. He was in favor of passing the bill
without any amendments. If the law was found
to be not what it ought to lbe. then an amend
ment or repeal would be an easy matter. But he
thought it should have trial of at least one year.
The House refused to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. STONE moved to strike out sections and 3.
| Sect. 3 is as follows: Whoever suffers loss by
reason Of the worrying, manning or killing OF his
sheep, lambs or other domestic animals, by Cogs.
may, within thirty days after he knows Of such
loss, present proof thereof 10 mayor or seectmen
! of the city or town wherein the damage is done,
and thereupon said officers shall draw condition
al order in favor of the owner upon the treasurer
! of said city or town. for the amount OF such loss;
the treasurer shall register such orders at the time
of their presentation, and annually, on the first
day of January, pay them in full, II the amount
received by his city or town under the provisions
of this act and not previously paid out Is sufficient
therefor; otherwise, he shall divide such amount
pro rata among such orders, in full discharge
thereof. After such order has been drawn, the
1 city or town may recover against the owner or
keeper of any dog concerned in doing the damage,
| the fall amount thereof.
Mr.. SIMPSON advocated the motion to strike
out.
| Mr.. SPRAGUE opposed the motion.
| Mr.. STONE withdrew his motion.
| The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Resolve relating to an amendment to the Con-
stitution so as to disqualiy electors from voting
who have not paid poll tax within years ofany
election came up on its first reading.
! Mr.. WADswoRTH of Manchester moved to in
definitely postpone the resolve.
| Mr.. LOCKE opposed the motion. lie said it was
intended to reach the floating population who
vote and pay no taxes.
The resolve was laid on the table on motion of
| Mr.. WADswoRTH.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs a message was sent
to the Senate requesting the return of resolve APP
propiiating $1,000 to aid in the construction of a
bridge at Lyndon.
Mr.. WADswoRTH Of Manchester moved to re-
consider the vote whereby the House accepted the
majority report of the Committee on Mercantile
Affairs and Insurance, reporting legislation mex
pedient on order relating to transferring the office
of insurance commissioner to the Office of Secretary
of State or for Legislation upon that subject. He
said he had been Informed by many members that
they had voted under Misrepresentation when
they voted TO reject the minority report. They
had understood that by voting for the minority
report, that it committed them to the support of
the bill to cut down the salary to 1920, and that
it would not be subject to amendment.
Messrs. PIKE and HADLoCK opposed the mo-
| ton to reconsider.
Mr. WENTWORTH said to his knowledge mem
bers had voted against the minority report under
misapprehension, not understanding that the bill
could be amended after an acceptance of the mi
norty report. He believed that majority Of the