Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-26
MAINE LEGISLA1URE.
Senate.
THURSDAY. jan. rs.
Mr.. Krrs. President pro tem.. in the chair.

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Mr.. Krrs. President pro tem.. in the chair.
| Player ny Rev. MIR. ALLEN of Hallowell.
| The Journal Of yesterdays proceedings was read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed Of in concur.
ence.
Petition of VIM. Lowering ct ale. relating 70
roads IN Baile,vile, came from the House referred
T. the Committee on State Lands an State Roads.
nder the iule the petition was referred to the
| next legis laiure. .T
.oves OF 1875, entitled resolve in f.yor of C.ystal
| Plautatiou was read once. lAppropriatcs 81 500
| dnder Gel tain restrictions
Mr.. SHEPHERD moved the indefinite postpone
| tnent OF the resolve. ,-.r .-.s- -, "a
| MIR. BoARDMAN explained.
Nv. SHEPHERD withdrew his motion. sis $50
The resolve wai assigned Tor tomorrow. -.,
| Mr. NINToN, from the committee on the Judic-
AIRY, reported bill an act to smend sec. a. chap
.. revised statutes relating 10 the taxing OF person-
al property in new draft. Prnied under rule
Also bill 40 act In relation to mu nieipa and police
couits. Printed under rule. gal an ,ri~.
| Mr.. WHEELwRfanT, Fl ON the committee on the
Judici ary reported bill act TO authorize the 40.
pointment Of police ,tticers at cAmpmestings.
Printed under rule. Also bill an act to amend
Sec l6 of chap. n of revised statates relating to
the powers Of the Supreme Judicial Court. Print
ed under rule. Also bill an act to amend the re-
| vi.ed statutes. 8I- % veg srf
Nj. BrRLErGE, fsom the Committee on State
| LaLds and Stale Roads, reported resolve in favor
Of Senj r. Walker and Joseph G. Walker. Print
| ed under rule. r ..-n,.. "a .s..h
On motion Of Mr.. wrrrrwaroHr. The vote
whereby the report on bill to amend Tue revised
statutes relating TO election returns was accented
was reconsidered, aud the bill recommitted to the
| j Judiciary Committee. f 8ai ni 45ID etd
A communication was received from the secre-
ary OF State, transmitting the annual report Of the
Railroad commissioners. Referred to the Com
| mIttee on Railroads. .- sttt
Mr. HoBsoN from the Committee on Manafac
tnres, on Ietl,ion of VIM. w. Castle and others of
| Belfast, pray ing that they may be INCORPORATED
under the name Of the Belfast Granite Works, re-
! ported leave to withdraw. having the right to Or
| ganize under general law. Also, for same reason,
| TO VIM. w. Castle, for right to change name Of
| Belfast Foundry Co., leave TO witedrsw.ea =
| MIR. BRAGDoN from Committee on Indian At
fairs on leii ion of White Averil and others Of
Oldtown. for abatement of land and shore re uts
In Penooscot river reported leave to Withdraw.
MI. Irish fiom the committee on state Ia ads md
state roads. reported resolve in favor of John sP
Weber. Printed under rule.
Mr. Wadsworih from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, reported bill an act to confirm the doings
oil school district, No. 10, in Berwick. Printed
| uDder rule. Also leave 10 withdraw on petition of
inhabitants OF MiIlbiidge and Others PRAYING
| for repeal tf an act to change time and place OF
holding the terms of $. j. Court in Wshington
| County. aF .s .l ,.sf4 -
Mr.. Webb from the committee on pension, on
petition Of S. q. Dinsmore and others pvayihg
| taat w. W. Walker be allowed Q grAtuiiy report-
ed that the same be referred to the committee on
ciaims. 8 t-a u 3'l37
Mr. Stevens from the Joint Select Committee
| which was iltended by order to Contract with
some suitable person or persons to do the susie
printing. reported contract with Nessrs. Sprsgue,
owen i Nash. The contract was read and ap-
proved. a7lus = % 15c1t
The same Senator from the same committee,
which wa Instructed by order to coBtract with
some suitable person or persons 10 do lhs State
printing. reported contract with Ell. w. Smith
Co. The contract was read aud approved.
Mr. Wheelright presented the following re-
| solve: B.. ,.. f....E +4s
Resolved, That Hon. Hannibal Hsmlin and
lion. James q. Blaine, SeDstoIs from this State,
10 voting against tue coDplo nise bil for couuung
the electoral vote now pending in Congress, re-
ceive the hearty approva! of this Legislature.
| MIR. Wheehigh moved the suspension Of the
| rues, ard that 1.-The resolve receive = passage at
| the present time. ia 1e1aN alt 10 O-et -fg
Mr.. White moved that the resolve lie on the
table. ny o. - II
MIR. Stevens hoped the resolve would pass at
once. lie believed thai the repablicaps oi Maine
| adhered to the old constitutional mode 10 counting
| the electoral vote liauu'uu wbtDd0
| Mr. WHITE hoped that the matter would not be
pressed upon the atlen ion OF the legislature. He
| was ssti.h,d that action not called for, and
vas content that our deegation in Congress should
act according 10 their best Judgment. He was
content to let the mauerrest with hose honorable
gentlemen who represent us IN Congress, letripg
dictates. Ii it was necessary they should be
| SIMPLY thanked, he was ready TO vote for the re-
| solve; hut with bis views he was not ready 10 as
| sent 10 q measure that he was not sure WAS
compromise, and on the merits of which 20 many
differed. lie regretted very much that we should
| be Obliged TO give expression IN this matter. Still
| be was mot desirous OF shirking, and If Q vote
was pressed be should 20 against the resolve.
Mr.. WHEELwRi6HT thought the nature Of the
| resolve WAS not July understood. lie did not be-
lieve in insuucuug our del. cation 10 Congress
| what they should do or how they should vote.
lie Wrought It proper, however, they should be
thanked IN ,hls instance for what hey had done.
| Mr. SHEPPHERD iIQuired If the senator from
Penobscot (WheelwiignD had received informa-
lion that our Representatives in Congress had vot-
ed in the mstteri .e.ra. 4rl5a sHI
MIR. WHEELwRIGnT replied in the negative.
Mr. SHEPHERD then suggested that If we pass
this resolve, do not virtu ally say to our Repre-
| sentativcs in ihe lower House OF Congress how
they shall vote '' t@
For one, he unwilling to dictate to our
members OF Congress their course of action
Z uder the crcu Instances, he should feel Obliged
TO vote against the resolve. .. nA}--fi 80 =
MIR. WHRELwRIGHT remarked that the sena-
tor suggestion had not occurred TO him before
and he quue agreed with him. He would there
fore move that the resolve be tabled.
The resolve Was laid on the table. 3 t. .f
Bill an act to repeal seciio-s 65, 66 and 6s, Of
chap. Is of the rsysed statutes, was taken up. =,
Mr. IRISH moved its Indefinite postponement.
Mr.. NlNroN thought this WAS \ summary pro-
cess 10 dispose of such a matter, and he wsuld
like TO have some reason given why the bill
should not be Jme law.
| MIR. IRISH believed tue bill had bad tendency.
Pass this bill aud towns will not be held liable for
damages on highways.
| Mr.. PEAKS said that when tbe bill was frst
proposed It struck him f,vorsbly, but since he had
examined 1t he found that it held high powers
over seltctmen CT towns. He read from the stat
ules, and thought the present law MAS satisfac-
tory. lie opposed the passage of the bill.
Ms. STkvENs opposed, and ex planned the pres
ent law. lie thought ii the bill was passed II
would give Us inpassable and defective highways
and bad sidewalks. s.i GulT ~
MI. NISToN remarked that several senator,
were abseut who desired 10 vote on the bill snd
whatever We might say or do to-day, he hoped
vote would net be pressed. The bill simply cuts
on the rights OF parties to personal damsgss for
ali defects IN highwsys That Is the substance.
tie did MT think it necessary that the present Law
should be kept on the statute book. Ii should be
swept away. TIE statutes are full of obligations
As to what selectlnen shall do. They shall keep
their roads passable, II they do not they shall be
fined. lie show, the operations Of the proposed
bill. 1t insured good roads. and placed the whols
matters of repairs Of roads in the hands Of