Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-16
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY. Feb. Is.

Prayer by the cn1pfaln-
Papers from the House passed in concur
renee.
On motion of Mr.. MoErLAxD pending ts
reference. bill an act to incorporate the jim
nv Broo1 and Scrag Rock Co, was laid On
the table.
| On motion of Mr. DISGLEY pending IFS ref
erence to a committee on petition Of L. l.
Dennison ct. ais, for change of law in re-
gard to dover: also bill an act to amend sec.
3 chap y Of the revised statutes relating to
the probate courts, were laid on the table.
| Pending its passage u be engrossed. an
act additional to chap. Is of the revised
statutes relating to damages for land taken
| for highways was laid on the table on motion
| Of Mr. PARcHER.
| On motion cf Mr. DIsGLEY an act 10
amend chap 235 Of the laws Of 1880. relating
10 civil actions on behalf of the State was
tabled pending its passage To be engrossed.
| On motion Of Mr. pARcHKR pending its
passage to be engrossed. an act to amend sec
2. chap l25 Of the public laws of 1879, "a
relates to clerk hire in the Secretary of
States department. was laid on the table.
| On motion Of Mr.. MoRrL,SD an act to in
corporate the Eastern Telegraph Co. pending
| its passage to be- engrossed was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. SASEoRS pending It's
| passage to be engrossej. an act to provide
for the election of superintendent of schools
| in the city Of Bddeford laid on the
table.
| On motion Of Mr.. BrsBEE an act to take
Ash from I.ufkin Pond in town of Phillips.
was taken from the table and passed TO be
| engrossed.
On motion of Mr. WALKER, an act relat-
ing to civil actions in behalf Of the State wa,
| ,atla1 nepdipv IL. ma a he enpro.se1
| On motion of Mr. LAWSON.
| Ordered, That the Committee on Mercan-
tile Affairs and Insurance be authorized to
enauire whether any further legislation is
necessary in relation to the tax upon lnsnr-
ance Companies, and whether chap. l29 of
the public laws of 1876 should be amended
OF repealed.
| Mr. WAKEFIELD, from the Committee on
Interior Waters, on petition of Benjamin and
Frank X. Conant of Auburn. to erect a boom
across Little Androscoggin River in the
county Of Androscoggin, reported a bill, and
that the same ought to pass. They may
erect booms an collect for holding logs at
the reques: of owners twenty cents per
thonsand.) Read and assigned.
Mr. NurTISG, from the Committee on In
terror Waters. on petition Of Thomas \.
Egery for amendment to charter OF the
| Pleasant River Dam and Improvement Co..
reported petitioners have leave TO withdraw.
Mr.. BERRY, from the Committee on Interior
Waters, on act to amend an act to incorporate
the Katahdin Dam Go. reported a bill in favor,
and that the same ought to pass.
On motion Of Mr.. FLINT act TO incorporate
Island Cottage Company was taken from the
table. Read and assigned.
Mn. WALLER. on act 10 authorize Roscoe
X. Benner ct. ais. to build and maintain a
Al -.
or Harbor in the town of Br. men, moved that
| it be taken from the table and indefinitely
postponed.
Mn. DIscLEY opposed this motion because
the privilege had been granted to some
to Incorporate under special legislation and
| tn { the door should not be closed now.
Mr.. JENNINGS believed that as a rule these
corporations should be incorporated under the
general statute. but AS the door had been
| opened he should not he in favor of laying
this matter on the table.
Mr.. EMERY favored the strict enforcement
Of the rule TO incorporate under the general
law He was doubtful as to the legality OF
incorporating otherwise than by general
law.
Mr. MoRrLASp called for the general or
der, and as the time appointed for discussing
the report of the Judiciary Committee or
universal suffrage was appointed for to-day
that question was taken up.
| Mn. DUDLEY spoke for nearly two hours on
this question. reading extensively from III,
| remarks of many of the most prominent alvo-
| Gates of universal suffrage. and supporting
| these grounds BY quite an exhaustive speech.
The motion to reconsider the report of the
| committee WAS lost.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
o., amend sa, chan nf fhe
revised statutes. relating to witness fees and
false certificates; an act to authorize the
Bridgton Telegraph Company to discontinue
and remove its present line OF Telegraph. and
| to own. construct, maintain and operate a line
or lines of telegraph along the line of certain
railroads, if built resolve in favor oil French
spoliation claims.
| PASSED TO RE ENGRossEp.
An act to amend section II. chapter IS OF
| the revised statutes relating to meridian lines
an act to incorporate the Rockport Village
School Corporation; an act to incorporate
the town of Howard; an act declaring women
eligible to certain school offices.
| PASSED TO re ENACTED,
An act 20 amend an act to incorporate the
| Square Pond Reservoir CO.
On motion Of Mr.. PArrASGALL,
| Adjourned
! PETITIONS. Bulls, ETC. PRESENTED Ann
| REFERRED.
| BY Mr.. Decentralization of Henry Jones
| ct ais. of Ashland. in Ar0ostook county for
change in school law: referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
HOUSE.
TUESDAY. Feb. Is.
PRAYER by the chaplain.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
| currcnce.
| 4 communication was received from the
Secretary of State transmitting the annuaI
report of the railroad commissioners, which
was referred to the Committee on Railroads
| in concurrence with the Senate.