Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-21

nassed to be engrossed under suspension
Of the rules.
Act to relieve the inhabitants Of Cape
Elizabeth from the inequalities Of burdens
imposed by chapter PIG of the Public
Laws q 1898.
On motion of Mr.. Cole of Cape Eliza
beth, the bill was made special assign
ment for tomorrow.
Resolve in regard 20 agricultural exper-
iment station.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor moved that
the resolve be passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Adams OF Bowdoin
the resolve was laid on the table and
assigned for tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Littlefield of Belfast presented the
following bill and mov,h its reference to
the committee on railroads, telegraphs
and expresses: An act to amend section
OF chapter 253 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1880, entitled an act to incorpor-
ate the Waldo Street Railway Company, as
amended by chapter 637 OF the Private
and Special Laws of 1898.
The reference was agreed to.
Bill relating to textbooks used IN
schools.
Mr.. Lane offered an amendment.
Mr.. Howe of Milo moved that the bill
and pending amendment be indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Lane said he agreed to that motion
and withdrew his amendment.
The bill was then indefinitely postponed.
Reports A and B of joint special COM
mittee on taxation, on bill in regard to
assessment of taxes.
In the Senate Report A was adopted,
that the bill ought to pass, and it comes
to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Adams of Bowdoin said that this
was the so-called listing bill, and it hav-
it having been hopelcssly killed in the
Senate, although friend of the bill, he
will make virtue of necessity and move
that the House concur with the Senate
in the adopt.on of report A, that the bill
ought not to pass
The motion was agreed to.
Bill in regard to school committee of
Portland.
Mr. Larrabee of Portland moved that
the bill remain on the calendar for the
present. with a view of tho Portland dele
CATION agreeing as to what shall be done
with it.
The motion was agreed TO.
Stock Insurance Company.
Mr.. Larrabee of Portland offered amend
mends A and B. which were adopted. and
on motion of Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent, the
rules were suspended and the bill as
amended was passed to be engrossed.
Majority and minority reports, COM
mittee on judiciary, relating to lands
conveyed to European and North Ameri-
can Railway Company.
On motion of Mr.. Keegan of Van
Buren,. the reports were laid on the table
until tomorrow.
Order relating to lands reserved for the
use of schools.
On motion of Mr.. Packard of Blanch-
ard, this order was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Merrill of Portland, moved to ad-
journ.
The motion was lost.
Majority and minority reports, commit
tee on taxation, relating to exempting
from taxation property of Incorporated
Young Mems Christian Associations.
On motion of Mr.. Tolman of Carroll
the reports were laid on the table until
tomorrow.
Order to establish the office of State
auditor
On motion of Mr.. Plumme- OF Dexter
the order was laid on the table until to-
morrow.
Bill relating to the plantation of May
field.
On motion of Mr.. Packard of Blanch'
ard, the rules were suspended, the bill
was read third time and passed to be
engrossed
Resolve in regard to the regimental his
tories.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor, moved that
the resolve be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Lane of Augusta, spoke against the
motion.
Mr.. White of Rockland, offered an
amendment.
Pending the adoption of the amend
ment the question being taken on the
motion to indefinitely postpone the or
der the motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Howe of Milo, ad-
journed.