Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-22

~ S oeato. % THAT even II the
language of Public Laws, 1905, Chap
ter 142 were less plain it would still
seem by examination OF the auttori-
ties and by reasoning that the Legisla-
ture by the act in question, Intended
to deprive aliens of the power 70 az
Guire legal or pauper settlement in
| any town in this State, to place the
| burden of supporting all alien pa,lners
upon the State, and to relieve towns
of that burden. The language of the
act in question also seems to be suf-
ficiently plain to warrant this conclu-
sion, SO that by reasoning ana pv the
terms of the act itself l am constrain
ed to the opinion that whenever any
town furnishes relief to this class
Of unfCrtunates such town should be
reimbursed by the State"
Although many of the important
committee hearings have already been
held there are enough scheduled for
the present week to make it a very
busy one with the committees. Two
acts to- create the office of medical ex-
amner will be heard before the ill.,
clclary committee Tuesday, and it is
safe to say that the coroners of this
State will strongly oppose the passage
CT these acts On the same day this
committee Will hear the testimony in
the case of DeForest Reyes, a New
crk man, who purchased at an aur-
tlon sale certain title deeds to wild
lands in Maine, which he was unable
TO locate. and for which he has previ-
Cusly asked the State to reimburse
him. The resolve in his favor, which
the committee is to consider at this
time is legacy from the last Legisla-
ture.
The judiciary committee will give
hearing Wednesday upon the act to
provide for the compensation OF. ius-
tees of the supreme judicial court, or
superior court. who shall retire after
10 years service at the age of 70 years.
An act to provide for the nomination
Of candidates of political parties by
primary elections is also on the docket
OF the committee for that day and acts
for the providing of mufflers and life
Ireservers for motor boats will also
be heard by the judiciary committee
Wednesday.
Two matters in regard to State
printing will be heard Wednesday be-
lore the committee on legal affairs, one
Being the act to abolish the Office of
auditor of State printing and the other
bearing the title of an act to con-
solidate and revise the laws relating
TO State printing and State binding
Section l of the latter act names the
maximum number of copies which
shall be printed of the various State
reports. Section of the act provides
for the appointment of a superin-
tendent of public printing at a salary
Of $500. and VINO shall be an expert
enced practical printer. Section 9 of
the act provides that no contract au-
thoriZed by the act shall be awarded
to a printing office or bindery in which
the superintendent of public printing
is owner, partner, stockholder director
manager or agent or otherwise finan-
cially interested. An act to create q
State police force will also be consid-
cred by the committee on legal affairs
Wednesday.
The several acts in regard to the es-
tablishment OF a juvenile court will
come up for consideration Thursday
and will undoubtedly provoke an in
tcrcsting discussion. A large number
to fish and game matters will be con-
Sdercd by the committee on inland
fisheries and game AT their meetings
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
An important hearing before the
committee on taxation Will come up
Wednesday upon the order directing
the committee on taxation to inquire
into the eXpediency of changes in the
methods and rates of taxation OF tele
phones, telegraph. paiacc car and eX-
press companies. The same day will
DC heard the arguments upon an act
relative to the taxation or steam rail
roads. The committee on taxation will
hear Thursday a petition asking that
the school mill tax law be amended
by substituting the words two and one
half mills for one and One-half mills.
On the same day a hearing will be
gwen upon the taxation feature of an
act to provide for the construction and
maintenance of highways.
There will probably be lively times
at the meeting of the ways and
bridges committee Thursday when the
act to restore Portland bridge comes
up for q further hearing. AS VIII be
remembered the preliminary sllirmish
over what the Portland people call
the "gridiron of DEATH" was a lively
one. Tie county commissioners of
Cumberland county opposing the re-
storing of Portland bridge and asking
for two weeks additional time in which
to present their side of the case, while
Representative Rounds, one of the
strong advocates of the restoration of
| the bridge, charged the opposition with
| counting delay in order that the whole
matter might be referred to the next
Legislature. Both sides will undoubt-
| edly be loaded and primed with argu~
ments from the opposing standpoints
and the hearing is likely to be a
| lengthy one. The resolves in favor of
the city of Gardiner and the town of
Randolph, and in favor of the town of
Rome are also reassigned to this date.
Five acts regulating the exhibition
| If moving pictures are scheduled for
| hearing before the committee on mer-