Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01
HOUSE..

Wednesday. March l. 1905. at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon.
HOUSE.
Tuesday, Feb. IS, 1905.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Spencer of Au-
gusta.
Records of yesterday read and ap-
r1Ove1.
Senate Bills on First Reading.
An Act to amend chapter 212 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1903, en-
titled An Act to incorporate the Sears
port Water Company.
An Act to authorize the PaSsadun-
keag Log Driving Company to acquire
the property and franchises OF the
Grand Falls Dam Company. (kead the
third time and passed to be engrossed
en- motion of Mr. Buzzell of Old TOWN.
Resolve in relation to York deeds ana
Maine wills.
Resolve in favor of the town Of Chel-
sea.
Resolve providing for the preserva-
ton of regimcntal rolls i'll the adJutant
generals office.
Resolve in favor Of Joseph Archam-
haut.
An Act authorizing the West HarbOr
Ice Co. to construct Il fish way and to
Erotect alewives in West Harbor Ice
Pond and it's tributaries.
Resolve in favor of the Waldo Coun-
ty General hospital.
An Act to amend sections 100 and 1O2
oIo ,,ta Of hn pat,ivaI fat t,,fo
relating to State roads.
Mr.. PURINTON of Bowdoin: Mr.
Speaker, this is the bill that was in
troduced by me in the House.. 1t was
passed in concurrence in the Senate
and Mr.. Staples, as chairman of the
committee. took the bill before his COM
mittee and had it amended without
granting the committee another hear
ing, against my request, and the bill
as amended is not satisfactory. | move
that it lie on the table pending its first
reading.
The motion WAS agreed to.
Mr.. LAIIBER1E; of Fort Kent: I
would like to say to the gentleman
from BowGoin that we did give hear
ing on this very bill, that we published
it in several of the papers, and l per-
sonally told the gentleman that the
hearing had been postponed, and told
him to what time it was postponed;
and the gentleman failed to appear
That is all l have to say.
An Act to amend section II of chap
ter 53 of the Revised Statutes relating
to street railroads.
This DILL comes from the Senate
amended by Senate amendment A. The
House adopted the amendment, and the
bill as amended was then passed to be
engrossed in concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Littlefield of Rock
land, the vote was reconsidered where
by this bill was passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Littlefield moved to lay the bill
On the table.
Mr. KIMBALL of Rockland: l would
say for the information of the gentle
man from Rockland (Mr. LittlefeId)
that this amendment is in reality a
committee amendment, which was
adopted in the Senate for the purpose
OF eXpediting matters only. There was
some objection to the first bill as re-
ported by the committee, reporting
Ought to pass" in the Senate. and af.
Ter consultation the amendment was
adopted to obviate the objection. But
II there is real objection to it, / have
no objection to it's being tabled.
| MIR. HIGGINS: 1 would ask the gen.
t.eman from Eockland (Mr. Littletield,
| If he would not permit the bill to he
printed.
Mr.. LITTLEFIELD: My idea was il
the amendment amounted to anything
to have the bill and amendmen,
| printed.
| The question being on the motion r.
lay the bill on the table pending il,
passage to be engrossed.
| The motion was agreed to.
| fetitlon OF NJ. y. Dustin and % 9th.
ers against repeating law for the pro-
lectloh OF robins. referred by the House
10 the committee on agriculture. comes
from. the Senate referred to the com.
mittee on inland fisheries and game i,
non-cOncurrence
| Inc House receded and concurred
Win the Senate in its reference.
Inc Following petitions, bills. etc.
were presented and referred:
Judiciary.
| Ey Mr.. Gannett of Augusta. Petition
OF Ira II. Randall and 100 others ask
ing 1or charter of the city of Augusta
10 De amended by abolishing the com.
mon council and by other amendments
| ny Mr. Cannett of Augusta: Remon-
strahce OF w. H. Davis and is others
citlZens of Augusta. against the pas-
sage of the bill to abolish the common
couhcll of the city of Augusta and to
| make other changes i'm the charter. re-
monstrance of Joseph Pomerleau and
~ others against same; remonstrance
OF ,. Blaine Worthley and two others
against same; remonstrance of r. w
Dufton and - others against same: re-
| monstrance of ]. w. Harlow and "A
others against same; remonstrance of
=. q. Cummings and "a others against
same; remonStrance of A. w. Brooks
ana "a others against same; remon-
STRANGE of NJ. w. Dennis and Is Others
| against same; remonstrance of l.. r
| Deiano and 90 others against same: re-
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