Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-19
Passed To Be Enacted
An Act to amend the charter of the
City of South Portland.

| An Act to repeal Chapter 352 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1907.
entitled An Act to prohibit the taking
OF Holsters in Hancock County.
| Mr.. WYMAN of Washington: Mr..
President, this act is one which comes
under the emergency law, and which
was passed two years ago by the unan-
lmous request of the lobster fisher
men Of Hancock County. They find
that it has not worked to their adj
vantage, as they expected it would. and
| they now wish to have attached to
that the emergency clause, which re-
| quires Il tWo-thirdS vote of the Senate.
a vote being had % Senators voted
IN favor of the passage of the Act, and
| the same was passed to be enacted
| Resolve providing for the payment
of claims, accounts and demands
against the State, accrued during the
year 1908, on account of the deficiency
in appropriation for the prevention and
| eXtinguishment of forest fires.
The PRESIDENTS This Resolve
also has attached to it an emergency
clause which requires an affirmative
vote of the members elected to the
Senate, in order that it may be passed.
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voted in favor of its passage and the
resolve was finally passed
Orders of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Osgood of
Androscoggin, Senate Doc ia, can
Act making it unlawful for judges and
other officers charged with the execu-
ton of the law to hold other office ;
during their terms was taken from
| the table.
Mr. OSGOOD: Mr. President and
Senators: | do not know the author
Of this unjust act, but | do know that
it is aimed very largely and principally
at my own city and at my own mayor.
1t has been the custom by many mis-
| guided citizens in my county in years
that have flown to Apply to this legis-
lature for some fancied grievance or
fancied relief; and this is in perhaps
the line of that argument. | am sorry
to say, sir, that in some cases their
prayers have been answered.; but
feel today that there is too much
justice and too much business sense in
this body of distinguished gentlemen
| to listen very long to such an appeal.
Mr., President, We're | disposed to he
discOurteous, l should move here, and
| today, the indefinite postpOnement of
this act but | was taught by my dear
father and mother that the first re-
Quisite of a gentleman was to be kind,
| and to be obliging, and to be c0Alrte-
| Gus; and inasmuch. sir, as this act was
introduced by a colleague, the gentle
men from the City of Auburn, and as
| he himself is a member of that Com
| mittee. | will not enlarge upon that
| further at this time: but out of
| courtesy to him. move the reference of
this act to the judiciary Committee.
The motion prevailed and the bill
was referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
On motion by Mr.. Looney of
Cumberland, Senate Document No. POS.
An Act regulating annulment of
marriage and divorce was taken
from the table, and on further motion
by the same Senator, the same was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion by Mr.. Hastings Of OK
ford. there We're taken from the table
the following documents, namely:
Senate Doc No. 1874, An Act for the
| safeguarding of schools against danger
| from fire
|
amend Section 113 of Chapter Is of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the duties
of the Trustees Of State Normal
Schools"
Senate Doe. No. 1876, "An Act for
the equalization of school privileges"
Senate Doc No 1877, An Act relative
to school outhouses.
| Senate Doc No. 1873, AN Act to
amend Section 9 of Chapter Is of the
Revised Statutes relating to the con-
veyance of pupils
| Senate Doc. No. 1919. AN Act to
amend Section Ga of Chapter Is Of the
Revised Statutes relatin- to the tuition
Of pupils in secondary schools"
| Senate Doc No. >H), An Act to
amend Section IS of chapter IS of the
Revised Statutes relating / the dut s
Of the municipal officers towns"
on further motion " the same
Senator. the foregoing DE- lmcnts We're
| referred to the Commit on Educa-
| ton.
On motion by Mr. Macomber OF
| Kennebec House Document No no,
| An Act to appropriate moneys for the
protection of trees and shrubs from
| the introduction and ravages of
dangerous insects and Diseases was
| taken from the table, and on further
motion by the same Senator, the bill
was passed to be engrosseG.
on further motion by the Same
Senator, Senate Document No. lis, AN
Act additional to Chapter IA Of the
Revised Statutes, providing for the
recovery of money improperly paid by
| the State for the support of insane
paupers," was taken from the table.
| Mr.. MACOMBER: Mr.. President
this bill is one of those peculiar pro-
positions, a sort of cart before-tha-
horse arrangement that sometimes
| gets into this legislature. 1t pre-
| scribes duties for the1 Looney" Commits
sion, so called, and as they have gone
! out of business for couple of years,
| there does not seem to be very much
necessity for this measure. | move
that it be indefinitely postponed.
The motion prevailed and the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Wheeler 81
| Cumberland, Senate Document No. 20l,
IAN Act to incorporate the Brunswick
Power Company was taken from the