Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-31
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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asking for close time on Bracket pond
in Detroit and Palmyra.
BY Mr.. Maxwell Of Androscoggin--Pe-
tition of Arion p. Prince and 10 others
for an act prohibiting the taking OF iish
from Switzerland pond in the town OF
Webster for the term OF five years.
Shore Fisheries.
nv Mr.. Walls Of Knox-Petition OF w.
a Henderson and 6s others for law pro-
hibitine the catching, selling or having in
posscssion at any time or season Holsters
ioss than ten and one half inches in
length.
Nv Mr.. Ames Of ington-Petition
Of John r. Macdonald and 10 others for
the same.
Towns.
BY Mr.. Hovey Of Somcrset-Petition OF
c. d. Morrill, and 1873 others Tor DIVISION
of the town of Madison, Somerset county,
and the incorporation of new town.
Temperance.
BY Mr.. Savage Of Androscoggin-Pett
tons of d. II French and IA others Oh Au-
burn: OF John X. Brett and ~ Others OF
Auburn: and OF W. A. Robinson ana az
others of Auburn, for such amendments
to chapter n, Revised Statutes, as VIII
make it is in harmony with the constltu-
tion and promote the suppression OF the
liquor traffic.
sagadahoc County Delegation.
BY Mr.. Ferguson of Sagadahoc-biil
an act to authorize the county commits
sioners of Sagadahoc county to make an
abatement and assess supplementary tax.
Orders.
On motion Of Mr. Simpson of Hancock,
Ordered, That the committee on IN
land fisheries and game inquire into bne
expediency Of amending first line. sec
ton s, chapter 30, Revised Statutes by
striking out the words land bear SO
that said section as amended snall reau,
"A bounty of So for every VOL killed III
any town shall be paid by the treasurer
thereof to the person killing it,upon com
pljancc with the following conditions,
said committee to report by bill or other
wise.
On motion of Mr. Shaw OF Aroostook,
Ordered, That the committee on taxa
ton inquire into the expedicncy OF amend
ing the statutes SO as to exempt all agri-
cultural societies and the property held by
them for the purposes of their organiza-
ton from taxation,
On motion of Mr.. Hill OF Kennebec,
Ordered, That the use OF the Senate
Chamber be granted to the Milne Press
Association this, Wednesday, evening, ana
tomorrow, Thursday, afternoon.
On motion of Mr. Higgins of York,
Ordered, That rule % of the Senate be
amended by inserting after the third
cause the following: "4th. Orders; ny
remembering present clauses ND. ati
and 9th, as 5th, 9th and 7th;'' d b.
inserting new CLAUSE as follows: 80 n.
Orders Of the Dtv.'
On motion of NJ. Savage Of Androscog-
gin,
Ordered, That all bills reported by
committees creating corporations, or
granting to corporations or individuals
rights of public nature, be printed.
Printed Bills Read and Assigned.
An act to amend section ] chapter 144,
Revised Statutes, relating to State pen
sons.
Reports Of Committees.
Committee on Judiciary, to which was
referred bill an act to provide for the in
corporation and regulation of safe deposit
and trust companies, reported that the
same ought not 10 pass.
Report accepted.
Committee on judiciary, to which was
referred bill an act TO change the name
of tho Second Universalist church of West
brook, reported that the Same ought to
pass.
Report accepted. Bill read first time
and assigned.
Committee on legal affairs, to which
was referred bill an act TO amend chapter
2tg, Public Laws of 1893 in relation to
boundary lines on the Damariscotta river,
reported that the same ought to pass.
Report acc pied. Bill laid on the table
to be printed.
Committee on towns, to which was re-
ferred petitions of John W. Wood and
others of the town of Greene, ana OF the
Webster Wooden Co and others of the city
of Lewiston, praying that n part of the
town of Green and n part of the city OF
Lewiston be annexed to the town OF
Webster reported in bill entitled an act to
set of part of the city of Lewiston and
n part of the town Of Greene and annex
the same to the town of Webster, and that
the same ought to pass.
Report accepted. Laid on the table to
be printed. te,sz
Committee on taxation, to which was
referred bill an act additional to and
amendatory of chapter G, Revised Statutes,
relating to taxation, reported that the
same should be referred to committee on
agriculture. Report accepted and bill re-
ferred to committee on agriculture.
Passed to DO Engrossed.
I An act to supply the people of the town
of Dexter with pure water.
An act to repeal section 10, chapter 40,
Revised Statutes, relating to the size Of
packages containing smoked herring.
Mr. Hume of Washington asked what
this bill meant, and what it's provisions
were, and Mr.. Nickerson of Lincoln gave
an explanation of the BILL and the nect
for its enactment, The bill was passed
IN hp cOprnsSpn