Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-09

ter 562' OF the Private and Special Laws
OF 1863, said chapter being entitled" An
act to incorporate the Buxton and Hollis
Savings Bank"
Resolve authorizing a change in the To-
cation of right of way to State lands
in Augusta. ~
Resolve in favor of improving the sani-
tary condition of the State camp ground.
Bill an act to appOrtion the State and
county taxes for the years 1899 and 1900
on township formerly known as Franklin
plantation, county of Oxford.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to consolidate, simplify, re-
wise and amend the laws pertaining to
inland fisheries and game as contained
in Chapters 30 and 40 OF the Revised
Statutes and in amendments and ad-
ditions thereto, and to repeal old ana
obsolete private and special laws per-
| tanning to fishing in the public waters
| of the State.
! An act to amend Chapter II of the
Public Laws of 1897. authorizing cities
and towns to accept legacies, devises
and bequests and to raise money.
| An act relating to the jurisdiction OF
| the superior court for the county OF
Kennebec.
An act to regulate the taking of
herring in the town of Cutler
An act to amend Chapter u, Special
Laws of 1897, in relation to the taking
of fish i'm Nequasset lake.
| An act to establish a Naval Reserve
as part of the National Guard OF the
State of Maine.
F! An act to amend Section 3 Of Chap
| ter PIG of the Public Laws of 1893, as
| amended by Section /, Chapter 295 OF
the Public Laws of 1897, relating to dis
continuing schools and conveying
| school children.
! An act to amend section 65 of chapter
| 70 of the Revised Statutes as amended by
chapter lol of the Public Laws of 1891. re-
lating to fees in insolvency proceedings.
An act to extend the charter and rights
| of the Sanford Mills.
| An act to amend section of chapter
525 of the Private and Special Laws Of
the year 1885, relating to the Presque Isle
| village fire department.
An act to amend chapter $50 of the Pri-
vate and Special Laws of 1893, incorpo-
rating the city of Eastport.
An act to amend section Of chapter
| ~
1854, relating to Bridgton Center Village
| Corporation.
An act to amend chapter 1856 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1896 and acts additional there
10, relating to the Bath municipal court.
| An act to repeal a resolve in favor of
r. T.. Southard.
! An act to fix the salary of the sheriff
of the county of Waldo.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the committee on
State Reform school.
Resolve in favor of building a bridge
across the Fish river in the town of Fort
Kent, Aroostook county.
Resolve in aid Of repairing the bridge
across the Narraguagus river in the town
of Milbridge.
Resolve in favor of Freedom Academy
Resolve providing for an Office for the
department of inland fisheries and game
in the State House.
Resolve respecting the cemetery lot OF
the late Governor William King.
TABLED.
Bill an act to amend section of chap
ter 60 Of the Revised Statutes. regulating
the right to trial by jury in divorce suits
!
ing, and on motion by Mr.. Stearns >
Aroostook, was laid on the table pendin;
, second reading.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On motion by Mr.. Blanchard of Frank
lin, it was
Ordered, that the State superintendent
of public schools be requested to make
, strict investigation of the condition
| - ~ ahon f,,n1
of the several towns arising from tn
sale of school lands, and report the resul
of his investigation to the next Legisla
ture.
CENTRAL MAINE NORMAL SCHOOL
, Mr.. PLUMMER of Penobscot: l NOV
+ | to take from the table the majority an
minority reports of the committee on edu
| ca ation on resolve in favor of Contra
+ Maine State Normal School, tabled on m.
motion on March 3, on account of the alb
sence of Senator Blanchard, chairman o
the committee. notice he Is now pres
ent consequently move to take tn
: matter from the table.
o Mr.. BLANCHARD of Franklin: M,
President and gentlemen: ] was unavoid
ably absent from the Friday mornin
session when this matter came up by spa
= cial assignment, but since that time
f have read the able and scholarly argu
e ment of the senator from Penobscot (Mr
| tnlmmer) and | wish to thank him "a
, this time for tabling the matter until m.
return.
? 1t would be useless for me to attemp
at this time to answer all of that argu
ment and | feel that 1t would be unneceS
\ sary for me to take the time to go int
any exhaustive explanation of the posi-
$ ton taken by the committee on educa
ton l wnl simply say that to what tn
f senator said in his speech with reference
to the educational system of the schools
= the committee on education as who'll
] most heartily agree. l, for one. believ
| that whatever picture he might draw o
e the beauty of the location of Dexter 70
the normal school site, he could not il
e any way speak too highly of that loca
tion, for l myself at one time had th'
e luriyllege of residing in that town, beau
tlful town located among high hills am
p nesting at the foot of a sheet of wate
: rightfuily named Silver lake. 1t is from
such surroundings. such natural environ
@ ments that the senator from PenObsco