Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-09
THE Referendum.
Majority and Minority
Reports In House.
House C0ncurs With Senate On
Union Water Power Co. Bill.
Committee On Judiciary Hears
The 0steopathy Bill.

Routine business occupied the atten-
toir Of the House and Senate Friday,
Luz there was great amount OF it. a
saturday session is scheduled in order
| 10 clean up the calendars.
The Senate voted to adhere to it's po-
Sltlon on the bridge bill and President
Allen stated that he would appoint a
| committee of the Senate to confer with
| Il committee of the House.
| Inc Yarmouth clam protective bill,
| which was debated with considerable
| neat in the House on Thursday, was
| tabled on motion Of Senator Sewan of
Sagadahoc, and assigned to Wednesday.
| March Is for consideration.
| Inc committee of conference on the
Sebago bench mark bill, reported that
| the committee had been unable to
| agree. but the House rcceded and con-
| CURED with the Senate to indefinitely
postpone the bill.
| The prize fight bill which allows six
round bouts under certain restrictions,
was pas sell in the Senate to be en-
| crossed. IL finally passed to be enact
| cd and signed by the Governor Maine
! Will he on an equal plan" with Penn
| @ylVania as regards boxing exhibitions.
| FL" report OF the committee on NOR
| camille AFFAIRS and insurance. reported
| ought not to pass" on the bill to eS-
| tabiiah a law uniform with other
| states in regard to insurance. that is,
| TO do away with the arbitration clause
| of the Maine standard fire insurance
| policy. was read and on motion of SEN
Htor Hescltor laid on the table until
Tuo Sday. March L. The motion to
table followed motion by the same
senator to substitute the bill for the
report.
The committee on judiciary reported
| IaVnrably on an act to incorporate The
| st. John River Driving and Improve
| ment Co. This marks the close of the
lumber war on the st. John and might
| very properly be called a part Of ti..
! treaty Of peace. The same committee
reported favorably on the bill to in
| corporate tn" Winthrop Spring Go. and
| On an act to prevent the pollution Of
| the waters of the CobbosSeeconte.
| Great pond, Jamics pond, Sanborn
pond, PurGatory ponds, Pheasant ponu
| and CobhOs5tecOntee river.
Scnato" Hastings Of OXfor1 pros"n
| ~ q bill plrVidil~ that tho price ut
| which liquors shall be sold by any city
| or town TIN ouEh it's agent shall III no
|
| paid by any city or town to the stat
| liquor agent plus 10 per cent. thereof"
| I'll" Senate took a short recess ut
| 1880 o'clock. waiting for several bills
| to come back from the House on their
| passage 10 De enacted. Adjournment
| vas t. Saturday morning al o'clock.
| The committee on judiciary returned
| two u ports on the resolves 10 establish
| 4 direct initiative ANA optional refer.
cndum. thn eight Republican members
| declaring in favor Of the Weeks bill in
| Il ncW draft which applies to statute
law only ana the two Democratic mem-
bers declaring in favor of tn" same
| principle. as applied to both statute
| ard constitutional law. Th" two bills
| IRE identical except in this instance.
| on motion Of Nj. Weeks Of Fairfield
| both reports We're laid on the table ami
assigned 10 Thursday, March II, for
| consideration.
| Representative Martin of Bangor
| moved trat the resolve looking to the
removal Of Judge Harry J. Chapman Of
the Bangor municipal court be taken
! from the table ana given 4 passage.
| He said t;lat III conference with Judge
/ Chapman and his attorneys it had been
F; dee Jared that the judge wished 10
avoid i'm no way any Legislative inves-
LEGATION Of his judicial conduct and
| that on the contrary he hoped that it
| would 10 done as speedily rs possible.
| Sneaker Powers stated that the bill
| had rot returned from printing as yet
ana that the motion could be enter
tanned until it did.
| Representative Mckinney of Brids-
t.,1 IN Il
Hating to tho ra-printing Of the Maine
rcnorts ana TIL" purchase Of the same
by the state ami on q succeeding mo-
| ton by the same gentleman the re-
solve was indefinitely postponed.
| The House voted to concur with the
| Senate in accepting the minority re-
| port of the committee on legal affairs
| in regard 10 the bill to ALLOW the Jnion
Water Power 90. of Lewiston to deep
en- its outlet to the Rangcley lakes and
draw the lakes down six feet
| The committee on railroads and ex-
presses reported ought to pass on tn"
| bill relating to ccroners inquests in
cases Of fltal accidents and ought to
pass on the following railroad char
tcrs-Northern Railway Of Maine, .
run from Van Buren, through Fort
Kent to st. Francis; the Sebasticook
& MooSehead. to extend it's lines
southcrly to a connection with the Wis
casset. Waterville & Pennington AZ
| Albion and northcrly to connect with
| the Canadian Pacific at ElliottSvilie:
the Bluehill & Bucksport Railroad and
| to allow the Somerset Railway to issue
additional stock
| The committee on judiciary reported
ought to pass on the bill to incorpor-
ate the Nassalboro Light & Power GO.
and the same on the bill to amend the
charter of the kennebec Light & Heat
| co The same committee reported IA
yorabIy on the resolve for a consti-
tutional amendment to provide for flu
,ure constitutional amendments to he
submitted to the people at special cleo
lions held on the Second Monday OF
Santember in the year when there is 10
general state election.
| The House voted in favor of paying
me town of Stockton Springs $40 for