Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-11
First Reading of Printed Bills and Re.

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| solves.
| Resolve to amend Chapter 50 of the
| Resolves Of 1908. relating to dairying
interests Of the State of Maine
| Resolve III favor of Mrs Rebecca w.
| Carroll, Internationally widow of
E,noch Lurvey, Jr.. 1st sergeant, Co.
| II, 4th Regiment of Infantry, Maine
| Volunteers, with subsequent service in
the e. S. navy, who was lost at sea
Dec. "a. 1867.
| An Act regulating the duties of the
commissioner of agriculture in relation
to the manufacture, transportation ana
| sale OF dairy products and their imita-
| ton.
Passed To Be Engrossed.
| An Act to amend the charter Of the
| city Of South Portland.
| Resolve in favor of Daniel I.ineo.
| An Act to provide for the removal
of foreign paupers. (Tabled pending
third reading on motion OF Mr. An
drews of AugustO.
Resolve in favor of the Augusta City
hospital
Resolve in favor Of the Maine Cen
eral hospital.
| Resolve providing for the payment of
claims, accounts and demands against
| the State accrued during the year 1903
on account of deficiency in appropria-
| ton for prevention and eXtinSuish-
mont of forest fires. (TableG pending
third reading on motion OF Mr.. Bur
| leigh of Augusta.
| Resolve in favor of the Bangor Chill
dren's Home.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion of Mr.. Rounds OF Port
land bill, An Act relating to the issue
| of bonds. was taken from the table.
and on further motion by Mr.. Rounds
| it was passed to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. Weld or Old Town
Resolve in favor of Charles d. Mitchell,
| representative of the Pencbscot tribe
of Indians. was taken from the table,
and on further motion by Mr. Weld it
was referred to the committee on Ir-
dian affairs.
The following petitions and remon-
stranccs We're introduced by unanl-
| NOUS consent:
| BY Mr.. Burlcigh Of Augusta: Re
mcnstrancc of n. A. Moves and others
against setting off Hoyt's Island from
| Belgrade and anneXing it to Rome; Of
| Henry w. Colder and others against
| same. (Referred to the committee on
| townS).
| by Mr.. Bursc Of Pittsfield: Petition
| of d. NJ. Trasl and others in favor OF
an appropria ton of $4,000 for fish
| Gfcfcrrcd to committee on inland fish
cries and gamc).
| by Mr.. Davies of Yarmouth: Pcti-
ton Of w r. French and So othcrs Of
| North Arson asking for an alprOpria-
| ton OF $4,000 for the fish and game
| commission. G;eferred to the com
mlttee on inland fisheries and gamc>.
| BY Mr. sleeper of South Berwick
| E"nohstrancc Of George c. Ycaton
| and 81 others, residents and taxpayers
of Berwick, against changing the shire
town Of York county. Ntcrerrcd to the
| York county dclcgation).
by Mr., Jones of Bucksport: Pcti-
| ton of II. T.. Brown and q others OF
| MasardiS asking for the passage OF
the Hall bill relating to TRANSFERABLE
mileage. Gtcfcrrcd to the committee
upon railroads and expresses.
| ON motion OF Mr. Coolidge of Lisbon
House Doe 100, An Act to consolidate
and revise the laws relating to State
printing and state binding, was taken
from the table, and on further motion
by Mr.. Coolidge it was referee to the
committee on legal affairs
ON motion by Mr. Davies of Var
mouth House Doc. 10&. An Act to reg
ulate the employment OF Legislative
counsel and agents and to provide for
the return of legislative expenses. was
taken from the table. and on further
motion by Mr.. Davies it was referred
to the committee on legal affairs
On motion of Mr. Burfergh OF Au-
gusta. Resolve providing for the pay
t1cnt Of claims, accounts and demand.
against the State accrued during tn
year 1908 on account of deficiency In
appropriation for the prevention and
cNtinguishment of forest fires, was
| taken from the table
Mr.. Burleigh offered House Amend
ment a by inserting after the title tho
following preamble: "Whereas, the
various deficiency items comprised II
this Resolve are long overdue anL
further delay in the payment thereof
will occasion great inconvenience t.
tho forestry department Of the Stat,
government and the citizens of The
State. and whereas in the opinion O
this Legislature these facts constitute
this resolve an emergency measure
which is Immediately necessary FOL
the preservation of the public peace
health or safety now therefore sail
Resolve is amended by adding at thu
end thereof the following paragraph
In view of the emergency set forth il
the preamble this Resolve shall tax,
effect when approved"
Mr.. BURLEIGH of Augusta: Mr.
Speaker: Under the provisions of TIL
new constitutional amendment will
reference to the initiative and refer
endum no acts or resolves eXcep
emergency matters shall take effec
until 90 days after the adjournment o.
the Legislature; and as this particula
resolve seems evidently 10 fall within
the class of emergency matters, TIN
object of this amendment is that i
may take effect at once.
The question being on the adoption
of the amendment, the amendment wa.
adopted.
| Mr. MARSHALL Of DortYopl. ~