Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-26
received its two readings and was pas


sed to be engrossed in concurrence.
An Act relating to the charter of the
Hancock County Railway Company,
came from the Senate with Senate
Amendment A adopted.
!! On motion of Mr.. Jones of Bucks
port the vote was reconsidered where
by the bill was passed to be engrossed
Senate Amendment A was adopted
and the, bill was then passed to be en-
crossed as amended in concurrence.
Resolve to amend Article % of the
Constitution relating to cities of 10000
Inhabitants or more to increase the
municipal indebtedness to seven and
one-half per cent, which was referred
in the House to the committee on legal
affairs, came from the Senate referred
to the Portland delegation in non
currence.
On motion of Mr.. Bigelow of Port
land the House receded and concur
red with the Senate in it's reference.
Resolve proposing an amendment tc
the constitution providing for the
election of the secretary of State
treasurer and attorney general by the
qualified electors, came from the Sen
ate with the majority report Of the
committee fought not to pass" adopt
ed.
On motion of Mr. Davies of Var.
mouth the House voted to insist anC
ask for a committee of conference.
The following petitions, bills, etc.
We're presented and referred:
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Putnam of East Livermore
Petition of c. X. Gibbs and 90 others
in favor of act to regulate practice o.
optometry.
BY Mr. Hersey of Houlton: Petition
of n. G. Dibble and 80 others of Houl
ton asking for the passage of the bill
relating to the employment of labor
of j. G. Mitchell and 35 others of Houl
ton for same; of Murray Banks ant
IS others of Littleton for same.
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr. Marshall of Portland: An Ac
to amend Section ~ of Chapter of thu
Revised Statutes relating to towns; al
, SO All Act to amend Paragraph V o
Section Of Chapter 109 of the Revised
Statutes relative to dispositions.
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
BY Mr.. Rounds of Portland: An Ac
, to provide for the purchase of ma
, chinery to aid towns in improving thei
, roads
, Railroads and Expresses.
r BY Mr.. Hall of Caribou: An Act t
= encourage manufacturing industrie
and to facilitate railroad accommoda
tons therefor.
Teleeraphs and Telephones.
s By Nj. Burleigh of Augusta: Peti
= ton of g. l.. Hunt of Clinton, Mass
-; in favor of passage of bills to protec
t the rights OF stockholders of telephon
n companies; and to prevent monopol
n in the control of telephone companies
of F. C. Shaw of Norway and other
n for same; of Charles w. Whittier {
East Livermorc and go others fo
= same: of Russell w. Porter of Tenant
G Hdrbor and s others for same; of l
s 3. DolloT of Oakland and 40 other
for same; IF Dr. c. NJ. Coolidge c
: North Waterford and - others fo
So: me.
II Ways and Bridges.
BY Mr. Wing of Kingfield: Petitio
:. of l.. d. Drake and others in favo
: of an appropriation for permanen
- improvements on highway throug
- Jerusalem and Croker townships.
BY Mr.. Campbell of Kingman: Pet
ton of j. NJ Cossar and s others {
= Winn in favor of Chase bridge bill
BY Mr.. Chase of Sebec: Petition {
- A. f. Fellows and IL others of Fayett
for same; of a. c. Boynton and
others for same.
BY Mr. Jones of Bucksport: Petito
of George S. Leach and others q
" North Penobscot for same.
BY Mr.. Bcarse of Eddington: Pet
ton of J. w. Fernald and Is other
, | of Argyle for same.
BY Mr.. bradford of LivermOre: Peti
= ton of NJ Hall of Turner and Is other
l. for same.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
= BY Mr.. Stackpole of Bridgewater
II. Petition of O. d. Noble and rs other
n OF Westfield to close Prestile stream
j. Aroostook county. to ice fishing; of +
= F. Sweet and 90 others of Mars Hi
and Blaine tor same; of j. II. Earle
and 1e others of Rridgewater for same
= by Mr.. Sawyer of Dexter: Remon
y STRANGE of r. p. Addition and
O CHEERS of Dexter against any chang
e in game laws requiring a residen
|. hunters licenses: of E. D. Blaisde
T. and los others of Dexter against same
: Shore Fisheries.
BY MIR. Bowley of Swans Island
Remorstrance of A. w. Ames and 3
I others of North Haven against tn
proposed change of Section of Chap
. tel Al OF the Revised Statutes a
i amended by Chapter 10S of the Publ
Laws of 1905 relating to sea and shor
! fisheries; of H. w. Dyer and 80 other
of North Haven against the enact
ment of House Bill No. 40 relating t
the sea and shore fisheries and pro
viding for all lobster fishermen. etc
to be licensed; of George A. Lawr.
and 80 others OF Ninalhaven agains
same: of Fred w. Greenlaw and !
others of Vinalhaven against same.
Towns.
= BY Mr.. Chase of York: Remonstranc
$ | of Hermon L. Huff and 81 others
! residents and tax payers of Kenne
bunkport against any division of tn
j, town of Kennebunkport; of Edwin S
Emmons and SO others, residents ant
tax payers of Kennebunkport, agains