Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-23
MINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY. Feb. %, 1881.

of Agriculture. the Senate adhered 10 its
former action. This act pending its passage
to be engrossed in the Senate Friday was in
definitely postponed. The House refused
to concur in this action.
Pending its first reading, an act TO repeal
chap. JOG of the public laws Of 1879 relating
to costs of travel and attendance of parties in
court was laid on the table, and Thursday
next at IL 4. Unassigned as the time to con-
slider the same on motion of Mr.. WALKER.
Or motion of Mr.. DISGLEr, Resolve in
favor of the town of Fort Kent was laid on
the table. The Senate Friday indefinitely
postponed tbi. bill. pending its passage to
be cngrossed. The House refused to concur.
The Senate Tuesday receded and concurred
with the House, on motion of Mr.. WALKER }
Mr. DUDLEY moved that the Senate recede
on resolve expressive of sympathy with the
people Of Ireland. from their action on Friday
whereby they indefinitely postponed the bill.
Carried 1870
Mr.. WALKER moved to substitute the
Resolve reported by the minority of the
Committee on Federal Relations.
Mr.. WALKER said, as member of the
Senate he objected to have such English 20
out to the State. as sanctioned bv this Legis-
lature Take this section land whereas by
reason of land monopolists, which sinks the
laborcr to the serf. and presents now a whole
population of millions in the anguish of OPP
preston starvation and war. etc" For the
simple reason of its construction he would
vote to kill it, and to kill every bill which
was brought up until 1t was properly written.
Mr.. PATTlSGALL said Poets are entitled
to license in construction. Surely, this is a
very poetical passage, and that fact may ac-
count for its bad English. Further, poets
have license as to the latitude of facts tina,
they present. Certainly, any one who speaks
of the inhabitants of Ireland in the condi-
ton of starvation, needs the consideration OF
such poetica latitude. The crops in Ireland
last year were large, and the condition OF
the people improved. We have about as
much as we can do to mind our own business
and if this motion does not prevail. shall
introduce an amendment stating, ''This re.
solve is intended for buncomhe."
On motion by Mr.. PARcHER. the yeas and
navs were taken with the following result
YEAS. Messrs Baker, Beatty, Berry, Bi,bec
Brewer, Buxton, Clarke Coffin. Corni.h Dinglcy
dudley, Fernad, Flint, Friend, Hin of Hancock
Hill of Penobscot. Jennings Lord. Mortland. Nat
ting. Parcher Smith, Tabcr. Wakefield, Walker
NAYS. None.
ABSENT. Messrs. Emery. Lamson, Sanborn.-3
The minority report was accordingly sub
stituted
A communication was received from the
Adjutant General transmitting the report o.
that officer; referred to the committee on
Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. CLARKE.
Ordered. That the Committee or
Fisheries and Game he instructed to inquire
into the expediencv Of reporting bill to tli.
Legislature so enlarging the powers and
duties of the Fish Commissioners of this
State, that they snail have full control of the
water (for fishing purposes) running from
Damariscotta Pond into the Fish Stream OF
said towns of Nobleboro and Newcastle in
the county of Lincoln, during the fishing
season and to give them full power to dig oil
cause to be dug any channel or sluice at any
time or any place, erect anv wire netting OF
other device. and control any part of tn,
water sufficient to enable the fish to return
from their spawning beds into the river: al
so to enable them tn delegate any and all
of such powers to the Fish Committee of the
said towns of Nobleboro' and Newcastle from
year to wear. and empower them to decide in
to what depth of water all wires upon Damar
iscotta river shall extend.
On motion of Mr. CLARKE, Ordered.
That the Committee on the Judiciary be
directed to inquire into the expediency of SC
amending the laws of the State, that when
any person prosecuted in behalf Of the State
shall appeal from the Judgment of trial jus