Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-18

Prayer Dy the Rev. Mr.. Cashmere OF
Gardiner.
Journal of the previous session read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of
in concurrence.
At this point Mr.. Clark of Hancock
was called to the chair and presided.
Read and Assigned.
An Act concerning Attorneys at Law.
An Act to legalize the doings of the
Crosbyville Chapel at Bangor, Maine.
An Act in relation to the election Of
the members of the school committee
of the city of Portland.
At this point the President resumed
the chair.
An Act in relation to the salaries of
the justices Of the supreme judicial
court. On motion by Mr.. Currier of
Franklin, this bill took it's second read
ing under suspension of the rules, and
was passed to be engrossed.
Resolve providing for the compen-
sation of steamboat inspectors for the
years 1900, 1901 and 1902.
An Act to enlarge the powers of the
railroad commissioners over street
railroads.
An Act to change the name of the
town Of ST. Agatha, in the county of
Aroostook, to Cleveland.
Senate document No. 81, An Act to
correct an error in Chapter 70 of the
Public Acts of 1899, and to amend Sec
ton Of Chapter 60 of the Revised
Statutes, having passed to be en-
crossed in the Senate and sent down to
the House, was returned from the
House with House Amendment A.
adopted by that branch, as follows:
Amend by inserting before Section l,
the following title: An Act allowing
divorces provided libellee resides in
the State. On motion by Mr.. Clark of
Hancock, this bill was laid on the
table.
An Act to incorporate the town of
Castle HILL in the county of Aroostook.
An Act to amend Section IA of Chap
ter 81 of the Revised Statutes relating
to the width of the location of rail-
roads. 5
An Act to extend the charter of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
On motion by Mr.. Dudley of Aroos-
took, Senate Document No. Ga, An Act
to amend Chapter 2S5 of the Public
Laws of 1901, entitled can Act provid-
ing for State roads and for the i'm
provement thereof was taken from
the table, and referred to the commit
tee on appropriations and financial af-
fairs.
An Act to incorporate the Kineo
Trust Company.
Resolve for the purpose of operating
fish hatcheries and feeding sta
fch tho ornfnptinr
Of fish.
of Belfast.
Resolve for the purchase of the
Maine State Year Book and Legislative
Manual for the year of 1908 and 1904.
An Act to authorize the county of
Piscataquis to negotiate a loan for
temporary purposes.
Resolve in favor of Allagash road.
An Act to repeal Sections "a, 35, SO,
81 and SO of Chapter 26 of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to inquests in
cases of suspected incendiarism.
Resolve in favor of the State Reform
School.
The following communications were
received from the secretary of State:
To the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House:
/ have the honor to herewith trans
NIT the annual report of the labor COM
missioner.
Very Respy, your Obdt. Servt.,
(Signed) BYRON BOYD,
Secretary of State.
which was referred to the committee
on labor.
To the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House:
/ have the hoor to transmit herewith
the annual report of the commissioner
on inland fisheries and game.
Very respy, your obdt. servt,
(Signed)
Byron Boyd,
Secretary of State,
which was referred to the committee
On inland fisheries and game.
The following bills. petitions, etc,
were presented, and referred:
Mr.. Stetson of Penobscot: Mr.. Presi
dent, Sometime ago presented a bill
for An Act to ratify the mortgage of
the Fish River Railroad. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on railroads.
telegraphs and expresses and reported
favorably by them, acted upon by the
Senate ard House, and then signed by
the Governor and became law of the
state. 1t is Senate bill No. %. / now
wish to call the attention of the Senate
to clerical error. 1t now reads: "The
mortgage of the Fish River Railroad,
made by the Fish River Railroad COM
pany to the Central Trust Company"
ETC.: and the parties, the Fish River
Railroad Company desire to have it
read ..City Trust Company" and the
only way, at present, to remedy the err
ror is to put in an enabling act: and
now wish to submit a bill for An Act
to amend An Act entitled AN Act to /
ratify the mortgage of the Fish River
Railroad approved Feby. IL, 1903. On
motion by the same Senator this bill
took it's several readings under sus-
pension of the rules, and was passed to
be engrossed, without reference to a
committee.
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Wing of Androscoggin. Bill, |
An Act to amend the charter of the |
city of Auburn.
Also, Bill, An Act in relation to the !
discharge of debtors in cases now
nendine in Insolvent Courts.