Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-21
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Allen of the House.
| Papers from the House disposed of in
/ concurrence.
| Mr.. Kimball of Sagadahoc, from the Com
mi,tee on Fisheries and Game, reported bill
an act relating to seizure of fish and game
under the fish and game laws; laid upon the
table to be printed.
| Mr. Stubbs of Franklin. from the Com
mttee on Legal Affairs. reported "ought
not to pass" on bill an act to prevent cossting
on public streets.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act TO authorize Handy Leighton TO erect
aud maintain fish wiers in front Of his shore
in tide waters; an act to authorize James NJ.
West to erect and maintain a fish wier in tide
water of Overs Bay in Steuben; an act 10
authorize Mary W. Look ct ais. to erect and
maintain fish wiers in font of their shore in
tide waters: an act 10 authorize the sale OF an
| interest in the Centre meeting house in Farm
ington; an act To excuse corporations which
have ceased to transact business from publish
ing semi-annual statements and filing annual
returns an act TO amend sec. II, chap. $. of
the revised statutes relating to actions by or
| against executors or administrators.
PASSED TO Re ENGRossEp.
An act to supply the people of Fryeburg
with pure water; an act TO change the names
| of certain persons; an act to prohibit the
| taking OF fish from Bunganot pond in the
towns of Alfred and Lyman; an act to
make valid the doings of the cities of Lewis
ton and Auburn in granting leave to George
F. Mellen. his associates and assigns, to lay
tracks in the streets of said cities for horse
railroad an act to establish the salary Of the
Judge of probate of the county of Penobscot;
an act to incorporate the Shirley Dam Co..
an act providing for the navigation by
steam of Moose river and certain ponds in
Somerset county; an act giving further
authority to notares public to take aCknowl-
edgments and administer oaths: resolve in
favor of the Maine Insane Hospital; an act to
repeal chap. 1872 of the laws of 1874 and sec.
l. of chap. 80 of the laws of 1878, relating to
| taxidermists, and all acts authorizing their
appointment; an act TO make valid and legal
the organization and dongs of the Wells
Village Library Association.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act for the protection of HOLSTERS; an act
TO provide for the establishment OF titles TO
lands among the Penobscot tribe of Indians
and to preserve the evidence of such title
an act to provide in part for the expenditures
of government; an act to incorporate the
town of Old Orchard.
Resolves ovding for an amendment of
the constitution, forever prohibiting the
manufacture of intoxicating liquors, and pro-
hibiting their sale, except for medicinal and
mechanical purposes and the arts came up
on its final passage. The vote was taken by
yeas and nays, resulting in the affirmative as
follows:
YEA-Messrs. Bragdon. Clark, Coffin. Heath,
Hume Lebroke, Marble, Maxwell, Mclaughlin,
Nutting Parkhurst, Pennell, Roak, Smith. Stubs,
Taber. Weeks. Wentworth. Weymouth. Wilson and
Young.-2i
N.S-Nassrs f,ushae and Kimhall
On motion of Mr.. Marble of Lincoln, bill
an act relating to the taxation of horse rail
road companies, pending its first reading,was
laid on the table.
| On motion of Mr.. Taber of Waldo, resolve
| for the propagation and protection Of fish and
game for the years 1888 and 1884, pending its
| passage to be engrOssed was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. Gushee of Knox. bill
an act making Sunday close time for game
and birds of all kinds. was taken from the
table. Mr.. Gushee moved to amend so as to
prohibit, under penalty, fishing on the Sab.
| bath.
| Mr.. Lebroke of Piscataqui. said that we
already have laws enough to protect the Sab
bath from being profaned. 1t was better. he
thought that those who violate the Sabbath
| by fishing should be turned over to the tender
mercies of the Sunday laws rather than that
| this act should be so loaded down as to
be imperative He was not entirely pre-
pared to say that men who toll every day in
great manufacturing establishments, even en-
croachng upon the night, should be debarred
| from wandering out into the forest on the
Sabbath. and even dropping line in trout
| brook if they chose. He was in favor of the
bill as reported by the committee, and hoped
| the motion to amend would not prevail
| &c hal b< Iol
fishing on Sunday as a desecration of the day,
and thought the same law that applied to the
taking of birds should apply to the taking of
fish.
Mr. Kimb Ill of Sagadahoc explained the
| nature of the bill. 1t was drawn in answer
t. great number OF letters from different
parts Of the State, asking that some Law
should be passed to prevent the shooting of
birds on the Sabbath. Catching fish does
not disturb the quiet of the day like the sharp
report of shot gun There is more viola
tion Of the law during the close time, on
Sunday, than on any other day Of the week.
This amendment would only make the law so
absurd that it would be impossible to execute
| it.
Mr. Weeks of Kennebec favored the bill as
| reported from the committee.
| On motion of Mr.. Gushee Of Knox, the vote
on the amendment was taken BY yeas and
nays, resulting in its rejection. as follows:
| YEA.-Messrs. Gushee, Marble. Parkhur.t, Tsber
| and Young-5.
| NAY.-Messrs. Bragdon, Clark, Coffin, Heath,
| Hume. KimbalI, Lebroke, Maxwell, Mclaughlin,
| Nutting, Pennell, .oak, Smith, Stubbs, Weeks,
| Wentworth, Weymouth and wilson.-ls.
The bill was then passed to be engr0ssed.
On motion of Mr.. Young of Cumberland,
an act to repeal sec. 6 of chap. 4s of the
revised statutes, relating to manufacturing,
mining and quarrying corporations, pending
its passage to be engrossed, was laid on the
4 table.
| Subsequently, on motion of same Senator,
| the bill was taken from the table Mr..
Young said that the bill, which proposes to
repeal sec. of chap. 4s Of the revised stat
utes, was very innocent looking little bill.
As the law now stands, all manufacture
ing. mining and quarrying companies incor-
porated under the law of the State are
Obliged to publish twice wear.
in some newspaper. a statement of their af-
fairs. To repeal this act would be to allow
these corporations to proceed without publish.
ing any statement Of their doings. Maine
has become a Botany Bay for all insolveni
and irresponsible corporations. Our laws