The Somerset reporter., 1895-03-21
At Augusta.

At AAS ilSlds
The Madison division bill was referred
to the next Legislature after long de-
bate Friday. On motion of Mr.. Lane of
Augusta this vote WAS ON saturday re-
considered aud the question specially as
signed for next Tuesday. This WAS
done when but few members We're
present.
An act to provide for the treatment
for alcoholism of prisoners in county
jtls, came from the House indefinitely
postponed
On motion of Mr.. Savage of Andres
coggin the Senate concurred with the
House in the indefinite postponement of
this hin.
On Tuesday bill giving county com
missionerS the right To break roads
blocked by snow in winter, was taken
up. keegan and Lawrence favored the
bill and motion by Dudley of Brook
ton to indefinitely postpone the bill was
lost, and the bill then passed.
An act to amend an act entitled An
act to incorporate the Carrabassetl and
Canadian Railroad Company. to author
i've the extension of said company, to
grant further time for the completion
of said road and to change the name
of said company WAS read aud as
signed.
Bill an act to make State tax sales
more etfectual, was reported in new
draft under the same title, and that the
same ought to pass.
Among the measures passed Tuesday
were an act to incorporate the Cara
bnSsptt Watar Dowpr 'npanan
Resolve authorizing the codifying of
the laws relating to sea and shore fish
cries.
Resolve in favor of the Maine State
prison.
Resolve in favor of the Bath Military
and Naval Orphan Asylum.
Resolve providing for the purchase
and distribution of Sayage's lndex-digest
of the Maine reports.
Resolve in favor of the State College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Resolve in favor of aid in building n
highway bridge across the Penobscot
river between the towns of Rowland and
Enfield.
Resolve in aid of road in Dallas and
Lang plantations.
Resolve in favor of the Pennington
State Normal school.
An act to incorporate the Long Pond
Dam Company.
An act to amend section of chapter
242 of the Public Laws of 1893 relating
to free public libraries
An act to amend and extend the char
ter of the Waldo and Somerset Railway
Company.
An act relating to supervisors of
schools.
An act to amend chapter 200 of the
Public Laws of 1889, concerning inn
holders, boarding house keepers and
their guests.
An act to prohibit fishing in certain
tributaries of Moose pond in Somerset
county.
An act to amend chapter 204 of the
Public Laws of 1856 in relation to the
jurisdiction of the municipal court of
the city of Portland.
An act relating to fraternal beneflci-
airy and assessment corporations.
An act to amend chapter 304 of the
Public Laws of 1893, relating to the reg
istration of votes.
An act to amend section one of chap
ter 30, Revised Statutes, relating to mis-
chievous dogs.
The House refused to reconsider the
bill to divide the town of Madison, Tues
day by a vote 80 for reconsideration, y
against.
The bill comforting municipal suffrage
up women was defeated in the Senate
Wednesday by a vote of Is to II, Somer-
set senators voted for the bill and Sena-
tor tlovey made speech in its favor.
The bill providing for the assessment
of "A state tax of SSl3.072 for the year
1895 was reported. The resolve laying
a tax upon the several counties of the
state passed after sundry amendments.
one OF which was reducing the estimates
for Somerset County for SIG, 1876 to Sl5.-
600.
The resolve appropriating 1000 to
enforce the fish and game laws passed
the House.
The committee on education on petit
ton of b. l.. Whitman, president of
Colby University, and many others,
praying for the establishment OF State
board of education, reported in bill an
act TO establish State board of educa.
ton, and that the same ought to pass.
Report accepted. Bill to be printed.
An act to provide for the assessment
OF sewer taxes in the town of Skowhe-
gan, was reported and had its first read
ings Wednesday.