Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-23

ii the senate MCnudy AFTERNOON Il
resolve was introduced by Senator
Staples of Knox under suspension of
| the rules ard passed to be engrossed
carrying the sum of $1S90.07 for the
| expenses Of the committee on salaries
and fees of the last Legislature in
| CURED in the investigation of the State
| liquor agency system. An order was
passed introduced by Senator Wheeler
of Cumberland, providing that spe-
| cidl Joint committee consisting of
two members of the Senate and three
members of the House be appointed to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of changing
the present laws relating to the organ
ization of corporations in this State
and report to the next Legislature by
| bill or otherwise.
| Senator Macomber of kennebec in
| troduced an act authorizing the Ed
wards Manufacturing Co. of Augusta
to procure additional electric power.
| The act is as follows:
| Section l. The Edwards Manufacture
ing Co. located at Augusta is hereby
| authorized to generate for itself or
procure from other additional electric
| power and may use the same only IN
and about it's manufacturing plant for
| all purposes including lighting it's said
| plant, provided however, that said
| Edwards Manufacturing Co. shall have
authority to make any contract to pro
cure said power from others only in
case it shall be unable to procure from
the Kennebec Light e Heat Co. said
power on the same terms offered by
such others. but this proviso shall not
,, apply to renewals Of contracts once
50 made.
Section >. The sale and transmission
of power as aforesaid to said Edwards
| Manufacturing co. by other parties
shall be lawful notwithstanding such
other parties are not otherwise author
| lied to conduct business in Augusta.
When the Thurlough wild cat bill
came into the Senate Monday after
| noon Senator Wyman moved to amend
| the bill so as to specify bob cats louX-
| cevlers and Canada lynx, the entire
skin of the animal with ears, nose and
| tail is to be exhibited within five days
after the killing of the animal. and
| certificate on oath made in regard to
killing in order to secure the bounty.
These certificates are to be sent by the
| town treasurer to the commissioner OF
| inland fisheries and game. The amend
mentS provoked considerable laughter,
| but the bill was so ably defended by
Senator Wyman that it was passed to
| be cngroSsed.
on motion OF Senator MacOmber the
vote of Saturday indefinitely postpon-
! ing the bill relating to the Fort Hal
| flax Power CO., authorizing the organ
| ization of it's bonding system was re-
considered and the bill recalled from
| the House. This was one of the bills
| that we're introduced after the date
| set for the limit of private and special
| legislation ana Senator Mlliken after
| failing to successfully oppose Senator
| Maronbnr's motion moved the recon
| sideration of three other measures,
which were on similar footing, act
ting the Calais Power Co,
act Incorporating the Steuben Railroad
| Co., resolve for the conveyance of
Spruce Island. This was done and the
| papers recalled from the House, after
| which the Senate concurrcd with the
House in the reference to committees
! of the several measures.
| The committee on judiciary reported
favorabiy on the bill to extend the time
| in which the Madison municipal court
| nav organize ard on the bill relating
to the Shaw nut Water Co. The same
| committee reported new drafts IN the
| bin granting the Peoples Ferry Co
| of Portland right to build and oper-
ate n street railroad between it's ferry
slip and Monument square in that city
and on the coroners' inquest bill.
Representative Havey assigned to
Thursday the bill to empower NUM-
cipalities to establish and operate tel
epnone lines. Representative McLaln
OF Brewer tabled the bill relating to
the increase in the mill fund for
schools and after short discussion
with Representative Pattangall of Wa
terville assigned it to Wednesday.
REPRESENTATIVE Bigelow of Portland
introduced a House order providing
that his tax bill be printed There was
a large pile of bills on their passage to
re enacted and resolves on their final
passage Representative Strickland
asked for the indefinite postponement
of the act establishing the Kingman
municipal court but it was finally ta-
bled by Marshall of Portland
~he resolve in favor of a bridge
across the kennebec river at Pishon's
Ferry between the. towns Of Fairfield
| and Clinton was passed to be enacted.
Representative Pattangall by consent
offered an amendment to the school
fund act. which had been assigned to
| Wednesday.
| The committee on public health re-