Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-26
Reference Of A||agash Ex-
tension Bill Discussed.
Two Senators Desire Measure
Referred to Taxation Com.
Bill to Compel Counties to Pay for
Enforcement Deputies.

The brief Monday afternoon session
OF the Legislature was a featureless
one except for a slight discussion in
the Senate over the reference of the
Alegash extension bill Owing to the
delay of tine afternoon trains on ac-
count of the storm Senator Hastings
of oxford presided in the Senate in
the absence of President Deasy.
Senator Staples took the Allegash
extension bill from the table and
moved that the Senate non-concur
with the House in referring the bill to
the committee on railroads. He argued
that the proposition to rebate IS per
cent. of the taxes of the Bangor 4
Aroostook Railroad in the event that
a branch be built through the Allie
cash section was Il question of taxa
ton nu1e and simple and as such
should be referred to the committee
on taxa ton. Senator Wheeler thought
as the bill was not for the purpose of
assessing taxes it should hardly come
before the committee on taxation. He
thought that it had been properly re-
ferreu. Senator Mullen sided with Sen
ator Staples upon the point that the
reference made in the House was not
the proper one and the incident was
closed by Senator Staples declaring
that it was not his purpose to open the
matter at this time and withdrawing
his motion. He then moved that the
bill continue to lie on the table and the
Senate so voted.
Under suspension of rules Senator
Staples introduced an order. which re-
opens the question of damages done
to house in Lewiston by enforcement
deputies, while searching for a hide.
Decisions of the courts awarded dam
ages to the owner of the house. F.. w.
Buckley, and the order questions the
authority Of the Governor and COun-
ell in drawing a warrant in favor of
Newell q Shelton of Lewiston for
1864 AS in this case and calls for the
appointment of a committee of three
t. ascertain by what authority the
payment was made and report by Dill
or otherwise. The committee is also
given full power to send for persons
or papers.
But few acts and resolves We're in
troduced in either the Senate or House
at the session Monday afternoon. In
the Senate an act to change the name
OF the Children'S Home or Bangor to
the Bangor Children's Home and q re.
solve in favor of the Bangor Children !,
| IICme asking for the appropriation of
| $500 in aid of current expenses for
| 1909 and like amunt for 1910 were in
| troduced by Senator Mullen, i'cnobScot
| Senator Hastings of oxford introduced
| resolve of Mrs Samuel Packard and is
| OIL nf he - of
lords in favor of the Maine Sanator-
| ium Association. Senator Mullen Of
| Pcnobscot introduced resolves from the
Athena and NCrumbega Clubs of Ban
gor in favor Of the Maine SanitGriun
! Association. Senator Howes OF Som
| crset introduced a resolve in favor OF
| the Maine State Sanitorium Associa-
ton.
| In the House Monday afternoon Rep
| rcsentative Havey of Sullivan intro
duced a bill amending the Sturgis law
providing that the deputy enforcement,
commissioners shall be paid by the
county in which they work.
| Representative Rounds of Portland
introduced an act to amend the char
ter OF the New England Retail Grocers
| Publishing Company to give the com
pany more power to hold real estate.
| Representative Blanchard of Wilton
introduced a resolve of $1,000 for the re-
pair of highway in Washington and
| Perkins plantations in Franklin coun-
| ty.
Representative Kelley of Boothbay
introduced an act to authorize Flor