Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-17
-, conls be done away with inc. .atissac-

and could be done away with ifnct satisfac-
tory.
.,,a Hill lint il occurred to him that il might
read some amendment to enable one dis
,r;ct TO draw the money from district IN
another town With which it might be consol-
idatej.
M Dycxsr OF Fort Kent. said the bill pro-
xiie3 that wh hen small district was consoii.
dated with another. one-hait of its school
money might be aevot II To the object OF
TRANSFORMATION. He thought this large suli
ar,, moved to amend So as To make the sum
one-quarter.
Mr.. Hill of Exeter opposed Some dis
,ricfs do not draw more than seven
or eigh, dollars. and only One-fourth Of that
for TRANSFORMATION would defeat the object Of
the bill. The matter is left discretionary With
the proner officers who can make it rs much
less than one half as proper.
MIR. GusHEE of Appleton regarded the
measure AS an cncroachment upon the rights
Of small districts.
Mr. SPRINGER of Yarmouth opposed the
amendment. The law will be an experiment
here: but it has been tried IN MASSACHUSETTS,
and found to work well.
Mr.. CRANE of Winthrop said the bill did
not propose to do away with the district lines,
but ONLY provided for temporary consolidation
, of schools.
Mr.. BrApsrREEr Of Brdgton. remarked
| that gentlemen should remember that the bill
| was the unanimous report of the committee.
Mr.. DIckEY withdrew his amendment and
the bill was passed to he en- crossed.
| On motion of Mr.. TIRE of Portland the re-
nor; of the Committee on Towns on the mat
| Ter of the line between Portland and Cumber-
land. was taken from the table and recon,mit-
| tod 10 rho committee.
On motion of Mr.. Cook of Lewiston,
! Adjourned.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to supply the people of Houlton
| with pure water: an act to amend chapter l39
of the laws of 1879 relating to auctioneers
an act for the protection of trout and land
locked salmon in I.ange lake and other places
| in that section.
| PASSED TO Re EN6ROssED.
| An act authorizing the county commission
| crs Of the county of Somerset 10 re-assess
certain taxes; an act to amend an act to
incorporate the Auburn Aquedact Co. an act
to amend an act to establish police court in
the city of Rockland, approved March IA,
| 1861 an act to incorporate the Schools Log
Driving CO.. an act regulating the fees of
inspectors of lime and lime casks, and their
deputies; an act to abolish the Calais ml-
for the protection of blue backed trout; an
act to repeal chap. 422 of the laws Of 1874,
approved February 4. 1874; an act to amend
see. /. chap. II Of the Revised Statutes au-
thorizing the consolidation of schools in GER
tain cases.
| PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
! An act to incorporate the Ocean street
| Railroad Co.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
By Mr.. HALE of sworth-Bill an act in
relation to the taking of testimony in court,
providing for use of certified copies of evil
dence given in former cases; referred to
the Committee on Legal Affairs.
By Mr.. Hill of Exeter-Petition of c. X.
Evans and 81 others, John S. Berry and 10
others, and Edwin Il. Morrill, and 26 others,
G. A. Winship and 43 others, j. l.. Wilson
and 80 others, n. b. Buxton and - others,
and w. II. Spear and So others against the
| liquor traffic; referred to the Committee on
| Temperance.
BY Mr.. PrRINGToN of Bowdoinham-Re-
monstrance of Edward Beaumont and Sc
others against the repeal of the Law of 1873
70 for the regulation and protection of fish.
| cries; referred to the Committee on Fisher
| les.
By Mr. PARcnER of Saco-Rcmonstranc
|
petition of John NJ. Mulliken ct. ais, to
abrogate thecharter of the Southgate Dyk-
| ing Co.. referred to the Committee on In
terror Waters.
| BY Mr.. FARRELL of Van Buren-Remon-
STRANGE of VIM. c. Hammond ct. ais, against
the petition of Antoine Ouillette relative to
the use of mills on Violette Brook in Van
Buren,; referred to the Committee on Inte-
riOr Waters.
BY Mr.. RowELL of IIalowell: Remon-
STRANGE of Leigh Wingate and 1876
others of Hallowell. against petition for
another bridge across the Kennebec at Gardi-
Der; referred to the committee on Ways and
Bridges.
By Mr.. STRoUr of Portland: Remon-
STRANGE of Samuel S. Toothaker and others.
Of Harpswell, against a bridge across Willis
straits of II. S. Alexander ct ais, of Geo.
| Il. Skofeld ct ais, Shubal Merriman ct ais,
Geo. d. Merrill ct ais, Lewis Leeson ct ais
| Moses Bailey ct ais, against same; referred
to the committee on Ways and Bridges.
BY Mr.. BRADsTREEr of Bridgton: Peti-
ton Joseph Baker ct ais, in relation to sala-
| ~ and number of supreme judges of f. f.
LlvermOre. Chas. Sargent ct ais, for restor-
alton of number and compensation of judges
| Of the supreme judicial court Also petition
| of John r. Perley ct. ais. for a railroad be-
tween Bridgton and Portland and intermediate
| points; referred to the committee on Rail-
| roads.
BY. Mr.. SPRINGER of Yarmouth: Bill an
act to incorporate the Kennebec and Frank
ling Telephone and Telegraph Co.; referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Fees OF Doctors.