Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-22
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
WILL NOT END SATURDAY
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act to define the kinds of insurance
that may be transacted in Maine and
establishing rules relating thereto. The
committee OH insane hospitals Will give
L hearing upon an act to amend the
Revised Statutes relating to insane
hospitals, while the committee on sal
aries aid fees will give Il hearing upon
an act in relation to the collection OF
ices by the State officials and payment
of the same to the State treasurer. The
committee on temperance will give a
hearing on the same day upon an act
relating to pocket peddling OF liquor.
A few days ago the House passed an
order requiring the consent OF two
thirds of the House before any neW
bills We're introduced. Such a rule has
aot been adopted in the Senate. and az
late as Saturday three bills, two OF
them OF 4 very important nature, were
introduced and referred to the proper
committees.
The main interest of the session this !
Week will be centered in the debates |
in the House aud Senate. -Four i'm |
oortant measures are assigned in the !!
Senate for Tuesday. one is the conaa |
GRAFTON Of the reports of the legal af- |
fairs committee upon the hill to pro- |
tect the State against paying judg- |
nleMts obtained against certain otti- |
GERS. This bill grows out of the pay |
ment by the Governor and Council OF
warrants for attorneys fees in a Lew
SION ease where TWO enforcement dep
uties damaged house while search
irg for liquor and the courts decided
against them The majority report is,
ought not to pass, and the minority
report ought to pass. and both reports
were tabled by Senator Staples and
assigned for Tuesday The House has
accepted the majority report, ought to
pass Iii a new draft upon the bill CIV
ing the Shawmut Manufacturing co.
power to raise it's dam at ShawTut
seven feet The draft accepted in the
House provides that the Shawmut co.
shall not be restrained in its work il
any company above it's dam begins to
develop Or improve property The MI
nority report, which is also, ought to
oa3s. and which was not accepted by
the House. leaves out this provision.
Both reports are assigned for consid-
Grafton in the Senate Tuesday. Bill
to amend law about sentence in Grim
NAL cases and the bill to increase The
|
shore sbcries also come up for cOnsid-
GRAFTON in the Senate Tuesday.
Wednesday the bill to repeal the
SturgiS law will be considered in the
Senate. It comes into the Upper House
from, tho committee on temperance
with a divided report The majority re-
port ought rot to pass being signed by
til, Republican members and the mi
81 gnt d Ivy the Democratic members Of
th' committee.
rTlIn first matter IN order for Tues
day on the House calendar is the mo-
tion of Representative Redlon Of
Portland to reconsider the vote where
by the House passed to be enacted the
bill relating to the state Board OF As
SCISSORS The Portland delegation will
also be in evidence on that day when
tire adoption of an amendment to the
bill to restore Portland bridge is to be
considered. The bill comforting upon
married women the right to enter into
p;. IT ncrship with their husbands comes
up for second reading Tuesday. The
ma jority and minority reports of the
On legal affairs upon the bill
to provide for the attorney general and {
assistant attorney general taking
charge OF legal prosecution upon the
failure or refusal Of the county attor-
neN come IN for acceptance Tuesday
Tie majority report is, ought to pass.
and the laJority report, ought not to
pass. The majority report. ought not 10 {
pass. and the minority report. ought To {
pass. from the committee on teic-
era phs and telephones upon the bill to
protect the rights of holders of pre-
feried stock of telephone companies |
arc assigned to Tuesday. The divided
repor,s of the Portland delegation up
the bill to make permanent the tenure {
oi service Of the ianitcrs and engineers {
,' the public buildings of Portland are
also assigned for consideration Tues I
lay. Another Portland matter is schcd- ]
uicd for that Gay. the majority report 5
ought To PASS, and The minority re-
port ought not to pass upon the bin
to authorize cities and towns to per- t
mi, the use of lunch wagons on pub 7
lie ways. 1t was brought out at the re- s
cent hearing before the committee on s
cgal affairs that this bill was almost i
wholly a Portland matter and that il !
grew out IF local strife between the s
Restaurant Mems Association ana the (
taGing lunch cart proprietor OF the
Maine metropolis.