Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-26

senator the Dill was taken from the
table, and on his further motion the bill
took its second reading and was passed
to be engrossed.
An Act to amend Specification 10 of
Chapter of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the exemption from taxation
| of lands set apart for the production of
| forest trees.
| Bill, An Act to regulate the eStab
| lished mileage rates for the conveyance
| of passengers over the steam railroads
of this State which was passed to be
engrossed in the House as amended by
House amendment A, and by the Sen
ate indefinitely postponed, came back
| from the House, that branch insisting
| on it's action and requesting commit
| tee of conference. On motion by Nc.
| Aver of Kennebec the Senate voted to
| adhere.
Bill IAN Act to provid for transfer
able two-cent mileage on the Bangor
and Aroostook Railroad" which was
passed to be engrossed by the House
and Indefinitely postponed by the Sen
ate came back from the House, that
branch insisting OH its action and re-
questing a committee of conference. On
motion by Mr.. Irving of Aroostook the
| Senate voted to insist and to JOIN the
| committee of conference. The President
appointed as such committee on the
part of the Senate Messrs. Irving OF
Aroostook, Houston of Piscataquis and
| Stearns of Penobscot.
| BILL AN Act to amend Chapter 16l
| of the Public Laws of 1905, relating to
| the taking of CLAIMS in Yarmouth came
| back from the House, indefinitely post
poned by that branch. On motion OF Mr..
| Hastings of oxford the bill was tabled.
| Subsequently on motion by the same
| senator the bill was taken from the
| table and on his further motion the
| Senate voted to concur with the House
| in the indefinite postponement of the
| bill
| Resolve for the Encouragement and
| better preservation of the flags in the
| cases in the rotunda' came from the
| House in that branch passed to be en-
| crossed under suspension of the rules.
| without reference to a committee. On
motion the resolve took its several
readings under suspension of the rules
| and was PASSED to be cngrossed.
| Majority report from the joint special
| committee on forestry preservation ana
water supply, on Bill IAN Act to en-
| courage the cultivation and the preser-
vation- OF forests and wood lots also
on Resolve providing for the acquisi-
| ton by the State of demuded or decor
ested lands, and for reforesting the
same, ard to protect and preserve the
| water supply of the great rivers ara
lakes of the State GrCm the files OF
| last session., submitting bill AN Act
| for the preservation of forests and wa
| tor powers, signed Simpson, Havey,
| Perkins, Langley, Bracket. kendall,
| Sewall; and the minority report from
| the same committee, on the same Dill
| and resolve, that the same ought not to
| pass signed Wyman, came from the
| House with the bill indefinitely post
poned. On motion Of Mr.. Sewall of Saga
| dahoc, pending the acceptance OF eth
1 err report, the same were tabled
| Mr.. Putnam of Aroostook presented
| Resolve in favor of State House en-
| plOyees" and on his motion tho same
| was referred to the committee on ap-
| preparations and financial affairs.
| The following Senate bills which
| came up on first reading were read
| once and, on motion, took their second
| reading under suspension of the rules,
| and were passed to be cngrossed.
| Resolve in favor of \. II. Goddard
| for services as counsel to committee
IN forestry preservation and water
| supply.
| Resolve in favor of Walter 3. Clarke,
| chairman of the Longfellow centennial
| committee.
Resolve in favor of Frank Fellows
| messenger to the President of the SEN
| ate
Resolve in favor Of r. G.. Halves.
| Resolve in favor of George W.
| Stearns. chairman of the committee on
ducation.
| Resolve III favor of secretary to COM
nittce on public buildings and grounds
| Reports Of Committees.
| Mr.. Eaton for the committee on APP
| preparations and financial affairs on
| Resolve in favor Of the clerk and
| stenographer to the committee on rail-
| Dad and expresses" reported that same
| ought to pass.
| The same senaor for the same com
| nittee on Resolve in favor of the
| clerk, stcnographcr and messenger to
The committee on legal affairs report
| d that same ought to pass.
Mr.. Page for the same committee on
| ported same ought to pass.
| The same senator for the same COM
| nittee on Resolve in favor Of II. r
Thompson" reported that same ought
| % pass.
Mr.. Simpson for the same committee
N Resolve authorizing a temporary
oan for the year of 1907 reported
| hat same ought to pass.
The same senator for the same com
| nittce on Resolve authorizing a tenn
| oOrary loan for the year of 1906 re-
! ported that same ought to pass.
The foregoing reports were accepted
| md on motion, under suspension of
The rules, the several resolves took
their two several readings and were
| passed to be engrosSed.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act TO amend Section "a Of Chap