Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-18

An Get relating 70 drains and commoz
sewers In sAs city Of Rockland.
An acs In rotation "a peesscutieas f.
Violations Of municipal efdinaness esd BY
lsvs.
An acs 70 amend section one Of chapter
3l4 of ths Public Laws Of 1885 relating x
the citizenship Of soldiers = Tosus.
An act providing for granting adminis
| trasion on the estate Of intesessss Doss
than twenty years after the death Of tb<
iatessass, Ia certain cases.
An oct 70 amend section 81 Of the schoo
laws Of Maine.
An act 70 amend section 81 Of chapter 4t
Of the Revised Ssasutss relating 70 inland
fisheries - amended BY chapter $50 Of thu
Pablic Laws Of 1885, chspser II Of the
Public Laws Of 1887 and chsptef 200 Of th<
Pablic Laws Of 1853.
| Receive for the purchase Of the Maine
State Year Book and the LssislaSiv0 Aar.
ual for the yeafs 1891 AID 1899.
COMMUNICATION.
FEB. II, 1891.
TO the Pestdens Of the Senate and
Speaker Of the House:
have the honor 70 transmit hsrevish the
report Of the commissioners on contagious
diseases Of animals.
Very resp'y. your obs servant.
| Nicholas fEssEsDEx,
Sec'y Of State.
Report accompanying referred to the
committee on agriculture.
BILLS, PErirIoss. ETC, PsEsHxrED AND
| REYERRHD.
RAILRoADs, TsLEeRAPHs AND ExPlEssEs.
BY Mr.. Haines Of Kennebec-Petition
Of b. b. Lunt and othefs asking for
regulation OF railroad rates and faYes !;
also petition Of Ell Merriman and others
Of Litchdeld, for same; also peti-
ton Of Frank NJ. Libby and others
Of Monmouth for same; also petition Of
J. C. Libby and others Of Burnham for
same.
BY Mr.. Spear Of Kennebec-Bill, An act
to amend section l29 Of chapter 81 Of the
Revised Statutes relating to freight charges
on rsilr Dads. Also, bill. An act to aushor-
ize the consolidation Of certain railroad
companies.
INTERIOR WATERS.
BY Mr.. Haines Of Kenuebcc-Resolu,ion
Of Waterville Board Of Trade to survey
the Kennebec river for the purpose Of
SsSoAsoAhah8 Az "oseA PV"ehs
MANUFACTURES.
BY Mr.. Mailet of Observation-Disclosures
of Frederic Robie and others for the reviv-
al of and additional powers to the Maria
gspsett Manufacturing and Trading Com
pany.
Bill. an act to amend the city charter Of
the city Of Waterville abolishing CON-
mon council, which was referred by the
Senate to the committee on legal affairs
came back from the House non-concurfed
in, the House indefinitely postponing the
matter.
Mr.. Hsines Of Kennebec-"I am ir .
somewhat awkward position regarding this
matter and desire to explain my position
to the Senate. No one in the House
seems to understand this matter. offered
this amendment to the charter Of Water
willie 1t the request Of many of the leading
citizens Of that city. II was offered in en-
tire good faith, and / moved its reference
to the committee on legal Affairs. knew
that the representative from Waterville,
personally WAS very much opposed to
amending this charter 30 a. to cut of the
common council; but many Of the leading
men of his party we're in favor of it; and
it was supposed, at the time this amendment
was introduced, that it would be sgreed to
practically BY both political parties in
Wsterville. That was the understanding.
The amendment was not drawn by me. 1t
was drawn by one Of the sttorneys and
sent to me to be introduced. Il vent into
the House, and was laid upon the table
to be printed, and it laid there week. I
vent in aud asked the representative from
Wsterville. if he would not take the mat
ter from the table and have it referred in
concurrence. He said he did not want TO,
that he wanted to 60 home first. 1 said to
him, it has been here = week, and IL we
expect to get through this Legislature be-
fore July, we shall have to work, and l
wish you would take it up. l told him
further that il be did not take 1t up l
should get somebody else to do %. Final
ly he said he would take it up, and he did
%; and instead Of referring it, he moved to
have it indefinitely postponed. Now this
was . queer proceeding, as it seems to me,
to treat bill going from this body to that.
It seems to me . breach Of courtesy At
least. that senator cannot have bill intro
duced and have it referred in concurrence.
Since this time petition has been signed
by over three hundred Of the leading citi-
Gems of Waterville to abolish the common
council. do not know what the senti
nent will be ultimately; but there are three
hundred men in Waterville who ask to have
this mstter 70 to . committee. II 10 not =
matter in which am personally interested.
Remonstrances are also to be circulated.
How then can this matter be settled unless
il goes to committee? ask the Senate to
sustain me - member of this body, rep
reeenting the constituency DO, that the bill
may be referred; and I move that the
Senate Insist upon Its acton.
The motion prevailed.
PASSED TO BE EsGRossED.
Bill, an act to incorporate the Alumni
Association Of Gorham Normal School.
ill,an act to authorize Henry W.Tucker
to dfedge and navigate by steam, Medomac
pond 10 Knox county.
Bill, an act to incorporate the Madison
Water Company.
Bill, An act to fix the salary Of the Judge
of probate for the county Of Hancock.
Bill. an act 10 supply the city Of Auburn
with pure water.
Bill, an &C. TO amend section 35 Of chap.
ter la Of the Revised Statutes relating to
the loading Of cattle upon cars for trans
poftation
Bill, N act to incorporate the Northern
Cumberland Agricultural Society.
Bills PASSED TO RE ENAcrEp AND
RESOLVES FINALLY PASSED.
Bill, an act to amend chapter 55 Of the
Revised Statutes relating to charitable
societies.
Bill, an set to incorporate the city Of
OLD Town.