Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Webster Will return your money if Hy-
omei does not cure you of catarrh.
This shows their faith in the remedy.
for running expenses. The resolve ap-
propriating $37,5OO annually for the
Maine SanatOrium Association was
referred to the next Legislature.
The committee on claims has voted
ought to pass in new draft on the
claim Of the town of Houlton for abate-
ment Of taxes.
The committee on taxation voted
ought to pass on the act authorizing
counties to collect taxes on lands in
unorganized places, also on the bill in
creasing the tax on sleeping and palace
cars, also on the order relating to the
increase in the taxes paid by express
companies, and a subcommittee was
appointed to draft bill for that pur-
pose. Ought not to pass was voted on
the act relating to the change in the
act relating to the assessment and APP
portionment of the common school fund
and on the act to tax railroads accord
ing to their cash value.
The committee on inland fisheries
and game has voted to report ought to
pass on the bills to make absolute
close time on quail, to make close time
on ducks from March 10 of each year,
and to prohibit their sale, to have a
close time on rabbits in June, July and
August. and prohibit their sharing; to
have April LIST as the date when fishing
shall be allowed in Sebago lake; and
to have a close time on deer On Mt.
Desert Island; ought not to pass on the
bill providing for the screening of lakes
and ponds and establishing a bounty on
wild cats, bob cats and bears; leave to
withdraw on the bill to prohibit the
throwing of sawdust in Crooked river.
The committee on education has vot-
ed to report ought to pass on bills to
esta blsh State department of music
and to change the name of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary and Female Col
lege to the Maine Wesleyan Seminary
and Womans College.
The committee on legal affairs voted
ought not to pass on the bill to enlarge
the membership of the Ellsworth school
board
Voted to refer to the next Legislature
the bill to authorize the South Paris
Village Corporation to establish an
electric lighting plant.
The committee on appropriations and
financial affairs. yesterday, voted to re-
port ought to pass on the following
matters: To provide in part for the ex-
penditures of government for the year
1904, amounting to $15S.444.SS: repairs
of roads in Jerusalem plantation, $500;
in Crystal. $500: in Carratunk, $500;
in Moscow, $500 each year; Carry roau,
oxford, $500.
The committee on interior waters
voted to report ought to pass on the
act to authorize the erection of buays
In certain waters of the West Branch
of the PenobscOt; on the resolve in ia
vor of the Norcross Transportation
Co.; on the act to incorporate the Fer
guson Stream Improvement Co.; on the
act authorizing Samuel d. Warren and
others to erect and maintain piers and
booms in the Kennebec river; on the
act to incorporate the South Branch
Moose River Dam Co.; on the act to
amend an ACT W poi dle tHt Ahee-
chias Log Driving Co.: on the resolve
in favor of navigation on Lewey's Long
and Big lakes; on the act to authorize
the Boston Excelsior Co. to locate piers
and booms in the Sebec river; on the
act to authorize John NJ. Jewell to erect
and maintain dam across the Sebasti-
cook river in the town of Clinton; on
the act to authorize the Kennebec Log
Driving Co. to maintain piers and
booms in the Kennebec river above Au-
gusta: on the act to incorporate the
Ellis River Improvement Co.; on the
act to incorporate the Androscoggin
Log Driving Co. At the request of the
petitioners for the act to authorize the
ST. Croix Land and Water Power Co.
to build and maintain dam at Enoch's
Rips on the ST. Croix river. they were
granted leave to withdraw.
The committee on mines and mining
held it's first important hearing of the
session. Thursday afternoon. when it
considered the resolve carrying $4,000
to provide for geological examination
of the State for possible supply of
coal The resolve provides that the
sum of $4,000 additional must be con-
tributed to be paid by persons and cor
porations. The committee voted ought
to pass.