Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-18
STATE HOUSE.
Many Committee Reports
at Saturday Session.
House Adheres to Its Position
on U. Of N. A. B. Degree.
Several Committees Return Their
Final Reports.

The committee on agriculture re-
Ported the rcsOl"c i'll favor of the In
sane hospital in the Senate Saturday
morning in new draft. granting an
appropriation of $4,000 instead of $1,000
for the purchase Of a herd of cattle for
| the Insane hospital farm at Augusta.
The report came back from the
House that that body had voted to ad-
| here in its position on the University
of Maine resolves and with d commit
| tee of conference appointed. Senator
| PhlloOn of Androscoggin moved thar
| the Senate adhere to its position and
| appoint a committee Of conference.
Senator Parkhurst objected saying
that inasmuch as there so few present,
he hoped that the matter would be al
| lowed to lie on the table.
\ short discussion followed and then
| the Senator from Pcnobscot moved
| that the Senate recede and. concur.
| More discussion followed but the mat
ter was finally compromised by allow
| ing the matter to lie on the table and
| Tuesday was assigned for its consider
alton.
Il The bill relating to the law Of the
road was reported ought not to pass
by the committee on judiciary. This
4 bill was to put the man in Jail who
caught I'm with friend on the roal
and they had a little conversation as to
II who had the" horse and then brushed
it for half mile or so. The bill didn't
stand much show in a Maine Lcgisla-
II turc.
II Final reports were received from tho
following committees: ON towns. or
on insane hospitals. on State prison, OF
interior waters. on ways ad bridges and
on manufactures. This would indicate
that the Legislature is about to close
It's deliberations.
On motion Of Senator Parkhurst or
Penohscot a bill treating Of the tachni-
cal regulations of special elections ut
which amendments to tho constitution
are voted upon, was recalled from the
Governor and tabled.
!, on motion 1f Senator Hcselton his
Original package liquor agency Lii
was taken from the table and referred
to the committee on temperance.
The Senate adjourned to 40 O'Clock
Monday afternoon, March is.
| Tho House Saturday morning ac-
ccpted 4 large number Of committee
reports. but did little else. The attend
| ancc was very light.
| The committee on judiciary reported
ought to pass in i new draft on the
Dill relating to proceedings to deter
mine the title to goods in the posses
sion If common carriers. the same on
I | TIE bill to incorporate the Portland
| Water District ought to pass on tho
| bill relating 10 The operation or motor
! Il
proceedings. on the bill amending the
| charter Of the city of Watrrville, pl2"-
! | ing the members Of the fire department
on that CITY under civil service rules
| ana ought not to PASS on the bill to &c
/ away with the board Of public works ir
! the city Of Auburn and on the bill to
regulate Understanding.
The special committee on forestry re-
\ turned majority and minority report
| on the bill for the preservation Of for
csts ana the water supply, inc major
|ity being ought to pass and the minor
ity. unfavorablC.
| The bill to establish 4 state polio.
force >vn> referred by the commit tee on
legal affairs to the next Legislature.
Tho March bulletin Of the Agrcultu
irAl ncDartmcnt is now in process Q
distrilution. 1t is q valuable pamphlc
Treating If tho gypsy moth in Thu
State. After brief history of the in
PRODUCTION of the pest in this country
| there ar" minute descriptions of TIL
NAL" AMI female moth. the eggs am
NESTS This little Life History as 1t i
called gives an excellent idea Of VIVA
the moth looks like and renders 1t cas-
lily recognizable by anyone.
In treating Of the raVaSeS of the m
sect the pdmphlct contains the follo%
ing paragraph: The food plants of TIN
Ialmost universal feeder include practl
lcallv the whole fora Of the country
THAT is. hardly a plant, tree or shrub
lis immune from its attacks. Lake Tn
IbrOwn-tsiil moth it seems to prefer tn
fruit trees. as the apple. pear AIT
) lplum. but from these it readily passe
} to the shade and forest trees, takih'
lin its course not only all Of the decid'l
ous trees but the evcrgreens as wei
leycn to the cedar. If it should secur
q hold in northern Maine who cnGI
lestimate the loss to our State in dollar
Q and cents
The pamphlet also contains copy q
e the act recently passed by the Legis
{, nature providing for inspection or tree
II land shrubs and the determination Q
the insect. and carrying $4,000 for eac