Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-04

gan, the House receded and concurred
with the Senate.
The majority and minority reports of
The committee on judiciary in relation
to the bill relative to the election of a
road commissioner in the town of
| Boothbay Harbor. We're received from
the Senate. that body having adopted
the minority report, ought to pass. and
laving passed the bill to be engrossed.
Mr.. Sewall of Bath, moved to con-
cur with the action of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield,
pending action upon these reports, they
were laid upon the table.
Senate Bills on First Reading.
Bill, An Act to relieve the town of
Boothbay Harbor from the duty of
| building, repairing or maintaining
| roads, streets or ways in the Isle of
Springs, came from the Senate amend
ed by Senate amendment A. In the
House the amendment was adopted
and the bill was assigned for tomorrow
morning.
| An Act to amend Chapter 100 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1866. en-
titled AN Act to incorporate the Sebec
Dam Company, as amended by Section
6 of Chapter &c of the Private and
| Special Laws of 1899
| An Act to amend the charter of the
Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Com
| pany.
| An Act to grant certain powers to
Hancock county trustees of public res
ervations.
| An Act to cede jurisdiction of the
State of Maine to the United States of
!, America over so much land as has been
ha baraa foy ha
public purposes of the United States
| Mr.. WEEKS of Fairfield: Mr.
Speaker, as this is the last day for the
reception of private bills and petitions
| ! move that the rules be suspended and
| that the clerk be directed to open the
box and lay the papers therein before
| the House.
The motion was agreed to.
The following petitions, bills, ETC.,
were presented and referred:
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Eaton of Calais: Bill, An Act
to repeal Chapter 4, Section 20 of the
Revised Statutes, relating to manner
of voting.
Legal Affairs.
Fly Mr.. Tapley of Brooksville: Bill
An Act to incorporate the Castine Gas
Company, Castine, Hancock county.
Railroads, TeIegraphs and Expresses.
BY Mr.. Nelson of New Gloucester:
Petition of Henry j. Lane and IL others
of Raymond, for the enactment of a
law for better connection between teie-
phone lines.
BY Mr.. Sewall of Bath: Protest Of
Socialist Club of Bath. against act en-
abling steam railroads to acquire cleo
trio railroads.
By Mr. Pike of I.ubec: Bill, An Act
to establish the Lubec & Machias Rail-
way Company.
BY Mr.. Shaw of Bath: Bill An Act
to prohibit splitting upon the floor of
street cars.
By Mr.. Greenleaf of Westport: Bill,
An Act in relation to the Boothbay
Electric Railway Company.
Federal Relations.
BY Mr.. Farnsworth of fremont Re-
solve Of Alvah d. Rich and IS others
of fremont, in favor of national owner
ship of anthracite coal mines.
Education.
By Mr.. Newcomb of Eastport: Re-
solve in favor of the city of Eastport
for the benefit of the Boynton High
school.
By Mr.. Drew of Portland: Resolve in
favor of the Normal Schools of the
State.
Banks and Banking.
BY Mr.. Perkins of Wilton: Bill. An
Act to incorporate the Wilton Trust
Company.
Placed on File.
BY M. Dudley of Augusta: Remon-
against resubmission by
Friends church of Winthrop, West
Gardiner, Augusta and Manchester.
Agriculture.
BY Mr.. Snowe of Gardiner: Bill, An
Act in relation to agricultural institu-
tons.
Military Affairs.
BY Mr.. Maybury of Saco: Bill, An
Act to amend Section is of Chapter
266 of the Public Laws of 1898, relat-
ing to the militia.
Ways and Bridges.
BY Mr.. Allen of Wellington: Petit
ton of Herbert Lawrence and 36 9TH
ers of Wellington, in regard to change
of road law.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
BY Mr. Farnsworth of fremont: Re-
monstrance of z. w. Richardson and
% others of fremont against any legis-
lation prohibiting the killing of deer
on Mount Desert Island other than the
general laws of Maine.
Also: Remonstrance of f. A. Lawler
and 25 others of Mount Desert Island,
against same.
BY Mr.. Smith of Presque Isle: Bill,
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of Chapter AZ, Public Laws of 1899, as
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