The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-03-26
financial affairs had a meeting, Friday

afternoon. President Fellows of the
University of Maine asked for a hearing
and urged prompt action on the part of
the committee. Senators Stetson and
Gardner of Pepobscot also spoke in be-
half of the resolve appropriating a sum
of money for the institution. The com
mittee In executive session voted that
the resolve ought to pass in new draft,
giving the University $4,000 year for
two years instead of $4,000 a year as
the original resolve called for.
In the Senate Monday there was pass
ed to be engrossed:
An Act to limit the number of fish
that may be taken from Spring lake in
Somerset county In one day.
An Act to repeal 80 much of Chapter
80 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
by HAPPIER AZ, Section 3, of the Public
Laws of 1890, as prohibits fishing in
Parlin stream in Somerset county from
the mouth of Bean brook to Long pond.
An Act to repeal SO much of Chapter
80 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
by Section of Chapter AZ of the Public
Laws of 1899, and as amended by Chap
ter $40 of the Private and Special Laws
of 1901, as prohibits fishing through the
ice in Big carry pond or Vest Garry
pond, so called, In Somerset county,
An Act to prohibit the sale of any
kind of fish, except cells, taken from
certain ponds in Kennebee and Somer-
set counties.
An Act to prohibit fishing in Morrill,
pond in the county of Somerset.
Passed to be enacted:
An Act to amend Section 80 of the
Public Laws of 1899 and amendatory of
Chapter 116 of the Public Laws of 1895,
as amended by Chapter 286 of the Public
Laws of 1901, entitled IAN Act to pro-
vide for the schooling of children in un
organized townships"
An Act to incorporate the Somerset
Trust Company.
An Act authorizing the town of Arson
in Somerset county, the Norridgewock
Falls bridge.
An Act authorizing the sale of the
Norridgewock Falls bridge.
An Act to amend the charter of the
Dead River Log Driving Company.
In the House, Monday, under suspen-
sion of rules there was passed to be
engrossed:
An Act to repeal 80 much of Chapter
80 of the Revised Statues, as amended
by Section of Chapter AZ of the Public
Laws of 1899 and as amended by Chap
ter $40 of the Private and Special Laws
of 1901 as closes Oaks pond in Cornville
to ice fishing.
On rnotiou Of Nv CayaOa of p;nubo ~,
the rules were suspended and that gen.
tleman introduced bill, An Act to repeal
so much of Chapter 80 of the Revised
statutes as amended by Chapter AZ,
Section 8, of the Public Laws of 1890
and as amended by Chapter 370 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1901, as
prohibits fishing through the ice in
Palmer pond, SO called, in Mayfeld plan
tation, in the county of Somerset; and
on further motion by Mr.. Savage the
rules were suspended, the bill received
it's three readings and was passed to be
engrossed without reference to COM
mittee.
In the senate, Tuesday, there were
passed to be engrossed;
An act TO repeal so much of Chapter
~ vi ihO hCNibCh OldluiOHt do diu6Iuth
by Chapter az, Section of the laws of
1899, and as amended by HAPPIER 379 of
the Private and special Laws of 1901, as
prohibits fishing through the ice of
Palmer pond, so called, in the county of
Somerset.
An act to repeal so much of Chapter
80 of the Revised statutes, as amended
by Section of Chapter az of the Public
Laws of 1899, and as amended by Chap
ter $40 of the Private and Special Laws
of 1901, as closes Cakes pond, in Corn
Vile, to ice fishing,
The following joint standing commit
they have acted on all matters referred
to them. Committee on counties, com.
mttee on taxation, committee on inter-
Tor waters, committee on public build.
ings and grounds,
Mr.. Bryant for the Somerset County
Delegation, on bill, An Act to amend
Chapter 1876 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1901, establishing a municipal
court in the town of >kOwhegan, report
ed same ought not to pass. Report &C
copied.
The committee on appropriations and
financial affairs reported ought to pass
act to aid Arson and Madison bridge,
5000 Ought not to pass bills to com,
pei paupers to support their wives !;
abolishing the office of Inspector of fac
tories, workshops, and mines: making
Jan. legal holiday; and relating to
public records
The House, Tuesday, followed the
example which the senate set some time
ago in refusing to stand behind the
work of the committees. The commit
tee on appropriations and financial af
fairs took the University of Maine 500.
600 resolve and chopped 1t down to 500,
600 The resolve was amended so that
it gives the University $50. 900, and was
passed by vote of 81 to %.
In the House, " ednesday, MIR. Page
from the committee ofappropriation and
financial affairs, reported in new draft
and ought to pass resolve in favor of II {
town of Arson (Read twice and passe d
to be engrossed under suspension of the
rules)
MIR. Shaw, from the committee on
railroads on bill, An Act TO authorize
the Skowhegan and Norrdgewock Rail
way and Power Company to extend its
line to and into the town of Smithtield,
reported ought to pass. (Read three
times and passed to be engrossed under
suspension of the rules).
At Washington.