Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27
to raise money for the support of evenins
schools.
| B ii an act to amend section IS of chapter
~ Of the Revised Statutes relating TO III,
| EXAMINATION of insurance companies.
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any Soniillttee II was gwen It's several reailng
rnd passed 10 be engrossed.
Bill an ac, TO Incorporate the Lisbon Fall
Trust and Backing Co.
Btll an act 10 incorporate the Mechani
Fails Trust and Banking Co.
Bi an act 10 incorporate the Damarisco,
Ia Trust and Banking Co.
Bill an act TO Incorporate the York Mutus
Aid Association.
Bill an act u amend section 81 of chapte
40 oi the Revised Statutes as amended b.
chapter 81 of the Public Laws of 1857 re
la lug TO ti>hwsys
Bal all act sms ndstory of section Is o
chapter of the Revised Statutes relatinl
To the erection of steam engines.
Bill AN act to Incorporate the Hsncocl
Fir insurance Co.
Bill an act TO obtain a charter for tn
navigation of the Sebasticook river in Som
erset county.
PAsskp TO III ENACTED.
Bill an act TO amend section of chaptc
259 of the Public Laws of 1883 relating t,
the May t,rm OF the Supreme Judicia
court of oxford
Bill an act To amend section % of chapte,
Is of the Rvised Statues relating To tn,
distribution of the property of deceased per
sons
Bill an act 10 incorporate tho kennebe'
| Wharf and Transportation Go
Bill an act TO amend chapter e., section
IS of the Revised Statutes relating TO III,
adoption of children
Bill an act To suther ze George Il. Glea
on TO dredge and navigate by steam Grea
| Pond.
Bill an act to grant certain additional pow
ers Ia the Eien Water Co.
| Bill an act to establish the office of pri
vate secretary of the Governor of the State
Bill an act to incorporate the Maine Ere,
Baptist Association.
| FINALLY PAssrp.
| Resolve in favor of the town of Vas.al
horo
| Resolve in favor of Elmira H. Sanders OF
Bath.
| Resolve relating To the conveyance of lo'
| No. .sA in New Sweden.
Resolve in aid OF rebuilding the hridg,
across the Saint troiI river IN Masardis
Resolve in favor of Hollis T.. Lawrence of
Bangor.
Resolve in favor of the Name In lustrial
School for Girls,
Resolve tor the payment of back salaries
If guarls OF the STATE Prison.
Il" olive in aid of repairing the road from
kingf Id to Eustis.
tAKKN FuoM rur TaBLr AND PASSED To
BE ENGRussEp.
On motion of Mr. Clason of Gardiner, bill
M act 10 incorporate the city of Westbrook
was taken from the table amendments ~
and 'B" to secs. | aud ~ adopted, and the
biiI As ameni.d was passed 10 be engrossed
Ga M ton OF Mr.. ilIll OF Augusta, bill au
act TO incorporate the AuDurn Trust Com
pany.
Ca motion of Mr. Engel of Bangor, bill
an act TO Incorporate the oldtown Street
Ralway Company,
SPECIALLY ASSIGNED.
On motion vt Mr. Barker of Bangor bill
an act relating TO the heating and lighting OF
passenger cars on raltr"sd-, was specially
assigned 10 Thursday, Feb. 2S.
Ca motion ot Nc Moore uI Deering bill
an n al Iuonal to ana amendatoty of chap
$40 and 3l2 of the laws of 1855 relating To
iaIIroal crossings, was specially assigned to
thursday, Feb. 2S.
Ga buuon vi Mr. Stearns of Caribou, bill
an act ,r,aung the Mechanic Fails Vnlagp
Corp IA ion, was taken from the table
House amendments "a" and "B" to secs
10 aud ~ adopted, and the bill with amend
ments lad on the table, and Thursday, Feb
2S, At 2.3o + ~, assigned for their further
consideration.
RE-AssiGNEp.
Bill an act - insure the better education
of pracuuuners of den al surgery and Ia
Regulate the practise of dentistry in the
STATE of haine, came up by special assign
meat and On aiotion or Mr. Stearns Of Car
ibuu. was re assigned to Friday, March /,
AT 10. 30 A. NJ.
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the majority and minority reporis of the
COMMITTEE on Fisheries and Game, On bill
an act for the regulation OF the holster
fisheries for the Sta c of Maine, were taken
from the table.
Mr. Clifford of Auburn, moved that the
minority report be substituted Tor that of the
maj rity.
lac maj ir,ty report Of the Commit, Q
is that bIll IAN act Tor the regulation uf The
,ob,tef hsncrIes for the State OF Mann,
ought to pass. Tnls bll establishes close
me un Holsters less than ten and one-hali
Inches IA length from .Juiy first 10 February
nr,t and from Apri irst To May first, close
time on HOLSTERS less than nine inches III
length during the mouIhs of February AMI
Mafch, ami May aud June, and restricts the
canning of HOLSTERS TO the months of May
AID June.
The minority report submits u bill which
rep ais stcuOns one ahd two of the present
la relative to close time, bu, leaves IT
otherwise unchanged
Mr.. NIswell SAID that the legislature of
loss Iassed an act en,tltd an act for the
better protection of the lobster fisheries
winch, IL SCENE TO him, was directly aIme !
al two lmpUrta t Industries IN The state OF
Maine. tor instance Il was provided that
there should be close time for HOLSTERS be
tween tue irst day of August and
the l5,h day of May. These are
,ne very two months when We receive
our largest influx of summer tourists, and
this act promoted these people from sup.
p yl.g thems Ives, and the hotel keeper,
iurnisnIng their guests, with this luxury
lie Thought that the great injustice done 10
TINS important enterprse in the State hid
b-en appreciated by the Committee Ub
F.shefies ani tame, Tor the minority bill
strikes out tue section OF the act of 1851
v hI,h provides close time. Two year.
ago he mai made the statement upon tn
door OF ihr House that # the act Of lsa5
should pas II would substantially close the
lobster canning factory in the State OF
Maiue, AMI he vas sorry to say that on.
years uuie bad been sufficient o sub.tantist4
that statement. lju Ibg tne year Irsi, De
tore The law Of 81 vent into force, th.re
Vas expended N the State of Maine in TIA
| lDbst,r canning business, the very large sun
Ut S33S s2l, ain 81, in fou a numbers
s3JJ UUU IN the lobster cinulng business
| IA. sum vas exp nied by eighteen fActu.
rt-. I'M law IT 1881 vent into force on
/ The first day OF Jaauaty, lsss. WHIT va
| the resul,f Fifteen thon-a d dollars ia d
out III loss ~ against s33J ODD II 1871. OF
/ the S336 ,o2i expended Ia l-,T Sik 900 an,
some bu. ..dr,d were eIpe ided Tor srtcle,
which cane from Wit out the state having
10 round num- ers, 500 900 shich VA. pan
! out 10 the fishermen and iaDJr.rs In thu
State for tbs great canning Industry Whs
after the passage OF the lisf why SIS Oh
| were pad out b, three factories winch wef,
run at loss. 500 of that being eIpend.,
for art.cl,s winch came froD without tn
State. having Si4 ,G56 paid out for labor II
1883, against slJ6,J paid out in 1881. II,
| supposed II vas tne purpose of the Main
legislature To irgisla,e tor the State o
Maine, and no. Tor Massachusetts on ih,
one side OF the Dominion Of "a ala on tn
other. Mr.. Wisvell read letter from y
B. Mutt OF Eastport, editor Of the E4-tpor
Sentinel, and collector of the port of Eat
port tor loi g term Of years. Mr. NJ
sgatsd that ia this letter that as a result o
the Law shIcb had been enacted in 1887
caunlng factories were closed, thus throw iul
out OF .mpioyment many persons who wer