Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-02
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March lst.
20 aIiouruu1auf


tain settlers lots in wnshp II, Range from
the commonwealth of Mass Referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. WAKEFIELD from the Committee on
Interior waters on bill an act to authorize the
Kennelyec Log Driving Co TO erect boom
across the kennebec river at Browns island
reported ought to pass. Report accepted
Read and assigned.
The same Senator from the same commit
tee on petit ION Of CYRUS Andrews and Jo-
.eph T. Ste arms for reduction OF toll on
shippage Of lumber as per laws Of 1869. chap
-, reported petitioners have leave to with
draw Report accepted.
On motion of Mr. EMERY. an act addition
al to chap Il of the revised statutes, con-
corning sales of real estate by license Of
court was tabled. pending its passage to be
engrossed.
ON motion Of Mr.. MoRTLtSD an act relat-
ing to levy of execution on real estate. was
tabled pending its passage to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. FLINT an act TO incor-
porate the Skowhegan & Athens Railroad
Company was taken from the table and
passed to be engrossed-
ON motion of Mr.. WALKER.
Ordered That Nathaniel Il. Buxton. Sen
ator from Somerset county, be excused from
further attendance upon the sessions OF this
Senate on and after March I'd. now current,
and that the secretary of the Senate be or
dered 10 make up his paw to the end of said
session.
Mr.. WALKER said The reasons for this
reaucst were that Mr.. Buxton was largely in
terested in numbering and the spring rains
rendered it necessary that he should be at
home Besides the connection that the Sen
ator had in his own town affairs and their
embarrassed condition financially, absolute
" required his presence at home.
Pending their passage to be enacted, re-
solve in favor of the county of Franklin,
bury were laid on the table on motion OF
Mr.. EMERY.
On motion Of Mr.. LAWSON. an act to
amend chapter G3 of the public laws Of 1877,
relating to lettering in public places, was
taken from the table.
Mr.. LAWSON said: He wished simply to
repeat what he did say before, but what
the reporter had misquoted when he
transcribed his remarks, that was,
that previous to the passage of the
law of 1871 relating to loiterers, the
night trains in his town (Richmond,) had
been infested with loafcrs. but since the pas
sage of that law the stations had been free
from that pest. The gist of the amendment
ct the Senator from Knox, CMortland) which
makes the Law apply simply to those who may
commit a nuisance around those stations he
thought. strikes at the law of 1877, and he
was decidedly opposed to its passage.
Mr. MORTLAND said: He offered the
amendment as an amendment to the bill in
general Ii il is necessary to have such a
law applicable to the railroads then he was
in favor of extending it to steamboats, also
l,,th a., nr,pnsat m ba fbp lppi 81 lturp
of Maine enact IA law giving the power to
any one to say to another who has violated
no law Ego hence and return no more; if
YOU do I'll have you arrested" He did not
believe in vesting any corporation with this
power lie wished to speak in behalf of
those loafers who had violated no law. They
have a right to he in such public places when
they are doing nothing in violation of the
laws of Maine. He wished to protect the
bows who it might be said fell within the
scope of this act. If those boys behaved
themselves they had right there and the
legislature should pass no law prohibiting
them from going to these public places. II
it was the intention of the Legislature. how
ever. to pass law granting this power to the
railroad companies he hoped it would be eN-
tended to the steamboats,, As a friend of his
in Rockland had desired the protection OF
sucn IN Ht' lbF u new stdttbu WHICH lIc
erected in that city for steamboats,.
Mr.. WALKER said He hoped they would
reach the bill rs it stood. TnlS7 law was en-
acted to prevent loiterers in railroad stations.
This wear the legislature had been asked tC
amend the law of 1917 and cause the same
law with its penalties to apply to steamboats,
As well as railroad stations. The committee
had reported in favor of this amendment
The discussion should take in consideration
the amendment solely, and not attack the law
He, for one, saw no valid reasons why the
law should apply to the one, and not to
the other.
Mr.. HUI Of Penobscot said: He was in
favor of extending the law to steamboat sta
tons. He considered the law a wholesome
one. The stations were built for the accom-
mediation of the public. to be sure, but not
for those loafers who might 60 there to pass
the night II was a detriment to the compa
MES to have no authority to keep this elias.
away from the stations Further the law hat
been in force since 1877 and no complaint hat
been made to the legislature of the tyrannica
use of the power by any station agent.
Mr. DUDLEY moved to amend the amend
ment by adding smoking pipes and cigars
shall be regarded nuisance " The amend
ment was adopted.
Mr.. EMERY said: 1t appeared to him that
the law of 1877. which tended to relieve the
railroads of that crowd of loafers that had
nothing else to do but to stare one in the
face. had worked well that now the steam
boat men desired to have it extended to theiI
stations He would favor such project.
Mr. PArrANGaLL said; He did not pro
pose to attack the law of 1877, but he wa'
opposed to having the provisions of that Law
extend to steamboats, because he knew it was
undesired on the part of most of them. Why
Ebv the provisions of this act any one is liahl,
| to be arrested either at the steamboat station
or who might be on grounds adjacent. Mer
who were largely interested in steamboat:
desired him to oppose the bill and he SHOULD
consider himself very derelict to his duty il
| he did not
Mr.. JENNINGS said: That it could not b,
expected that any law would secure the ap
probation of all. In some eases. indeed. thi,
| law may have been uniustly used by an EN-
plovee of the railroad, vet no complaint haC
ever been made, and he did not believe the
power had been or would be abused. He was
IN favor of the original law and the amend
ment to extend it to steamboat stations.
On motion of Mr. MoRrLANp. the vote 70
adopt the amendmendment to the amendment
of the law of 1877, was taken by yeas ant
NAYS. aud resulted as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Dudley, Mortlsnd. Ps;tang,ll.-3
| NAYS-Nessr>. Baker. Bisbee Brewer, Buxton
Cornish. pingley, Emery, Fernaid. Flint. Friend
Hin of Penob>cot, Hin of Hancock. Jennings
| Lamson. Lori, Nut;ing, Parcher, San5orn. Taber
Wakefield. Walker,-2i.
Mr. P,rIANGArl then moved to indefinite