The Portland daily press., 1895-03-23

The Senate Adhered to its Former Action
on the Y. M. c. A. Taxation Bi1l-Ap-
preparation of $4,000 Recommended
for the Reform school-President seid-
=. ers Objects to Irreverant Remarks.
Especial to the PRESS.
Augusta, March 22.-Thsge was good deal
of pretty plain talk in tAe Ssnat this
morning, When Mr.. Hume and the two
.Aroosto ol< Senators spoke upon the Bill re-
ported in the House by Mr.. Keegan lin ref
erence to the lands granted to the Europe
an and North American Railway company.
All the members of the 1Jndt dtcfary commit
|.tee,except MI. r.Keegan Fepgrted that tElegisla-
|stion on this subject was inexpedieht and
that also seemed to be the view .of the
Aroostook Senators. although they vigorous
ly denounced what they called the great
steal. u II, y i fsfSa as
In the statement of facts accompanying
his bill, Mr.. Keegan quotes from the act of
1856, making the land grant.as TO llows:
"Andsit is further proyided that that all
lands conveyed to said cDmpanysunder This
aet,which are in the opinion of the gsver-
nor. state treasurer and land age nj, suitable
for settlement. shall be surveyed Into lots
by said company, of suitable sizes for the
purpose of settIements9 rot sexseeafng one
hundred and sixty acres to any one lot.
which lands shall be lepen tas settlers at a
price not exceeding one dollar per acre on
condition of continued residence thereon
for five years,and performance yof such set
tling duties as are now 5requfred2 by the
state. And said company is charged with
the duty of encouragink Immigration into
the state and shall be require ed to appoint q
suitable emmigrant agent, and annua lly
publish such plans, Statements and other In
formation as shall give to the public bAts
ter knowledge OF the extent,vaiue and sithl
alton of the public lands of Maine nowa0Beri
for settlement,an cause this information
to be printed in our. own and other lam
guages, and distributed into other states of
this Union and not foreign lands. And
the legislature of this state asha II have the
right at all times to inquire into the nisin-
| ner in which these tracts are execut4d
andto pass any laws that may be nede ssfsry
| and 10 impose fires and penalties 10 secure
a compliance with the pro visions, liabilities
and duties herein before set forth and en-
joined.''
In 1856 the European and North American
Railway was given the right 4 to hold tim-
Maina =, aaoo,aa',aa ,,it, ~ ....s; = w. o %
+ha 81 ',.o,,aa Dra,,,, ., ,opt ,,.il,N, "a
a. A.. 80, e,.i,. - -. ~.
80 +ha o,4has.. -, -,
and 49,, ~ i :.
the puri e of raising an.oney for tie CON
struction of its main line of railway in Ills
state or the branches thereon
Tha r,si,,,itv - tha ,.,,,,,,,t44 a..
md, rtl,is of
into tba hands of inno,.a,,+s-hs-,,a.,,.. ,,>d
1eeislation to now cloud ~. - la ,ra,.1a
be nnwise ,y,atovs,, n,i.,bt IL 80. tca,, 49,
nature az tho ori,in.I ,r,,sao+i..ns ~,
witch lowaver ,ha, 1,,va - IL. ~
20 sho, anr+,,ina ,.,ona 4 AZ
his ,,s,,o1 ,,iro,.ors ba -
an 1a,,d, ,i,,u,,i.a 49, ~ i. !.
.,acnI.+ors +ba rooa nnt e,,e1I;. 7:,-
.ara.,nan+ NJ, K.oan tn;nrs 49,.
should in+arf.ra Ind oan.a +h'. ,aaa. s"vs ~ w.
1nsnad to, s.++,an,on+ Ia ais ti1I & e
i'd ~ -'-i - s y '
Tba hill, com. bafora +ha san.+
of,ar bai !, yo+ad do,.,, IT H. =.
ndav whan q -
90 ia tkat - w.1l :, ,,,,,.z fl,a,sthia
ono ~ +ha mos, rnn,itir.t.d at.s1a ~ !.
ever ooc,,rred ana ha uas1a ,Ine $500 ~ -
forn, t;on abou, a. nnoaosaa
senator Hiaa;ns re,Iiad that tha go.
,,an+ ot ~. Seoa,o fro .;.s
,vos usr,I was basad unon s-n. - So as
fba truth T,augb+er Tbs ,s ,a.ns ,Ts
drosd befor, ,ha no,n,a;.+..a - -, -
notbirr, - i,,stifv .his ol,s - ~. =
ina M sHina;ns ,,1.,,s.a tSas ~.
Senator bsdlthis .o-ius,itr
-,ar,ias I'D oa11ad thi. s,aaI 1e,,,. M1AI ss. :
- $50 80 ss.,.1af, ~. =. sls'.o
49, ao,,r,i.+. M u;as.-1.e 80 ~ 49, ",
naa+,nn ,ras .ha+ - 10 has. -. .NSa y. .9e st
a. ,,,,r,,osa ~ r,ahi,,. a,;.,.a1 ,p ~,
tns+ +hara ,vo - ra.1 i,a s,s ,o,, ~ ano
sena+or Hrma Id In, "a
ran.rEs o.rcarn,no t;,,ss,t ~,
nont1um.n fror, vorh did ba no+ - 49, ~.
4ho u,+1.,,ar ala 80 ,. -
Hume said that ba assa,,o,,+ 49, CO..
Horse 1ybon ~. o,,,.',,a.l -
t,;oIarho,.ars Waash II 60.
,o5.r suear;n, on onno6S, onno ~ N th;s -
wbv had sbe not had a rai,road2 sin,n1r
hacausa the naon1a who carrisd +hro,,ah
the Euronean and North mariean Railwo ;,