Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-02
list in caucuses in the city of Bidde

ford.
PLACED ON FILE.
BY Mr.. Forhan of Raymond-Petitior
of Daniel C. Aver and % others o
Naples for open time on deer in Cum
berland county of one month.
Petition of Andrew Chute and 3
others of Naples. that the election o
road commissioners be laid Optiona
with towns.
BY Mr.. McFadden of Dresden-Re.
monstrance of d. S. Glidden and 6:
others of Newcastle. against the crea-
tion of the office of State road com
mission or State road engineer.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Hutchings from the committee
on taxation. repotted leave to with
draw" on petition of Charles Boyce and
others for the repeal of chapter 65
Public Laws Of 1895, relating to State
taxes on organized plantations.
Mr.. Brown from the committee on
military affairs on resolve in, favor of
the University Of Maine. reported.
that same be referred to the next
Legislature"
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported leave to withdraw on Pc
tition of the Maine Commandery Of the
Loyal Legion of the United States that
the birthday of Abraham Lincoln be
made a State holiday.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported ought not to pass on re-
solve in honor Of the soldiers and sail
ors of the State of Maine who served
in the war with Spain.
Mr.. BROWN of Falmouth: | wish
to say in explanation of this report
that this is resolve appropriating i
small sum of money for the purpose OF
providing cheap bronze letters for the
soldiers and sailors of the State who
served during the Spanish war. 1t will
be remembered by many gentlemen
that at the close of the Civil War GER
tain testimonials in the shape of di-
plomas were issued to all who Were
mustered out. The committee on mill
tary affairs are fully in accord with
the spirit of the resolve. but in view
of the fact that some of the soldiers
and sailors are still in the service, and
that the records of their service are
not completed, it was deemed best by
the committee that the matter should
be deferred for the present.
Mr.. Smith from the committee on
claims reported leave to withdraw on
petition of V. NJ. Theriault and others
of the town OF Fort Kent. that the
town be reimbursed for money expend-
ed under the direction of the State
Board of Health.
Mr.. Adams from the committee on
ways and bridges reported leave to
withdraw on petition of George H.
Jones and others for an appropriation
to be expended on roads and bridges
in the town of Trescott during the year
1899
Mr.. Smith from the committee on the
judiciary reported ought to pass on bill
an act to amend Section l of Chapter
Of the Revised Statutes relating 10
poll taxes by adding to said section the
words (which said poll tax shall nol
exceed 81 and shall not be less than ST.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee or bill and act additional to and
amendatory of Chapter 128 Os the Re-
vised Statutes relating to tramps re-
ported ought to pass in new draft bill
an act to amend Section II of Chapter
12S of the Revised Statutes as amend
ed by Section of Chapter 2SS of the
Public Laws of 1889. relating to tramps
Mr.. Gentleman from the committee
on legal affairs reported ought to pass
in new draft under same title bill an
act to amend Chapter $50 of the Pri-
vate and Special Laws of the year
1879 establishing the police court OF the
city of Belfast as amended by, Chapter
AIS of the Private and Special Laws of
1885.
Mr.. Maxcy from the committee on
mercantile affairs and insurance re-
ported ought to pass on bill an act in
relation to corporations issuing con-
tracts for annuities commencing in the
future.
Mr.. Gordon from the committee on
manufactures reported ought to pass
in new draft under same title bill an
act to create a lien upon monumental
work.
Mr.. Wilson of Cherryfield, from same
committee on bill an act to authorize
a topographic survey of the State of
Maine reported ought to pass in new
draft bill an act to authorize a topo-
graphic survey of the State in Coop
Grafton with the United States Geolog-
ical Survey.
Mr.. Brown from the committee on
affairs reported ought to pass
on resolve in favor of improving the
sanitary condition of the State camp
ground. ..s.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported same on resolve authoriz-
ing change in the location Of right
of way to State lands in Augusta.
Mr.. Wilson from the joint special
committee on salaries reported ought
to pass on bill an act to amend Section
. Of Chapter lis Of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter 264 of the
Public Laws of 1893, relating to the
salary of the county attorney Of Cum
berland county.
Mr.. Fuller from the committee on
claims reported ought to pass on re-
solve to reimburse, r. !. Campbell.
Treasurer of the town of Cherryfield,
for money paid to State pensioners.
Mr. Smith from the committee on ju-
dietary reported ought not to pass on
bill an act to amend Section OF Chap
ter $40 of the Public Laws of 1885, re-
lating TO the northern district o.
Aroostook- county.
The reports were accepted and the
bills and resolves ordered printed un-
der joint rules.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Dill on ant tn aroatsa a lien upon hay