Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-03-09
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
sIxTY.sEvENTH SESSION.
SENATE.
Friday, /,

Friday, March s, 1895.
Senate called to order by the President.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Thayer Of Gard
liner.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved.
Papers from the House passed in con-
currence.
An order came from the House request
ing the return from the Senate to the House
of House document No. l55, an act to
amend chap. 29l of the Private and Spec
ial Laws of 1891, entitled an act for the
protection Of fish in B pond, in Upton,
Oxford county.
On motion of Mr.. Marston of Somerset
this bill was taken from the table, and re-
turned to the House.
Reports A (ought to pass and B (pcti-
TONERS have leave to withdraw of COM
mittee on judiciary on petition of Mrs. l..
NJ. N. Stevens and others praying for a
law granting women the right to muni-
cipal suffrage, being House document No.
267, came from the House with report A
accepted and accompanying bill passed
to be eDgrossed
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of York
these reports were laid on the table pend
ing acceptance, and specially assigned for
Wednesday, March Goth.
Read and Assigned.
An act to amend chap. 146 of the Public
Laws of 1898, relating to taxation of
collateral inheritanccs.
An act to amend sec.i l., chap. 80, Re
vised Statutes, relating to lnischievous
dogs, with House amendment A adopted.
An act to amend Sec II, chap. 224 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1S49, re-
lating to the terms of the Augusta muni-
cipal court Laid on the table to be
printed.
Resolve in favor of the Pennington
ments A and B.
/. On motion of Mr.. Hovey of Somerset
this resolve was laid on the table pending
its first reading, and specially assigned
for Wednesday of next week.
An act to prohibit fishing with seines
or set nets in the Sasan5a river below
Bath from the first day of October till the
first day of April following, with iouse
amendment A.
On motion of Mr. Nickerson of Lincoln
this bill was laid on the table pending its
first reading.
The president stated that House docu-
ment No 144, an act to divide the town
of Cape Elizabeth, in the county of Cum
bcrland, and to fix the names of the re
spective portions thereof, had been re
turned from the engrossing clerk, in &C
cordance with Senate order passed yestcr
day.
On motion of Mr.. Waterhouse of Cum
bcrland the Senate reconsidered the vote
whereby this bill was passed to be en-
crossed, aad the bill was laid on the table
and specially assigned for Wednesday of
next week.
The following bills, petitions, etc, were
presented and referred:
Mr.. Wood of Kennebec presented re
monstrancc of T. +. Flahcrty and A
others against abolishing days of grace
which was ordered to be filed with the re-
port of the committee and the other pa
pers relating to the matter.
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. jackson of Waldo-Bill an act
additional to chap 1879, Revised Statutes
relating to misconduct of sheritfs, deputy
shcriffs, constables and police officers.
Financial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Day of Pcnobscot-Reso
providing for the expenses of the board of
state assessors in the performance of their
duties as required by law.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
BY Mr. Maxwell of Androscoggin-
Petition of James f.. Chandler and AZ
others, asking that the fish commissioner
of the State DO instructed to deposit in
Sabattus pond in the county of Andres
coggin 10000 squaretailed trout fry and
a sufficient number of white perch to
stock said pond during the season of 1895.
Insane Hospital.
BY Mr. Waterhouse of Cumberland
Resolve in favor of reducing the price of
board at the Maine insane hospital.
Printed Bills Read and Assigned.