Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-02

Bill an act for the protection of dsh
Spectacle Pond In town of Porter.
Bill an act to change the name Of John A
McCorison Of Hsmpden 10 John 4. Wsst
burn.
Bill an act To amend the charter of tn
Augusta Water Co.
Bill An act to incorporate the Nickerso
Boom Co. of Brunswick.
Bill an act additional 10 and anne ndAtory o
chapter las, SPECIAL LAWS of lss6 entitled Al
act to supply the people of Portland viii
pure water,
Bill an se, to amend ehsp,er ss5. publ,
laws of lsso, relating TO militia,
Bill an act 10 incorporate the city OF
Brewer.
Bill an act to incorporate the Third LAX,
Dam Company
Resolve in favor of the Maine lnssn,
! Hospital.
! Bill an act TO hI the salaries OF the Judge
and Register of Probate and Ceunty Attor'
ney for the county of Franklin.
| Bill an act TO incorporate the wstcryille
Loan, fras, and Safe Deposit Co
Resolve in favor of the State Library
PAssrp TO IN ESGRossrp.
Bill an act to incorporate the Thonas,on
Street Railway Co.
btii An act 10 ceie TO the United States of
America the jurisdiction Of certain lots OF
land in Mount Pleasant cemetery in the city
of Augusta.
Resolve in favor of the Maine General
Hospital
Bsll An act to incorporate the New Sharon
Water Power Co.
Bill an act to authorize the navigation by
steam of Hermon pond and the connectin,
ponds.
Is! an act to amend see. | of chap IFS Of
the Revised Statutes relating to salaries
Resolve in favor of the joint standing com.
mittec on State Prison. Under suspension
of rule.
Resolve in favor of the distribution of
certified copies of plans on file in thu State
land Office.
Bill an act additional to chapter 2it of the
Private and Special Laws of 1883 incorp,ral-
ing the North Franklin Telegraph and relc-
phone Co.
Bill an act to protect trout In rarln pond.
Its tributaries and outlet
Bill an act 10 incorporate the Winterport
Saw ngs Bank
Bill an act TO amend chapter 2t2 OF the
Private aud Special Laws of 1876 relating To
the Sheepscot river bridge.
PAssHp To Dk EsAcrrp,
Bill an act to amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the winterport Ferry Co
Bill an act to amend section 81 Of chapter
3s of the Revised Statutes relating TO the
recori Of stations.
Bill an act to incorporate the Brunswick
Electric Railroad Company.
Bill an act authorizing the construction
of bridge across the tide waters of Cape
Nedick river in the town of York
Bill an act additional in relation To- the
Rumford Fall. and Buckheld Railroad Com
PAM,
Bill an act TO amend section G2 chapter 20
of the Revised Statutes relating to the dis
charge of insolscnt debtors.
Bill an act to amend section Of chapter
10 OF the private and special laws of 1887
incorporating the Maine Mutual Accident
Association.
Bill an ac, to make valid the doings of
the town of Embdcn.
LAIp ON TuE T.nLE.
Bill AN act to incorporate the Commercial
Union Telegraph Co. of Maine. passed t1 be
engrossed by the Senate, came from the
House amended, pending which the bill was
laid on the table on motion of MIR IIaines Of
kennebec.
Resolve in favor of Congressional action
on important matters relating to agriculture
came from the House referred te The Com
mittee on Federal Relations. aud pending
the question of concurrence it was laid on
the table and ordered to be printed On mo
ten of Mr.. lIaines of Kennebec.
Receive in favor Of bridge in Macvah0c
plantation, came up on its passage to be en-
4 In ~
of Mr.. Walton of Somerset.
On motion of Mr.. Walker of Somerset the
vote passing to be engros.ed bill AN act to m
corpora the Maine Free Baptist Association
was reconsidered and the bill laid on the
table.
TAXES FROM THr TAnLI.
The report of the Committee on Printing
and Binding reporting contracts with Messf-,
Burleigb & Flynt and Smith Reid wa,
taken up on motion of Mr.. Ryder Of Pcnob-
scot, and accepted.
SPECIAL AssfosMESI.
Bill an act to hold the February term of
the superior court Tor Kcnnebec county At
wateryile, came up by special assignment
Mr.. Heath of Kennebe moved the inIef
mite postponemsnt Of the bill II
seemed to him legislation entirely un.
necessary and uncalled for Fave
terms of the superior court are nov h-li,
and its jurisdiction is so large that it per
forms une-t"nihs of the business Of the
county. The people of Wateryillc, through
their bar. now ask that the February term
may be held in their city. lie snbmi,tt Il
that it was against the policy OF the Stat
and the true principles Of dignity of courts
TO order them to be held in different places
in the same county. In three instances onl,
in this State had this ever been allowed in
the counties of Washington, Aroostook ard
York, but the large territory Of those coun
ties aud lack of railroad facilities, were good
reasoDs for this innovation, aud they were
not precedent for this, because Waieryille
j. only eighteen miles from the shire toWn,
and parties there Interested, can leave home
| in the morning attend court and return he
same night. II it was thought good Stat
policy, and consistent with the dignity OF
courts. to put this court on wheels in order
to save the good people Of Watervi le eigh-
teen miles travel by rail, there was scircrly
county where similar course should MOI
| be taken. In suco case Brunsvick shoul
| have one Of the terms Of court from Port
| land, for that town contributes larger pc,
| centage OF Litigation ~ the docket of the supr
| nor court Of Cumberla1d than Wateryill'
does TO this docket, and ia also further frou
the stire town II this was the true pJlicy thef
amend the bill aud require Judge and officer
Of the court in Cumberland 10 20 down tt
I Bfunswick with all the records aud paper,
a 4 hold a tenn there in the t0sn hail, OI
such other public place Of Amusement a.
may be selected for the purpose. lie be
hevrd courts should be held in the place,
built for them by the people, and he "a.
old fashioned enough 10 believe that we had
dispensed With too much Of the form AM
s0l.mnity that give 10 courts dignity tba
perhaps DO not add to their real power. ye
add 70 their moral power in the eyes Of the
people So much upon the broad principle
Of putting courts upon ~heels and sendif
them round 10 accommodate the people an'
breaking away from the time honored policy
of quiring courts Of digoity and power II
stay in the court houses where the record
are aud where the people are invited by ID
to come for an adjudication of their dispute $
As to the particular facts in thi. case, h'
sal there il substantially a months york II
the February term, and the term belongs Il
the whole county. The proposition IL l.
take IL to Waterville, and the practical resul
will be that only Wsterville eases will b.
tried. and the central and southern portion 0
the county will be deprived OF a court frOn
n.cefnhsr uutii mil In iss7 the Sun. ria,