Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27

| townships.
| An Act to amend Chapter 4s, Section
90, of the Revised Statutes relating to
investments Of Savings Banks.
| An Act to amend Chapter 264 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1905 re-
lating to fishing in Thompson pond
| An Act to prohibit gas companies in
the cities of Bangor and Brewer from
charging meter rates or making SER
vice charges.
An Act to amend Chapter SO OF the
| Public Laws Of 1905, relating to conta-
| gious diseases among cattle.
| An Act to provide for ice fishing in
Great Embden pond in the town Of
Embden in Somerset county.
An Act to regulate fishing in Webbs
river and tributaries in Franklin cOun-
| ty.
| An Act to grant additional powers to
the Rangeley Light and Power Co.
An Act organizing the Oquossuc
Railway Co. 49,
Finally Passed. .o:;
| Resolve in favor of J. p. Getqhel
Resolve in favor of the town of
! Jonesboro.
I Resolve in favor of the town Of Ad-
| Olson.
| Resolve in favor of the town of
! Bingham.
Resolve in favor of the secretary of
| State.
| Resolve in favor of the towns OF En-
| field and Rowland.
| Resolve in favor of the State School
for Boys.
Resolve in favor of the committee on
/ Al rs<
| sistance.
| Resolve authorizing the land agent
to release the interest of the State in
the iset called Turnip island in Bris-
tol in Lincoln county.
| Resolve that the land agent be au-
thorized to convey to Joseph c. Har-
mon OF Stonington. Hancock county,
| Three Bush island.
| Resolve in favor Of the town of Nor
ridgewock to aid in getting a free
bridge.
| Resolve for the maintenance of State
| bridges located in the city of Old Town
and town of Milford.
| The PRESIDENT: There are three
emergency measures upon their 1ina
| passage, or passage to be enacted
which require the vote Of two-thirds OF
the senators elected.
| IAN Act to prohibit the taking OF
scallops in West Penobscot bay from
April 1st to October LIST of each year.
This bill contained the emergency
clause and required for it's passage g
vote of two-thirds of the senators
elected.
The question being put upon it's pass
| age to be enacted, 16 senator's voted ir
| favor of it's passage and there were nc
votes opposed.
A sufficient number not having voted
| for it's passage, the motion was lost
Whereupon, on motion by Mr.. Macon
Der of kennebec, the bill was tabled.
Subsequently on motion by the same
senator, the motion to table was re.
| considered.
Mr.. MACOMRER of Kennebec: Mr.
| President: 1 think there was some mis-
| understanding as to the vote. / un-
| derstand that this Is an important
matter; and | would like to have the
| vote taken again, as 1 cannot see any
! possible objection to the passage of the
| bill
Mr. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent: l would say in regard to this
matter that the large scallops in West
Penobscot bay have been taken out
and they are now taking out the small
| er ones; and the people on the coast
desire to have n close time on this mat
! ter. and. if this bill is not passed, nc
action can be had for three months
and the scaliop industry viii be very
| much injured l hope the senators will
give us a two-tbirds vote, so that the
iVta nf fol,
be protected. The purpose of this act
is to preserve the scallops; that is all
On motion by Mr. Staples of Knox
the Senate voted to reconsider the
vote whereby it refused to pass by
the necessary two-thirds vote. this act
On further motion by the same sena-
tor. the bill was placed upon its final
passage: and 25 senators having voted
In favor of it's passage, and there be-
ing no votes opposed, the bill was pass
ed to be enacted.
"ResolVe in favor Of Penobscot Tribe
of Indians. CThis resolve contained the
emergency clause and was finally pass
ed. "A senators voting in favor of it's
passage, and there being no votes OPP
poseGD.
Resolve making an appropriation for
the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians.
cribs resolve contained the emergency
clause and was finally passed, % sena-
tors voting in favor of its passage, and
there being no votes opposed).
Orders Of the Day.
On motion by Mr. Staples of Knox,
majority report legal affairs commit
tee, ought not tn pass. on resolve, in
favor of A. j.. Dove & Co. of Port
land; minority. report. same committee.
on same bill. ought to pass. was taken
from the table. On further motion by
the same senator, the majority report
Ought not to pass was accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Cumber-
land. House Document No. 4S4. "An
Act to authorize and ratify the ap-
pointment of Portland City Hall Build
ing Commission" was taken from the
table On further motion by the same
senator, the bill was passed to be en-
acted.
On further motion by the same sena-
tor, House Document No. All, can Act
to regulata hunting in Back Bay So
called, in Portland. in Cumberland
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