Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-02
., MAINE Legislature.
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The hill was assigned for tomorrow
for consideration.
An art to amend section 50 of chapter
Al of the Revised Statutes. relating to
the alewife fishery in the Pemaquid
river.
Resolve In favor of the town Of Ma
.chias. .F.... A..
- An act to amend the charter OF the
city of ROckland.
Mr.. STAPLES Of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent, Is that the bill amending the city
charter Of Rockland. in regard to aDoi-
fishing the common council?
The PRESIDENT: The Chair is un-
able to inform the Senator whether the
bill relates to abolishing the common
council or to something else. without
reading it through.
mfr. STAPLES Of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent. I understand that Is an act 10
abolish the common council OF the city
of Rockland: and as they have their
election next Monday. and it Is to be
submitted to the people. move the bill
take its two several readings at the
present time and passed to be en-
crossed, under suspension of the rules.
The motion prevailed. the Dill TOOK
its several readings, and was passed
to be engrossed.
: ''Kesolye to resubmit the hfth
amendment to the constitution. relative
TO the manufacture and sale OF intoxi-
eating LIQUORS" came from the House
accompanied by majority report OF
the committee on temperance that the
same sought not to pass, signed Dy
.Messrs. Pike and Brown on the part or
the Senate, and Messrs. Downs. Hutch
;nes Irving. and Howes on the part OF
the House; also by minority report
of the same committee. that the same
fought to pass"-signed by Messrs.
O'Brien and Leighton.
Mr.. Pike Of Washington thereupon
moved that the majority report of the
committee be accepted.
Mr.. Staples of Knox moved that both
reports lie upon the table. pending the
motion of the Senator from Washing
ton.
Mr.. PIKE Of Washington: Mr.. Presi-
dent, what day will the Senator from
Knox assign?
. Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent, I see that a number of matters
are assigned for this week. ] desire
to take the matter up at the earliest
possible moment. and l would suggest,
if agreeable. Friday of this week.
Friday assigned.
The following bills. petitions, ETC.,
were presented and referred:
AIx MORSE of Waldo: Mr.. Presi-
dent, j desire to present a matter here
out of order. which has recently come
to my attention. 1t is pension mat
ter. The claimant is the widow of
soldier. , She was married since the
passage OF the Act of June q. 1890. the
Ia " passed by Congress. so she is not
entitled to tany status before the peli-
sion office under that law. This SOL
iier was peSlsioned for diseased eyes,
and finally became entirely blind. from
that or some other cause. Conse-
uuently, un(li r. the Act of July IA.
1892. what isl termed the general PEN
sion law Of the United States, he is
not entitled, .under that Act or any
other Act of Congress to a pension.
There may, Id wever. be something
passed by Congress to meet these cases
in the near future: and apprehend
there may be, because it would other
wise leave out a, class which in many
Instances is ve.Vy deserving. This
widow has three children under ten
years of age. Sh e is left without any
support whatever. except her own
manual labor. and r ask leave to intro
luce this matter. n amely. resolve in
'avor Of Ida Yeaton, widow of John
Yeaton, late of the 3D. Maine Battery"
and move that it be. referred to the
on PENSIONS.
1hereupon on motion of MIR. Morse Of
Waldo, the rules were' suspended. the
resolve was received aInd referred to
the committee on pensions.
Mr.. simpson of York under suspen-
sion of the rules presen ted bill. an act
to change the name Of the Dover Gas
Light Co.. and on his further motion
the same was referred to the commit
tee on Judiciary.
Mr. Staples of Knox introduced five
against The sale of trad
ing stamps. as follows:
Remonstrance of c. E and T. A.
Hovey and A. others of Waldoboro:
" Remonstrance of NJ. c. Oliver and %
Others of Rockland:
Relnonstrance of L. w. McAdam and
g. others OF Scion:
. Reinonstrance of Bean Brothers and
Fl others Of Portland;
Remcnstrancc of L. c. Nicho's and Is
others Of I:angCr.
Which were received. and on further
motion OF the same Senator were re-
'ferred to the committee on legal af-
fairs.
Mr.. Brown of Kennebec under sus-
pension Of the rules introduced the fol-
lowing:
Resolve in favor of the town of West
Gardiner. appropriating the sum of
$50 to be paid the town Of West Gardi-
'a,er on account of money expended for
roads for the year 1908;
Resolve in favor of the town of
Wayne. arpropriatins the sum of $50
to that town:
Resolve IN favor Of the town OF
l.itchlield. appropriating the sum of
$50:
Resolve in favor of the town of
China. appropriating 800:
Resolve in favor of the town of Chel-
sea: appropriating $50: