Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-01
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
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Banks and Banking, reported bill an act to pro-
| vide for the organization and management Of loan
| and building associations. Printed under rule.
| Mr. BURLEIGH, from the Committee on State
Lands and State Roads, reported resolve in favor
of an appropriation to carry into effect the provs-
| ions of chap. IS of the public laws of 1862 IN re-
| laton to the establishment of meridian lines APP
prepiates $500 Printed under rule.
| MIR. THOMPSON, from the Committee State
Prison, made report Of ohc lal visit to that instl
| tuition, and reported a resolve in favor of the
| Maine State Prison. Printed [Appropriates
l0,ll4.l6 for deficiency of 1876; $3.50 for salar-
les of teacher aud chaplain for 1876; 500 for sal
| aries of same officers for the ensuing year; 500
| for purchase of books; SlJ,OO0 for prison extern
| sion
| =. MI. NASH presen ed bill an act to amend an
act entitled set providing for division of rents
of Island shores to the Penobscot Indians and for
| other purposes. Read and assigned also resolve
providing for payment of certain rents now in
| suit to the agent of The Penobscot tribe. Read
| once and tabled.
Mr. IRISH, from the Committee on State Lands
and State Roads, reported resolve autbollz NJ
Land Agent to quiet settlers on section of Ian 1
in town of Presque Isle. Printed under rule.
| Mr.. WOODBURY., from the Committee on
| Claims, on report OF Governor and Council on re-
solve of last legislature in favor of certain towns
and plantations, reported egislation unnecessary.
Mr.. VINToN presented bill to amend sec. 3,
chap. ll6 of revised statutes relating to support Of
prisoners in jails. Printed under lule. Provides
| for $3.50 per day,
Mr.. STEVENS resented a resolve providing for
| the annual encampment Of the Maine volunteer
militia. Printed under rule. Appiopiates
| SC 900.
Mr.. WADswORTH, from the Committee on
Towns, on petition OF j. IL. Whitney aud others,
pray ing tina; plantation OF Lakevile may be incor
potated into town, reported leave to withdraw.
| On motion of Mr.. WHITE. it was voted tina t
when the Senate adjourn II be to meet this afer-
noon at l2 O'Clock, and that from after this ate
the Senate hold two sessions daily, the afternoon
| session to commence at half-psst two O'Clock.
| Bill an act to amend sec. 6 Of chap. l20 Of the
public laws of 1876, 10 authorize the formation OF
| railroad corporations, pending is passage TO be
| enacted, was indefinitely postponed
Bill an act to repeal sections g. 66 and 81 Of
chap. Is OF the revised statutes taken from the
| table.
| Pending its passage to be engrossed, Mr.. IRISH
| moved the indie finite postponement of the bill
| Mr.. kYEs called for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays being ordered on being TAX
| en- resulted as follows:
| YEAs.-Messrs Bartlett, Bracket, Brown, Irish,
| Kyes, Learned, Peaks, Shepherd, Stevens,
Thompson, Tolman, Wadswo,tb, Woodbury.-l3.
| NAYs.-Messrs. Bailey, Boardman, Btagdon,
| Burleigh, Hobson, HYDE, Jordan, Lennox, Nash,
Nutter, Phillips, Sumner, NntoD, Webb, White
| -l5.
So the motion was lost
Mr.. KYEs then offered amendment requiring
| reasonable notice to towns
| MIR. BRAGDoN moved an anendmon Mt as a sub
stitute, requiring twentyfou hours notice, which
was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson the yeas aud nays
| were ordered which ON being taken resulted as
| follows, the question being on adopting the
| amendment.
YEAs.-Messrs. Bartlett, Bracket, Brown, Bur.
leigh, Irish, kyes Learned, Nash, Peaks, Phil
lips, Shepherd, Stevens, Sumner 1homl son, To
man, Wadsworth, Woodbury.-l7.
NAYs.-Messrs. Bailey, Boaldman, Bragdon
Iiobson, Jordan, LennoS, Nutter, NInton, Webb
| White.-l0
SO the amendment was adopted and the bill wa,
passed to be engrossed.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend sec. s. chap. III of the revised
statutes, relating to nuisances an act authorizing
views by juries In all cases an act to amend sec
4, chap. rs of the public laws of 1876, relating tC
the erection of fish weirs and whaives in tide
waters an act relative to proceedings in court; al
act amendsjory TO chap. 80 of the pub
lie laws of 1870, relating to The better pro
lection Of life and property an act to amend the
charter Of the Nor.hern Waldo Agricultural SO
ciety.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to amend an act to establish a munich
pal court in the city of Biddeford an act amend
ing chap. 3jS OF the special laws of 1873, to pre-
vent the throwing of ballast into the Kennebec
river; All act to prohibit the taking of fish iron
the Davis Brook in the town of Lnington
an act additional to chap. l21 of the public
laws of 1876, entitled an act in relation TO appeal,
from county commissioners; an act amending al
act entitled Fan act for the better protection OF
Holsters; an act to prevent the destruction OF
books, pictures. statues and paintings in public
libraries an act to make legal and va lid the do
lngs of the proprietors of the Methodist Meeting
House of Mechanic Falls, in the town Minot al
act to amend the charter of the Camden Village
Corporation.
| An act to extend the powers of the North An.
son and Skowhegan Telegraph Company an acl
to incorporate the Harrington and Jonesport Tel
egraph Company; an act Tor the protection Of
| cranberries IN the towns of Nachias and East Ma
chias resolve relating to settlers lots under the
| treaty of Washington.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend section 8 of chapter sc Of the
revised statutes, relating to trustees process, as
heretofore amended; an act additional relating to
railroad corporations.
| Adjourned.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| final report was made by Joint Standing Com.
mtee ON Federal Relations.
| Bill an act TO amend chap. q of the revised
statutes, relating to drinking houses and tipping
shops, was taken from the table, the pending
question being amendment offered by Mr.. Wheel
wright as follows:
Amend sec. 6 by striking out the words, "or by
| complaint or Indictment, and adding the words
ITO be brought by the Attorney General in behalf
OF the State"
| The amendment was adopted.
| Mr.. BRACKET moved further to amend by sub
jecung the Attorney General to a fine on neglect
OF refusal TO perform his duty. Pending the
adoption of the amendment, the bill was tabled.
On motion of Mr.. VINToN, the vote by which
bill an act to repeal sections 50, CO., and 81 of chap
| Is of revised statutes passed to be engrossed
was reconsdered TO allow him to offer an amend
ment, providing that pending suits shall not be af-
fected nor rights of actions already accrued, by
the bill. The amendment was adopted, and the
bill tabled and ordered to be printed.
| Bill an act to abolish the highway tax was taken
from the table, the pending question being to re-
cede and concur with the House in indefinitely
| postponing the bill.
Mr.. NINToN favored the b i'll.
| Mr.. STEVENS opposed.
| Messrs. WEBB and IRISH also spoke.
| The Senate then voted to recede and concur
with the House in the indefinite postponement of
| the bill.
| The Senate reconsdered its vote giving pas
sage to the order calling for two sessions a day,
and ordering only session.
Adjourned.
| House,
| "WEDNESDAY, Jan. 81.
| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. TILDEN of Augusta.
| Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur