Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-02
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MAINE | LEeiSLATURE. J; |.
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,slxTy.MlNy,t SESSION.
sEMYE.

Wednesday, March l, 1899.
The Senate met according to ad-
journment and was called to order by
the president. s
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Pictou of Gar
diner.
Journal of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
(Senator Weeks of Somerset. in the
chair.)
HOUSE BILLS READ AND AssiGNED.
Bill an act to incorporate the Van
Buren, Water Company.
Bill an act relating to chapter Az OF
the Private and Special Laws OF 1897.
entitled IAN act to incorporate the Liv-
ermore Falls Light and Power Com
| pany."
Bill an act to extend the charter Of
the Orono Water Company
| Bill an act in reference to Boston
| Auction Company.
| Bill an act to incorporate the Dix
field Fire Engine Company.
Bill an act to legalize the calling and
| holding Of the annual town meeting Of
the town Of Jefferson in the year A. D.
| 1897.
| Bill all act ~ cAlcuO tlc Sudh lSA oAo
rights of the Sanford Mills.
Bill an act to amend section of chap
ter 525 of the Private and Special Laws
of the year 1885, relating to the Presque
Isle Village fire department.
| Bill an act to set or a part Of the town
of Trescott and annex the some to the
town Of Edmunds.
| Bill an act to amend section l of
chapter 525 Of the Private and Special
Laws of the year 1885. relating to the
Presque Isle Village fire department.
| Bill an act to amend chapter ~ of
| the Special Laws of 1857. in relation to
the taking of fish in Nequasset lake.
| Bill an act to amend chapter 1856 Of
the public acts of 1895. and acts addi-
tional thereto. relating to the salary of
| the Judge Of the municipal court OF
Bath. AS amended.
| Bill an act to establish the salary of
the judge Of probate for the county Of
Hancock.
| This bill came UP on it's first reading.
| and on motion by Mr.. Hamlin of
| Hancock, the rules were suspended,
the bill read the second time and
passed to be engrossed.
The following petitions and remon-
strances were presented and referred:
SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES.
| BY Mr.. Hamlin OF ADMINISTRATION
Of Frank, W. Lunt and % others Of
Fremont. asking for. legislation 20
protect owners Of weirs.
| AGRICULTURE.
| BY Mr. Blanchard of Franklin-Re-
| monstrance of F. II. Rollins of Farm
| ington Falls. and % others, against the
! repeal of the feeding stuffs inspection
| law.
| BY Mr. Plummer of Penobscot-Re-
monstrance Of Otis Reed and Il others
| of Orono. against the same.
By MIR. King of Oxford-Remon-
STRANGE of Eli F. Cushman and 81
others of Bethel. against the same.
BY Mr.. Fernald of Androscoggin-
Remonstrance of H. F. Boothby of
| Lvermore and 45r others, against the
same.
BY Mr.. Jones of Penobscot-Re-
monstrance of Boyden Bearce and 81
others of East Eddington, against the
same
TOWNS.
By Mr.. Chamberlain of Lincoln
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praying for the setting off Of Ocean
and annexing the same to the city Of
SacO.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Hamlin for the committee on
judiciary. reported ought to pass, bill
an act to extend the charter of the
Bluehill Water Company.
The same gentleman for the same
committee reported ought to pass, bill
an act to incorporate the Lily Water
Company.
Mr.. Reynolds for the committee on
legal affairs, reported ought to pass.
bill an act authorizing the trustees of
the ministerial fund in the Congrega-
tional Society OF Buxton to apply the
interest of said fund toward the pay
ment of the minister's salary.
Mr.. Plummer, for the same COM
mittee, reported ought to pass, bill an
act for the better protection of ship
masters and seamen.
Mr.. Chamberlain, for the committee
on sea and shore fisheries, reported
ought to pass, bill an act to repeal
chapter $50 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1883. relating to the use of
RATS or floats in fishing for smelts IN
Bagaduce river.
The same gentleman for the same
committee. which was instructed by an
order of the Legislature to inquire into
the expediency Of a law for close time
on clans. reported ought to pass. bill
an act for the better protection of
clans.
Mr.. Pierce. for the Waldo county
delegation. reported ought to pass. bill
an act to fix the salary of the judge
and the register of probate for the
county of Waldo.
These reports were severally ac-
cepted and bills were tabled for print
ing under rule.
The following gentlemen from the
committee on education, to which was
referred. resolve in favor of the Gem
tral Maine State Normal School, re-
ported that the same be referred to the
next Legislatures: Messrs. Blanchard.
Chamberlain. Burns. Peaslee. Ryerson,
Merrill, Walker.
The following gentlemen, from the
same committee, reported that the re-
solve ought to pass: Messrs. Plummer,
Gardner Webster