Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-23
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
sEvENTY.FtRsT SESSION.
SENATE.

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Thursday, Jan. %, 1903
Senate met according to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by the Rev. FIR Doherty OF
Augusta.
JournalI of yesterday, read and ap-
proved.
Papers from the House disposed OF
in concurrence.
Bill, An Act to authorize the County
Commissioners of Cumberland county
to lay out street in the city of Port
land. This paper came from the
House referred in that branch to the
Committee on Judiciary.
On motion by Mr.. Manley of Kenne-
bee the bill was tabled for printing,
pending reference to the committee in
concurrence.
The following bills. petitions, etc,
were presented and referred
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Randall of Cumberland Pc
tition of L. ]. Pratt of Yarmouth rela-
tive to cutting timber from wild land.
By Mr.. Guernsey of Piscataquis:
Bill, An Act to authorize the building
of dam at the outlet of Sebec Lake.
Also: Bill, An Act to authorize the
County of Piscataquis to make tenn
porary loan.
BY Mr.. Wing of Androscoggin: Pc
tition of John A. Morris, John B. Mad
igan, Leslie c. Cornish, Matthew
Laughlin and Thomas L. Talbot, menu
bers of the board of examiners, in aid
of an act to amend an act entitled
AN Act to regulate the admission to
practice of attorneys, solicitors and
counselors to provide for a board of
examiners and to repeal conflicting
acts" Approved March II, 1899.
Also: Bill An Act entitled An Act
to regulate the admission to practice
of attorneys, solicitors and counselors
to provide for board of examiners
and to repeal conflicting acts" APP
proved March II, 1899.
BY Mr.. Clark of Hancock: Bill, An
Act to amend Section /. Chapter IS of
the Public Laws of 1895, relating to
reference in insurance policies.
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Clark of Hancock: Petition
of G. l.. Joy and Sc others in relation
to An Act providing for the expense of
forest fires.
BY Mr.. Goodwin of Somerset: Bill,
An Act to authorize the Carratunk
Power Company to erect and maintain
dams across the Carrabasset River in
the towns of Embden and Arson.
Banks and Banking.
Of n ie..
Bill, An Act to incorporate the Kineo
Trust Company.
Shore Fisheries.
BY Mr.. Maddocks of Lincoln: Bill,
with eggs attached.
Military Affairs.
BY Mr.. Morrison of York: Resolve
in relation to extra pay of Maine vol
unteers in the War with Spain.
Also: Resolve for the preservation
Generals Office.
Pensions.
BY Mr. Morse of Waldo: Resolve
for State pensions for the years 1903
| stiiu iJp1.
Temperance.
BY Mr.. Plummer of Androscoggin
Remonstrance of Rev. J. F. Babb and
81 others of Lisbon against resub-
mission of the prohibitory amendment.
BY Mr.. Clark of Hancock: Petition
of ]. B. Phillips and 50 others of Ire
mont against resubmission of the pro-
hibitory law
BY Mr.. Morse of Waldo: Protest of
Omar G. Hussey of Waldo and IA 9TH
ers against resubmission.
Also: Protest of d. W. Dodge and
"a others of Freedom against resub-
mission
Orders.
On motion by Mr.. Gardner Of Penob-
scot. it was,
Ordered. that the Committee on Edu-
cation inquire into the expediency Of
locating the next normal school. which
is established in the State at or near
Bangor, and also make investigation
relative to the merit of our present
normal schools, as compared with the
normal schools of other states, inform
ing themselves, so far as possible, as to
the number of pupils in each normal
school. the number in each normal
school taking common school studies;
the number in each normal school
taking high school studies, and the
time devoted in each normal school to
professional studies. and if 1t would
be feasible with present facilities to
accommodate all who desire to attend
normal schools, provided the work in
the present normal schools was limited
to professional subjects, with the view
of ascertaining whether or not the
present requirements for admission to
our normal schools should be changed.
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