The Republican journal., 1907-03-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

routine OF MS oIlce. LII clOSlng, tne Teport
says: "WithOut expressing any opinion of
the legality of charging to the State travel
ing expenses not actually incurred, we feel
that the practice is wholly repugnant to the
moral sense of the people of the State and
should be condemned whenever and wher-
ever found" The report was tabled for
printing.
Passed to be engrOssed:
An Act relating to the Waldo and Penob-
scot Agricultural Society.
An Act to authorize the town of Brooks
to retire it's bonded indebtedness and to
issue new bonds.
Resolve in favor of Benjamin Wentworth
of Morrill,, late private of Captain George F.
Lippins, Fifth Company, Mounted Artillery.
An Act to amend Section of Chapter 40
of the Revised Statutes, relating to lime
casks. On motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox
his bill was tabled pending its passage to
be engroSSed.
In the House Mr.. Colcord from the Waldo
county delegation reported in a new draft
and ought to pass Bill, An Act relating to
the record of instruments affecting or con-
veying title to real estate in the county of
Waldo and now recorded in other counties.
Same gentleman from same committee,
reported ought to pass on resolve in favor
of the town of Liberty.
An Act to incorporate the Pepobscot Bay
Electric Company. Mr.. johnson of Water
vile offered an amendment to this bill by
adding Section 6: "This Act shall take eff
feet when approved" The amendment was
adopted and the bill then passed to be en-
crossed as amended
Passed to be enacted: An Act to author
iZe the Somerset Railway Company to eX-
tend its railroad from North West Garry in
the town of SebOOmOOk, westerly and north
erly to the Canadian line by one or more
routes, and to authorize other railroad COM
panies to purchase its franchises and prop
erty.
Mr.. Hill of Machias presented a resolve
asking for the establishment of holiday
on June u, in c0mmemoration of the first
naval battle of the Revolutionary war
which occurred in Machias bay. The day
to be designated is Margaretta Day.
In the Senate Feb. 18th, Bill, An Act to
incorporate the Penobscot Bay Electric
Company, which was passed to be engrossed
by the Senate, was returned from the House
amended by House amendment A and
as amended passed to be engrossed. On
motion by Mr.. Hastings of Oxford the SEN
ate recOnsidered the vote whereby the bill
was passed to be engrossed and on his fur
Their motion House amendment A was
adopted in concurrence; and the bill as
amended was passed to be engrosSed.
Passed to be engroSSed
An Act to abolish Fast day and create
Patriots day.
An Act to prohibit ice fishing in China
lake, in China and Vassalboro, and in Love
JOY pond in Albion, in the county of Ken
nebec.
An Act to regulate fishing in Swan lake
and its tributaries, in the town of Searsport,
Swanville and Frankfort, in the county of
Waldo.
An Act to regulate fishing in Branch
stream and Hersey brook, in the town of
Washington in the county of Knox.
On motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox Re
ports, Committee on Temperance, majority,
ought not to pass, minority, ought to pass,
on Resolve proposing amendment to Consti-
tuition relating to sale and manufacture of
intoxicating liquors, were taken from the
table.
Mr.. Brown of Kennebec moved that the
minority report be substituted for the
majority report.
Senator Mills of Hancock made the
principal argument against resubmission
Senators Merrill (Dem.) of Cumberland,
Heselton (Rep:) and Staples (Dem.) OF
Knox spoke in favor.
By a vote of Is to 10, the Senate substitut-
ed the minority report, in favor of resub-
mission, for the majority report, against it.
The following Senators voted for the mo-
ton to substitute; Barrows, Brown,
Philoon, Proctor, Heseton, Simpson,
Staples, .Stearns, Tartre, Theriault against
the motion-Senators Bailey, Eaton, Hous
ton, Irving, Libby, Mills, Page, Putnam,
Rice, Wyman. Deasy and Hastings, for,
were paired with Curtis and Sewell against.
The necessary two-thirds not being OBJ
tanned, resubmission fails in the Senate
in the House Mr.. Hartman of Buckspor
presented the petition of E. w. Burril and
10 others of Dedham in favor of the sup
port OF the poor by counties and the eStab-
lishment of poor houses and poor farms.
Mr., johnson from the committee on the
Judiciary reported fought to pass" on Bill,
AN Act to incorporate the Searsport
Electric Company"
Mr.. Stearns from the committee on legal
affairs reported ought to pass on Bill, "An
act to amend Chapter 1874 of the Private and
Special Laws of 1885," entitled San Act to
establish Il municipal court in the town of
Searsp0rt
Same gentleman from same committee re-
ported Ought to pass in new draft on Bill,
'An Act entitled AN Act to prevent prize
fighting and sparring exhibitions" under
title OF San Act to amend Section 4 of
Chapter 1874 of the Revised Statutes in re-
lating to prize fights"
Mi. Charles from the committee on banks
and banking reported fought to pass in
new draft under same title on bill, ''an act
TO amend the charter of the Waldo Trust
Company"
Mr.. Colcord from the committee on taxa
ton reported Sought to pass" on Bill, IAN
Act to exempt blind persons from the pay
ment of poll tax
The majority and minority reports of the
committee on education on the resolve in
fovor of the University of Maine in new
drafts were taken from the table by Rep
Davies of Yarmouth, who then opposed the
acceptance of the majority report in an able
speech. He argued especially for that part
of the minority report which favors the re-
tention of the A. b. degree.
At the conclusion of the remarks of Rep.
Davies there was a loud applause, in which
people generally, as well as the lawmakers,
seemed to join all over the house.
Rep. Dow of Brooks arose to present a
letter from young man in his own town
who was attending the University and
which he said reflected the sentiment of the
large body of students, implorng him to use
his influence to retain the b. A. degree,
The young man said that dropping the B.
A. course will mean that we cannot longer
call ourselves true University, and he
feared the adjustment of it would lose
many of the strongest men in the faculty.
He believed it to be question of standing,
honor and merit which every student in the
University was entitled to- Rep. Nc
Clutchey of Portland also read letter from
Portland students along the same line.
Rep. Kendall of BoWdoinham spoke in
favor of the majority report, arguing that
the University was founded as an agrcul-