Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

An Act to regulate ice fishing ir
| Pattie's pond, in Winslow, in kennebeG
county.
An Act to prohibit the hunting OF
ducks and other water fowl in Damar-
iscotta pond, in Lincoln county, by
use of steam, naphtha or gasoline
boats.
An Act to regulate fishing in little
Zig Wood pond. Somerset county.
An Act to provide for a bounty on
wild cats.
An Act authorizing the payment 81
an annuity by the city of Portland to
John Cousens.
An Act to amend Chaptcr 166 of the
Public Laws of 1907, entitled IAN Act
for the better collection at taxes"
Resolve relating t" p"cumentary
History of Maine.
An Act to amend chapter 80 of the
devised Statr1c4 exiting to inland
fisheries and .;HnIe, ana to correct GER
lain clerical errors therein.
An Act to amend Chapter 492 of the
Private and Special La IS of 1856 en-
titled IAN Act to incorporate the Maine
Medical Association" and to confirm
the reorganization of said association.
Resolve in favor of the University of
Maine.
Resolve in favor of the Pennington
state Normal school. (Tabled pending
first reading on motion of Mr.. Sawyer
Of DeXter).
An Act for the safeguarding of
schools against danger from fire.
An Act to amend Section % of Chap
ter Is of the Revised Statutes relating
To- tie duties of the municipal officers
of towns.
IN Act additional to Chapter 144 OF
| the Revised Statutes. providing fol
| the recovery Of money improperly PAID
! liy the State for the support of insane
,upers.
Resolve in favor of the town of Con
cord. county of Somerset.
Z Resolve in favor of Stacyville plan
tation, in Penobscot county.
An Act to incorporate the Guilford
| Water Co.
An Act to confirm the title of Ran
Island, in Hancock county.
| An Act to amend Section of Chap.
ter 159 of the Public Laws of 1905 re,
]-:ting 20 the compensation of certain
| II te officers.
| Resolve in favor of the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital for 1ireproo!
building.
Resolve in favor of the Maine In
sane hospital for kitchen, bakery ant
dining room.
An Act to define and regulate the
practice OF optometry.
Mr.. Weld of Old Town moved thai
The bill lie on the table pending 1t:
first reading.
MIR. MONTGOMERY of Camden
Mr. Speaker: l think it is wise to op
pose a motion to lay this bill on the
table. There really can be no abso
lutte necessity for the action. In tn,
first place we want to get our bust
ness along just as fast as we can. An
ether reason is that this bill has beer
| before the members Of this Legislature
more than any bill which has beer
before it. Before we came here thu
friends of the measure published tht
| hill and sent it to all. 1t came before
the judiciary committee and was heart
there at length, that committee hear
ing people whenever they wanted to bt
| heard about it. and finally unanimous
| " recommended as ought to pass by
| the judiciary committee. 1t has beer
in the Senate and has been on tho
| table there for a time. | don't know
! how long but quite q number of days
| 1t has been thoroushI- discussed il
| the Senate. understood Dy everybOd!
passed an Overwhelmingly majority o.
the Senate and now it should be car
ried along just as fast as it possibly
can be carried: and 1 oppose the mo
ton to lay it on the table.
Mr. WELD of Old Town: On behal
| of the members of the m. dical profes
sion of iris body 1 ash that the bill
lie on the table for = short time thai
| they may give it due consideration be
fore they record their vote. Whether
it passes or nor l. material; it j:
simply a matter that they may give
| it due con tdrra tion.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY: Mr. Speaker
/ I would like to inquire of the gentle
man from Old Town if he would b.
kind enough to assign time wher
the matter may be consideredo Would
tomorrow morning be satisfactory?
Mr.. WELD: 1 think so.
| Mr.. DAVIES of Yarmouth: Mr.
| Speaker, ! move that the matter b.
| especially assigned for tomorrow morn
| ing.
The motion was agreed to.
| The following petitions. bills, etc.
| were presented and referred:
judiciary.
| BY Mr.. Strickland Of Bangor: Peti-
ton of Standard Clothing Co. and 16t
| others in favor of the passage of ar
Act to prohibit gas companies from
charging meter rents or service
charges; of Hon. William B. Pierce
and so others for same.
| Legal Affairs.
| BY Mr.. Marshall of Portland: An Act
to prohibit the use of firearms fitted
with any device to deaden the sound
Of explosion.