Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-18

VII Liz LAWS icoOlNc III favor OF reSuD-
mission. There will be two reports,
Tartre of Biddeford, and Kelley Of
Lewiston submitting a minority report
in favor of the resolve.
Committee on claims reported ought
not to pass on a resolve in favor of the
town of Waterford on account of ex-
penses incurred in taking care of Ital-
ians in 1897. and on the resolve in favor
of Eastport for money expended for the
support of insane pauper.
The committee on taxation consider
ed the bill to tax deposits in savings
banks amounting to $780, No one ap-
peared in favor of the bill, as Senator
Staples. the author, was ott of the city.
l.. c. Cornish of Augusta, opposed the
measure The committee voted ought
not to pass.
The bill to reduce the per capita
school tax from 80 to 40 cents and that
the difference be made up by an in
crease of the mill tax was considered,
but no action was taken.
The bill to grant the Dirigo Gas Light
and Heating Co. authority to light all
kinds of buildings in Maine by aceyte-
lene and to lay pipes in public streets
for the purpose was considered by the
committee on legal affairs. Seth E.
Beede of Pennington, appeared in IA
vor of the bill and Thomas Leigh of
Augusta, and A. F. Moulton of Port
land, opposed the measure. The COM
mittee voted to report ought to pass.
The committee voted ought to pass
on an act to amend the charter of the
Maine Ice Co.. to incorporate the Lily
Water Co.. relating to- the terms of the
Western Hancock municipal court, to
incorporate the Union Gas Co., and to
amend the charter Of the Northport
Wesleyan Grove Campmeeting so as to
authorize health officer to act.
The committee on salaries voted
ought to pass on the acts increasing
the salaries of the county attorneys of
Piscataquis, Kennebec and York
counties, tabled the similar acts for
Washington and Hancock and ordered
a hearing on the Somerset act of
like character.
The committee on sea and shore
fisheries considered the bill relating to
clam digging in West Bath and Bruins
wick. The bill was favored by E. w.
Wheeler of Brunswick and opposed by
H. A. Duncan of Bath.
Representative McFaul appeared in
behalf of an amendment to the gen.
eral law in regard to the taking of
CLAIMS.
Arno w. King of Ellsworth, Repre-
sentative Downing of Sorrento, and j.
w. Hall, E. H. Corners and w. H.
Lawrence of Sorrento, appeared before
the committee on town in favor of the
petition asking that the boundaries of
Sorrento be established.
General John Marshall Brown of
Portland ]. H. Cortland, of Bristol, w.
Howard Gardiner of Camden, and 9TH
ers, appeared before the committee on
public buildings and grounds in favor
of an appropriation of $1,000 year for
the preservation of Fort William Henry
at Pemaquid. fsts al rss<-
Representative Davis and Mrs. Davis
will entertain Waterville and Augusta
friends at their new home in Water
vile, on the evening of Thursday, Feb
26. A special train will take guests
from this city
The committee on agriculture gave
hearing, last evening, to, the petition
ers who want the State to do something
to suppress foul brood among bees.
There were quite a number of bee
keepers present and they told the COM
mittee all about the terrors of foul
brood and what bad thing it is when
it gets after the honey makers. They
were all in favor of the plan to put
a tax on bees sufficient to employ an
inspector to look after the bees OF the
State and suppress the foul brood
whenever it makes it's appearance. J.
B. Mason of Mechanic Falls, Rev. l..
HI. Clark of Gardiner, M. w. Royal of
Gardiner, and z. P. Churchill of Hal
lowell, appeared to advocate the plan
of the petitioners.
The committee took the matter under
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