Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-14
wholly or party in Han


cock county.
Mr.. Allen, from the same committee
on petition, reported bill, An Act to
repeal so much of Chapter so of the
Revised Statutes, as amended by Sec
ton of Chapter AZ of the Public Laws
of 1899, as prohibits fishing through the
| ice in Indian pond, situated partly in
Franklin and partly in Somerset coun-
! ty.
| Same gentleman, from same commit
| tee, reported in a new draft and ought
to pass, bill, 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, as pro-
| hibits fishing in Goodwin's brook and
| Higgins stream, above the nrSt dam
tributaries to Moose pond.
i Same gentleman, from same commit
| tee. on bill. An Act to repeal SO much
of Section of Chapter AZ of the Pub
lie Laws of 1899, as prohibits fishing in
inlet streams of Squaw Pan lake in
Aroostook county, reported ought to
pass.
Mr.. Gannett, from the same commit
tee, on bill, An Act to provide for the
protection of deer in the island of Mt.
! Desert, reported ought to pass.
| Mr.. Kurdish, from the same COM
mittee, on bill, An Act to prohibit bait
fishing, so called, in certain portions
of Magalloway river and its tributaries
and in various ponds in oxford county,
reported ought to pass
Mr.. billing, from the same commit
| tee, on resolve in favor of screening
Jordans river in Cumberland county
reported ought not to pass.
Mr.. Gannett, from the same commit
| tee, on resolve in favor of a fish screen
at the outlet of Androscoggin pond,
reported ought not to pass.
| Same gentleman, from same commit
tee, on petition of the selectmen of
Byron and SO others, citizens of Byron,
Roxbury and Andover and other towns
in Oxford county, and also petitions of
| o. L. Sprague and others praying that
| the bounty on bears and wild cats be
restored, reported leave to withdraw.
| On motion of Mr.. Gannett, the petit
lions were committed to the committee
on inland fisheries and game pending
the acceptance of the report.
Mr. Manson from the committee on
! legal affairs, on bill, An Act to incor
porate the Castine Gas Company, Cas-
tine, Hancock county, reported ought
/ to pass.
Messrs. Knowlton, Libby, Ruggles,
Show and Page, from the committee
on counties on bill, An Act to set off
part of Reed Plantation and annex the
same to Drew Plantation, reported
ought to pass. ..'s
Messrs. Pierce, Rice, Knapp and
Mcnamara, from the same committee,
on same bill, reported ought not to
pass.
On motion of Mr.. Barker of Bangor
both reports were laid on the table
pending their consideration.
Mr.. Low, from the committee on
public charities and State beneficiarieS,
on resolve in aid of Maine State Sana
forum Association. reported that same
be referred to the next Legislature.
Mr.. McGregor, from the same COM
mittee on bill, An Act relating to the
public health, reported ought to pass.
Mr.. Purinton, from the same COM
mittee reported in a new draft and
ought to pass resolve providing for an
epidemic or emergency fund.
Same. gentleman, from same com
mittee reported in a new draft and
ought to pass resolve in favor of the
Maine Children's Home Society Au-
gusta (Referred to the committee on
appropriations and financial affairs.
Mr. Josseyn from the committee on
mines and mining, on resolve to provide
for geological survey of the State for a
possible supply Of coal, reported ought to
pass. Deferred to the committee on APP
preparations and financial affairs)
Mr.. Howe from the committee on tax
alton on bill, An Act to amend Chapter Ia
of the Public Laws of 1901. relating to a
lfranchise-taX on sleeping and palace cars,
reported ought to pass.
On motion of Mr. Howe, this bill was re-
| committed to the committee on taxation
pending the acceptance OF the report.
A.. Mr. BodNe:E from the same committee
on bill An Act TO amend Chapter i of the
Revised Statutes so that counties may col
lcct county taxes on lands in unorganiZcd
fplaceS. reported ought to pass.
Mr. Blake from the committee on saa-
RIGS on hill An Act to establish the salary
of the county attorney for the county of
Washington. reported ought to pass. (Re-
ferred to the committee on appropriation
and financial affairs)
Mr. Barker from the Bangor delegation
on bill An Act amendatory to Chapter 3b4
of the Private and Special Laws of 1883.
entitled AN Act regulating the appoint
ment of the members of the police force
of the city of Bangor" reported ought to
pass.
Mr.. Blake from the committee on sala-
ries on bill. An Act to increase the salary
of the county attorney of PiScataquiS
county. reported ought to pass. Referred
to the committee on appropriations and
financial affairS)
Same gentleman from same committee
on bill. An Act relating to the salary of
the county attorney of Somerset county,
reported ought to pass. (Referred to the
committee OH appropriations and financial!
affairS)
| The reports were accepted, and the bills
and resolves ordered to be printed under
the joint rules.
On motion of Mr.. Clarke of NoblchOro,
the vote was reconsidered whereby the
| House accepted in concurrence with die
! Senate the report of the committee on the
judiciary on bill to amend Chapter 46 o.
the Revised Statutes of 1888, relating to tho
duties of treasurers of corporations. and
on further motion by the same gentleman
| the House complied with the request of
the Senate and returned the bill to that
body.
First Reading of Printed Bills and Re-
selves.
An Act to amend the charter of Dead
| River Log Driving Company.
| An Act to amend the charter of the