Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-13


Bill, an act relating to taxation Of
land in unincorporated places.
Portland Delegation.
Bill, an act to abolish the common
council and increase the membership of
the board of aldermen Of the city of
Portland.
Washington County Delegation.
Petition of Warren F. Pope and liz
others of East Machias; of C. H. Tar
bell and "a others Of Machias; of S. n.
Tobey and So others of Machiasport,
for aid in repairing the East Machias
and Machiasport toll bridge.
The following bills, petitions and re-
solves were presented and referred:
judiciary.
BY Mr.. Philoon of Androscoggin, pc
tition of Women's Reform League of
Androscoggin county for the enact
ment of laws which shall render 1t i'm
possible for such conditions to exist in
our State as are being carried on at
Shiloh, Maine.
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Shackford of Washington,
bill, an act to amend chapter AL of the
private and special laws of 1901. eX-
tending the charter of the Columbia
Falls Water and Electric Light Com
pany.
Appropriations and Financial Affairs.
BY Mr. Stetson of Penobscot: Re-
solve in favor Of the Bangor Children
Home.
BY Mr.. Philoon Of Androscoggin:
Resolve in favor of the Hospital OF the
Society of the Sisters of Charity OF
Lewiston, with statement of facts.
Education.
BY Mr.. Plummer of Androscoggin:
Resolve in favor of Bates College.
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance.
BY Mr.. Clark of Hancock: Bill, an
act to establish "A law uniform with
other states relative to insurance poll
Cies.
Interior Waters.
Ry Mr.. Kurdish of Franklin: Re-
solve in favor of John Chadwick d Co
in payment for part of expenditures In
erecting and maintaining buoys as
guides to navigation in the narrows
near the upper dam Mooslucmeguntick
Lake.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
BY Mr.. Kurdish of Franklin: Peti-
ton of l.. A. Ross and 90 others on IA
vor of making changes on the ten
pound shipment law.
Temperance.
BY Mr. Staples of Knox: Resolve IL
favor of resubmission of the fiftl
amendment of the constitution o
Maine relating to the manufacture ant
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Mills of Hancock introduced bill
an act to create a State Board of Arbi
tration. and upon further motion by tn
same senator, the bill was tabled TO
printing. pending reference to a com
mittee.
Orders.
On motion by Mr.. Mills of Hancock
ordered. the House cOncurring. that tn
committee on banks and banking b
of restricting and regulating, or prOhib
itinS private banking, or the receiving
of deposits by any persons or corpora
tions other than legally organized
banks, and report by bill or otherwise
On motion by Mr.. Clark of Hancocl
1t was ordered. that the committee oil
insane aSylums investigate the advisa
bility of the states installing lightin:
plants in it's insane institutions AM
also report the terms of the presen
contracts for lighting the insane asy
lum and the report to be made as ex
pedtiously as possible.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr. Morse of Waldo: Mr.. President
your committee appointed by the las
Legislature to investigate the advisa
bility of establishing a home for feebl
minded, have attended to their duty
and they wish to offer the following a.
their report: We were delayed, some
what in completing the report: ano
now it seems to be somewhat divided
All seem to be in favor of establishing
the home: and the question of division
of the committee. is as to the amour
that should be appropriated to estab
lish the same. Two of the committee
Senator Staples and myself after in
Nestigating the matter at considerable
length in other states. arrived at tn
conclusion that forty thousand dollar
would be as small a sum as we coul'
reasonably expect to establish an in
stitution of that kind for. Mr.. Davis
of Waterville, and Mr.. Ross of Bangor
who was a member of the last House
differed from us somewhat in relation
to the expense, and fixed the sum TO
twenty thousand dollars. The Othe
member of the committee, Mr.. Purin
ton of Gorham, failed to put in an ap
pearance here at the meeting where W
were to talk over this matter and t
see what sort of an agreement we coul
all sign, SO l am unable to report hi
mind on this matter. However. l pre-
sent the report accompanied by tn
recommendation or the talk that wa
given by DIR. Sanborn of the Insan
Hospital before the committee las
year; and l move that the report Ii
upOu the table for printing pendin