Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-22
READ AND ASSIGNED.

vi tilt ldDl- DtIluIlS lHt acceptance
of the report in concurrence.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act additional to chapter fifty
one of the Revised Statutes in relation
to railroads.
An act to amend chapter 261 of the
Public Laws of 1856. in relation to the
municipal court of the city of Port
land.
An act in relation to disOrderly con-
duct and evasion of fares on street
railroads, steamboats, and ferries.
An act TO amend chapter LIZ of the
Private and Special Laws of 1891, re
lating to the consolidation Of certain
railroad corporations.
An act additional TO chapter 40 of the
Revised Statutes relating to insurance.
An act to extend the charter of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
An act TO amend section ) of chapter
90 Of the Private and Special Laws of
1899. and to authorize the Van Buren,
Water Company TO increase the
amount of its mortgage bonds.
| Resolve in favor of Allegash road.
Resolve in favor of repairing the
road between Patten and Grand lake
| Resolve in favor of road in Perkins
plantation.
| An act to prohibit winter fishing in
| Great Watchie pond, and regulating
| the time for fishing in the tributaries
OF the same.
| An act to prevent the throwing Of
| saw-dust and other refuse stuff into
! the waters of McGraw. Ellis. East.
North. Great, Long. Little or Snow
ponds or either of their tributaries
situated partly in kennebec and partly
/ in Somerset counties.
| An act authorizing and empowering
! the Great Northern Paper Company to
erect ANA maintain piers and booms in
| the West branch Of the Penobscot
| river.
/ An act to provide temporarily for the
storage Of water in the West branch Of
the Penobscot river. on motion by Mr..
Jones Of Penobscot. this bill took its
second reading and passed to be en-
crossed, under suspension Of the rules.
An act to prohibit bate fishing. 50
called, in Seven ponds, Seven ponds
stream, Little Kennebago lake and the
outlet Of the same to the dam at the
head Of kennebago Falls, and the out
let Of kcnnebago lake.
An act in relation to the taxation of
street railroad companies.
An act in relation to the compen-
sation Of the sheriff of the county of
oxford establishing a salary.
Senate Document No. A.. An act re-
lating to academies. This bill came
from tho House with House amend
ments b and ID.
On motion by Mr.. Plummer of Penob-
scot. the vote whereby the bill was
passed to be engrossed, was recon
Sidered.
The President read House amend
ment b.
Mr.. PLtMMER of Penobscot-Mr
Chairman. | am willing to accept the
amendment for the reason that it does
not change in any way the purpose
and effect of the section. but simply
makes the requirement more definite.
The section. as it stands in the BILL
requires such reports to be made as
the State educational department may
from time to time require; and they
could. under that authority. and I'M
doubtedly would require the itemized
statement referred to. There is no
1 ODJetllOll W IL SBetllltiilN
added to the section: and l move that
the Senate concur with the House in
the adoption OF House amendment b.
The motion prevailed.
The President then read House
amendment ID.
Mr.. PLUMMER of Penobscot-Mr.
amendment covers line in section 5,
lines I, 2 and 8?
The PRESIDENT-"In the first line
of section and LIST and 3rd lines of sec
ton 81
Mr.. PLUMMER-It should be the
first. second and third. The word
Academy" occurs in the third. Also
in the 9TH line of section 5.
The PRESIDENT-It looks to the
Chair. as though the amendment was
, incomplete.
Mr.. PLUMMER-We can accept the
amendment as prepared by the House.
and then can move for this further
amendment.
On mot on by Mr.. Plummer of Penob-
scot. the Senate concurred with the
House in the adoption of amendment
-.
Mr.. PLUMMER-Now | move that
the word Seminary or Institute be
Inserted after the word academy.
The PRESIDENT-Wi it not be
safer to put the amendment in writ
ing?
/ Mr.. PLUMMER-Yes | think it
would be better.
Mr.. VIRGIN of Cumberland-Whi
the Senator from PenobScot is pre-
pairing that amendment, l have one
that | wish to offer; and | will say
that the reason / have not offered it
Before, or that / did not go before the
committee, was that | could not get
the facts necessary to prepare the
amendment, or talk with the com
mittee about it. until this morning,
when | have received them. / move
to amend Senate Bill No. As by in
+ sorting. after the word annual in
the second line of section 6, the word
net; and by inserting after the word
funds in the second line, the words
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