Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-10
MAINE LEclsLATuRE,
sixty-Affh Session.


91xty.Affh Session.
ouMAYn.
MONDAY, March 9, 1881.
Senate called 10 order BY the president.
| Prayer BY the Rev. Mr.. Oven Of Gardi-
nef.
Journal OF Saturday, March 7.h. read
and approved.
| Houss matters disposed Of in concurrence.
HousE BILLS READ Once, ToxoRsow
| ASSIGNED.
An act to incorporate the Georges River
Land Company.
! An act to amend the charter Of the
Springvsle Aqueduct Company.
| An act relating to the Female Orphan
Asylum at Portland.
An act additional to the city charter of
the city of Ellsworth.
An act to incorporate the York Light and
Heat Company.
An act amenatory Of section Of chapter
SIS. Of the Private and Special Lave of
1853. relating to Clinton Village Corpora
| ton.
An act to amend section II Of chapter 40
Of the Revised Statutes - amended by
| chapter 26i Of the Public LAW Of 1885,
relating migratory fish.
| An to authorize the selectmen of towns
to appoint police officers. Read once and
on motion by Mr.. Rogers of Washington
read . second time under suspension Of the
rules and passed to be engrossed.
An act in relation TO the Consolidated
Electric Light Company of Maine. Laid
upon the table to be printed pending first
reading.
An act to incorporate the Austin Stream
Dam Company. Laid upon the table to be
printed under joint the rules.
An act to incorporate the Ksnnebxgo
improvement Company. Laid upon the
table to be printed under joint rule.
An act to prevent the use Of narrow
trimmed wheels for the hauling Of freight
and merchandise over the streets Of the
city Of Calais.
On motion by Mr.. Rogers, laid upon the
| table to be amended.
An act to authorize the building Of q
bridge across the tide waters Of the town Of
Kennebunkport.
READ ONCE, TOMORROW ASSIGNED.
An act to change the name Of Cyrus
Heard of Carmel
On motion by Mr.. Walton Of Somerset,
| laid on the table.
An act to incporAte the Peoples Pro-
hibitory Enforcement League Of Maine,
which was passed to be eDgrossed in the
Senate, came back from the House
amended.
On motion by Mr.. Ry der, laid upon the
table.
An act to divide the town of Jonesboro
and incorporate the town Of Rogue Bluffs.
House amendments adopted in the Senate.
bill a. amended passed to be engrossed.
A communication was received from the
executive department Transmitting copy of
act OF Congress approved Feb. 7, 1891, en-
titled IAN act making apportion.nent Of
representatives. in Congress among the eev.
eral states under the eleventh census, Ger
titled by the secretary of state of the Uni.
ted States. (On motion by Mr.. Rogers of
Washin 6 ton referred to the joint special
committee on Congressional apportion-
ment).
The following communication was re-
ceived from the office Of the adjutant ge1-
erAl:
STATE OF MAINE, !
ADJ'T. GENERALS OFFICE,
AUGUSTA. March 4, 1891.
To the Hon. President of the Senate:
SIR Il have the honor to transmit here.
with an itemized account Of the expend-
iture of the appropriation for military pur
poses for the years 1889 and 1890. vouch-
ers for which have been approved by the
Governor and Council and filed in the od-
ice of the secretary of State, and also de-
tailed estimate of the amount of money
needed for the purposes Of the State mill
tary establishment for the years 1891 and
1892 as requested by Senate order dated
Feb. 10, 1891. Very re.p'y
Your ob't servant,
HENRY NJ. SrRAGUE,
Adjutsnt General.
On motion BY Mr.. Ryder Of Penobscos,
laid on the table to be printed.
PETITION AND RESOLVE PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
EDUCATION.
BY Mr.. Ryder Of Bangor-Resolve in IA
vor Of Springfield Normal School.
JUDICIARY.
Also petition of W. e. Baxter and others
of Bangor in favor of an act in favor of
blindness.
PRINTED BILLS ON FIRST READING.
An act to prohibit taking handbook ed
salmon from, and to protect white perch in,
Ellis, Snow. McGraw, East, North, Long
ard Great ponds in Kennebec and Scmer.
set counties. (Read once. and on motion
by Mr.. Walton Of Somerset laid upon the
table,.
An act to amend fection 81 Of chapter 40
of the Revised Statutes relating to the
transportation Of trout, togue and land
locked salmon, - amended by chapter 21l
| of the laws Of 1885. Read once, tomorrow
assigned.
An act to Incorporate the Northern
Maine Shaver Molecular Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Read once and on
motion by Mr.. Walton OF Somerset read
second time under susper sion Of the rules
and passed to be engrossed.
An act to amend an act to incorporate
the ThorDdyke Dam Company, approved
Feb. ), 1889. Read once and on motion by
| Mr.. Thatcher of Penobscot read second
time under suspension Of the rules and
passed TO be engrossed.
An act to amend chapter 40 of the Re-
| vised Statutes relating 20 insurance.
Read once tomorrow assigned.
An act in relation TO the minority stock
holders Of the Boston Maine Railroad
and certain other corporations.
Mr.. Rogers Of Washington moved that
| the bill be laid upon the table on account
| Of the absence Of the senator from Kenne-
bee
Mr.. Powers Of Aroostook-I am not
aware that the senator from Kennebec is in
| any way Interested in thst bill. There was
= hearing upon it before the judiciary com
| mittea and it was satisfactory to all parties
and TO every member Of the Judiciary COM
mi.tee. think the senator from Wash.
inaton has mistaken it for another bill.
Mr.. Rogers Withdrew bis motion and the
bill was read once, tomorrow assigned.
Mr.. Mallett Of Cumberland-I have a
petite which would like TO present.
petition Of T.. $ Souls and 1913 others Of
Ffeeport in favor of the Au,tYalian ballot
system. l offer it and move that it be laid
upon the table to be printed.
The motion being put, the President de-
clafed the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Walton Of Somerset doubted the
| vote.
Mr.. Msllet-I do not know what else I
can do with the petition. 1t was sent to
me with the request that present 10.
Mr.. Walton-I see no object in printing
it. The senator has presented it and done
al he could do.
Mr.. Powers of Aroostook-I presume
there is no committee to which to refer the
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