Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-31

EGE.3E9 -eE3e.k3
asking that the town of Brookton be re-
imbursed on account of excessive State
taxes.
| PENSIONS
My Mr.. Carson of Mt Vernon-Resolve
in favor Of Howard Whittier for increase
in State pension.
TEMPERANCE.
| BY Mr.. Sprague of Easton-Remon-
STRANGE of Fred f. Smith of Easton and
i5 others against resubmission.
| BY Mr.. Cushman of Sherman-Remon-
STRANGE of Mrs. r. IL. Warren and Is 9TH
| ers against same.
TAXATION
| By Mr.. NORM of Standardization of
Eugene Danforth and "a others of Arson
and vicinity praying for a more equitable
| tax law.
| By Mr.. Sprague of Easton-Petition of
| w. II. Rackliff and 100 others to equalize
| taxation.
BY MIR. Little of Monmouth-Petition of
f. A. Prescott and lis others praying that
the grange bill for equalization of taxes $
| be enacted into law
BY Mr. Page of Skowhegan-Bili an act
10 abate taxes on township number 4,
range ), west of the kennebec river IN
Somerset county.
KNOX COUNTY DELEGATION
| BY Mr.. Walls of Vinalhaven-Petition
| of ID. n. Mortland and II others, mem
bers of Knox county bar. to establish the
| salary of the clerk of courts for said
county.
| Also bill, an act to establish the salary
| of the clerk OF courts for Knox county.
On motion by Mr.. Putnam the rules
were suspended and that gentleman PIE
sentej the following petition. and moved
its reference to the committee on inland
| fisheries and game.
Petition Of GeoIge l. Trickev ana 21
others in favor of repeating the law per
hitting hunting in September.
| The motion was agreed to.
| On motion by Mr. Foster of Oakland
| the vote was reconsidered whereby the
| bill, relating to the observance of the
| Lords day, was referred to the commit
tee on legal affairs. and on further mo-
ton by the same gentleman it was re-
fered to the committee on judiciary.
on motion by Mr.. Randall of Portland
| the rules Were suspended and that gen
| tleman introduced the following resolve
and moved its reference to the committee
on military affairs:
Resolve in favor of the city of Port
land for reimbursement for money eX-
| pended on account of war with Spain.
ORDERS
On motion of Mr.. Harvey of Atkinson.
n,lA t,.t h.a u-l,
and bridges inquire into the eXpediency
of enacting a law whereby all large
bridges shall be built and maintained by
| counties.
| On motion Of Mr. Andrews of Rock
| port
Ordered. that the use of this hall be
given the committee on judiciary for a
| public hearing on bill entitled an act to
provide the town of Camden with pure
| water, at O'Clock +. NJ. on Feb 90 1901.
REPORTS OF Committees
| Mr. Chase from the judiciary commit
tee reported ought not to pass on bill, an
act to amend section 63, chapter -, Re
vised Statutes. relating to the jurisdic-
ton of the superior court for the county
| of Cumberland.
Mr.. Chase from same committee re-
| ported ought to pass on bill, an act ad-
ditional to chapter S33 Of the Private
and Special Laws of 1897 relating 10 the
United Gas and Electric Company. Print
| ed under joint rule.
Mr.. Thompson from the committee on
agriculture reported leave to withdraw
| on petition of Frank a. Bishop and 9TH
| ers praying that a bounty be placed on
crows.
| Mr.. Fellows from the committee on le-
gal affairs reported ought to pass on bill
vate and Special Laws of 1895. relating to
| the charter of the Wiscasset Water Com
| pany. Printed under joint rule.
| Mr.. Wilson from the committee on ia-
land fisheries and game on petition re-
| ported a bill entitled an act to prohibit,
ice fishing in Sabbath Day Lake. situated
| in New Gloucester, Cumberland county.
Printed under joint rule.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
| An act to open Lambert Lake, Wash
| ington county, to ice fishing.
| An act to prohibit ice fishing in Bun
ganot pond situated in Alfred and Ly-
man. York county.
| An act to amend Section of Chapter
| 267 of the Public Laws of 1893, entitled al
act to provide for the printing and dis
| tributing of ballot at the public expense
and to regulate voting for State and city
| elections.
| Resolve in favor of roads in the Indian
township, Washington county.
PASSED TO BE ENGROsSED
| Resolves in relation to extra pay OF
Maine volunteers in the war with Spain
| An act to build a bridge across the bar
between Mt Desert island Bar island, IN
| the county of Hancock.
| An act to amend Section AZ of Chapter Il
of the Revised Statutes in relation to the
terms of the supreme judicial court ir
the county of oxford.
An act to prohibit ice fishing in Andro-
scoggin pond situated partly or wholly in
Kennebec county.
An act to regulate fishing in Branch and
| Meadow brooks in Thomaston and Rock
land.
A, act to regulate fishing in Wilson