Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-03

FRANKLIN ana partly III 1oWHSIhp ANU
10 in Hancock county.
An Act to enlarge the rights of the
Alfred Embroidery Co.
An Act to amend Chapter 81 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1906 enti-
tied IAN Act to incorporate the Peaks
Island Gas Co."
An Act to incorporate the Bar Har-
Dor Gas Co.
An Act to extend the charter of the
Gardiner Trust Co.
An Act to establish an additional
Normal school to be located at Ma
chias in the county of Washington.
An Act to amend Section 1 of Chap
ter 1874 of the Private and Special Laws
of 1907 relating to fishing in the trib-
utaries to China lake.
An Act to renew and extend the
charter of the Sebec Power Company.
An Act to incorporate the Sandy
Stream Dam and Improvement Com
pany.
An Act in relation to the Gardiner
municipal court of the city of Gardi-
ner.
An Act in relation to insurance upon
automobiles.
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Stream pond, Lower Cold Stream pond
and Horseshoe pond in Somerset coun-
ty.
An Act to regulate fishing in the
tributaries to Marshall pond, so-called,
in Oxford county.
An Act to amend Section IS of Chap
ter so of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter rs of the Public
Laws of 1905 relating to the sharing
of rabbits.
An Act to extend the charter of the
Phillips Trust Company.
An Act to amend Section 10 of Chap
ter 81 of the Revised Statutes relating
to the increase of capital stock of a
railroad company.
An Act relating to the acknowledge
ment of deeds.
An Act to amend Section 8, Chapter
4S of the Revised Statutes relating to
the powers of savings banks.
An Act regulating the duties of the
commissioner of agriculture in rela-
ton to the manufacture, transporta-
ton and sale of dairy products and
their limitations.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of the city of Au-
burn.
Resolve in favor of the commission
appointed to investigate the methods
of sealing logs and lumber
Resolve in favor of the town of
Phippsburg.
Resolve to correct certain errors in
the books of the State treasurer.
Resolve to amend Chapter 80 of the
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interests of the State OF Maine.
Resolve providing for an epidemic
or emergency fund,
Resolve in favor of Eastern State
Normal School at Castine.
Resolve authorizing the compilation
and publication of the insurance laws
of Maine.
Resolve in favor Of the Old Town
hospital.
Resolve relating to the collection of
statistics of summer residential prop
erty.
Orders of the Day.
Special assignment: An Act relating
to the choice of assessors in towns.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY of Camden: Mr..
Speaker, the promoters of the bill and
myself have conferred about it and
we. think it better to have it's consid-
Grafton postponed until March 8, and
l make that motion.
The motion was agreed to.
To Abolish Office of Assistant Attor-
ney General.
Special assignment: Report of the
committee on legal affairs reporting
fought not to pass on Bill. An Act to
abolish the office of assistant attorney
general
The pending question being action on
the report.
MIR. PATTANGALL of Waterville:
Mr.. Speaker. I will detain the House
but a moment on this matter. I pre-
scented the bill abolishing the office of
assistant attorney general early in the
session, the act to take effect Jan. l,
1870 The committee on legal affairs,
after hearing the matter. reported
Ought not to pass" l felt when I i'll
troduced the bill and still feel that the
Office of assistant attorney general is
one of the unnecessary offices in this
State, perhaps created for a good pur-
pose at the time but entirely unneces-
sary now. 1 am thoroughly satisfied
lHelt IHc House Will HOI take Tic Sdilic
view that I do of the matter if l should
argue upon it at Length and l do not
propose to take the time of the House
in arguing it. simply move to sub
stitute the bill for the report.
Mr. MORSE of Belfast: Mr.. Speak
Ell and gentlemen of the House: AS
member of the committee on legal af-
fairs, from which committee this bill
has been reported, 1 feel that it is my
duty to say just word by way of ex-
PLANTATION. I do not know how it ap-
pears to you. but it strikes me that if
there is any man in the State of Maine
today who is thoroughly acquainted
with the requirements of the office of
assistant attorney general that man is
the present attorney general, the man
who has just completed a term of ser
vice in that position. The attorney gen.
eral appeared at the hearing and this
whole matter was thoroughly consid
cred. He stated that previous to the
creation of the office Of assistant attor-
neg general, various heads Of depart
ments We're accustomed to procure adj
vice from different attorneys at the ex-