Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-26

dtor staples and viii be taken I'D for
debate Thursday. Senator Staples will
| support the minority report and Sena-
| tor Mills the majority.
The bill authorizing Old Town to own
| a lighting. heating and power plant
was Indefinitely postponed on motion OF
| senator Putnam of Aroostook. second
ed by Senator Staples, under the Joint
| rule which fixed Feb. IS as the last date
on which special legislation could be
| introduced.
Senator Brown OF kenncbec intro
diced in the Senate Monday afternoon
| a resolve carrying $1,000 to purchase a
nerd Of cattle for the Maine Insane
| Hospital at Augusta. said sum to be
| expended under the direction Of the
board of trustees of the institution
Accompanying the resolve is the fol-
lowing statement of fact: THE entire
nerd Of the Maine Insane Hospital has
recently been condemned and are being
destroyed by order of the cattle com
miSsiOncrS on account of their infec-
| ton with tuberculosis"
Representative Merrill of Monmouth
| introduced in the House Monday after
noon a general fish and game bill
which seems to embOdy several of the
| ideas endorsed by sportsmen during the
past year, for the better protection OF
game.
Tho first section provides for q close
time on landlocked salmon. trout and
| tcgun from Sept. Il till the ice goes out
| except in the cases of Sebago and Long
| In ypG n N he ria " no
| time is fixed at April /; and a close
| time on white perch from April l to
July /.
| The second part of the first section
raises the minimum length at which
| trout may be taken to eight inches; sal
| mon, y inches; white perch, inches
| and black bass u inches. A part of this
| section also makes it unlawful to trans
| port these fish, unless accompanied by
| the owner and provides that none shall
| be sold
The second section regulates the num-
! Dor Of lines that may be used in fish
! ing 50 that but two such lines may be
| used; forbidS the use of more than one
| line in still fishing and fixes the maxi
| mum number of hooks that may be
| used on a spinner to three.
The third section provides for the
amendment Of Section Of Chapter 49,
| of the Laws Of 1905. SO that the law in
| regard 10 having possession of COW and
| calf moose or parts, is more stringent.
The fifth section provides that there
shall be an annual open season on
beaver from Jan. l to April IL. but
hunters for the animal must have $50
| license.
The sixth section forbids the killing
of grey squirrels for six years. 1t will
cost offenders so apiece for their game.
Tho seventh section forbids the car
rving If more than ono deer our Of the
State.
The eighth section forbids camp own
ers or occupants used partly or wholly
in numbering operations from having
two deer for the camp in any one sea-
son.
Representative Weld Of Old Town in
troduccd in the House an act to pro-
hibi; publications relating to patent or
other medicines from publishing any
thing of immoral character or ambigu-
Gus language and protecting the public
against the dangers of indiScriminate
distribution Of samples and medicine.
The bill provides that any person who
shall fail to conform with the provi-
sions of the act shall be severely pun
ishcd.
The. bill relating to the commitment
and support of insane on motion of Mr..
Tolman of Portland was tabled, pend
ing its third reading.
The Joint standing committee on ag-
riculturc and many other members of
both branches will leave Augusta Tues
day morning at $40 o'clock for Bangor
and Orono where they will visit the
University of Maine. Among those who
have already signified their intention of
being in the party are: Senators Garce-
lon of AndrOScoggin, Brown of Kenne-
bee Bailey of Somerset and Libby of
Waldo, and Representatives Blanch-
ard Of Auburn, Edwards of Lewiston.
Davis of Poland, Lowe of Turner. Mer-
ry of Woodland, Skillin of Falmouth,
Loring of Pownal, Bracket of Sebago,
Titcomb Of Pennington, Wood of Blue
hill. Crosby of Albion. Stuart of Bel
grade. Dondero of Chelsea, Kelley of
Farmingdale, Cobb of Gardiner. Mer-
rill of Monmouth. Allen of Mt. Vernon,
Duncan of Rockland. Copeland OF
| Thomaston Wight of Newry. Emerson
of Stow, Farrar of Corinth, Lovejoy of
Milo. Allen of Richmond. Labree of
Cambridge, Allan of Columbia Falls
Stevens of Jonesport. Hubbard of Perry
| Langley of Acton. Whitehouse of Day
ton. Perkins of Kennebunkport and
| Chase of WATERFORD. 1t is expected that
a number of others will decide to &c
and swell the number to about GO.
The Rev. ]. c. Bodwell. pastor OF the
Congregational church at Machiasport
has come out flat-footed for boxing con-
tests of the right sort and has the cour-
age of his convictions to the extent tina:
| he has sent to the Legislature the fol
lowing protest against the passage of the
! I,riddv hill prohibiting prize fighting: