The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-03-26
At Augusta.

On Thursday in the Senate Mr. Bry-
ant, for the committee on appropriations
and financial affairs, on resolve in favor
of Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, re-
ported same ought to pass.
Mr.. Goodwin for the committee on
Revision of the Statutes, reported bill
An act to make valid the elections of
treasurers and collectors of taxes held
during the month of March in the year
1908, and that the same ought to pass
Mr.. Clark for the committee on legal
affairs, on Order of the Legislature to
inquirer into the expediency of electing
state insurance com missioner by the
people, reported legislation thereon in
expedient.
An Act to amend the charter of the
Dead River Log Driving Company.
An Act to amend the charter of the
Moose River Log Driving Company.
An Act to authorize the town of An
son to purchase with the town of Madi-
son in the county of Somerset the Nor
ridgewock Falls bridge.
An Act authorizing the sale of the
Norridgewock Falls bridge were pre-
sented in the Senate.
The committee on salaries considered
the acts to place the attorney general
and the secretary of state on salaries of
$4,000 and $1,000 year respectively, and
the same to take effect April L.
The committee on education voted
fought to pass on bills appropriating
$33, 900 for 1908, $40 coo for 1904 and
$40, 600 for each succeeding year for the
support of The States normal schools.
The judiciary committee voted fought
to pass in draft" on the resolve pro-
viding for an amendment to the consti-
tuition relating to limitation of munich
pal Indebtedness 30 that the Legislature
may authorize towns to incur a debt
exceeding five per cent.
In the Senate, Saturday, An Act to
establish an additional Normal School
to be located at Presque Isle, in the
county of Aroostook, was taken from
the table, and on the further motion of
the same Senator, the bill was passed to
be engrossed.
Other acts passed to be engrossed
were:
An Act to incorporate the Maine and
New Hampshire Railroad Company.
An Act to prohibit splitting on the
HOOTS Oh street cars.
An Act to incorporate the Somerset
Trust Company.
An Act to incorporate the South
Branch Moose River Dam Company.
An Act to authorize John w. Jewell
to erect and maintain dam across the
Sebasticook river in the town Of Clinton.
An Act to authorize the Kennebec
Log Driving Company to maintain piers
and booms in the Kennebec river.
An Act to repeal so much of Chapter
30 of the Revised Statutes, as amende d
by Chapter AZ of the Public Laws of
1899, as prohibits fishing in Goodwin
brook and Higgins stream above the
first dam, tributaries to Moose pond in
Somerset county.
Resolve in favor of Caratunk Planta-
ton.
Resolve in favor of the town of Moscow.
An Act to authorize extensions of the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in Aroos-
took, Piscataquis and Penobscot coun-
ties.
In the House Friday, Mr.. Allen from
the committee of inland fisheries and
game on petition, reported bill, An Act
to repeal so much of Chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes, as amended by Section
of HAPPIER AZ of the Public Laws of
1899 and as amended by Chapter $40 of
the Private and special laws of 1901, as
closes Cakes pond in Cornvile to ice
fishing.
Mr.. Howe from the committee on
taxation, on order of the Legislature
relating to the expediency of increasing
ha IN MI ~ ad
bill, An Act relating to license tax on
express companies.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee, reported in a new draft and ought
to pass bill, An Act to amend hapter
TIA of the Public Laws of 1901, relating
to franchise tax on sleeping and pal
ace cars.
Messrs. Thompson, Davidson, Patter
son and Farnsworth from the committee
on taxation, on bill, An Act relating to
taxation of land in unincOTporated places
reported ought to pass.
In the Senate. Saturday, there was
passed to be engrossed:
An Act relating to the salary of the
county attorney of Somerset county.
Resolve in aid of navigation on Moose.
head lake.
An Act to amend Chapter 100 of the
Public Laws of 1891, entitled IAN Act
to create a forest commission, and foI
the protection of forests"
Mr. Dudley for the committee on com.
munication from President Moore of the
National Good Roads Association, and
Hon. Martin Dodge, director of public
roads inquiries, urging the appointment
of delegates to the National Good Roads
convention at st Louis, April 81, 28, 30,
1908, reported accompanying order: Or.
dered, that the Governor be directed to
appoint three delegates to attend the
National and International Good Roads
convention to be holden in the city of
st. Louis, Mo, April 81, 29, 90, 1908 and
we further direct that the actual ex-
penses of the delegates be paid by the
State out of the State road money SO
called.
A resolve was presented by Senator
Alden of Kennebec, calling for $1,000 for
the Maine Insane Hospital at Augusta
for the purpose of removing, enlargipg
and renovating one of the stock barns
to provide more room for the better
classifications of the herd of milch cows
1t ia proposed to remove one of the old
barns to a location near the farm house,
where, If necessary cattle may be iso
lated, II they should happen TO be at
fected with an infectious or contagious
dis ease.
An interesting debate took place in