Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-08
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
sEvENrY.sEcoND SESSION.
SENAT {.
Tuesday. Maj


President.
Praye, by Rev. Mr.. Tanberg of
Gardiner.
Reading of the records Of yesterday
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of i'll
concurrence.
Resolve providing for an amendment
to the constitution of the state, relat-
ing to the taxation of lands i'll unlil-
corporated townships, ard wild lands.
so called. in the plantations. This re-
solve came from the House. having
| been referred in that branch TO the
| committee on legal affairs. On motion
by Mr.. Putnam of ArOoStook this re-
| solve WAS tabled pending reference i'll
concurrence.
On motion by Senator Pierce of
| AroostOok petition OF D. Mcdonald and
81 others of Machias. relating to pas
sage Of bill giving blacksmiths Il lien
| on their work. was placed on file; also
| the same for petition of D. II. Libby
and &C others.
Senator Staples of Knox on the petit
| ton Of Rev. G. \. Briggs and 1O1 others
of Norway for the passage of the
Sturgis bill; also petition of George \.
Purinston and "a others of Farming
ton, in relation to the same, moved
that the Senate non-cOncur, and on
motion of the same Senator the same
| were placed on file.
| House Bills Read ard Assigned
| An act cedinG to the United States
Exclusive jurisdiction over certain
lands acquired for public purposes in
this State, and authorizing the ac-
| QUESTION thereof.
| On motion of Mr.. Mills of Hancock,
bill, "An act to abolish the common
council. and to increase the member
ship of the board Of alderman of the
city of Portland" was tabled.
| An act to amend section SO of chapter
4 of the Revised Statutes. relating to
town and city bylaws and ordinances
An order of the Legislature relating
| to the pay of outgoing clerk and as
sistant clerk during the organization of
the House. with report accompanying
the same. "Rcsolve in favor of w. s.
Cotton" which was read and assigned
Thursday WAS assigned for the con-
slderation of this report.
An act pertaining to the duties of
the cattle commissioners.
Resolve in favor of Mrs. Fannie l..
Jenkins OF Newport, Maine. for State
aid.
An act relating to the compensation
of commissioners of inland fisheries
and game Tuesday was assigned for
the consideration of this report.
An act relating to the compensation
of certain State officers. On motion
of Senator Staples of Knox this was
tabled and Thursday assigned for its
consideration.
| An act to enlarge the duties and fix
| the compensation of the attorney-gen-
cral. On motion of the same Senator
tabled, and Thursday assigned.
Senate Document No. j came from
the House amended by House Amend
A, amend by inserting House Amend
ment A by inserting in section 4. line s,
after the word establish. under ,ucn
reasonable restrictions and conditions
as the selectmen of the town may i'm
pose so that said section us amended
shall read as follows"
| Mr. Pierce of AroOStOok thereupon
moved that the vote whereby this bill
was passed to be engrOsSed be recon-
sdered, and the motion prevailed.
| on HlOlDn Dy MI. tuI us vi Suiio'I-
land Senate document No. II was
tabled for printing.
| To the President of the Senate ana the
| Speaker Of the House:
| [ have the horror to herewith trans
nit the report of the cattle commits
sioners on contagious diseases Of ami
mails.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant.
(Signed) BYRON BOYD.
Secretary of State.
Which was referred to the committee
Oh agriculture.
The following bills, petitions. etc..
were presented and referred:
Mr.. PIERCE of Aroostook: Mr.
President. | desire TO present petition
relative to amendment of the city char
ter Of the city of Gardiner. My rea-
son for asking Il suspension OF the
rules and the privilege of presenting
the same at the present time. is, Sena-
tor Heselton of Kennebec has been
very ill. and therefore has been unable
to take care Of the matter. The mat
ter has been endorsed By the cItiZens
of Gardiner almost wholly. as l De
licve and therefore l ask the privilege
of presenting it at the present time.
Thercupon the bill. "An act to amend
the city charter and city ordinances OF
the city of Gardiner. in relation TO the
election of the city marshal and the
street commissioner" was presented
and received and upon motion py the
same Senator was referred to the COM
mittee on legal affairs.
Senator Heselton of Kennebcc. pre-
scented remOnstrance of Rev. Osborne
j. Hoffman and others of winthrop
against the passage of any act that
shall permit sacred concerts on the
Sabbath. which on the same Senator's
motion was referred to the Committee
on judiciary.
Mr.. Clark of Hancock presented bill.
An act to amend section So of chap
ter 81 of the revised statutes. relating
to the changing OF jurors. which was
referred to the committee on legal af-
fairs.