Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-20

Judgment or otherwise when he reports 10
them. It is not obligatory upon them 10
do this, but the bill simply says tnat tney
may do it, The land owner IS Simply 70
furnish guide or a cruiser to go WIN
the expert. A man who Is not acqualnteu
with the woods or with the township
might 60 and search around for week $, ana
not find what he wanted, so that IL Is
necessary that there should be guloe.
All the expense to the owner is simply 10
pay the guide, and all the expense to
the State is simply to pay this
expert for his service, and for his neces-
sary expense which must necessarily De
small. Forty or $50 will cruise any
township The assessors asked for an ap-
preparation to enable them to perform this
work, but the committee was against that,
and SO they have merely asked for this
law this session, and they will try the
working of it experimentally on a few
townships, and they will be able to pay
the expenses out of their contingent fund,
and then they will be able to see whether
the law is Of any assistance to them, and
will Justify an appropriation. All that
they ask this year is permission to make
this experiment, and therefore move that
report B be accepted as the report of the
committee
Report B was accepted, and the bill
read first time and tomorrow assigned.
Passed to be Enacted.
An act to enable the proprietors of the
Bangor bridge to dispose Of their bridge
property.
On motion of Mr.. Savage of Androscog
ont
amend section 6, chapter 35, Revised
Statutes of the State of Maine, relating to
intelligence offices, was taken from the
table, and House amendment A was
adopted in concurrence.
Mr. Savage then offered Senate amend
ment A, and pending its adoption the bill
was laid on the table on motion of Mr..
Shaw of AroostoOk.
On motion of Mr.. Waterhouse of Cum
berland, House document No. 1888, an act
to incorporate the Gorham Village Corpo-
ration, was taken from the table. Mr.
Warehouse then offered Senate amend
ment A, which was adopted and the bill
then read second time and passed to be
engroSscd as amended
On motion of MIR. Prescott Of York,
Senate document No 236, reports A and
Is of the York county delegation on bill
an act to call special meeting of the
legal voters of the county of York to vote
upon the removal of the county buildings
from Alfred to Biddeford or Saco, was
taken from the table and specially as
signed for consideration, tomorrow,
Wednesday.
On motion of Mr.. Savage of andre
scoggin House document No. $50, an act
to authorize appeals from assessors of
taxes to the supreme judicial court, was
taken from the table. Mr.. Savage stated
that he had not agreed with the majority
of the committee upon this matter, but
he realized the futility of further resis
lance, and withdrew his objections in or
der that the bill might take its usual
course. The bill was then read second
time and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of York, re-
port of the judiciary committee, ought not
to pass, on resolve for sale of certain lots
in Moro plantation, was taken from the
table.
Mr. Wiggin of Aroostook stated that
the State land agent, who could give
some information on this matter, had
been unable through absence to appear be-
fore the committee, and on motion of the
same senator, the matter was laid on the
table and tomorrow specially assigned for
its consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Aroostook,
House document No. BAT, an act to pro-
hibit the taking or killing of certain game
birds for term of years, was taken from
the table.
Mr. Shaw offered Senate amendment
Jn;, hot orHr pnt
was intended to make it sure that part
ridges were not to be included in this law,
which was introduced for the purpose OF
protecting certain game birds which were
to be released throughout the State by
the game commissioners for breeding pur-
poses. He said that there had been sug-
gested the idea that cartridges might be
considered to come under this restrictive
law, and he introduced this amendment
so as to prevent possible DEMONSTRATION,
and to exempt partridges
The amendment was adopted, and the
second reading of the bill assigned for to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr. Prescott Of York
Ordered, That the joint select committee
on printing and binding I've directed to in
quire into the expediency of providing by
general law for all the printing and bind
ing required by the State and to report by
bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of York,
Senate document No. 165, resolve in favor
of schools of instruction for teachers, was
taken from the table and specially as
signed for tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of York, re-
port of the committee on State printing
and binding was specially assigned for
Thursday of this week, pending acceptance
of the report.
On motion of Mr.. Spofford of Hancock,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.