Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-16
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
sIxIY.EIcHrH SESSION.
SENATE.

Monday. Feb. IS, 1897.
] The Senate met, according to adjourn
i President
| Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cumminrs of An
| gusta.
Journal Of Friday read and approved.
| concurrence.
The following House bills came up 10.
| their llrst reading. and on motion by Mr.
| table pending first reading
An act to incorporate the Newfieli
] Academy.
ization and acts of the New Portland &
Eustis Telephone and Telegraph Co. anf
to make legal and valid certain doing.
OF said company.
| An act amendatory to an act incorpo.
rating the Maine Telephone Co.
An act enabling the town of Yarmouti
70 build and maintain a bridge across
tide waters between the islands of Cou-
sens and Littlcjohns, in said town OF Var
| mouth.
The following resolve came from the
crossed under suspension of rules.
Year Book.
On motion by Mr.. Chamberlain of Lin
coin. the senate non-cOncurred in the ac-
| ton OF the House and re-committed the
same TO the committee on Year Hook
| The following House bill came up on its
iirst reading: An act to extend the char
ter OF the Castine Railway and Naviga-
| tion Co. and to amend lis charter. and
certain additions thereto.
Washington. the bill was given its Second
reading under suspension of rules and
passed to be engrossed.
HOUSE BILLS READ AND ASSIGNED,
An act to extend the charter of the
Lisbon Water Co. for an additional two
years.
Mr.. Savage of Androscoggin. offered the
| loiiowinS amendment: Strike out the
m Word said In the first line and insert
after the word Charter in the same
line.
Amendment adopted and bill read and
assigned as amended.
An act authorizing the city of Lewiston
10 refund a part of its debt.
Resolve in favor of the Central Maine
General hospital.
An act additional to and amen,latory of
chapter IS OF the Private and Special
Laws of 1887 entitled an act TO incorpo-
rate the Winterport Ferry CO.
An act TO regulate the sale and analysis
OF concentrated commercial feeding stun
An act TO divide the town of Deer Isle
and incorporate the town of Stonington.
The President called MIR. Drummond OF
Cumberland to the chair who presided
during the remainder of the session.
The following bills. petitions. ETC.. were
presented and referred.
JUDICIARY.
BY Mr. Drummond of Cumberland
Petition of Israel Il. Dana and others for
a law empowering the city of Portland
to retire the members of the fire depart
ment upon half pay.
Petitions of Charles +. Libby and IL
others: of J. q. Mitchell and q others: of
Andrew J. Cummings and 5 others: Of w.
IL: Winslow and g others. for the same.
ers for the amendment of the proposed
new city charter of Portland permitting
the election of women on the school
Petition of Fl. ]. Patterson and II 9TH
ers for the same.
BY Mr.. Savage of Androscoggin-B Bill
of the Revised Statutes. relating to taxes.
Bill an act in relation to disposition of
unclaimed baggage by common carriers.
Bill an act relating to-, holding the
terms of the supreme judicial court in
Franklin county.
LEGAL AFFAIRS.
BY Mr.. Reynolds of Cumberland-Bill
an act to amend section 30 Cf chapter 81,
of the Revised Statutes, relating to COM
pensatiOn of surviving partners
BY Mr.. Weeks of Penobscot-Bill an act
relating to the organization of certain
officers of parishes and religious societies
as corporations.
BY Mr.. Pike of York-Petition of Allen
Garner and 63 others praying for the es-
tablishment of n voting precinct in the
norttherly ilot part Of the town Of Parsons
field. with a polling place at Kezar Falls. |
EDUCATION.
w. s. Davis and IL others OF Woodstock,
for equalization of school tax.
Petition of Geo. w. Perham and 100
others for the same.
BANKS AND BANKING.
BY Mr.. Grindle of Hancock-Bill an act
relating to the time of extension of char |
ter of the Bluehill Trust and Banking |
Company.
INTERIOR WATERS.
BY Mr.. Weeks of Penobscot-Petition of |
r. a. Strickland and IL others of Bangor |
and Old Town. and IRA b. Gardiner ana |
six others of Patten. for a charter to Inn |
prove the navigation of the east branch |
Of the Penobscot river for driving logs.
SHORE FISHERIES.
BY Mr.. Ferguson of Sagadahoc-Bi an |
act to regulate the taking of clans in the |
towns of Phippsburg and Georgetown.
PENSIONS.
BY MFR. Chamberlain Of Lincoln -Bill an
act additional to chapter 33, of the Public
Laws OF. 1887. relating to destitute soldiers |
and sailors OF the army and navy.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
BY Mr.. Weeks of Pcnobscot--Petition OF /
members of the Penobscot Tribe of In.
iians. to grant the full ownership of cer-
ain real estate In the reservation of said
Tribe.
TAXATION.
By Mr.. Grindlc of Hancock-Bill an act
o amend section 8. Of chapter 6. of the
Revised Statutes. relating to exemption
# property of widows from taxation.
ORDERS.
On motion of Mr.. Savage OF Andros-
'oggin, it was
Ordered. The House concurring, that
he judiciary committee be directed to in
tnire into the expediency of changing
he manner and time of the service of
vrits and to report by bill or otherwise.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to Incorporate the Livermore
falls Water Company.
An act to amend section SIS. of chapter
s. of the Revised Statutes. as amended
" chapter 174. of the Laws of 1889 in re-
alton to the sale OF pressed hay.
An act relating to service of process on
oreign corporations acting as trustees
lndcr mortgages.
An act relating to the extension of the
harter of the Atlantic Shore Line Elec-
ric Railroad Company.
An act to amend an act to amend the
harter of the WaldObOrO Water and
Electric Light and Power Company.
An act in relation to voluntary trusts
An act to amend section 2 of chapter 60,
4 the Revised Statutes. as amended by
hapter 179. of the Public Laws of 1893 re-
lting to libelS for divorce.
Mr.. Savage of AndrOscoggin moved to {
mend by striking out the last section
amendment adopted and bill read and as J
igned as amended.
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