Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-04
NO. 55.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENAvH.
WEDNESDAY, March s.

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. ENMoNs of Hallowell.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
/ The Senate passed in concurrence with the
House order providing for two sessions each
day, ON and after Friday, March ).
Bill an act to incorporate the State OF
Maine Consolidated Mining Company, pass-
cd to he engrossed in the Senate, came from
the House indefinitely postponed,
Mr.. CooMps moved that the House insist
Ats former vote, and appoint conferees.
The Senate so voted. The President appoint-
cd as that committee, Mcssrs. Hill, Bradford
and Cornish,
| \ communication was received from the
Secretary of State, transmitting the annual
report of the Military and Naval Orphan
Asylum of Bath, for 1879. Referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. STRICKLAND presented bill an act re-
lating to the increase of damages for location
of ways. Providing for right Of pettioning
for damages after appeal Referred TO the
committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. PARouER, from the Committee on Ed
ucation, on order relating TO raising more
money for the support of common schools, re-
ported legislation inexpedicnt. Accepted.
MIR. SMITH. from the Committee on Edu-
cation, 10 which was referred order to in.
quire into expedicncy Of uniformity of text
books, reported legislation inexpedicnt. Ac.
cepted.
| Mr.. PARcuER, from the Committee ON Ed
ucation. on order relating to certif,catinp
teachers for the public schools, reported leg.
islation inexpedient. Accented.
Mr.. Thompson. from IN, Committce on
| Education. ON order 10 proyide bv law for tho
education of children in unorganized planta-
| tions, reported legislation inexpeiient. Ac-
ccptcd
! Mr.. HAYES. from the Committee on Finan
cial Affairs, on order 20 inquire into the ex-
pediency of amending the laws. SO as 10 pre.
vent money being drawn from any appropria-
ton for other purposes than that for which
| the appropriatiop was made. reportcd hill an
act prov i,iing that all sums of money appro-
priatcd for the various branches of cxpcndi-
ture in the public service shall be APPLIED
solely to the objects for which the appropria-
tiops are made. Report accented. and the
hill laid on the table 10 be printed.
ON motion of Mr.. U>rris. bill an act 10
incorporate the National Bell Telephone
Company of the State Of Maine, was taken
from the table.
Mr.. HAYES introduced the following
amendments.
| Amend by inserting the following sec.
"Nothing in this act shall authorize the Ma.
tional Bell Telephone companv to interfere
|
anv other parties from building. maintaining
and operating lines of telephone in any part
| of this State, pursuant to the laws thereof.
except so far as constructed by patent right
Also add the following Sec
| "If the land of any individual or corpora
ton is taken under this act, and the parties
cannot agree on the damages occasione,l
thereby. they shall be estimated, secured and
paid in the manner provided in case Of land
taken for railroads.
| Amend also in sec. 3, line 2, after the
word amount the words mot exceeding
five hundred thousand dollar Also. by
| inserting in sec. 3, line 8, after the word
| ''purpose," the words "net exceeding Ave
hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. HARRIS said he had no particular in
terest in the bill, but did not wish to extend
to it any exclusive rights. lie thought that
capital stock of S5OO,OO0 was too small
for the objects contemplated. He would not
favor an amendment that would cripple the
corporation in carrying forward their enter
prises.
! Mr.. IIAwEs said he had received
a letter from one of the corporators who
said they should begin operations on capi-
tai of sl5o,0o0. He thought they could go
forward on half a million, and not be in the
least crippled.
| obtis' uhWbS
were adopted, and the bill passed TO be en-
crossed.
On motion Of Mr.. CooNBs, the report of the
Committee on Commerce, introducing re-
solve relating to pilot laws and removal Of
obstructons on the East River, New York,
was taken from the table, and passed to be
engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. SMITH, an act to set Off
Caleb Fuller from the town Of Woodstock to
the town of Paris, was taken from the table,
the bill having been Indefinitely postponed in
the House.
Mr. SMITH said that he thought an amend.
menf would be made which would render the
bill entirely satisfactory TO all parties.
Mr.. BREWER said this piece Of land was set
of from Paris 40 years ago, constituting
about 200 acres, for the reason that at that
time the business and all the social relations
ofAhe proprietor were in the former town.
and was set off accordingly. These relations
are now changed, and he desired to have a
iportion Of the territory restored to Paris.
The town Of Woodstock has debt which Mr..
Fuller Is prepared to assume his proportion
ate par. =.
The cbate was continued by Messrs. Fiji,
Brew. Dearborn, Thompson, Barrett,
Haw' end Patten.
iHo in indefinite reinforcement and In n..ssd -.