Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-25

Journal Of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
Papers from the Senate disposed of
in concurrence.
Senate Bills on First Reading.
An act relating to the York Light
and Heat Company. Grabbed for
printing pending reference on motion
of Mr.. Nash of Kennebunk)
Resolve providing for an epidemic or
emergency fund.
An act to amend section 13 of chap
ter 12s of the Revised Statutes relating
to malicious mischief.
Petition for repeal of section % of
chapter of the new Revision of the
Statutes relating to manufacturing,
mining and smelling corporations, re-
ferred in the House to the committee
on legal affairs, comes from the Senate
referred to the committee on taxation
in inconvenience.
The House receded and concurred
with the Senate in it's reference.
The following petitions, bills, etc.
were presented and referred:
judiciary.
BY Mr. Hale of Portland: Petition of
John H. Mitchell of Portland and IS
others in favor of initiative and
referendum; petition of John S. Quinn
and % others of Portland for same.
endorsement of BARRIERS Union of
Portland for same.
BY Mr.. Gannett of Augusta: Remon-
STRANGE of the city council of the city OF
Augusta against the passage of the bill
to abolish the common council of the
city of Augusta and to make other
changes in the charter: remonstrance
Of J. H. Chandler and 1913 others citi-
zens of Augusta against same.
Legal Affairs.
By Mr.. Baxter of Portland: Petition
of A. T. I.aughlin and "a others favor
ing a constitutional amendment provid-
ing for the taxation of wild lands; petit
ton of Edward A. Noyes for same;
petition of Archelaus Hunt and II 9TH
ers for same; petition of Owen Moore
e. Company and Z others for same;
petition of II. S. Melcher and Company
and II others for same; petition of
Frank H. Haskell and 80 others for
same; petition of Rines Brothers and
q others for same.
BY Mr. Jones of Searsmont: Petition
of A. V. Martin and IL others for
same; petition of c. S. Adams and
others for same. -
BY Mr.. Newbegin of Gray: Petition
of Seth F. Sweetsir and 10 others for
same.
By Mr.. Cakes of Milford: Petition of
A. L. Perry and II others for same.
By Mr.. White of Levant: Petition OF
]. NJ. Goodwin and IA others of Glen
burn for same.
By Mr. Thurlough of Fort Fairfield:
Petition of w. A. Harlow and others Of
Fort Fairfield for same.
By Mr.. Weatherbee of Lincoln: Petit
Grecnbush for same.
Ry Mr.. Page OF Appleton: Renon-
STRANGE of Follansbee & Wood and 40
others of Camden against the passage
CT any law intended to restrict or pre-
vent the use of trading stamps.
BY Mr.. Cousins of Liminston: Bill.
an act to establish a commission to
render a true and actual valuation on
lands in places not Incorporated Tor
purposes of taxation.
By Mr.. Goodwin of Sanford: Bill. an
act to amend section of chapter 1T of
the Revised Statutes in relation to
fees of trial justices in the trial of an
issue in criminal cases.
Education.
By Mr.. Kinsman of Cornville: Bill,
Oh 90 10
private and special laws of 1893. and
chapter 142 OF the private and special
laws of 1855, amendatory of said chap
ter 62S. authorizing the town of Athens
in the county of Somerset to expend Il
portion of it's school money in Somerset
Academy.
Agriculture.
BY Mr. Dennison of LitcIl1feid: Petit
ton of NJ. II. Dustin and 20 others
against repeating law for protection of
robins.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
by Mr.. Holmes of Caribou: Petition
of p. s. Cloud and Is citizens of Ar"os-
took county for The enactment OF Il law
prohibiting The throwing Of sawmiil
refuse in Madawaska stream; petition
of c. A. Ulrich and - citizens of New
Sweden for same.
Shore Fisheries.
BY Mr.. Hanson OF Machiasport: Re-
monstrance of Samuel Blunt and 50
others of Cutter against any change in
the present lobster law.
BY Mr.. Whitmore OF Brunswick:
Remonstrance of Robert Jordan and
250 others against the passage of any
act prohibiting the use of seines in the
bays and harbors of the State.
By Mr.. Nash of Damariscotta: Re
monstrance of J. E. Nichols and 50
others against any change in the pres
ent law relating to purse and drag
seines in waters west of Penobscot
river: remonstrance Of Ray Crocker
and II others against same: remon-
STRANGE of II. F. Farr and AZ others
against same.
Temperance.
BY Mr.. Upper Of Bangor: Petition
of p. H. S. Vaughn and others for
labelling proprietary medi-
cines.
By Mr.. Merrill Of Skowhegan: Petit