Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-21
MAINE LEGISLATURE.


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SENATE.
FRIDAY, Mar. 30, 1891.
Senate called TO order BY the president.
Prayer BY the Rev. DR.. Kicker Of
Augusta.
Journal Of Thursday, March 10, read
and approved.
HoUsE MArrzRs.
An act to incorporate the Oxford Cen
tral Telegraph and Telephone Company.
On motion BY Mr.. Moore Of Cumberland,
laid on the table.
READ ONCE. Tomorrow AssiGsKD.
Au act 10 amend the charter Of the Carl
bou Wster Company.
An act 10 provide another mode for the
foreclosure Of mortgages.
An act to amend the chsYter Of the city
Of AugustA.
An act to amend chapter $50 of the PHI
vste AMI Special Laws of 1850 entitled IN
set relating to drains aud sezers in the
town Of Dserirg, (providing for board
of Hever commissioners On motion by
Mr.. Moore Of Cumberland laid on shs
table to be printed pending its second read
ing.
An act to regulate the taking Of pickerel
and white perch il Androscoagin pond
An act to amend chapter 225 Of the Pub
lie Laws Of 1880 relating to the militia.
An act to facilitate the enforcement Of
insurance and fsaternai beneficiary laws.
An act relating to salaries of county
commissioners Of the County Of Cumber-
land House amendment adopted, On
mo;i'n by Mr.. Rogers of Washington took
its second reading under suspension of the
rules and passed to be engrossed.
An act 10 amend an act relating to
Sebanicook and Mooseaesd Railroad
Company, cane from the House passed
to be engrcs.ed without reference
to committee and without being
printed. Majority and minority reports Of
the Judiciary committee on an act TO make
valid certain town meeting, of the town of
Cape Elizabeth came from the House, the
minority report accepted and the &C. re.
ported by the minority passed to be en-
crossed
Mr.. Stewart of York moved that the
Senate concur wi;h the action Of lhs House
in ACCEPTING the minority report, which
was; The committee on the judiciary to
which was referred bill, an act to make
valid certain town meetings in the town OF
Cape Eff ibeih, reported the same in new
draft under little of an act to make valid
certain town meeti0gs in the town of Cape
Elizabeth, and that it oush. to pass. tined,
Coai6ourne. Clasor. Heifick for the com
Dittse. On motion by Mr.. Walton of Som
eraet laid on the table, and Tuesday at IL
o'clock assigned.
The majority ard minority reports on
bill an act to authoriz, the County Gem
mi'sioners Of York county to locate and
establish q highway across Wier creek ia
Kittery, came from the House. the ms jor-
i,y report "ougbs not to pass" accepted;
the minority report being that the bill
ought to pass
matter liz upon the table. and Tuesday be
glei, which motion was subsequently
withdrawn. Mr.. Hailes of Kennebec
spoke in favor Of the adoption of the mi
noriry report, clsiming that the County
Commissioners should be duly constituted
tribunal 10 determine the merits of the
case. which we're not properly before the
Legislature, snd moved that the minority
report be accepted.
Mr.. Libby of Androscoggin spoke in
favor Of the adoption of the majority
repnr, and stated that in matters of this
kind the equities were properly before the
Legislature.
On motion by Mr.. Rogers of Washing
ton the yeas ard nsysss~ere ordered Oh the
pending que estion that the minority report
be accepted rs the report of the committee.
Mr. Walton OF Somerset spoke in favor
of the adoption OF the majority report.
The question beirg put, resulted, Yeas,
Nessr'. Hsiues, Nu.tin9, Powers, Spear,
Stewart. Wadiin,-6. Nays; Messrs. Adams,
Chspin, Giles, Gilmore, Gri1dle, Harper,
Hunt, Libby, (Andros Mallet, Mayo.
Mehap, Moore. Pettirgill, Poor, Rogers.
Ryder, Sherman, Smith. Scranton, Thasch-
er, Walton, Warren and Wilbu,-23. SO
the motion Was lost.
Onmotion bs Mr., Libby Of Androscoggin
the ms oritY report wa. accepted.
An act to amend section "a of chapter 40
of the Revised Statutes relstng to trans
poralion of trout. toeue AID land locked
SALMON as amended by chapter 27l OF the
Laws of 1885 came back from the House
smeDded, and afterTaIds iDisfinitely post
poned, the same hsvirg been previously
passed to be enfrOss3d by the Senate
On motion by Mr.. Peter gill of Oxford
the Serate copcuired with the House in the
indetioite postpone mant of the bill.
AUGUSTA, March 20, 1891.
To The President ofthe Senate and Speaker
Of the House
GENTLEMEH-in accordsrce with the
requirements Of section fsur, chapter ore
of the Revised Statutes. have tho honor
to notify you that the Public Acts. list of
the titles of which is here 10 appended, have
been approved by the Governor.
Very rssp'y, your ot'r serv'F,
NICHOLAS EEssENDEs.
Secy of st.
PUBLIC Acrs APPROVED MARCH ~, IS9l.
An act to amend sections 81 and 81 Of the
BE vised Ststuies reatng to the manner OF fishing
An act to amerd section cbapter 291 of the
Fu'l lie avs of 1889 relating 10 the regulation of