Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-15

/. Resolve for the purchase of the Maine
State Year Book and Legislative Manual
for the years 1895 and 1896.
Assigned for Wednesday of next week.
An act authorizing the killing of deer
in close time under certain circumstances.
The House referred this bill to the COM
mittee on agriculture. The Senate non
concurred and referred the same to the
committee on inland fisheries and game.
On motion of Mr.. league of Caribou,
the House voted to insist.
The Speaker appointed as a committee
of conference, Messrs. league OF Caribou,
Gilbert of Greene, and Haines of Water
vile.
An act to exempt from taxation the
property of all agricultural and mechani-
cal associations, so long as held and used
solely for exhibition purposes.
This bill was passed to be engrossed in
the House and in the Senate recommitted
to the committee on taxation.
On motion of Mr.. Gilbert of Greene the
House reconsidered the vote whereby 1t
passed this bill to be engrossed.
On motion of the same gentleman the
House concurred with the Senate in re-
committing this bill to the special COM
mittee on taxation,
An act to amend sec. 81 of chap 40 of
the r. S as amended by chap. 21l of the
Public Laws of 1885, relating to the num-
Der of pounds of trout and salmon to be
taken.
This bill was passed to be engrossed in
the House and in the Senate amended by
Senate amendment " A.
On motion of Mr. Diciey of Fort Kent,
the House reconsidercd the vote whereby
it passed this bill to be engrossed, adopted
Senate amendment "a" and passed the
bill to be engrossed as amended.
The following petitions, bills, etc, were
presented and referred:
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Daigle of ADMINISTRATION
of W. f. Cloutier and "a Others of Lewis
ton for an act to amend an act entitled
"An act relating to the hawkers and
peddlers' law of 1882
By Mr. Patten of Bath-An act to
amend sec. II and "a of chap. 1lS of the
r. S. relating to punishments for rape
as amended by chap. 127 of the Public
Laws of 1887 and chap. $50 Public Laws
of 1889.
BY Mr. Knowlton of Portland-An act
to amend sec. IL of chap. 12S of the X. =
relating to lotteries.
BY Mr.. Gilbert of Grecne-Remon-
STRANGE of Knox Grange, 500 members;
of Kennebec Grange 1900 members; also
remonstrance of 311f others against the
repeal of the oleomargarine law.
BY Mr. Reynolds of Brooks-An act to
amend chap. 1873 and 1i1 of the Revised
Statutes relating TO tramps and Migrants.
BY Mr.. Spear of decentralization OF
G. /. Hodgman and II Others for passage
of bill to amend chap. 159 Public Laws
of 1898, relating to itinerant vendors.
BY Mr.. Smith of Dayton-Remon
STRANGE of Ralph Kay and rs Others of
Dayton against State law relating to the
manufacture and sale of oleomargarine.
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Bennett of Montville-Petition
of c. NJ Plummer and others asking for
a law to prevent unjust discrimination in
freight rates.
BY Mr.. Hill of Portland-An act to
amend sec. 6 of chap. 35 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to intelligence offices.
Financial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Floyd of Brewer-Petition of
H. +. left and 25 others asking that pa
tients in the General Hospital who apply
for the benefit of appropriation raised by
taxation shall have the right to call in a
reputable or qualified physician to exam
inc or treat them at their hospital.
Railroads. TeIegraphs and Expresses.
BY Mr. Coffin of Bangor-An act to ex
tend the charter of the Penobscot Central
Railroad Co.
By Mr.. Barrett of Canaan-Petition of
James W. Simpson and IA Others of Ben |
ton; of f. Witty and 10 others of Benton;
Of Manly Morrison and others Of Clinton
of Sc other citizens Of Benton for an extern |
sion of the charter of the Waldo and Som
ersct Railway Co.