Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-11

for women and children at Portland
By Mr.. Lawrence of Gardiner: Peti-
tion of Mrs. Freeman Patten anu Is
others of Gardiner for an appropria-
tion for the temporary home for wo-
men and children.
EDUCATION
BY Mr.. Jones of Springfield: Re-
solve in favor of Springfield normal
school
BY Mr.. Hill of Exeter: Resolve il
favor of Corinna Academy.
RAILROADS, TELEGRAPHS AND
EXPRESSES
BY Mr.. Hill of Belfast Bill. An act
to extend the charter of the Waldo
Street Railway Company.
By Mr.. Maddocks of Boothbay Har-
Dor: Bill, An act relating to the char
ter of the Wiscasset and Quebec Rail-
road.
BY Mr.. SWEET of Kittery: Petition of
Portsmouth. Kittery and York Street
Railway for authority to extend its
charter.
COMMERCE..
BY Mr.. SWEET of Kittcry: Bill An
act to authorize the construction of q
wharf into the tide waters OF Pts
cataGua river at kittcry.
INTERIOR WATERS
BY Mr.. Maddocks of Boothbay Har-
Dor: Bill, An act to extend the char
ter of the Maine Electric and Water
Power Company.
WAYS AND BRIDGES
By Mr.. Boyd of Linneus: Resolve in
favor of aid in building bridge over
thoroughfare between North Lake and
Grand Lake.
INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME
BY Mr.. Bird of Rockland Petition
of A. S. Littlefield and 81 others asking
for the closing of brooks in Thomaston
and Rockland.
Petition of c. L. Littlefield and %
others for same.
By Mr.. Carleton of Winthrop: Bill,
an act to amend chapter AZ of the
Public Laws of 1899 relating to the
taking of black bass from the Belgrade
lakes.
BY Mr.. Clark of Gray: Petition of
citizens of New Gloucester for an act
to prevent fishing through the ice on
Sabbath Day Lake.
BY Mr.. Spofford of Deer Isle: Bill,
an act to prohibit killing deer in the
town of Isle au Haut.
BY Mr.. jackson of Monson: Petition
of j. F. Sprague and 10 others of Mon
son in favor of an open season for fish
ing on Wilson River above Toby Falls.
Petition of c. a. Davis and others of
Elliottsville for same.
Petition of C. w. Brown and others
of Dover for same
Petition of &. NJ. Packard of Wilt
mantle for same.
PENSIONS
BY Mr.. Carleton of Winthrop: Re
solve providing means for examination
of claims for State pensions.
Resolve for State pensions.
MINES AND MINING
BY Mr.. Bird of Rockland: Petition
of Alvin II. Fogg of Rockland in re
lation to mineral deposits.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
BY Mr.. Thompson of Bristol Pcti-
ton of the committee of the Lincoln
County Historical Society. also of j. A.
Chamberlain of Bristol and IS others
for the appointment of q committee
and an appropriation of money to
care for the premises and ruins of the
colonial fort William Henry at Pema-
quid.
TEMPER iNCE
BY Mr. Davis of Watcrville: Reso-
luton providing for repeal of 5th
amendment to constitution of the
state prohibiting sale of intoxicating
liquors.
By Mr.. Kelley of Lewiston: Resolve
for an amendment to the constitution
abrogating the 9Th amendment relat-
ing to the manufacture ard sale of in
toXicating liquors.
TAXATION
BY Mr.. Farnsworth Of Pembroke:
Bill. An act imposing tax upon
sleeping and palace cars.
on motion by Mr.. Thompson OF
Bristol the motion was reconsidereG
whereby the petition in relation to
premises and ruins of Fort William
Henry was referred to the committee
on public buildings and grounds and
on further motion by the same gentle
man it was referred to the committee
on financial affairs.
The Speaker announced the standing
committee O1 the House on county
estimates as follows:
Haskell of Lewiston, Crosby Of Lit
Teton. CordWcll of Wcstbrook, Tufts
of Kingfied. Somcs of Eden. Carson
Of Mt. Vernon, Hix Of Rockland. Nc
Dougall of BoOthbay, Hammond Of
Paris. Weatherbce of Lincoln, Harvey
Of Atkinson. Minot of Phippsbure.
Green of Madison, Kneeland of Scans
port White of East Machia., and
Fuller of KennebeC.
Mr.. Pcttengill of Rumford present
ed estimates for county taxes Tor the
years 1901 and 1902 for oxford county,
which was referrd to committee on
county estimates.
ORDERS
BY Mr. Hix of Rockland: ordered
The Senate concurring that the secre-
tary of State is requested and hereby
authorized to furnish at the expense
of the State such postage stamps and
stationery to the clerks of the joint
standing committees as may be neCes-
sary to the proper discharge Of their
official duties.
BY Mr.. Putnam of Houlton: ordered,
That the use of the hall of the House
of Representative be granted to the