Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-08
Busy Sessions in Both
Branches, Yesterday.
Bill to CurtaiI Private BANKING
Companies.
A Number Of important Committee
Hearings Held, Tuesday.


Senate, which reassembled at 1890 A.
NJ, was Il very busy one, no debate ON
any matte" was called forth. There WAS
enough routine matter to be disnosed
Of to keep President Goodwin as busy
as beaver until the noon hour WAS AL
most at hand.
Inc committee on apprOpria lions and
financial affairs reported Fought tn
pass in new draft on several of the
resolves in favor of members of the last
Legislature, who served between ses-
SONS on various commissions. A num-
per Oh the commissions submitted bills
'lshliS not only 10y expenses, but per
dleil. ne committee after consulting
WITH the attorney general on this mat
ter, decided that it would be unconsti-
tutlonal to allow per diem and the re-
! solves In new draft are for expenses
only.
Senator Mills of Hancock. tabled the.
bill to abolish the common council of
the city of Portland and to increase the
board of aldermen.
Senator Staples tabled several bills
reported by the committee on salaries
which have passed the House. fixing
the compensation of several of the
state officers, including the salary of
the Secretary of State, the attorney
general, bank examiner and commits
sioners Of inland fisheries and game.
Evidently the friends of prohibition
are becoming Il little anxious over the
SturSiS bill, for Il number of petitions
have been received from people from
different parts of the State praying
that the Legislature before it ;djourns
enact Il law which will "clothe the
Chief Executive with authority and
supply him with agencies with which
to enforce the State laws. now being
nullified and which may hereafter be
nullified by county or municipal Off
GERS
| The Senate voted to adjourn until
! 10 o'clock, today.
| Senator Pierce of Aroostook, present
ed an act to amend the city charter
| and ordinances of the city of Gardiner
/ in relation to the election of the city
| marshall and the street commission
| erS.
Section / of the bill provides that
| the street commissioner and city mar
| shall shall annually be elected in the
| same manner and upon the same day
| that the mayor of the city of Gardiner
| is elected.
| Section provides that the act shall
take effect when approved by 4 ma
jiority of the legal voters voting at Il
| special election held for this purpose
80 days after the municipal officers
have been petitioned by one hundred
! qualified voters.
| Senators Aver and Heselton Of Ken
| rebec. introduced remonStrances
against the enactment of any law that
| shall permit sacred concerts on the
| Sabbath. The first is signed by Chas.
| A Southland. president of the Augusta
District Conference and the second
by Rev. Osborn j. Hoffman and others
Of Winthrop.
| Senator Putnam of ArooStook, pre-
scented resolve appropriating $1,000
| to pay the State binder for balance due
| Tor binding the Revised Statutes.
Senator Clark of Hancock. intro
iuced IN act amending Section IS Of
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the challenging of jurors.
| The amendment provides that each
party may peremptori!y challenge four
| jurors in stead of two as at present.
| \ number of petitions for and re-
monstrances against the act providing
for the proper labelling of proprietary
medicines were presented.
| Senator Potter of Cumberland or
| dcred that Il message be sent to the
Governor requesting the return of an
act to amend an act approved Feb. .,
| 1905. in relation to the assessment of
taxes ON tie estates of deceased per
sons before the appointment Of exc
cutorS or administrators of such eS
tates.. Mr.. Potter on the appearance Of
| the act will offer an amendment which
provides that the act shall take effect
on approval.