Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-03

.see He did not object to granting further
time for its consideration.
NJ Yorxc Of Brunswick had had strong
.,sn;c;on that the people of Maine 40 NOT
rror everything to be known about the sys-
tenn Of common schools. He thought the SUD
;ect vorthy Of attention, and hoped the oroei
vould mot be indefinitely postponed. ne QUO
not know a. he would be in favor Of sending
= Commission to Quincy; but If the order
vonld result in an investigation Of eur com
mon school system and in getting any "en'
on the matter, he was in favor OF II.
Mr.. HAreH of Bangor, remarked that now
ever much merit there might be IN the oroer'
he thought it too late in the session 70 "se.-
ticate the matter He was in favor OF post
poning it and having it come up at an ear:
e. az the next session. Members at this
s,coe NJ the session do not wish to be absent
ON such q mission. -.
Mr.. RowELI of Hallowell, opposed the
order on the ground of the near approach OF
. final adjournment If the gentleman mao
introduced it six weeks ago it might very
properly have received favorable attention.
Mr.. HILL Of Exeter, thought the time TOO
short to do any thing in regard to the mattef
At this session 1t had occurred to him that
q committee might be appointed to investl-
gate and report to the next legislature.
Mr.. SrRoUr of Portland, still thought this
a matter of so much importance that no OPP
portunity to gain light should be allowed 10
pass, There is nothing upon which the future
greatness of the State so much depends IS the
common schools, and he was in favor of pur-
suing the path which shall give us the most
light
Mr.. YouNG said that on an average one
third of our State expenses are for common
schools. five are expanding this money IN
q wrong direction then the matter seemed TO
him of more Importance than any that could
engage the attention of the legislature. lie
desired that the order might lie on the table
until something could be agreed upon unob-
jectionable, which may perhaps furnish some
light. He moved to table.
Mr.. JEwETr of Richmond understood that
it had been the policy of the State for Sc
ries of years to copy as near IS possible the
school laws of Mass, and it 10 now said that
we have gone backward instead of forward.
He could not see any possible advantage to
be gained by sending . committee to Quincy.
He hoped the order would not be laid on the
table.
Mr.. DICKEY of Fl. Kent said it was never
too late to Do good, and if the Legislature
could obtain any light on the matter of in
structing our children it should do so.
Mr.. WALES spoke further in favor of the
order. All the towns and cities of Mass. are
looking to-day to the system at Quincy, and
saying that they have no system equal to it.
Is there any earthly reason why Maine should
not lead in education a. in q hundred other
interests? He said no. But if she copied
she would not lead. He did not want it said
that we are going to copy anything. If We
can find anything that is of use to us we
should take it and incorporate it into our leg
islature. He did not ask that a committee
should DO sent, but he deemed that the best
course.
The order was then laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. VERRILL of Portland,
bill an act to incorporate the Canton Bridge
Co. was taken up, but was again laid on the
table on motion of Mr.. HUTCHINSON Of Lew.
iston.
On motion of Mr.. VERRLL of Portland,
bill an act to incorporate the State of Maine
Consolidated Mining Co. was taken up, the
question being on its passage to be enacted.
Mr.. VERRILL said he had intended to Of.
fer some amendments to the bill. but found he
could offer none to Obviate its objectional fea-
lures, and he therefore moved its indefinite
postponement BY the bill the capital stock is
fixed at one million dollars, with authority
to construct wharves and landings on their
own land, with exclusive use, with
out specifying where the company
is to be located or the wharves to lie
built. He thought half million capital suf-
ficient for all purposes Of the company, and
in that view of the case there could be an in
corporation under the general law.
Mr.. STRouT of Portland explained the OBJ
ject of the bill and admitted the bill was
Hnfoa s,1A
construction of wharves. He moved to table
until the matter could be considered bv the
corporators.
Mr.. YOU'VE of Brunswick opposed the mo-
ton table. He ventured to say that nine out of
every ten mining companies in this State are
unmitigated, irresponsible swindles There
might be ten out of hundred that would not
fall within his assertion, and he would give
this bill the benefit Of the doubt He thought
the legislature Of Maine should be slow to
give to men a rowing commission to 90 over
the State, and buy up for one or two thousand
dollars God-fOrsaken pasture land so poor
AID rocky sheep cannot get living there,
and then sell it out in shares to poor de-
luded wretches about the State that don't
know enough to take care of their money. or
carry it to Boston to float over the stock mar
ket there. He did not know as the corpors-
tors in this bill intended to do that but he
intended to vote against every mining bill
that came up. Under the general law thew
can swindle now to the extent of $500. GOO (if
they can find fools enough, and they seem to
have found good many up to this time) and
he thought that was sufficient.
Mr.. SrRoUT replied and said there WA
enough in the names of the corporators IN
take them and the bill out from the suspicion
cast upon them by the gentleman from Bruns-
wick that they are here simply for the pur-
pose of swindling certain number of fools
He did not think the corporators or the bill
itself open to the objection stated.
Mr.. YOUNG replied:
The House refused to table. and on motion
OF Mr.. DICKEY of Fl. Kent the bill was in.
definitely postponed.
Mr.. VERRILL moved to reconsider the veto
postponing the bill and the House refused
On motion of Mr.. PuRrxcro~ NJ
Bowdoinham the House
Adjourned.
READ AND ASSIGNED
An act in relation to the bridge over tho
east branch of Cousens river. in Free nort
resolve to provide for the erection of an al
aitional building to the Maine Insane
hospital; an act to punish tramps: resolve
IN !. FAVOR OF the Passamaquoddy tribe of In.
dians; an act additional to an act tn ;nco--
porate the Bar Harbor Water Co.; resolve