Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-26
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
slxvY.EIeHrH SESSION.


Thursday, March q. 1897.
The Senate met according to adiourn-
mcnt and was called to order BY the
Journal Of yesterday read ana approved.
Papers from the House disposed of IN
An act to amend section Of chapt r
chapter of the Private and Special
Laws of 1891. relating to paupers, their
settlement and support.
This bill came from the House on its
first reading and was assigned this after
noon.
An act to prohibit the manufacture and
sale Ct cigarettes. This bill came from
tabled on motion by Mr.. Savage Of An
droscoggin. pending adoption OF Senate
amendment. offered by Mr.. Walls OF
The order relative to making railroad
commissioners Office elective instead Of
aappointive which was passed in the
h hoIse and a., amended ended. In the Senate. came
ing the amendment and calling for a
COMMITTEES OF conference. with the fol-
lowing members appointed on the part OF
Pattnngall of Machias and Walton OF
Skowhegan. The Senate Joined the fol-
lowing committee: Messrs. Mccullough,
Sharp and Morrill,.
An act to amend an act to provide for
the printing and distributing ballots at
the public expense and to regulate voting
Tor state and city elections.
This bill passed to be engrossed in the
Senate and indefinitely postponed In the
House. the Senate having insisted and
called TOR a committee Of conference,
came back from the House. that branch
adhering and refusing to Join a commit
tee.
MIR. Clason of Kennebec: said that
there were several amendments to the
law that he thought were right and
should be adopted. but as there was un-
fortunately commission attached to Ii.
ana that seemed unpopular with the
otner branch he would move that the
Senate adhere.
The Senate voted to adhere.
An act to provide for the examination
OF candidates for positions as teachers In
the public schools of this State.
This bill passed to be engrossed in the
Senate. came back from the House in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Grindle of Hancock. moved to re-
cede and concur with the House, and
stated his reasons for SO doing. that when
the bill first appeared. there were some
curry of those who had experience in
school matters and that he had found
that their judgment was rather against
the bill.
He believed he was acting in the inter-
ests of his constituents when he voted
against this bill. He did not consider II
fair to the smaller places or just in that
II did not require the examination OF all
candidates for teaching. The title that
should clearly define II would be IAN
act to give teachers certificates to grl-
duates of colleges. normal schools aca-
denies. seminaries and high schools with
out examination and to provide for the
examination of all other candidates."
the Senate receded and concurred In
the indefinite postpoBement.
Resolve IN favor OF summer training
schools for teachers and the distribution
of educational documents.
This resolve passed to be engrossed In
the San1fa M hc,
amended by amendment A. The vote was
reconsidered passing the resolve 10 be en-
crossed, amendment adopted in concur
renee and resolve passed 10 be engrossed
as amended.
An act to amend section of chapter
20 OF the Private and Special Laws of
Bucklield Aqueduct Company.
This bill. passed to be engrossed in the
Senate. came back from the House
amended by amendment A. The. vote
was reconstructed passing the resolve to
be engrossed. amendment adopted In con-
currence and resolve passed to be en-
crossed as amended.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED TO RE ZEN.
CROSSED UNDER SUSPENSION OFI
RULES.
The following bills came from the
House on their first reading and were
read the second time under suspension of
rules and passed to be engroSsed.
Bill an act to amend an act to provide |
fo,. TIA ;r,ar,z,at;o,,
,,o,,n r ~ ioi u u.ou u Sas ho electrlc
factpr;ny and ,nt.i,a,f, ea. ,.. inahu-
an, ms aiu n atse -. fowsr.
in n niti ae' M relation 10 poiitcai caucuses
An act 70 .ra,a coo.,o,, "a 90
p Of the Revisad StStntn. r az y, ruapier
toxicating liquors..
"a of the Revised Statutes as amended nv
chapter Il OF the Public Laws nr 1sSS re- s
lating to the support Of paupers in Iinin-
corporated places,
An act to amend section of chanter
Ill of the Revised Statutes as amended
by chapter 70 of the Public Laws Of 1881. |
relating to the recording OF assignments
Of wages.
An act to incorporate the Wiscasset l
and Moosehead Lake Telcgraph and T'eIe~ /
phone Company.
An act to amend chanfer 221 of tho y1,.i
vate and Special Laws OF 1895 which il an /
act to incorporate the Long Pond Dam
Company.
An act to determine the privileges OF !
graduates of the State college.
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