Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-27

| III Ordcr to give the mem
b,rs of the Legislature an oppor
tunity to attend the Monday elections
in the various cities and towns. This
order was concurred in by the House.
| When the resolve in regard to the
election of attorney general, secretary
of State and state treasurer came back
from the House with vote to insist
| upon the acceptance of the minority
| report. ought to pass, the Senate voted
to insist upon the majority report,
| ought not TO pass. On motion of Sen
ator Sta pies the State House extension
resolve was assigned for consideration
in the Senate for Wednesday, March 8.
| Senator H0miiton tabled the resolve
for the erection of fish hatchery on
| Cold stream, the outlet of Cold Stream
lake in Enfield.
| The committee on education reported
ought to pass upon resolves in favor
of Pennington Normal school, and the
Madawaska training school. The bill
| charging the powers of the Gardiner
Municipal court was passed to be en-
| crossed. Upon motion of Senator Don
| igan of Somerset the report, ought to
| pass, of the committee on ways and
bridges. upon the highway bridge be
tween Van Buren, and st. Leonards
was accepted and the resolve given
second reading.
The Senate accepted the report of
| the committee on education. ought 70
pass. upon the resolve in favor Of Il
Normal school at Machias, and this re-
solve was passed to be engrosscd ON
motion of Senator Macombcr the act
| relating to the extension of the powers
OF the Rockland, South Thomaston &
St George Railway was passed to b.
engr1ssed.
In the House Representative Wing
of Auburn moved to table in Il bunch
all the resolves in favor Of the hoSni-
| tails for the insane. Repres antatiVe
Well Of Old Town objected to the pro
| cedurc and the motion to table was
lost Representative Chase Of York
first moved the assignment of the re
| port of the York county delegation upon
| the removal of the shire town for next
| Wednesday, but later reconsdcrcd his
4 motion and the bill with the accom-
| panying Senate amendments providing
| for the submitting of the question .
| the voters of York county at the
I general election instead Of u special
election, was given first reading.
| resolve was introduced by Repre-
sentative Pattangall of Waterville, APP
propriating $l94094 for payment of
printing and binding bills for 1908 not
paid last year, az there We're no funds
| for the same The amounts were d.
| yided as follows: Watervillc Sentinel
| S9s141; Kcunebec Journal. 1863; smith
| & Reid, $293.a1 The resolve was tab
lea for printing
In the Senate Friday Senate, Mill
| Zen OF -iroustuuk irti Oducod an act
| { ith,1iZins towns t. prohibit the sal"
| of cigarettes. The act provides that
| whoever by himself, his clerk, servant
or agent directly or Indirectly sell"
| offers for sale or has l.: ills possession
with intent to sell any cigarette with
in the limits Of ;,ny city, town or plan
lation after such city, by vote Of It5
city government, or such town ~
| plantation by vote at any regular or
special town meeting shall hay" a.
ccptcd The provisions of this act shall
| lie punished by fine not exceeding
$50 or by imprisonment mt exceeding
| 60 days Trial justices and municipal
and police courts shall have jursdic-
ticn of offences.
Senator Miliken Of Aroostool< in
troduccd an act to amend the Revised
Statutes providing that whoever pur
hases cigarettes for or at the solici-
.;tion of any person under the age Of
i years shall be punished by a fin
not exceeding so or by Imprisonment
not exceeding 50 days.
/ Senator Wyman of Washington in
PRODUCED an act providing for bounty
Of 81 on every wild cat killed in the
state.
Senator Looney of Cumberland intro
diced an act amending the Revised
Statutes providing that the law relat-
ing 10 thc hours Of labor shall not ap
ply to any manufacturing establish
mcnt the materials and products Of
which arc perishable. and require i'm
mediate labor thereon to prevent de-
cay. nor to any establishment the bust
ness of which is the manufacture CT
cans Or containants for such pershabie
| materials or products
Senator Milliken of Aroostook intro
ducad an order instructing the COM
mittee OH judiciary to inquire whether
there is any plain and adequate meth
Cd now existing by law, whereby towns
and plantations may take land on
which to erect public school houses
and for yards and Fairgrounds in con-
nection with such schoolhouses, and
for eniarging the yards and play
grounds of existing schoolhouses, and
to report by bill or otherwise.
The committee on inland fisheries
and game reported, ought not to pass
len the resolve for the purchase Of