The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
AT Augusta.


and smith of Hartland against it was
concluded, Thursday. Mr.. Cole of
East Livimore, Dunning of Sorrento,
Libby of Mechanic Falls, Thompson of
China and Campbell of Cherryfield
spoke against resubmssion and Davis
of Waterville and SWEET of Portland in
favor.
The vote was then taken by yeas and
nays. those who favored resubmission
voting yea and those opposed voting
nay. The vote resulted in 40 yeas and
88 nays. There we're six pairs and nine
absentees
Following is the full vote, the pairs
and the absentees:
Yea-Messrs Bailey, Benner, Brews
ter, Burrill, Buzzell, Cameron, Carleton,
Curtis, Daniels, Davis, Drew, Farms
worth of Pembroke, Gagnon, Haskell,
Hayes, Irving, Kelley, Knowlton of
Camden, Lamb, Little, Maybury, Nc
Intyre, Mcnamara, Pooler, Poor, Ross,
Sewall, Shackford of Poland, shaw of
Bath, Spear, Stearns, Slower, Suther-
land, SWEET, Sweeney, Tantre, Thomas
of Harpswell, Thompson of Orono,
Thurlow, Tremblay-40.
Nsy-Messrs. Abbott, Albert Bailey,
Blake, Blanchard, Bodwel, Briggs,
Buxton, Campbell, Clarke, Clark,
Coburn, Cole, Cook, Davidson, Diling,
Dodge, Downing, Dudley, Eaton of
(alais, Eaton of Wells, Farnsworth of
fremont, Favour, Foss, Ganuett, Gard
ner, Greenleaf, Hall, Hawkes., Hill of
Buxton, Hill of Winterport, Howe,
Hubbard, Jones, Josselyu, Knapp,
Knowlton of New Portland, Leavitt,
Libby of Mechanic Falls, Libby of Now
field, Libby of Oakland, Littlefield,
Manson, McFaul, McGregor, McCustic,
Merriam, Mower, Mills, Nash, New
comb, Nickerson, Norton, Cakes of
Auburn, Cakes of Milford, Page of
Drew Plantation, Page of Skowhegan,
Parrott, Patterson, Peaslee, Pettingill,
Pike, Potter, Purington, Putnam of
Danforth, Putnam of Houlton, Randall,
Reynolds, Ruggles, Sargent, Savage,
Shackford of Harrington, Smith of
Hartland Smith of Madison, Smith of
Pressure Isle, Snow, Sturgis, Tapley,
Thomas of Topsham. Thompson of
China, Todd, Trip, Twombley, Watson,
Weatherbee, Wentworth, White, vii.
liams-88
Paired-Messrs. Allen nay, Weeks
yea; Butler yea, Warehouse nay; Mead
nay, Cordwell yea; Lownay, Nelson yea;
Perkins nay, Boyd yea; Rice nay, Hinck
ley yea.
Absent-Messrs. Allen of Wellington,
Buzzy, Furbush, Hill of Brownfield,
Kimball, Morrison, Taylor, Thornton
This is gain of two votes over that
of two years ago.
1t was ordered that 1000 copies of
the discussion on resubmission be print
cd for the use of the Legislature.
On motion by Mr. Staples of Knox it
was Ordered, That the committee on
legal affairs be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of electing a State In.
surance Commissioner by the people,
and report by bill or otherwise.
An act to author re the county com.
missioners of Somerset county to borrow
a sum of money with which to build an
extension to the Court House in Show
hogan, in said county passed the house
to be enacted on Thursday and the
Senate Friday.
On Friday the committee on educa.
ton voted to report fought to pass' on
the resolves of the Pennington, Castine
and Gorham normal schools; fought to
pass in new draft" giving Lee Normal
Academy an appropriation of 200 per
annum; fought to pass in new draft"
appropriating 81 $50 for the years 1908
and 1904 to the Maine Industrial School
for Girls at Halloween
The reports of the temperance COM
mittee regarding resubmission came in 0
the Senate Friday morning. Senator
Staples of Knox wanted Thursday next
assigned for their consideration while
Senator Randall of Cumberland thought
the question should be settled at once.
By vote of IL to 10 consideration was
postponed until today.
A bill was introduced changing the
name of the state Reform School to
State School for Boys.
In the house Friday Smith of Presque
Isle presented resolve appropriating
$8, 900 annually for two years for com
pleting the work of fire-proofing the
south wing of the State House.
The House on Friday after lively
debate indefinitely postponed the bill
giving towns permission to elect their
seleotmen, assessors and overseers of
the poor for terms of one, two or three
years. The committee on legal affairs
has reported sought not to pass" on the
bill to provide for the election of rail
road commissioners by the people.
Mr.. Cakes from the committee on
ways and bridges, on petition of Crosby
Spaulding and 80 others of Caratunk,
praying that an appropriation be granted
to Caratunk plantation, to aid in repair
ing road from Caratunk village to
Pleasant Pond in said plantation, report
cd resolve in favor of Caratunk planta-
ton.
Same gentleman from same committee,
on petition of G.. II. Hill and others of
Moscow, praying that an appropriation
be granted the town of Moscow to partly
reimburse said town for money expend-
ed and to be expended in making extra
ordinary repairs on highways and bridges
in said town, resulting from damage
caused by the freshet of December, 1901,
reported resolve in favor of town of
Moscow. (Referred to the committee
on appropriations and financial affairs.)
Same gentleman from same commit
tee, on resolve in favor of building a
bridge across the Kennebec river be-
tween Bingham anG Concord, reported
ought not to pass.
On Saturday the House had an early
morning session beginning at s O'Clock.
There were but few members present
but the routine business was transacted
and all measures that had DO oppositions
were advanced one day on the calendar.
There were a couple of important bills
presented, one of which gives the state
board of health the right to insist that