The Republican journal., 1905-03-02

2l2 Of the private and special laws Of 100;
relating to the SearspOrt Water Company
also to extend the charter Of said company >
reporting same in new draft under title Of
an act to incorporate the Searsp0rt Water
Company" and that it ought to pass. Re.
port accepted
Mr.. Morse reported for the committee or
military affairs, on resolve providing fol
the preservation of regimental rolls in the
Adjutant Generals Office, reported thai
same ought to pass. Report accepted.
Mr.. Morse also introduced a resolve to
provide means for the examination o1
| claims for State pensions. The resolve au'
| thorizes the State pension clerk to expend
under the direction of the Governor and
Council a sum not exceeding $500 year to
properly examine the claims presented to
his Office.
The delegations of Kennebec, Knox, Lin
coin and Waldo counties, to which was re-
ferred bill, ian act for the protection of
| deer in the said countless" reported Feb.
22d that the same be referred to the CON-
| missiOners of inland fisheries and game, as
the srhject-matter of the act properly comes
under their jurisdiction by the general law.
Report accepted.
In the House, Feb. 22d, the following pc
titiOnS were presented and referred:
By Mr.. Sparrow of Freedom: Petition of
W. S. Gray and IS others of Troy for Grange
hill tn pOualizp school taY
By Mr.. Morton of jackson: Petition of R.
E. Page and 80 others of Jackson for same.
BY Mr. Page of Hampden: Petition of r.
E. Page and 17sOthers of Jackson for act es-
tablishing bounty on crows; petition Of
Maurice L. Wing and 12 others of Hampden
for same; petition Of Frank W. Elliott and
others of WinterpOrt for same.
By Mr.. Morton of Jackson: Petition of r.
E. Page and 80 others of jackson in favor
of the grOut law, sO-called, in relation to
oleO or artificial butter. (Tabled on motion
of Mr.. Hale of POrtland.)
George M. Warren, Esq, of Castine ap-
peared before the committee on legal affairs,
Feb. 23d, supported by numerous witnesses,
regarding the desecration of the placid
streets of Castine by automobiles. They
were described as t'devil wagons" Mr..
Warren and the other Castineites were will
ing to let one thoroughfare remain open
from the steamboat wharf to the shore road
leading to BuckSport and Bangor, but
they didn't want the machines putting
about in the byways and hedges of that
peaceful community. The bill was tabled.
Then F. D. Marshall, Esq, of Portland
presented bill to provide "muff1ers'' for
boats propelled by explosive engines, which
led to more or less of discussion regarding
the degree of muffledness.
In the Senate, Feb. 23d, on motion of Mr..
Morse of Waldo, Table Document No. H.,
"Report of the committee on inland fisheries
and game referred to commissioners of in
land fisheries and game, on bill to close
from the table. On further motion by the
same senator, the report was accepted.
In the House, Feb. 23d, on motion of Mr.
Sparrow of Freedom, the rules were sus-
pended and that gentleman introduced pc
tition of d. w. Dodge and a others asking
for the right to remove dead bodies in the
town of Freedom. and also bill, An Act
authorizing the removal of bodies of deceas-
ed persons from Freedom cemetery, and on
further motion by Mr.. Sparrow the petition
and bill were referred to the committee on
legal affairs.
In the Senate, Feb 24th, Mr.. Stetson of
Penobscot said; Mr. President The sena-
tor from Waldo not being present, desire
to file with the resolve in favor of the
Waldo County Hospital statement Of
facts. The same was thereupon duly filed.
In the House Feb. oath the following petit
tions were presented and referred:
BY Mr.. Jones of Searsmont: Petition of
e. S. Adams and 9 others for a constitution
al amendment providing for the taxation
of wild lands.
By Mr.. Page of Appleton: RemOnstrance
of FOllansbee & Wood and 40 others of
Camden against the passage of any law in.
tended to restrict or prevent the use Of
trading stamps.
BY Mr.. Jones of Searsmont: Petition of
J. NJ. Sukeforth and Is others of South
MOntville for the repeal of section 25 of
chapter nine of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to manufacturing, mining and smelling
corporations.
by Mr.. Jones OF SearSmOnt: fetltlOn OF
C. NJ. HOwes and Is others of South Mont
vile for abolition of the fee system.
By Mr.. Page of Appleton: Petition OF NJ.
Il. Stevens and AZ others of Knox county
for same; petition Of Robert s. Simmons
and 81 others of RockpOrt for same; petit
tion of w. W. Smith and 50 others of Rock
port for same.
BY Mr.. Jones of Searsmont: Petition of
c. NJ. HOwes and Is others Of South Mont
vile for Grange bill to equalze school tax.
The resolve in favor of Matthias Cullinan
of Belfast has passed the House to be en-
crossed.
Friends of the prohibtory cause rushed
to arms when resubmission, still the same
old time-honored, threadbare question, ap-
peared in the House, Feb. oath. 1t was
brought up by Representative o'Brien Of
Lewiston, of the committee ON temperance,
on the report of the committee OF "ought
not to pass'' on his bill to resubmt to the
vote of the people the fifth amendment to
the constitution concerning the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors. After
a vigorous plea for the cause IN general,
Mr.. O'Brien, who alone spoke IN favor OF
his bill, moved that the minority report OF
Sought to pass" be substituted for the ma
jority report This was the signal for at
tack from the opposition forces and they