Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-19
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N8Af48
Ga -osion Of N. 0~shss u Appleton
bin. q act 4, prohibis the taking Of rcus
from Deuush Meadow brook and Wiiiett
Meadow hfo,k ia III tom OF WAldoecre.
:abIed pending third reading. Vas tskea
from the table, red the third time and
paAs<a to be ensroseed.
WonAx SUFFRAGE.
Ga motion OF NJ. Dee1isg the report
OF the Judiciary committee on bill. m act
10 confer the night Of suffrage on vouen
Ia mpoicipAl esectisns was taken nom
the table. This report l.ousht sct
% pass"l was made ia the House
ON the lS.h Of February and
accepted; cent to the Senate. there
uon-concur.ed 10 and recommisssd to the
c,mni.,ee on tbs Judiciary. House vo'ed
to ssh.rs 70 it, former vote, and papere
sent back to the Senate. Come back from
the Ssrase. Senate voting 10 insist ard ap-
painting . committee Of conference ard
a.king for gu h committee on the psrs OF
the House.
Mr.. HsveseI move thu. the rules be
suspended 10 that may make motion 10
reconsider the vote Of The House whereby
III. House voted adhere instead OF voting
to iasist.
Mr.. Harrington Of NorYidgewock-I feel
tass il 10 not profitable, with all the other
mighty msstsrs which We row have to con-
slider, 10 take up matters for which there
is 10 urgent demand This act comes in
- an act Of courtesy to certain members Of
tn. ju ticiAry committee. Il 10 not worth
wnile 70 take this matter up At the present
time.
Mr.. Hswes-More than 1000 men and
women Of Maine petitioned this Legislature
that somen nigh: be allowed t. vote In
municipal afAirs. Among them are some
of the ablss. men and women in the State.
They came here through their representA-
tives and were heard before the committee,
. majority Of which reported against them
Uns isely, tie minority Of The committee
did not put in . report at that time. WISH
leg 10 place themselves on record, they
no~ ssk to make report. know there
are many men in this Legislature who also
wish to put themselves on record in this
matter.
Mr.. Ma,s.on Of Sko~hegan-I under
stand the ladies Of this State have petitioned
for measures similar to this year sf,er
year for = plumber OF years past. under
stand that these petitions have always been
suxngled in committee. Ibelieve that they
have the respect of the people Of the Stste
of Maine and saould have the common
COURTS y Of this House.
Mr.. Hsrrington-I wish to correct
the gentleman from SkowhegAn. In 1887
this question was pretty thoroughly dis.
cussed before the committee aud to some
extent in this House and Senate. believe
that today the feeling 10 not ~ strong for
it 40 IL was az that time. I xm informed
that sso years ago it was again canvassed
and thsmpioned 10 lhi. House.
Thir,y-tour OILY voting in favor OF the
motion to suspend The iuies, and two
thirds vote beibg necessary, The motion was
lost.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Harrington of Nor
IiIsewock bill, an act to p:ohibi. tabing
LAND locked salmon from and to protect
white perch in Ellis, Snow, McGrax, East,
North, Long and Great ponds in kenne bee
ard Somerset counties, tabled pending
adoption Of Senate amendment (strisiog
out the words "North pond,") was taken
from the table.
MIR. Harrinston-I hope that tue House
will not contu. with tie Senate in the sd,p
ton of this amendment. North pond is u
large sheet of water In the town of Sml.h
field &C j3iniDy the TOW n 10 which live, II
10 beautiful sum0er resort aud is much
! ts.quented BY people in that vicinity. Ii
has pickerel, bass AID white perch A
| small stream connects it With East pond
and i. has bsen the custom Of various
people living il the vicinity OF this pond 20
axe those fi,h during close time, snd at
other t.m,s when passing from one pond to
the other. The reason for this amendmer t
is not difficult TO see. know legal gem
tlemen v no went there on Sunday and
spear cd some # those fish contrary to law,
and suspec: he 10 at the bottom Of this
matter. This bill provides tina. no white
perch shall be taken for the next four years
for tsle. shall move that the House
reiuse to concur with the Senate 10 the
! adoption Of the amendment.
The question Was then upon the adoption
Of the amendment in concurrence with The
| Senate.
The amendment was rejected
The bill was then read twics. ard OF
molon of Mr.. harrington rules suspended,
bill read third time and passed to be en-
grcsse
Ga motion OF Mr.. Hill Of Augusta. bill,
| an act to incorporate the Lewiston, Au-
gusts and Camden Railroad Company
tabled pending third reading, WAS taken
from the table and amended as follows:
Amend section by adding the follow
ing: "And if eaid roGd shall be built
between augusta and said Home only.
without being extended to some point
beyond for a bona 1de business purpose,
thi. c1aiter thall be forfeited
The bill was tnen gwen It's third reading
and passed TO be engrossed as amended.
Ga motion of Mr.. HarRrAves Of Buxton
bill, an ACT to establish the L:mingtou and
standish Telephone Company. passed
to be enacted in the House, &C.
lion Of House non-concurred in
by Sens'e and in that body amended
By Senate amendment "A,n was tskea
from the table, Amendment adopted in con-
currence and bill - amended passed to be
engrosset.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Noble of Lewiston,
Adjourned