Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-23

"a of the Revised Statutes relating to
prebate of foreign wills.
An act to allow the Bar Harbor Elec-
trio Light Co. to issue bonds, preferred
stock and purchase property.
An act relating to the Rumford Fails
e. Rangeley Lakes Railroad Co.
An act to extend an act entitled ar act
to supply the people of South Gardiner
village in the city of Gardiner with pure
water.
3 An act to establish the Waterville hospl-
tai.
An act relating to taxation of express
corporations, companies and persons.
An act to extend the charter of the
Castine Railway & Navigation Co.
An act to prevent the destruction oil
smelts in the bays, harbors and coves In
the town of Surry.
An act to make legal and valid certain
doings of the Skowhegan Electric Light
Co.
An act to fix the salary of the register
of probate for the county of Penobscot.
An act additional to and amendatory
of chapter 5S5 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1898, entitled an act to incorpo
rate the Kennebec Water Power Company.
An act in relation to the inspection OF
buildings, so as to lessen the danger from
fires.
An act to protect the alewive fisheries
on the Sheepscot river.
An act to authorize licensed taxider-
mists to receive and have in possession
q MIC ttaronf fnr tho
purpose of mounting the same.
Resolve in favor of the Canada road.
Resolve in favor of the town OF NADIA
waska.
Resolve to refund certain State taxes on
township No. 4, range 5, west of Kenne-
bee river, Somerset county.
Resolve for the purchase of the Maine
State Year Book and Legislative Manual
for the years 1895 and 1896. N
Resolve in favor of the town of Lin
erick y
Resolve authorizing the compilation
and publication of the insurance laws OF
Maine
Resolve making an appropriation for
the Penobscot tribe of Indians
On motion of Mr. Twitchell Of Bath, an
act in relation to the inspection of build
ings, so as to lessen the danger from fires,
was laid on the table pending passage to
be enacted.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion of Mr. Gilbert of Canton.
bill an act relating to receptacles foI
kerosene, refined petroleum, gasoline and
burning or Illuminating fluids, was taken
from the table and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Hill of Portland,
House document 119, relating to free
public libraries was taken from the table.
On motion of the same gentleman, the
vote was reconsidered whereby this bill
was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Hill offered an amendment, which
was adopted, and the bill was then passed
to be engrossed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor,
House document 127 resolve in favor OF
William II. Holmes of Augusta, was
taken from the table.
Mr.. Fairbanks said that Mr.. Holmes
enlisted in the 18th Maine Infantry, was
wounded at Fredericksburg and dis
charged on account of the wound. In
1868 he rc-enlisted in the Invalid Corps.
general orders which relate to bounties
for the year 1868, and cannot find any
authority for bounties to be paid to. any
person or any recruit who enlisted in the
Invalid Corps. The receipts and pay rolls
in the adjutant general S Office do not show
a single receipt of any recruit that enlisted
in the Invalid Corps in 1868. while in
1864 they can be found. This clearly
demonstrates to me that there was no
authority for bounty to be paid at that
time. This soldier comes here asking for
claim that is about 80 years old. Now
Mr.. Holmes is a very worthy man, but If
we allow him 800 it may be said that we
open the door to perhaps 600 other equally
worthy claimants. In order that we may
do no iniustic, I beg leave to offer the
following order:
Ordered, That House document 1877,
entitled Resolve in favor of William H.
Holmes, be referred to the Governor and
Council for examination and adjudication.
The order received passage.
On further motion of Mr. Fairbanks,
the order and resolve were laid on the
table.
An Act Concerning Veterinary Surgeons.
On motion of Mr. Jones of China, bill
an act concerning veterinary surgeons
was taken from the table.
Mr.. Jones moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Howe of Milo seconded the motion.
Mr. Haines of Waterville said that the
bill simply intended that no person should
himself as a graduate of col
lege who was not such. That Is all the
bill prohibits. 1t does not prohibit any
one from employing any person not a
graduate, but its intention is that they
shall not practice fraud on the public,
that man shall not impose on the public
as a graduate of a veterinary college when
he was not graduate. Iapprehend that
some may think that this is bill to pre-
vent anyone practicing veterinary surgery
who is not graduate, but that is not Sc.
Mr.. Howe of Milo said that this was
bill in the interests of very small class
of people, some Is or 20 veterinary sur
geons in the large cities of the State
There are whole counties where there are
no veterinary surgeons The bill says
that no person shall hold himself cut as a
graduate That perhaps would be harm