Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-23
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
sixty EIGHTH Session.
sENArE.


Monday, March q, 1891
The Senate met according to adjourn
mentt and was called to order by the
| President.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. struthers Of Gar
diner.
Journal of Saturday read and APP
Papers from the House disposed Of in
Bill an act to incorporate the Wilton
Electric Light and Power Co.
This bill came from the House on its
ment A.
House amendment A was adopted In
concurrence Dill read once. and on mo-
rules were suspended. Bill read ihn e .ae
| ond time and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to establish the Sanford
municipal court.
This bill came from the House on its,
first reading, amended by House amend
ment A..
House amendment A was adopted in
concurrence bill read once, and on mo-
ton, by Mr.. Savage. the rules We're sus-
| pended, bill read the second time ana
| passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to give the Oxford Light
Co. certain powers not granted by the
general law.
This bill came, up. on its first reading.
was laid on the table pending first read
| ing.
| Bill an act to incorporate the West
Co, and to authorize municipalities In
Cumberland county to aid In the con-
| struction of it's ranway.
This bill came, up. on its first reading.
Mr.. Mccullough Of Washington, offered
amendments a and B.
Amendment A. Amend section l3 by
adding thereto the following: Nothing
herein contained shall be construed as
granting to said W. stbrook Windham
| a. Harrison Railroad Co. the right to run
over the tracks of the Portland Railroad
CO. IN mako ayfepSippS me-
tory already occupied by the latter com
pany, nor as granting TO said last-named
company the right TO run over the tracks
Railroad Co. or to make extensions into
the territory lying easterly or north
easteriy of the Presumpscot river"
Amendment II. Amend section Is In
| the sixth line. by striking out the word
not and inserting in place thereof the
word both.
The amendments A and p We're adopted
and the bill assigned as amended.
Bill an act additional to chapter 81. of
the Revised Statutes. relating to sales
of property deposited in public ware
houses on which the charges thereon
shall not have been paid.
This bill, passed to be enErossed in the
Senate. came back from the House
amended by amendment A. The Senate
reconsidered its vote passing the bill to
be engrossed. House amendment A was
adopted in concurrence. and the bill
passed to be engrossed as amended.
ROUSE HILLS READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend section Is. of chapter
3, of the Revised Statutes. in relation to
elections of town officers. AS amended
by House amendment "A.
An act to extend the charter of the
Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railroad
aud TO enable it TO cross navlgable tide
waters.
An act to incorporate the City hall COM
mission of Waterville. under the name of
the City hall commission
An act to amend sections 8 and s. OF
chapter So. and section II. of chapter 81
of the Revised Statutes. relating to the
service of trustee writs.
Resolve in favor of the Pencil Insti-
tute.
Resolve relating to the Maine Gettys-
burg commission.
Resolve providing for the preservation
of regimental rolls in the adjutant gen.
erals office.
Resolve in favor of granting aid in re-
pairing and maintaining Rabbit Ridge
road, in the town of Moscow.
Resolve in favor of the State Reform
School.
PUBLIC ACTS APPROVED BY THE
GOVERNOR.
An act to amend section Al. of chapter
10. Of the Revised Statutes. relating to
the taking of salmon on the Penobscot
river above the waer works dam at Ban
gor.
An act to amend chapter 20 of the Pub
Laws of 1895. relating to the sales of
land for non-payment of taxes.
An act relating to the care of convicts
who are sick at the expiration of SEN
tence.
An act to further regulate banking
hours on Saturdays which are not bank
holidays.
%. of the Revised Statutes as amended
by chapter $50. of the Public Laws of
1880. and by subsequent act additional
thereto and amendatory thereof relat-
ing to migratory fish. and iishways
An act to amend section IS. of chapter
l43. of the Revised Statutes, relating to
duties of municipal officers relating to
insane persons.
An act to amend section 81 of chapter
81, of the Revised Statutes, relating to
the recording of attachments of personal /!
property.
An act to amend section H. of chapter
49, of the Revised Statutes relating to |
clerks of corporations.
An act to provide for filling vacancies |
of trustees
An act requiring all educational insti- |
tntions receiving State aid to make re.
schools, who shall publish the same as |
q part OF his annual report.
The following bill was presented and |
referred to the committee on
JUDICIARY.
BY Mr.. Clason of Kennebec-Bill an act |
relating to suits on promissory notes.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to incorporate the Hartland |
Trust and Banking Company.
An act TO change. the time of holding |
court for the county of Waldo.
An act to amend chapter $751; of the |
Public Laws of 1893. relating to the better /
protection of sheep.
An act relating to the employment of |,
of schools.
An act amendatory of section 10, of |
chapter IL. of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to officers of religious socities
An act TO amend chapter, 49, of the I
Revised Statutes, and chapter ISL, of the
Public Laws of 1887. as amended by chap
ter-313. of the Public Laws of 1893 re-
iating TO the appointment and duties of |
disclosure commissioners.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Roberts, for the committee on |
education, to which was referred bill an
act to amend sections and 49, of chap
ter IL. of the Revised Statutes. relating
to the manner of assessment of commonl
school funds, reported that the same be
to the next Legislature. Report
The joint standing committee on towns,
by Henry II. Chamberlain. chairman,
made their. final report that they had
acted on all matters referred to them.
Report accepted.
Mr.. Savage. for the committee on ju-
dietary. reported ought not to pass. bill
an act to repeal section s. of chapter 1903,
Of the Public Laws of 1885. Report ac-
,epted.
Mr. Ferguson for the committee on in
sane hospital to which was referred the
report of the trustees. resident officers