Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-01
Legislative Proceedings.
Continued from First Page.)
House.

in favor of Joseph NJ. SoccAlexis. which wa:
passed to be engrossed under a suspension Of the
rules.
Resolve in favor Of the Joint Standing Com.
mittee on Reform School, was passed to be Gu
crossed under suspension of the rules.
/ On motion of Mr.. PmNNEY Of JAY,
Ordered, That the use Of this hall be grated
to Pref Pike Of the Agricultural College al
Orono, for the purpose of giving lecture on
technology, Wednesday evening, Feb. 9th
instead Of this evening, as before notified.
On motion of Mr. Bowers Of Saco,
Ordered, That the Committee on Ways and
Means be authorized and directed to report bill
assessing STATE TAX for the current wear Of five
mills on each dollar Of the State valuation.
Mr.. CRANpoN, from the Committee on Com
meice, reported legislation ncxredent on order
relating to the rights and liabilities Of owners Of
tow boats.
Mr. DYER, from the Committee GU Pensions,
reported leave TO withdraw on petition OF -. W.
Sawyer ct ais Of Boothbay, that the name of
Betsey ribbetts be placed upon the roll OF STATE
pensions.
Mr.. WEYMOUTH from the Committee on Fish
cries, on petition, reported I'LL an act - protect
the breeding of trout in Perkins pond, so called,
in the towns OF North Berwick. Wells and San
ford, in the County Of York Read and assigned,
! Mr. PORTER, from the Committee on State
Lands, on petition for deed of land, reported a
resolve in favor of VIM. Reed. Printed under
rule.
Mr. PARTRIDGE, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs. reported leave to withdraw on petition of
Ara Cushman ct ais. Of Auburn, for an act TO in
oiporate the Auburn and lIarpswell Associate
Mt WEEKS, nom the Committee on E1acltlon,
repoi ted leave 20 Withdraw on petition OF {. +.
Penney ct ais, for AID 10 the Maine Central In
stiiutt.
MI. CORNISH. from the same committee, report
cd legislation iueXpedient on order relating to
the repeal of the high school act.
Mr. MAYO, from the same committee, reported
laf l4pf pUla
raising IF school money by towns.
Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN, from the Committee Cd
Mercantile Allan. and Insurance, reported legis-
lAtion ineNpedient on order relating to amending
sees. 40 aud 81 of the insurance laws of 1871.
Mr., JONES, from the same committee. reported
Legislation jnexpedient order relating to the
necessity of further legislation in order to regu-
late the per cent of valuation above which prop
etiy cannot be Insured and thus prevent the fire
quent occurrence of ncendiarv fires
Mr.. WEBB, from the Committee on Legal Az
fairs, reported leave to Withdraw on petition of
Geo. W. Ward ct ais, tol incorpot alton under the
name IF Granite Lodge, No. H. Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, of Biddeiord
Mr.. ROBBINS, from the Commetee on Fisher
les, made the same report on petition Of II. W.
Walker ct ais, for law to protect the alewlve
fshc les of Bagaduce river.
Mr. Larry, iIom the Committee on Towns, re
ported leave to wit hdiaw on petition of John Nc
lutire ct ais that much of Berwick as Is
sOuthea-tcItN OF the Boston x Maine KailTOau, be
81 eff from said town and annexed to South Ber-
wick
Nj. Young, from the Committee on Financial
Affairs repo ted reference to the next legislature
on petition of Samuel j. Anderson, for a miner
alogicol and geological survey # he State Of
Maine. Also reported, on order, bill an act to
abolish the Office OF ciier in the yarou, courts OF
the State. Printed under rule.
Mr.. BRACKETT from the Committee on Mer-
camille Affairs and Insurance reported IN new
draft and ought to pass on bill an act SO amend
chap lS5 of the laws of 1877, relating to life in
surance. Printed under rule.
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on Change of
Name, on petition, reported bill an act to change
the names of Amelia aud Adelia Bullock. Read
and assigned,
Mr.. kIMBALL, from the Committee on Fisher
les, reported ought to pass on bill an act for the
preservation and protection of bass in Wine
gance creek. Read and assigned.
Mr.. LORD, from the Committee on Fisheries,
on petition, reported bill act for the further
protection and propagation of cells 10 Damalis-
| Gotta liver and pond. Read and assigned. Also
reported on petition, bill an act TO amend sec 30
OF chap 40 of the revised statutes, relating to mi
gratory fishes in DamaTscoua river Printed
under rule.
Mr.. DRINKwATER, from the Committee Of Con
ference on disagreeing vote lI0nse order relat-
ing to the expedency of abollshlng tue State
College Of Agriculture, reported a disagreement,
The report accepted aud the committee dis
charged.
BIN an act to establish bounty on bears, came
up on it, first reading aud was read once.
Mr. WINsLow of Portland moved TO indefuite-
y postpone, pending which the bill was laid on
the table, on motion OF Mr.. RoBIE of Gorhan.
On notion of Mr.. DIcKEY Of Fort Kent, re-
solve to revive and put in force chap, 5S OF 1862
abating certain pautslon taxes, was takea from
the table and referred to the Committee on Fl
nance
On motion of Mr.. CUTLER of Bangor resolve
in aid Of the towns of Blanchard and Shirley. was
taken from the table and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to amend CHAP. BAG OF the speci d
laws Of II, entitled, an act to promote the eff
cheney Of tue police force Of tue city OF Portland,
was taken from the table and passed to be en-
gr1s ed, under "A suspension of the rules.
The House resumed consideration of the bill
TO incorporate the town of Hurricane Isle, under
discussion when the House adjourned Yesterday.
Mr. tURRAN OF Calais, resu ned has remarks
in favor of the bill. lie briefly reviewed the al
guments he had suggested yesterday Tor the
measure lie did not ike the argument of the
Zone man power" The people there were able
to take care of their rights. The bill took none
Of them away. 1t had been argued that every
man on the island is trespa-ser. so they would
be ii continued as part of Ninalhaven, Every
man in the Stale is trespasser unless he /. on his
| own land, in the highway and on the premises OF
others by invitation. The bill would take no
rights from them, but would vest IN them rights
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town roads, a chance TO vote, and some returns
for taxation. The argument of the tone man
power seemed to him direct insult to the PEG
pie living on that ISLAND. lie knew that the rep
utatiOn OF Gen. Till son is such, as citizen and
as a soldier in the hour OF danger to the Repub-
lie, that he should have at least justice at the
hands Of the Legislature. Was it IN accordance
with republican institutions that a man should he
taxed for benefit. which he cannot receive That
NInahaven should get five or six hundred dollars a
year f. ON the people of that island aud return no
benefits therefor That it should take to itself the
tax forty OF fifty thousand dollars worth of pro
perry OF which the State gets not one cent The
state receives no benefit from the property on
Hurricane Island because its wealth at the last
state valuation was insignificant. The passage
of the bill would be an act OF justice to the State
| in that respect. He understood that property
amounting to Sl4 GOO on that island is taxed TO
Others than Gen. Tillson. Those people had a
! right TO The same treatment as other towns, and
he hoped that tht bill would receive passage.
MI. Robe Of Gorham moved to amend 10y add
| lug new section as follows The roads already
constructed in said lurl,ane lie for public use,
are hereby declared 20 be public highways, and it
shall be the duty Of the municipal officers of said
/ town as soon practicable to define the limits
thereof Said town shall have the right to select
and K cate, and shall locate suitable shore priyi-
| lege fot publc landing place.
/ lie thought if the friends of the bill accepted
/ this amendment, 1t would strip 1t in large meas
ure Oft o. jeCtonable features. 1t is not new
matter for the Stale. to incorporate towns -Four
! q five hundred have HpPu tod