The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
The Megantic Railroad Bill Dlspos-
ed Of Without Opposition.
Relating to Citizenship Of Persons at
the TOgus Soldiers Home.
Full Text of the Act to Amend the
Fisheries Law Relating to
Lobsters.
The Portland & Ogdensburg Hearing
Postponed.
cial to the Press.)

cial assignment today in the House, and was
disposed of without any opposition, it being
understood that the amendment that Mr..
Heath of Augusta offered, was satisfactory to
all parties. Before the amendment was adopt
ed Mr.. Heath made a few changes in his
amendment, and stated the position of both
sides in his explanation OF the bill
The bin was passed by unanimous vote,and
as amended reads as follows:
Sec. 1.-The said corporation is hereby fully en-
powered TO survey locate, construct complete, al
ter equip and keep in repair, railroad with one
more tracks, and all necessary buildings, tunnels.
viaducts, turnouts, side tracks, culverts bridges
drains, and all other needful appendsges and ap-
purtenances from some point the line of the
European North American Railway. between the
Passadumkeag and MattaWamkeag rivers, to the
Bangor PiscataQuis railroad in the towns of
Ornevile or Milo and there connect with the last
named railroad and thence from some point on the
Bangor & PiscataQuis railroad between its present
terminus in the town of Foxcroft or Abbott, when
finished to Abbot and Moosehead Lake, or from
some point on the line of the European & North
American railway, between the south line of the
town of Lincoln and the north line of the town of
Mattawamkeag, to Granville, near the foot Of
Moosehead Lake. on line which shall not be at any
point within fifteen miles of the Bangor 4 Pikcata.
quis railroad, except where it shall approach and
cross the line Of said last named railroad the
foot of Moosehead Lake; or from said European q
North American Railway within thS limits af0re.
ssid to the east shore of Moosehead Lake south of
Lily Bay, thence across said lake. over Sugar Island
and Deer Island, to the west shore OF said lake,
south Of its outlet into Kennebec river, provided
that in crossing said lake the bridges and approach
es thereto shall be constructed to the approval Of
the Railroad Commissioners Of this State and with
such draws and spans said commissioners shall
direct; and provided, also, that said bridges shall
not b0 constructed and completed until there be
constructed and completed railroad from some
point the main line of the international Railway
to Greenville, and at said Greenville connection
of the same guage be made with the Bangor & Pts.
n
in such Greenvie such branch line to be construct
ed in manner equal to that of the main line of
said Bangor Piscataquis railroad, and said Inter
national Railway Company is hereby authorized to
construct said branch line; and from GreeDyile,
the west shore of Moosehead Lake, to some point
en- the west line of the State, between township
numbered three, in the fifth range of townships,
and the north branch of Moose river and there con-
meet with the International Railroad or any other
railroad which may be constructed from Lenoxville
line.
Sec. 2.-Said corporation shall have until the 1st
day of January 1886, to file with the County Gem
missoners of the several counties through which
it shall pass the location of its line according to ae
tual survey. from the Kennebec river east to its
junction with the European u North American
Railway.
Sec. 3.-This act shall take effect when approved.
CITIZENSHIP OF PERSONS AT THE ToGUs HOMIE.
Mr.. Heath of Augusta, introduced a bill in
the House relative to the citizenship Of per-
sons connected with the Soldiers Home at To-
gus 1t provides that those who are now, or
may hereafter become inmates or subject to
the rules and regulations Of the Home, or shall
receive rations, shall be deemedIcitizens of the
respective towns in which they had legal res
idence, when their connection with the Home
commenced, go long as such connection shall
continue.
MIsCELLANEoUs
Mr.. Foss of Saco, introduced resolve, au-
thorizng the assessors Of that city to assess up
on the polls and estates Of School District No.
1, in Saoo, such a sum as will amount to ST.
1913; said amount being due from that school
district to the city, with no existing law for
assessing and collecting the same.
Mr.. Spear of Hsllowell, introduced bill re-
lating to the Maine Industrial School for Girls,
allowing all precepts issued for commitments
may be executed BY any officer who may exc
cute civil process.
The passage by Congress of the Augusta
public building bill gives great satisfaction to
our citizsns. While the entire delegation in
Congress have labored with sarnestnes5 to Sc
cure the passage Of the bill, our citizens do not
forget that to Postmaster Manley is due the
action in this matter, and ha has been warmly
congratulated today upon his success in secur-
ing the passage of the bill.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
Hearings were given several parties before
the Railroad Committee. interested in the IN
corporation of certain telegraph and telephone
companies, but no result was reached.
The committee voted to report favorably on
petition to extend and amend the charter Of
Boothbay railroad, on petition Of Bangor &
Katahdin Iron Works railway for permission
to extend its road northerly, and on bill for
horse railroad between Biddeford and Saco. =
A hearing was given on petition for narrow
gusge railroad from Harrington, through New
Portland, New Vineyard, ETC., to intersect the
International Railway. Referred to sui.
committee.
The committee assigned for "Wednesday next
hearing on petition for Skowhegan & Ath-
ems Railway to extend its charter, and a hear
ing Feb 18th, on petition to oblige the Megan.
tic Railway to build their proposed bridge al
Mattaw amkeag, across the Penobscot, fol
teams and foot travel as well as for railway.
The bill to enable holders of the bonds and
coupons Of tho Portland s. Ogdensburg Rail
road, and to form new corporation, and tt
authorize the city of Portland to ioia in
lease of said road was taken up by the com
mittee. j. II. Drummond appeared for ths
city of Portland, and VIM. L. Patnam for thc
trustees of the p. & o. Mr.. Putnam stated
that the Mayor and City Solicitor of Portland
hsd sent word by him that they would like tt
have the hearing postponed, as they desired Il
be heard. The hsaring was assigned Tor Wed
nesday of next week.
A special hearing was given to Judge God
Iar he, ho ~
| statutes. The Judge gave his views on Ger
tain Inconsistencies and omissions that had &C
| CURED in the late revision which had beer
| overlooked, and made numerous suggestions il
| the way of amendments, especially relating t.
| that provision of the statutes which require
| all forfeited liquors to be destroyed. He CAV
| some interesting information as to the method
employed in Portland in ssizing and destroying
liquors, and recommended for the considera
tion of the committee the revival substantial
Of the act OF 1858, chap. 33, whereby all liquor
| seized and were good sfor medicinal and me
| chanical purposes to be turned over to the Stat
and town sgencies. He considered it a wanto
waste to destroy pure liquors. so long as thei
sale was provided for by statute.
John b. Cotton of Lewistun appeared befor
the committee on interior waters in behalf c
the Union Water Power CompaDys bill, ,whic
seeks to control the head waters of the Al
droscoggin, but not in a way affecting the lun
boring interests He stated that the compan
had expended over $5OO,o0O in the purchas
and improvement Of the Androscoggin waters
The hearing on the bill for the regulation {
the practice of medicine was continue
before the Judiciary committee. This bi
provides that all physicians in practice
Maine on January 1st, 1886, shall registt
themselves under direction OF board consis
ing Of five physicians to be appointed by th
Governor, by and with the advice and conser
OF the Council. DR.. Horr OF Lewiston 81
peared in behalf of the friends of the bill, an
was followed By DIR. Hill of Lewiston, and d
Oaks OF Auburn. DR.. Batchelder of Machi;
and Joshua Nye Of Augusta appeared in opp
sition to the bill. The arguments OF all tt
speakers were interes ing, although somewh
tedious, occupying in sli three hours. M
Nye gave detailed statement of the variol
attempts made in years past to obtain th
legislation. A bill very similar to the prssel
one passed the Senate two years ago, an
lacked only six votes of being finally passed.
John f. Lynch, Egq,, of Machias, appeart