Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-03-26
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
sIxTY.sEvENTH SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Monday, March 25, 1895.
Senate called to order by the President.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Wyma1 of Au-
| gusta.
Journal of Friday read and approved.
Read and Assigned.
An act to authorize the Kennobec
Steamboat Co. to hold stock in other cor
porations.
On motion of Mr.. Savage of Androscog-
gin, this bill was read twice and passed to
be en- pgfossed under suspension of the rules.
An act to amend chapter 1876 of tho
Private and Special Acts Of the year 1884,
entitled an act to incorporate the city of
Bangor.
On motion of Mr.. Wiggin of Aroostook
this bill was read twice and passed to be
engrossed under suspension of the rules
An act to provide in certain cases for
the appointment of women to the school
committee of Portland, with House
amendment A adopted.
Mr.. Walls of Knox offered Senate
amendment A.
! Mr. Hume of Washington: This is a
local matter, of course, and it may be said
that we who do not belong to that locality
have nothing to do with it; but we are
called upon to vote upon this matter, and
therefore think it becomes our business.
| would like to ask the President, in the
| absence of the other senators from Cum
| berland county, and as a resident of Port
land, if the citizens of Portland have not
right now to elect a woman to the
school committee.
The President stated that they had that
right.
Mr.. Hume: 1t seems to me that they
should do it at their regular caucuses,
and not try to do this kind of thing This
sort Of legislation is dangerous pre-
cedent. 1t is wrong legislation, and it is
dangerous legislation, and l do not be-
lieve that the citizens of Portland want
it; and whether they do or not, it is a
dangerous precedent that we cannot
afford to make. ! have an idea that the
woman candidate was defeated in the last
election, and that this is movement to
put that woman on the school board of
Portland against the wish of the voters
Now, | protest against such legislation as
this, whether it affects Portland, or Ban
gor, or lewiston or Auburn, or Bidde-
ford, or any other city of the State.
Mr.. Wiggin of Aroostook said that
while he believed in women being allowed
to beyelected to the school committee, he
did not believe in making it compulsory
that they should be put on, but that as
this was local matter he should not
strenuously oppose it,
On motion of Mr.. Hume of Washington,
the bill was laid on the table, and the
amendment ordered printed, and tomor-
row morning specially assigned for its
consideration.
An act to amend sections "a and 75
chapter 81, Revised Statutes. as amended
by chapter 2O5 of the Public Laws of 1898,
relating to highway crossings.
On motion of Mr.. Engcl of Penobscot,
this bill was read twice and passed to be
engrossed under suspension of the rules
An act to amend section /, chapter 253
of the Private and Special Laws of 1891,
entitled an act to incorporate the Waldo
Street Railway Co, as amended by chap
ter 637 of the Private and Special Laws
of 1S93
On motion of Mr. Day of Penobscot,
this bill was read twice and passed to be
cngrossed under suspension OF the rules.
An act to amend chapter 30, Revised
Statutes, entitled inspection and sale of
manufactured articles.
On motion of Mr. Walls of Knox, this
bill was read twice and passed to be en-
crossed under suspension of the rules.
An act to amend section a. chapter 3,
Revised Statutes, relating to the duties Of
municipal officers.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of York, this
bill was read twice and passed to be en-
crossed under suspension of the rules.
An act for the assessment of State
tax for the year 1896, amounting to 1881,
9i1.70
On motion of Mr.. Wiggln of Aroostook,
this bill was read twice and passed to be
ensrossed under suspension of the rules.
An act to amend chapter 412 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1898, enti
tiled an act to incorporate the Franklin
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins OF York, this
bill was read twice and passed to be en-
crossed under suspension Of the rules.
An act to amend chapter 6l3 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1898, entitled
an act to establish the Western Hancock
municipal court.
On motion of Mr.. Hill of Kcnnebcc
this bill was read twice and passed to be
ongrossed under suspension of the rules |
Majority and minority reports of com
mittee on judiciary on petition of A. J. |
Dubay and so others Of Van Buren,, pray |
ing for re-submission of the amend |
ment to the constitution requiring and |
educational qualification for voters, ma
,jority report being that petitioners have
leave to withdraw, the minority report be-
ing in resolves to amend the amendment |
to the constitution providing for an
educational qualification Of voters, came
from the House with the majority report
accepted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hume of Washing
ton the Senate concurred with the House
in accepting majority report.
Reports A (ought to pass and B fought
not to pass of committee on judiciary on
bill an act to amend section s, chapter
115, Revised Statutes, relating to com
pensation of members of the Legislature,
came from the House with report B ac-
cepted.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins OF York, the
Senate concurred with the House in &C.
cepting report B.
Bill an act to establish State board OF
education, passed to be engrossed by the