The Republican journal., 1907-03-21
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

In the. Senate March 18th many petitions
were presented in favor of law prohibiting
the keeping of bucket shops in the State Of
Maine.
Mr. Staples of Knox presented the remon-
STRANGE of j. F. Bryant and $50 others of
Liberty against law prohibiting the throw
ing of sawdust into Medomac river and
tributaries.
Passed to be enacted:
An act to amend the charter of the Waldo
Trust Company.
An act to authorize Penobscot River Rail-
road Company to locate across Lake Megun-
ticook and other waters.
An act to incorporate the Searsport Elec-
trio Company.
An act to make valid the organization of
the Wiscasset, Waterville and Pennington
Railway Company, and to extend its charter.
Finally passed, resolve in favor of Maine
soldiers monument at the National Gene
terry at Salisbury, North Carolina.
In the House Mr.. Dow of Brooks said he
in his seat, and as he had tabled the resolu-
ton in regard to Judge Chapman of
Bangor, he hoped to have it taken from
the table now and sent on its passage.
Mr.. Dow asked Speaker Powers if he had
the right to take the measure from the
affirmative, but said it was customary to
give that privilege to the person who did
the tabling Hesuggested to Mr.. Dow that
he wait few moments and see if Mr..
Martin did not appear, to which the gentle
man from Brooks assented. But the morn
ing train being late, Mr.. Martin was unable
to reach the house before adjournment, and
Mr.. Mullen of Bangor assumed the re-
sponsibility of taking the resolution from
the table, and putting it on its passage.
The date of the hearing, as set forth in the
resolve, is Wednesday March Goth.
Passed to be enacted
An Act to confer additional powers on
the Duplex Roller Bushing Company,
corporation organized under the general
laws of the State of Maine.
An Act to empower the Benvenue Granite
Company to erect and maintain wharves
and docks on the shores of Crotch Island
and Green Head in the town of Stonington.
Mr.. Havey of Sullivan: Mr.. Speaker, the
committee appointed by you to draw up
resolutions on the death of Charles T.
Randall have attended to the duty assigned
them and beg leave to submit the following
resolutions, and l move their adoption by
the House.
Resolved, That the House of Representa-
tives has learned with profound regret of
the death of Charles T.. Randall, member
of this body from MOntviile, which occurred
at his home on Wednesday, March 6, 1907.
Resolved, That we extend to the family
of our late fellow member our tenderest
the clerk be instructed to forward to the
family of our late associate copy of these
resolutions.
The resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Havey moved as a further mark of
respect that the House adjourn.
The motion was agreed to.
In the Senate March 18th, with Is votes
against the referendum on the Question of
removal of the seat of government and Is
votes in favor, President Allen threw his
vote in favor into the scales and placed the
Senate in favor of having the people vote on
the proposition in June.
The vote came after a long debate in
which Senators Clarke, Staples and Merrill
favored the report A of the committee and
Senators Heselton and Parkhurst opposed
it. Over 200 people crowded the chamber
to hear the debate.
Mr.. Staples for the committee on legal
affairs ON Bill, San Act relating to sea and
shore fisheries, warden SERVICE" reported
same ought not to pass.
Passed to be enacted.
An Act to confer additional powers on
the Duplex Roller Bushing Co., corpora
ton organized under the general laws of
the State OF Maine.
An Act to empower the Benvenue Granite
Co. to erect and maintain wharves and
docks on the shores of Crotch Island and
Green Head in the town of Stonington.
The resolve to provide a commission to
inquire into the present system of assessing
and collecting taxes, and, if possible, to
provide for better and more complete
system of assessment and collection and re-
port to the Governor and Council was
finally passed.
In the House Mr.. Duncan of Rock
land presented an act in relation to the
better assessment of poll taxes. The
act provides that on the request of
the SessOrS of any municipality.
any corporation that employs alien labor
ers of more than q years of age, shall
within one week after the first day of April,
report the number of such labores so en-
ployed, including any whose employment is
with such corporation, although such la
borer be not employed on the first day of
April, with the names of such alien labOrers
if known to the employer. A lien is created
on the wages of the laborer due from his
employer equal to the poll tax.
Mr.. Colcord of Searsport, an act providing
that notice of the sale of property for taxes
shall be posted six weeks before the first
Monday in February instead of the first
Monday in December as at present.
On motion of Mr.. Dunton of Belfast, the
bill in relation to the Stockton Springs
Sewerage company was amended so that
the town may take it over should they so
vote at any time.
Mr.. Dunton from the committee on legal
affairs on Bill can Act to provide for the
proper labelling OF medicines containing al
cohol and narcotic drugs and to prevent the
manufacture and sale of adulterated drugs"
reported that the subject matter is contain
ed in another bill and that legislation there
on is ineXpedient.
Mr.. Herrick from the committee on shore
fisheries reported sought not to pass" on
Bill, San Act to permit Fl. D. erie and his
assigns to extend a fish weir from the shore
of Castine.
Mr.. Colcord from the committee on taxa
ton reported fought not to pass'' on Bill,
IAN Act to provide for the taxation of trust
companies"
Mr.. Lane from the committee on claims
reported sought to pass' on resolve in
favor of Harry A. Kurdish.
On motion of Mr.. Dow of Brooks, the
rules were suspended and that gentleman
introduced the following order:
Ordered, That committee of seven on
the part of the House, with such as the
Senate may join, be appointed to consider
and to report the order of proceedings to be
observed upon the hearing proposed by the
resolve of the two branches upon the al
legged causes of removal in the case of Harry
j: Chapman, judge of the municipal court
Of the city Of Bangor and that the clerk of
the House be directed to issue the sub
pGDes for the summoning of witnesses to
be present and testify at which hearing
upon application of either prosecution Of
defence; and that counsel be furnished
either party. The order received passage,
In the Senate March 14th an amendment
to the University of Name appropriation
hill that the ennforrin0 nf tho douroo nf