Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-01
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3lst

concurrence.
| On motion Of Mr.. Connor of Somerset, bill
an act additional TO an act to incorporate the
Penobscot Driving Co.. was recommitted TO
| the Committee on Interior Waters.
| Senate document No. >, an act for the
promotion of safe and accurate legislation
by the employment of a Legislative draughts-
man, came from the House indefinitely post
poned On motion of Mr.. Kimball of Saga
dahoc, the Senate insisted on its action and
committee of conference was appointed,
The chair named as members of the commit
tee. on the part of the Senate, Messrs. Kim
ball of Sagadahoc Wentworth of Penobscot,
and Young of Cumberland.
The petition of Jacob Mcclellan and others
to amend the charter of the junction Railway
Co., originally referred by the House TO
Committee on the Judiciary, subsequently
referred by the Senate to the Committee on
Railroads, in non-concurrence, came back
from the House with the former action in
sisted upon. On motion of Mr.. Kimball of
Sagadahoc. the Senate receded and the peti-
ton was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary in concurrence.
House order extending the time for the re-
ception of petitions to Feb. Sd, was given
passage in concurrence.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State transmitting list of the
titles of the acts which have been approved
by the Governor
On motion of Mr. Bragdon of Hancock.
Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate
prepare and cause to be printed under his
supervision and direction the usual number
of copies of the journal of the proceedings of
the present session of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Wentworth of Penob-
scot,
Ordered, That the Committee on Legal
Affairs be and hereby is directed to inquire
into the expediency of amending sec. ) of
chap. Is of the revised statutes, by striki ing
out the word "shall' in the second line of
said section and inserting instead thereof the
word ''may."
Mr.. Pennell of Androscoggin. from the
Committee on Legal Affairs, to which was
referred bill an act to establish the salaries
of the Judge and register of probate for the
county of York, asked leave to report that
the same be referred to the York county del
egation. Report accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Bragdon of Hancock,
bill an act to incorporate the Merchants
Marine Railway Co., pending on its second
reading, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Gushee of Knox, from the Senate
committee to confer with similar committee
on the part of the House, in regard to print
ing 700 copies of the evidence taken by the
investigating commission on the Reform
School, reported that the committee had
attended to the duty assigned them, and
begged leave to recommend that the Senate
recede and concur with the House in relation
to the same.
The report was accepted
Subsequently Mr.. Weeks of Kennebcc
moved that the Senate reconsider its action
in receding and concurring with the House in
t1,a of fhn nr1n tIn fha
printing of the testimony as a needless and
useless expense for documentary evidence
that not one-tenth of the people of the State
could see and read.
Mr.. Lebroke of Piscataquis sail:
do not know at this juncture what may be
the legislation required in regard to the
Reform School but if any legislation is asked
for, | wish to act and vote inteligently.
There has been an investigation of the Reform
School bv a commission appointed for the
purpose, and a large amount of evidence
taken. | have not seen the testimony, and
am unwilling to pass the matter without read
ing it. Ii the rumors which are af1oat are
true, and if there are to be re-enacted on the
soil of Maine the scenes of Belle Isle, Libby
and Andersonville, I. as a senator from Maine,
will set my seal of disapprobation upon the
iniquity. There will be no sitting in this
body.
Mr.. Weeks of Kennebec:
The reports of the investigating commits
sion appointed by the Governor and Council,
which we have before us, are very full. and
contains all the information necessary for us
to act upon. If you order the testimony Of
these little boys printed it will make a volume
of several hundred pages, and it can hardly
be ready before the legislature adjourns.
Mr.. Gushee of Knox:
! understand that the evidence taken by the
commission is in manuscript, and can be laid
before the Committee on Reform School
without expense. In nv judgment, it is en-
tirely needless for us to incur the extra ex-
pense incident upon printing 700 copies of this
testimony.
Mr.. Lebroke of Fiscataquis:
If these boys were large enough to wear
l2-pound ball and chain weeks at a time they
are large enough to be heard. do not wish
to be factious but as a friend of humanity,
as friend of the great party of humanity to
which belong, desire to see the legal evil
dence taken by that commission.
Mr.. Rust of Waldo:
As general rule, when an investigating
commission is ordered, it reports not only
conclusions but the evidence on which such
conclusions are based. This Reform School
seems to have become a sore upon the State,
anu IL iOOks 10 me ds IL n IelOfm WeIe
necessary in its management.
Mr.. Weeks called for the yeas and nays on
the motion to reconsider, and vote was
taken which resulted as follows:
YKA-Msssrs. Coffin, Connor, Gushee, Heath
Hume, kimball, Marble, Maxwell, Pennell, Smith,
stubbs, Taber, Weeks. Wentworth, Weymouth and
Wilson.-l6.
NAY-Messrs Bragdon, Lebroke. Lord, McIaugh
lin. Nutting Parkhurst, Rust aud Young.-s.
On motion of Mr.. Weeks of Kennebec, the
Senate adhered to its former action, and the
order was indefinitely postponed.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend the charter of the Ocean
Street Railroad Co. ; an act to amend sec. l6
of chap. ) of the revised statutes, relating to
lands reserved for public uses an act in
reference to lien on chooses in action and
enforcement thereof; an act to amend sec )
of chap. l50 of public laws of 1879, relative
to clerk of courts in Kennebec county; an
act to amend chap. So, sec. of the revised
statutes, in relation to libraries, charitable
societies and public cemeteries; an act to
amend sec. l. chap. "a of the revised statutes
relating to pauper settlements; an act to
amend sec. of chap. 22 of the revised stat
utes, relating to division Of fences; an act
to condense and amend sec. / of chap. 92 of
the public laws of 1873; an act to authorize
the Monson Hotel Co. to navigate Lake He
bron in the town Of Nonson; an act to ex-