Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-13

Mr.. Todd from the committee OF
shore fisheries. on bill. An Act for thu
better protection of shell fish within
the town of Georgetown, reported
ought to pass.
Mr.. Farnsworth from same commit
tee, on bill, An Act to repeal Chapter
$50 of the Public Laws of 1864 relating
to taking fish in Frenchman's Bay ex
cept by ordinary process of hand line
reported ought to pass.
The reports were accepted and bills
| and resolves ordered printed under
joint rules.
On motion of Mr.. Page of Skowhe-
gan, bills on their passage to be enact
ed were taken up at this point.
Passed to be Enacted.
| An Act to amend Chapter 25S Of the
| Public Laws of 1898 as amended by
| Chapter 100 of the Public Laws of 1896
relating to the taxation of savings
banks.
| An Act to confer additional powers
upon the Lincoln County Street Rail-
way.
| An Act to establish street and
sewer commission for the city of Bath.
| An Act to regulate the placing of
permanent mornings in harbors.
| An Act to authorize the Biddeford
& Saco Water Company to issue bonds
| and for other purposes.
An Act to amend Section of Chapter
| 81 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
notice of foreclosure of mortgage of
personal property. Grabbed on motion
of Mr.. Libby of Mechanic Falls).
| An Act to amend Section II of Chap
| ter n of the Revised Statutes, relating
| to times of holding terms of the SUI
preme judicial court in Knox county.
First Reading of Printed Bills and Re.
solves.
An Act in relation to the salaries of
the justices of the supreme judicial
court.
An Act to legalize the doings of the
Crosbyville chapel at Bangor, Maine.
| Resolve providing for the compensa-
| ton of steamboat inspectors for the
years 1900, 1901 and 1902
An Act in relation to the election of
the members of the school committee of
the city of Portland.
An Act to change the name of the
town of st. Agatha in the county of
ArOOStOOk to Cleveland.
An Act to amend Section s of Chapter
AZ of the Public Laws of 1899, as
amended by Chapter 1926 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1901, relating to
| fishing through the ice in Thompson
pond.
On motion of Mr.. Libby of Mechanic
Falls, the rules We're suspended and
this bill received it's three readings and
| was passed to be engrossed.
An Act additional to and amendatory
of Chapter 81 of the Private and Spec
ial Laws of 1895, creating the Rumford
Falls Village Corporation.
On motion of Mr.. Pettengill of Rum
ford, the rules were suspended and this
bill received it's three readings and was
passed to be engrossed.
An Act concerning attorneys at law.
Passed to be Engrossed.
An Act to ratify certain doings Of the
Eliot Bridge Company.
An Act to authorize the State land
agent to convey to the Fish River Rail
road Company right of way over public
lot owned by the State.
An Act to authorize the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad Company to extend
Orders Of the Day.
On motion of Mr. Ross of Bangor
House documents IS and 81 were taken
from the table, and on further motion
by the same gentleman they were re-
ferred to the committee on interior
waters
On motion of Mr.. Mead of Bridgton,
the order for the appointment of l.. F.
Thornton for first folder for the re-
mainder of the session, was taken from
the table.
Mr. MEAD: Mr.. Speaker, the other
candidates for this Office having with
drawn, l move that this order have q
passage.
MR.. SMITH of Presque Isle: Mr..
Speaker, l move to amend the order
by striking out the word first" | will
state that l have been informed that
the other candidate has withdrawn.
and tomorrow, | shall present an or
der fixing the rank of the folders; and
under that order, if it receives a pas
sage, Mr.. Dixon will rank as first fold
er, Mr. I.ydstone as second folder, and
II Mr. Thornton is elected he will rank
as third folder l have prepared the
order after personal consultation
with Mr.. Lydstone and Mr.. Dixon. I
refrain from presenting the order. to-
day, because 1 haven't much hair left
on my head, and what little / have
got | am going to save, keep and pro-
tect my scalp from the gentleman from
Fairfield
The amendment was adopted, and
the order received a passage as
amended.
Woman's Suffrage.
The special assignment for TODAY.
was the majority and minority re-
ports OF the committee of legal affairs
on bill, An Act to enable women paw
ing taxes to vote in municipal cleo
tions.
Messrs. Staples, Clark, Allan. Cakes.
Morey and McFaul, a majority of the
committee, report in a new draft bill
An Act to enable women to vote in
municipal affairs, and that it ought to
pass.
Messrs. Barker, Campbell. Manson
ana Pierce, minority of the commit
Tee, reported ought not to pass.
MIR. BARKER of Bangor Mr.