Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-14

MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SEvENTY.FlRST SESSION.
SENATE.

Prayer by kew. Mr.. Canham OIL
Hallowell.
Journal of the previous session read
ana approved.
Papers from the House disposed OF
in concurrence.
An Act to incorporate the Augusta
Water District. This bill came from
the House. received under suspension
of the rules, and referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Manley of Kennebec moved that
the bill be laid on the table, and said:
Il will take it up the first of the
week.
not that be too late?
Mr.. MANLEY: No, it will not be too
late. We cannot act upon it today.
Mr.. GOODWIN: Mr.. President, did
YOU declare the motion to lay on the
table. carried?
The CHAIR: / did not. The motion
is still pending.
Mr.. GOODWIN: think the Senator
from Kennebec should assign some
time for the consideration of this ques-
ton.
Mr.. MANLEY: I will assign Wednes-
day of next week. We shall be in ses-
sion all next week.
Mr.. GOODWIN: Shall you have a
chance to have a committee hearing
upon it, if you do that?
Mr.. MANLEY: do not know.
The question being put upon a viva
yoce vote, the Chair declared itself i'll
doubt A rising vote was then Or
dered.
Mr.. GOODWIN: want to know if
the Senator from Kennebec who has an
interest in this matter has right to
vote upon it.
Mr. MANLEY: 1 am not interested
in this bill.
Mr.. GOODWIN: Are you not an
officer of this company?
Mr.. MANLEY: Yes, but am not in
terested in this bill.
A rising vote being taken upon the
motion of the Senator to lie on the
table, the motion was lost. five voting
in favor of the motion, and eleven vot-
ing against.
The bill was referred to the Com
21ittee on Judiciary, in concurrence.
Read and Assigned.
An Act to incorporate the Fish River
Improvement Company.
An Act to authorize Edward ]. Mill,
his assigns to maintain a wharf in
Boothbay.
An Act to amend Chapter 8, Section
So paragraph twelve of the Revised
Statutes relating to dealers in old
junk.
Resolve in favor of Madawaska
Training School.
An Act to amend Chapter 143 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1887, en-
titled AN Act to incorporate the Cum
berland Illuminating Company"
An Act relating to discharge of cases
now pending in insolvency courts.
An Act to amend Chapter Sc of the
Revised Statutes relating to trustees
process.
An Act to incorporate the West
Branch Driving and Reservoir Dam
Company. On motion by Mr.. Burleigh
of Aroostook this bill took its second
reading under suspension of it's rule
and was passed to be engrossed.
An Act to renew and eXpend the
charter of the Boothbay Harbor Bank
ing Company.
An Act to provide for preservation of
town records of births, marriages, and
deaths previous to the year 1902.
An Act to amend Chapter 407 of
Private and Special Laws of 1916 en-
titled, IAN Act to incorporate the
Penobscot Log Driving Company" On
motion by Mr.. Burleigh of Aroostook
this bill took it's second reading under
suspension of the rules and was passed
to be engrossed.
An Act to establish a municipal
court in the city of PASSPORT. blouse
A adopted in concurrence.)
Resolve in favor of Maine School for
the Deaf.
An Act to regulate the sale and in
spection of commercial feeding stuff.
This bill was recommitted to the COM
mittee on agriculture with instructions
in concurrence.