Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
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An Act TO amend Section 43 of Chap.
ter 2S4 of the Public Acts of 1901, re-
lating to migratory fish in Mill river.
An Act creating close time on the
tributaries Of Indian, South ant
Twitchell ponds and on Indian pond il
Greenwood and the tributaries to Bry-
ant pond in Woodstock in the county
CT oxford. .
An Act to prevent ice fishing in No
Nine lake, situated in Township Q
Range 9, in the county of Aroostook.
An Act opening certain tributaries tC
Sebec lake to fishing under the genera
law.
An Act to prohibit the throwing OF
sawdust or other mill refuse into Ellis
stream, so called, in Waldo, Brooks anG
Belfast, in Waldo county.
An Act to amend Chapter 3S1 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1901, re-
lating to open time on deer in Cum
berland county.
An Act for the protection of deer in
the counties of Kennebec, Waldo and
Lincoln.
Finally Passed.
Resolve providing for completing the
fire proofng and necessary repairs in
the south wing of the State Capitol.
Resolve providing for repairs to be
made on the tomb of Governor Enoch
Lincoln.
Resolve in favor of the town of
Houlton.
Resolve in favor of the committee on
Maine State prison.
Resolve authorizing the land agent
to sell certain public lots in Dallas
plantation, in Franklin county.
Orders of the Day. a
On motion of Mr.. Irving of Caribou,
the vote was reconsidered whereby the
| House accepted the report of the COM
mittee on financial affairs, reporting
ought not to pass on bill regarding the
Cecil Rhodes scholarship, and on fur
| Their motion by the same gentleman, the
! bill was tabled for printing, pending
/ the acceptance of the report, and as
signed for tomorrow morning.
| On motion of Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield,
! the vote was reconsidered whereby the
House passed to be engrossed bill, An
Act relating to compensation of exam
ing boards, and on further motion of
the same gentleman, it was laid upon
| the table.
On motion of Mr.. Pettengill of Rum
ford, bill, An Act to establish Patriots
day, was taken from the table, and on
further motion of the same gentleman
the rules were suspended the bill re-
ceived it's third reading and was pass
| ed to be engrosSed.
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth of
Pembroke, bill, An Act to enlarge the
powers of the Lawrence Lumber Com
pany, was taken from the table.
Mr.. Farnsworth offered House
amendment A by striking out in the
10th and 18th lines of Section l tho
words "of said corporation anu of
those under their control"
The amendment was adopted, and on
motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, the rules
were suspended, the bill received it's
third reading and was passed to be en-
| crossed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Drew of Portland
bill, An Act to make certain the mean
ing of the language timber and grass
relating to public lots. SO called, in I'M
incorporated townships" was taken
| from the table.
On motion Of Mr. Weeks Of Fairfield,
the bill was again tabled pending it's
third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Sutherland of
Biddeford, bill. An Act relating to open
season for fishing in Wilson lake in the
town of Wilton, was taken from the
| table.
The bill was then read a second time
and on motion of Mr.. Sutherland, the
rules were suspended, the bill received
it's third reading, and was passed to be
engrossed.
| On motion of Mr.. Randall of Free
port, bill, An Act regulating fishing in
streams in Salem and Strong in Frank
| lin county, was taken from the table.
The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed in concurrence with the Sem
| ate.
| On motion of Mr.. Thornton of Ash
land, bill, An Act to authorize the
Portage Lake Mill Company to build
and maintain piers and booms and to
operate n steamboat in Portage lake,
was taken from the table. The bill
was then read a third time and was
passed to be engrossed.
| On motion of Mr.. Newcomb of East
port, the vote was reconsidered where
by bill, An Act to enlarge the corporate
powers of the Lawrence Lumber Com
| pany was passed to be engrOSSed, and
| on further motion by the same gentle
| man, it was indefinitely postponed.
TODAY assigned; Majority report of
committee on education reporting ought
not to pass on bill relating to the APP
portionment of the State school fund
and mill AK and minority report of
same committee reporting ought to
rass in new draft, bill under same title.
Mr.. Randall of Freeport, moved that
the minority report be amended by
striking out the words Ought to pass,
and inserting in place thereof the
words BE referred to the next Legisla-
ture."
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Randall moved to substitute the
minority report as amended for the
majority report.
On motion of Mr.. Howe of Canton
pending the acceptance of the minority
report, the bill was laid on the table
and assigned for tomorrow morning.
On motion of Mr.. Hill of Winter
port, the rules were suspended and
that gentleman presented remon-
STRANGE of the w. c. T. U. of Maine
representing 5000, against the passage
. of House bill No. 473. tPlaced on file)