Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-27
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.


The committee oil inland fisheries and
game reported in a new draft and ought to
pass on bill an act to protect trout and land
locked salmon in Webb's pond, its tributa-
ries and outlets, in Franklin county, which
accompanied petition of II. B. Austin and
others of Weld, said new draft being
entitled an act to prohibit the taking of fish
from Webb's pond and its tributaries in
Franklin county. The bill was read first
time and assigned.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossEp.
Bill an act to amend the charter of the
Maine Water Co.
ORDERS ere.
| On motion of Mr.. Swanton of Sagadahoc.
| Ordered, That joint select committee
of three on the part of the Senate, with
such as the House may join, be appointed
to receive proposals from the publishers of
the Maine State Year Book for furnishing the
State with a sufficient number of copies for
the year 1898 and 1894.
The President appointed Messrs. Swan
ton of Sagadahoc, Hersey of Oxford and
Nickerson of Lincoln, members of this
committee on the part of the Senate.
| On motion of Mr.. Hersey of Oxford,
| Ordered, That the committee on banks
and banking inquire into the expediency of
amending chap. A of the Revised Statutes
relating to savings banks, so that the trus-
tees of savings banks shall be elected BY a
two-thirds vote of all depositors present and
voting having 500 or more on deposit with
such bank, aud shall consist of eight trus-
tees for the term of four years,
twosOf which shall expire each year, and
for the actual services performed for the
bank they shall be paid Il sum not more
than five dollars per day allowed by the
board of trustees and paid from the funds
of said bank. Also inquire into the expe-
diency of having the reserve fund men,
toned in see. log set aparl and invested in
such securities rs the bank examiner may
approve.
| On motion of Mr.. Holman of Franklin.
| Ordered, That the committee on legal
affairs inquire into the expediency of so
amending the law in relation to peddlers
and liawkers as to allow persons to sell car
riages manufactured in this State without n
license, and report by bill and otherwise.
| On motion of Mr.. Wiggin of ArOostook
resolve in favor of the committee on State
Agriculture College and Mechanic Arts and
committee on agriculture received its two
| several readings under suspension of the
| rules.
| On motion of Mr.. Thatcher of Penob-
scot. Senate document No. G, bill an act
authorizing and empowering the Holdings
worth Whitney Co. to erect and maintain
| piers and booms in the kennebec river, was
taken from the table, and was read first
! time and assigned.
| On motion of Mr.. Holman of Franklin
House report of committee on library re-
| lating TO the furnishing to each member OF
this Legislature one copy of the revised
Statutes of 1883, was taken from the table.
| On the motion to adopt this report, Mr.
Soldiers of Cumberland SAID. | wish to
say in relation to that report that when the
committee took it under consideration it
was passed entirely on the ground that the
State now has over 400 copies of the Re-
yised Statutes on hand. Every one knows
that the time has almost come, even if it
has not now been reached. when a new re.
vision is required. This will be done
either this session or next. and in that event
the volumes of the Revised Statutes of
1888 which are kept on hand would become
worthless, nothing more than old paper
1t was considered by the committee that
it were better to distribute them to the
members of the Legislature than to keep
them in the library, wrapped up and put
away in boxes. If there had been any out
lay at all the committee would not have re-
ported that ORDER but these Revised Stat
utes have been kept lying away in the
library and are only in the way, and it was
thought advisable to distribute them.
Mr.. Swanton of Sagadahoc should
like to ask. in ease this distribution was
made. whether there would be enough cop
les left of the Revised Statutes for the
ordinary use of the librarian.
Mr.. Seiders There would be ample.
There are 400 copies now. and only $50
would be required for distribution to the
members of the Legislature.
The report was accepted, and it was
Ordered, That the State librarian be in
struced to supply each member of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives with
copy of the Revised Statutes of 1888 from
the supply now on hand.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Aroostook
the Senate adjourned.