Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-28


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Manley, Goodwin, Clark Gardner, Ran
dali, Wilson, Pike and others. No def
mite conclusion was reached, the gen.
eral opinion being that there was Moth
ing that could be done, so far as prun-
ing pending appropriations is concerned.
After the secret session was over,
the Senate considered the resolve to
reimburse the town Of Waterford for
supplies furnished q crowd of Italians
who fell into distress in that town
during the summer Of 1897. The re-
solve had been thrown down in the
committee on claims and the Senate
and House both stood by the commit
tee. Senator Staples wanted the rules
suspended, but the Senate declined to
do so, as the matter had once before
been considered.
Then Senator Clark of Hancock,
moved that the rules be suspended and
the resolve granting $1,000 to aid the
town of Mariaville to rebuild Goodwin's
bridge in that town. The necessary
two-thirds voted for the motion and it
was declared carried. The resolve was
then passed to be engrOssed under a
suspension of the rules.
At the morning session in the House
the bill to authorize steam railroads to
build and operate street railroads was
killed, and the bill to permit towns to
incur Indebtedness to an amount equal
to 1-2 per cent. of the valuation was
passed to be engrossed.
The automobile was considered, and
Sewall of Bath, presented some amend
ments, which were adopted. One pro-
vided that municipal officers, if they
see fit, may exclude automobiles from
certain roads or ways and another pro-
vided penalty of not more than $50
fine, or Imprisonment not exceeding 10
days. Mr.. Potter Of Brunswick, spoke
against the amendments. They were
adopted by vote of II to IA, and the
bill was passed to be engrossed.
| At the afternoon session of the SEN
ate, the order presented by Senator
Hyde Of Sagadahoc, Thursday evening,
was taken from the table and passed
by a vote of 81 to 4. This order calls
for the appointment of a commission
to consider the project of removing the
State capital from Augusta to some
other place, and report to the next Leg
islature.
The committee of conference on the
bill to repeal the law relating to tax
alton of corporations. reported they
could not agree, and the Senate voted
to adhere to it's former action against
the measure.
On motion of Senator Goodwin, the
others to build and operate a movable
sidewalk in Augusta, was passed to be
engrossed.
In the House, yesterday afternoon
the bill to provide that the same per-
son may hold the offices of town treas
urer and collector, was passed to be
engrossed. This bill repeats one passed
earlier in the session, to forbid the same
persons holding the two offices.
The bill establishing a State labora-
tory of hygiene, on which the majority
of the committee on appropriations had
reported ought not to pass, was eX-
planned by Representative Morrison OF
Eden, and McGregor of Enfield, who
are physicians. Mr.. SWEET of Portland,
who signed the minority report in favor
of the bill, also spoke in it's support.
Representative Perkins of Wilton.
opposed the bill, but it passed the
House.
The House voted to refer to the next
Legislature the bill in relation 70 the
apportionment of the school fund. This
is the measure drafted in accordance
with the recommendation of the Gov
ernor that the apportionment be based
upon average attendance rather than
upon the number of children of school
age.
The act in relation to the election of
road commissioner in the town OF
| Boothbay Harbor was passed to be en-
acted in concurrence with the Senate.
| The act amending the militia laws
was passed to be enacted. 1t has been
on the House table since March 6.
The House killed the bill to give jur
ors the right to determine the nature of
the sentence in jury trials.
| The bill for the creation of Patriots
day is dead. The House passed it, the
Senate indefinitely postponed it and the
| conferees could not agree.
The House adopted that one of the
three reports of the judiciary commit
| tee. which recommended that the re-
! solve in favor of the election of United
/ States senators should be referred to
/ the next Legislature. Mr.. Davis of
Waterville, made an effort to substitute
the resolve, but was voted down, ~
to 40.
/, The House insisted. a to 3, in its
action in passing the bill taxing palace
and sleeping cars, which was re1ecteo