Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-18
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued From Page One.)

Resolve in favor of the town of Lis
bon.
Resolve in favor of the town of
Leeds.
Resolve in favor of the town of Paris,
Oxford county, Maine.
Resolve in favor of E. and l. X. Stet-
son, agents.
Resolve for the providing of testi-
mOnials for the honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who volunteered
from Maine for service in the Civil
War.
Resolve for extra pay to the Maine
volunteers in war with Spain.
Resolve in favor of the Children's
Heart Work Society of Maine.
Resolve in regard to appropriation
due Spanish War veterans for services
rendered.
Resolve in favor of an appropriation
for breakwater in Moosehead lake.
Resolve in favor of navigation on Sc
bee lake.
Resolve proposing an amendment Of
the Constitution providing for the
election of the secretary of State,
treasurer and attorney general by the
qualified voters On motion by Mr..
Hastings of oxford this bill, together
with majority and minority reports of
the committee on judiciary thereon,
We're tabled, pending the acceptance of
either report.
AN Act to appropriate moneys for
the protection OF trees and shrubs
from the introduction and ravages Of
dangerous insects and disease" On
motion by Mr.. Irving OF Aroostook,
this bill, as an emergency bill, under
suspension of the rules took its second
reading. On motion by Mr.. Macomber
Of Kennebec the bill was tabled pend
ing it's passage to be engrosseo
AN Act to authorize the town of
Harpswell to construct and maintain
a bridge from Great Island in said
Harpswell to Hen Island OH which
Fred L. Bowling now lives" On mo-
ton by Mr. Wheeler of Cumberland
this bill was tabled, pending Its second
reading.
Bill, IAN Act to amend Section q
Of Chapter of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the election CT officers"
which was passed to be engrossed by
the Senate and sent to the House, was,
by the House. amended by House
Amendment 8, and by that branch as
amended passed to be engrossed. On
motion by Mr.. Hastings of Oxford, the
Senate reconsidered the vote whereby
it passed the original bill. On further
motion by the same senator, House
Amendment & was adopted IN con-
cGrrence and the bill as amended was
passed to be engroSsed.
The following bills. petitions and re
solves were presented and referred: :
Judiciary.
BY Mr. Staples of Knox: Petition of
S. &. Knight and 125 others in favor
Of An Act to define and regulate the
Iractice of optometry.
BY Mr. Mullen of Penooscot: Bill
An Act to incorporate the Bodwell
Power Co.
BY MIR. Baxter of Cumberland: Pc
tition Of Maine Missionary Society for
change of name.
Ey Mr. Irving of Aroostook: Bill
An Act to amend An Act entitled IAN
Act to create q lien on manufactured
slaves and laths"
BY Mr.. Reynolds of Kennebec: Pc
tition Of +. j. Goodrich or Watervile
and II others in favor of An Act to
define and regulate the practice of OPP
tometry.
BY Mr. Hastings OF oxford: Peti-
ton of Eugene F. Smith and So others
Of Norway in favor of same.
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Kellogg Of Penobscot: Bill
An Act to amend Section 40 Of Chap
ter 40 Of the Revised Statutes, rclat-
ing to insurance policies. On motion
by Mr.. Macomber of kcnnebec this
bill was tabled for printing, pending
reference.
Also: Bill. An Act additional to
Chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes, re
lating to filing of policies by casualty
insurance companies. On motion by
Mr. Macomber of kenncDec this bill
was tabled for printing, pending refer
ence.
BY Mr.. Gowell of York: Bill, An
Act additional to and amendatory
| thereof of Section % of Chapter 81 of
the Revised Statutes, in regard to the
support of minor children.
Appropriations and Financial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Hamilton Of YORK: Resolve
in favor of q monumental marker on
the battle-ground of Cedar Mountain,
Virginia.
BY Mr.. Wheeler of Cumberland: Re
sclve in favor of w. A. Walker
Railroads and Expresses.
By Mr.. Irving Of Aroostook: Peti-
ton Of ID. A. Pattee and 81 others of
Easton in favor of the Hall transfer
able mileage bill. so-called.
By Mir Milliken of Aroostook: Pc
tition Of 0. a. Stearns and IL others
of Ludlow in favor of same.
Also: Petition Of Albert NJ. Smith
and II others of Ludlow for the
passage of An Act enlarging the pow
ers of the railroad commissioners
Also: Petition of Clarence p. Small
and IS others of Ludlow for the
passage of bill for State aid for
bridges.
Als": Petition of L. l.. Workman
and 20 others of Charleston for the
passage of the transferable mileage
bill.
Also: Petition of William a. Bur-
CESS and II others of Sangcrville for
the passage of the transferable mile