Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-16
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SIxTY.SEVENTH SESSION.
SENATE.

SENkle.
Tuesday, Jan. Is, 1895.
| Senate called to order by the President.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Kicker of Au-
gusta.
Journal of Friday read and approved.
Papers from the House passed in con
currence.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson of Hancock
Petition of Ernest +. Abbott and Curtis
| +. Moore, for an act to establish and
maintain ferry, and bill, an act grant
| ing Ernest E. Abbott and Curtis f. Moore
the right to establish and maintain a
ferry, both referred by the House to com
mittee on judiciary, were laid on the
| table.
Mr. Wood of Kenncbcc, announced that
his colleague, Hon. John +. Hill, was now
in his place and ready to take and sub
scribe the necessary oaths. The prcsi-
dent requested Mr.. Wood to conduct Mr..
Hill to the room of the Governor and
Council for that purpose, and the senator
subsequently reported that he had ful-
filled this duty and that Mr.. Hill had duly
taken and subscribed the oaths of office
necessary.
Communications were received from the
secretary of State transmitting the follow
ing reports, which were referred to ap-
propriate committees:
Report of secretary of board of agri
culture for 1884.
(Refcrred to committee on agriculture
Report of State superintendent of com
m on schools for 1923, and 1891.
(Referred to committee on education
Report of forest commissioner for 1894.
(Referred to committee on state lands
and State roads,
The following petitions, bills, etc, We're
presented and referred:
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Day of Pcnobscot-Bill an
act to enable the proprietors of the Ban
gor bridge to dispose of their bridge
property.
On motion of Mr.. Engel of Pcnobscot
| this bill was laid on the table to be
printed pending its reference.
| BY Mr. Savage of Androscoggin-Bil
an act to amend chap. 81, X. :, by pro
vding IL remedy for the enforcement of
liens on buildings and lots by bill in
equity.
Education.
bN MI. STaW ol Arb"Stboh- ttlllpliH
of John 4. Millar and % Others of Houl-
| ton; of Rev. X. Mckay and 30 Others of
Houlton: of Vinal b. Wilson and -
others of Houlton; Of Geo. c. Purington
and Is teachers of Normal school at
Pennington; and of DR.. Geo. Carey and
% others of Houlton, all asking for cs-
| tablishmcnt of Normal school at Houl-
! ton.
Railroads, TeIegraphs and Expresses.
BY Mr.. Engel of Pcnobscot-Bill an act
to change the name of the Moosehead d
Lake Telegraph Co.
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance.
BY Mr.. Hovey of Somersct-Bill an act
additional to chap 40, Revised Statutes,
relating to insurance to provide for
standard fire insurance policy.
Banks and Banking.
By Mr.. Marston of Somcrset-Bill an
act to incorporate the Fairfield Loan and
Trust Co.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
BY Mr.. Stone of Standardization
of f. +. Timberlake and 13 Others of
Phillips; of r. g. Dummer and 10 Others
of Weld and of :. A. Parsons and Others
of Dead River, all asking for an appro-
priation of $50, 600 for the protection of
fish and game, etc
BY Mr. Gordon of Oxford-Petition of
j. NJ Bean and IL Others of Locke's
Mills; of Olcott B. Poor and 20 others
of Andovcr; of Andrew J. Moore and 16
others of North Waterford; of A. Il.
.Jenness and nine others of Fryeburg; and
of James w. Clark and nine Others of
Wilson, Mills, for the same.
BY Mr. Penney of Piscataquis-Petition
of j. b. Mayo and % others of Foxcroft,
for the same.
BY Mr.. Wood of Standardization
of A. NJ. Goddard and 81 others of Au
gusta, for the same.
BY Mr. Hume of Washington-Petition
of J. NJ Macdonald and 53 others, asking
for legislation proposed by the Maine
Game and Protective Association,
BY Mr. Shaw of Aroostook-Petition
of Nathan 5. Luffkin and A others of
Caribou, asking for liberal appropriations
for the introduction, propagation and
liberation of game birds, and to establish
the office of game bird commissioner.
BY Mr. Walls of Knox-Pctition Of W.
J. Perry and 50 others of Rockland, for
the same.
BY Mr. Marston of Somersct-Pctition
of g. :. Hill and 2G others of Skowhegan,
for the same.
Insane Hospital.
On motion of Mr. Waterhouse of Cum
berland, Senate document No /, report
of board of trustees of insane hospital,
was taken from the table and referred to
committee on insane hospital.
Taxation.
BY Mr. Reynolds of Kenncbec-Petition
of George F. Wilson and several others