Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

| submitted the same in new draft under
| title of Resolve in favor of the Maine
Industrial School for Girls, for water
supply and grading"
Mr.. Wheeler for the Committee on
Taxation, on Report of the Maine Tax
| Commission, together with bill IAN
Act to amend Chapters of the Revised
Statutes. relating to the Board OF
State Assessors" contained in said re-
port and recommended by said COM
mission, submitted the same in new
draft, under same title.
| The same Senator, for the same
Committee, on the same Report
| together with Bill AN Act to amend
Chapter of the Revised Statutes re-
| Eating to taxation of insurance COM
panies,' contained in said report and
recommended by said Commission
submitted the same in new draft under
| title of AN Act to amend Section As
of Chapter 5 of the Revised Statutes
relating to taxation Of insurance COM
panieS.
| Mr. Staples, for the Committee on
School for Feeble Minded, on Resolve
in favor of the Maine School for
Feeble Minded submitted same in
new draft under same title.
| The foregoing reports were accepted
and the several bills and resolves were
tabled for printing under the joint
rules.
| Majority report of the York County
Delegation, on Bill, An Act to submit
to the legal voters of York County the
question as to whether the shire town
shall be changed, and if so, to establish
the shire town at Saco, Kennebunk or
Sanford" submitting same in new
draft under same title. Signed
Messrs, Hamilton, Moore, Bourassa,
| Smith. Clark, Sleeper Smith, Hanna
ford, Whitehouse
Pending acceptance on motion by Mr..
Hamilton of York, the foregoing report
was tabled; and Thursday, February
25, was assigned for it's consideration.
Passed to Be Engrossed.
An Act to amend Sections 2, 3, 4, s,
| II, -, IS of Chapter Is of the Public
| Laws of 1907, relating to the protection
| of trees and shrubs from the introduce
ton and ravages of dangerous insects
| and diseases.
An Act to open Mayfield and Kings
| bury Ponds, in Somerset County, to ice
| fishing.
An Act to amend Chapter 176 of the
| Private and Special Laws of 1907 relat-
| ing to fishing in Bartlett and Cooks
Brook in the County of York
| An Act to regulate fishing in Malta
| nawcook Lake, Long Crooked, and
Folsom Ponds, in Lincoln, Penobscot
County, Maine.
An Act to regulate fishing in STRAIT
ten Brook and it's tributaries, situated
wholly or in part in the County OF
Franklin.
Resolve in favor of Daniel p. Hobart
for State Prison.
Resolve in favor of Martha Burrill Of
Limington.
Resolve in favor OF William II.
Murch, late of Company G. 18th Regi-
ment, United States Infantry.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act to appropriate moneys for
the protection of trees and shrubs
from the introduction and ravages Of
dangerous insects and diseases.
on motion by Mr. Looney Of Cum
berland it was-Ordered, the House
concurring, that the Committee on
Labor inquire into the expediency OF
consolidating the Bureau of Industrial
and Labor Statistics and the Depart
ment Of Factory Inspection, and report
by bill or otherwise.
Orders of the Day.
On motion by Mr. Eaton of WASH
ington Senate Document NO. 22S'
AN Act to incorporate the Jonesport
Central Railroad Company" was taken
from the table. The bill then took its
first reading. Pending its second
reading, on motion by the same Sena-
tor Senate Amendment A: Amend
by striking out the enacting clause and
substituting therefor the following.
BE it enacted by the people OF the
State of Maine" was adopted and as
amended the bill was assigned for
second reading.
On motion by Mr.. Staples Of Knox
House Document No. 1870, AN Act
authorizing William w. Conary to con-
struct and maintain weirs in Mill Cove
in the waters of Jericho Bay, was
taken from the table.
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President: l
understand that this matter was ad-
iusted between the parties and that the
House has indefinitely postponed IT,
and | therefore move that the s'cnate
concur with the House IN the m
definite postponcment of the bill Inc
motion prevailed.
On motion by Mr.. Staples OF knox
"l,epo-t of the Committee on Counties,
ought not to pass, on bill anneNlhS
Stnnington to knox County. was tax
en- from the table; and on further mo-
ton by the same Senator, the report
was accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Staples Of Knox,
Report of the Committee on Counties,
ought not to pass on bill anneNlng
Isle-au-HaUt in Hancock County TO
Knox County, was taken from the
table; and on his further motion, the
report wSs accepted.
On motion 10y Mr.. knowlton of Pts
cataduis, Senate Document No. Z3b,
An Act creating the Maine forestry
District and providing for protection
against forest fires therein" was tax
en- from the table: and on further mo-
ton by the same Senator, was referred
to the Committee on Taxation
On motion by Mr.. Wheeler of Cum
berland. House Document No Ii. An
act to authoriZe the town of HarpS-