Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-12
ELECTION STATE OFFICERS
DIRECTLY BY PEOPLE,
House Adopts Minority Report Of Judiciary Com
mittee By Vote Of 81 to 37::;Party Lines
Almost 0b|iterated-- Committee Hearings.

| field introduced an act amending the
| law relating to the exemption from
taxation of land set apart for the pro
| ducti0n of forest trees in that it shall
| apply to land having not less than 1000
| trees To the acre instead of 2dO0 as at
| present
| Representative Colby of Bingham in
| troduced an act amending the law re
| latins to the second fund and mill tax
| by reducing the per capita which towns
must raise for schools from - to sc
cents. and increasing tile mill tax
fiGm ll2 10 - mills.
Representative Day of New GlouCcS-
ter introduced an act 20 amend Section
| II of Chapter OF the Revised Statutes,
relating to the assessment of taxes on
logs and lumber.
The temperance people were heard
from in tho House and Il number of
petitions were presented for the re-
tention of the Sturgis law ana the
enact,ncrt of the Hastings bill. ana
against the rrSuhmission Of the pro-
hibitory amendment frrbiddng the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
Representatives Burlrigh Of Augusta
introduced an act establishing Il close
time or CLAIMS. between oct. and May
/ on the shores Of Capitol Island in
the town of Southport. and preventing
at any season the digging OF CLANS for
sale to persons not residing On the is
land
The following fish and game acts
were presented: Act limiting the num-
Der of fish to be taken from MattanaW-
cook lake and Long. Crooked and Fol-
som ponds in Lincoln county; act per-
hitting ice fishing on Thomas pond
in Cumberland county; act amending
the law regulating fishing on Swift ri
yer in Oxford and Franklin counties;
| resolve arpropriuting $500 to screen
Mcssuionakcc lake in Kcnneboc county;
| resolve appropriating $4,000 for screen
ing Estes lake in York County;reSolVe
appropriating $1,000 for screening Sa-
hlttus lake in Androscosgin county.
Representative Trafton of West
brook introduced a resolve appropriate
ing 800 each for Co. A and Co. NJ,
First Infantry n. G. S. NJ. to help
defray their expenses, while at The
presidential inaugural.
Representative Ferguson Of Shap-
| leigh introduced an act to establish a
bounty of p cents ON hawks.
Representatives Wing Of kingtield
introduced an act lcgaliZing the con-
solidation Of certain railroads under
the name Of Sandy River ana Range
ley Lakes Railroad ana giving to the
road authority to conduct an express
business
20 nf A a
introduced an act to provide for the
payment of the expenses Of county
commissioners Willie attending their
annual convention
Representative Hyde of Bath intro
duced an act amending the probation
law giving chiefs of police. city mar
shals and sheriffS authority to release
certain persons arrested for intoXica-
ton. disorderly conduct or breach of
the peace under certain conditions.
Representative Andrews Of Augusta
introduced an act making Section u
If Chapter 1875 nf the Revised Statutes
apply to persons convicted of any
offence for which the punishment may
be any term in the state prison. This
section concerns appeal to the law
court in criminal eases
Representative Thompson Of SkoW-
hogan introduced an act to provide for
4 fire and police commission in
Skowhegan.
Representative Kav&nough of Port
and introduced an act to give prefer
cnce to Maine labor and Maine con-
tractors upon all work performed for
state, municipal. charitable and educa-
tional institutions. buildings or public
works. or any buildings or institutions
supported or aided by the State or
municipalities.
Representative Paul of Naples pre-
sented four acts relating to the opera :
| ton Of moving picture machines Two
of them limit the length of films to ~
minutes and the other two prohibit the