Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-13
9TH Week Of Legislature
Begins Today.
4 Hard Week Ahead.-Story OF
Early Adjournment a Myth.
Statistics of Maine Business Of lnsur.
ance Companies Compiled.

beginning of the present session the
H.embers of the Legislature will reas-
Srlnbc at 40 o'clock. this afternoor
In View Of the larg. number uf i'm,
prttant matters to he considered i'm
10th the House and senate and the 100
or more hearings scheduled. this week.
pf'"rt me various committees it be
comes necessary to lCnetner the week
y sessions that the big amount of work
may he accomplished in the five or SIX
weeks that remain.
Ihere has been talk Of early adjourn
ln"lt, the MOI radica. ones setting rs
carly as March ist th,. date on which the
members will get awa;; hut those who
ar tettcr cOinnetent to nudge state
that in their opinion final adjournment
VII! be nearer March y; than March |.
-Iahy important measures to be dis
osed of in comparatively short space
If time
tomorrow afternoon. the COMMITTEES
ON Insurance viii consider an act to es-
| tapllSh a law uniform with other states
Iti"tIVt to insurance rciicirs The pur-
| pose OF this act is to do away with the
compulsory arbitration clause. in the
/ Maine standard fire insurance policins
existing under present law. and provide
mat any person not satisfed with tho
decision of the hoard on referees may
| have the right to trial By Jury. III,
question is 1nr of immense interest to
he insuranc" interests of the STATE.
rn"nh"rs Of the legal fraternity and The
People ut lar9" who desire the enact
m"nt of 4 law bearing on the right Of
lpreal, Which is now in effect in Mas
eilchusetts ANA other states. The b.a~-
! inG will at all events be an Interested
one.
Tuesday evening, n 3 o'clock. thu
joint special "oumitta,. on state print
ing Viii be in session III the Hall or
| Representatives to examine the heads
VI state departments us to volume of
printing. This matter has aroused con-
siderable interest and will be largely
offended.
The prohibtory law will come in for
its share of attention. this week To-
morrow afternoon. the legal affairs
committee will lead of with a hearing
On batch of petitions from prominent
citizens OF Cumberland CouGty pra YIN
fer the Legislature to investigate thu
violation of tn" Irohibitpry law.
Eut TIL" hearing on the now famous
SturgiS bin. Wednesday afternoon. will
NE of paramount interest. THIS bill
| which PROV idcS for The better enforce
mont Of the prOhibitory law, has been
tcdraftcd by its prOr,ulgatorS so that
now it contains provision to the effect
that one member of ;hc commission Of
three shall be 4 lawyer. who shall hay"
IL" same powers as tnr attorney gencr-
al and who IAN. if any attorney refuses
to prosecute liqiIor cases. go into such
county and conduct the prosecutions.
The popularity of this iiil has been
constantly Increasing and at present
| the prevailing sentiment is that il will
become 4 law.
In addition to the foregoing the fol-
Lowing hearings will he Of general as
well as local interest Tue sday at r.
NJ. judiciary. on act to repeal part Of
Chapter %. Of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the Office Of State liquor com
missioner: an aCI relating to plumbers
doing work Tor water works: legal af-
fairs. an act relating 20 the sale of land
for taxes: an act relating to the abat
rlent of taxes: finance. on petition IN
favor of Maine Home for FriendlesS
| Boys. on Il resolve III 1aNor or Deacon
ess Home ASSOCIATE ton of Bangor: on 4
resolve in favor of the town of Pitts
ton: on resolve IN raNor of the Maine
Homo for Fri.ndleSs I;oys: federal re-
lationS. on petition o. Charles l.. Fox
aud others for the National OWNERSHIP
of the anthracite coal mines and for
n :manent municipal coal and WOOD
yards. This pet. ION was a legacy Of the
LcgSla' ure OF 1903 and at that time was
Champioued by Charles l.. Fox. Candi-
bate of the so rialist party during the
campaign Of 1902.
The State library recently sent
travelling library to Bridge Academy
, | Dresden Mills.
\ petition has been received at thu
Office of the railroad commissioners from
citizens and residents of the towns o
kittery and Eliot representing tina
public convenience and necessity re
quire the erection and maintenance o
a station for freight at Kittery JUNG
ton in the town of kittery. on thu
! Eastern Division Of the Boston & Main
Railroad ana praying that such action
10 taken by the Eoard of Railroad
: commissioners as the needs and cOnd
firms nf tho case demand No date TO