Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-15

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vas passed TO be engrossed under = susp'
h sion Of the rules, on motion of Mr.. Hes
- Of kennebec.
Bill an act to regulate the taking Of sme
in Sheepscou River between the wiscas,
toll bridge and the head Of the tide in Air
came up in its frat reading and was pass
10 be ensrossed under q suspension of |,
rules, on motion of Mr.. Austin of Lincol
PAssnp To BE EScxossNp.
Bill an act to amend the charter Of Il
Maine Baptist Education Society.
Bill an act 10 incorporate the Andov
Agricultural Society.
Bill an act to build and maintain a Il,
weir in Pleasant river. town of Addison.
Bill an act TO authorize the erection Of
nsh weir in the tide waters Of Black Islsr
Gut
| Bill an act to amend Sec so Of chapter 1
OF the Revised Statutes relating to inlsu
fisheries.
Bill an act to confer certain powers upo
the officers and inhabitants Of the town q
Eden.
Resolve In favor Of Patten Academy.
Bill an act 10 amend section 81 chapter
OF the Revised Statutes relating to inlsn
fisheries.
Bill an act to amend section . chapter 20
OF the P,blic Laws of 1856 ss amended b
section chapter 81 Of the Public Law. o
| 1889 to change the return dav of civil action
In the Municipal Court Of the city of por,
land from Monday to TUESDAY of rarh week
Bill an act TO am md chapter ll5 of tn
Revised Statutes relating 10 the salaries o
the Judge and Register of Probate for tn
county of York.
| Bill an act establishing the salary Of tn
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for pis
cataqnis County.
b II an act TO establish the salary of III,
stenosrspher of the Superior Court for Cum
berlsnd County,
Bill an act relating TO the compensation OF
the County Commissioners for Knox County
Bill an act to fix the compensation of III,
County Commissioners for Androscosgin
County.
Bill an act 70 hx the compensation of the
Judge and Register of Probate and County
Commissioners for Waldo County.
Bill an act to incorporate the Camden and
Rockport Street Railroad Co.
PAsssp TO M ESAcrsp.
Bill an act to authorize road across tide
water Of the head of Jellison's cove, Ham
cock,
Bill an act to regulate the taking Of n h
from Blue Mountain pond in Franklin
county.
Bill an act to prohibi, the taking OF fish
from Perkins and Mute brook so c,lle in the
town of Woodstock In Oxford county.
Bill an act additional to and amrniatory
of chapter 5l2 of the Private aud Special
Laws of 1885. entitled an act to ilcorporat,
the Maine Telephone Co
RilI mn not ilitnnaI To uuJ
Of chapter AZ of the Private aud Special
Laws of 1885, entitled an act u incorp lrste
the White Mountain Telephone Co
Bill an act regulating the appo ntment of
members of the police force of the city OF
Bangor.
Bill an act to amend the charter Of Madi.
son Village Corporation.
Bill an act TO amend secs II and % OF
chap. Is of the Revised Statutes relating TO
the punishment for rape, as amended by
chap l2I of the = iblic Laws of 1897.
Bill an act to amend chap. li7 Of the
Public Lsws of 1887, relating to special iu-
surance brokers.
Bill an act 10 cede to the United States of
America jurisdiction over certain lands.
Bill an act to auihoriz, Albert II. Went
worth, Thomas L. Homes and Charles W
Hume TO extend their wharf into tile
waters.
Bill au act relating to the power. Of assign
PES of insolvent estates, aiditional to chap
20 of the Revised Statutes.
Bill an act to amend chap 2ss Of the Pri-
vate and Special law. of 1898 ,euti'ied a, ac,
to in corporate the Isle au Haut Water Com.
panv.
Bill an act TO amend sec. 80 of chap 81
Of the Revised Statutes relating to liens on
lumber.
Bill an act to amend sec I5 Of chap. 40
Of the Revised Statutes rel tting to deduction
from convict's sentences for good conduct.
Bill an act to amend sec. | of chap ll5
of the Revised Statutes relating TO the com
pensation of the Insurance Com nis4ioners.
Bill an act to il corporate the Randolph
Mutual Ere Insurance Comyany
Bill An act additional to chapter pa of the
Private and Special Lsrs of 1898. incor-
porating the Moth Franklin Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
Bill an act to prohibit the throwing Of
waste into the waters of Long Lake and the
Songo river in the county of Cumberland.
Bill an act TO allow the Eastern Electric
Construction Company to invest in. hoi ani
sell the stock of certain other corporations
Bill an act to exempt Penob.cot Bay aud
Belfast Ba, from the provisions of section
l3, chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes re-
ating to close time for salmon.
Bill an act to make valid the doing, OF
Laconia Lodge No. ~. I o. o. r.. Of Maine
Bill an act to incorporate the Bath Stree,
Railway Company.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor Of the distribution Of vari
,us reports.
Resolve in favor of the town Of French
Vile.
Resolve in favor Of the town of Camden.
LAID on THE TABLE.
Resolve in favor Of the town Of Ma1f Id
came from the House pas. ed to be engrossei
and was laid on the table on motion of Mr.
Walton of Somerset
Bill an act to set of portion Of the town
Of Ssngerville in Piscatsquis county and an
mex the same to the town Of GuiIford in sail
county, on its passage to be engros-ed. was
laid or the table on motion Of Mr. Heath OF
kennebec.
TAKEN FROM THE TABLE.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton Of Somerset re-
solve in favor of building bri 'ge in Mac~a
hoe plantation was taken from the table AMI
passed TO be engrossed.
SPECIAL AssfGsnEsT.
The bill to abolish school districts came up
by special assignment.
Mr. Simpson of Penobscot moved 10 indef
ntely postpone the bill. lie said the Law
already allows any town the right to abolish
its school district system and to adopt the
town plan, as proposed by the bill. If ma
jority of the town SO vote. THIS IN his ju'g
ment was amply sufficient becsu.s h. be-
lieved it safe to rely upon the good judgment
Of the people 10 manage their sch pol affair
in an economic AMI judi cious manner There
was no doubt that in many eases the town
sy stem had worked we'll, nor couiI it be su;
cessfuIly denied that many towns arc making
great progress under the district system.
the town system was so near perfection as
claimed by its friends the people w0ul dis
cover it IL due time and adoptit. The torn in
which he lived vas prosperng in the matte r
Of education under the old ,y.t-m and It do
not wi b to be forced to adopt any other IN
fully convinced 10 their o~n mind. that Il -
for their interests. He thought that even II
the Senate were unanimous in the b, lief nat
the town system was the best. reform would
De more successfully accomplished by tho
people ths mselves than by for ling upon them
the system by a general Law. Legislator.
would not, in his opinion. wholly negiec'
their du les IL they left one or tgo natter
for the determination Of the Jeopls after III
legislature has adj burned. lie believed III /,
nreseut laws annie In meet the ~ n 70 nm 1.