Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-18
motion by Mr.. Baxter of Cumberland,
| this bill was tabled pending it's second


Passed To Be Enacted.
An Act to define and regulate the
practice of optometry
An Act to amend Section 113 of Chap
ter Is Of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter II of the Public
Laws of 1905, relating to the number
of trustees of the State Normal school.
An Act to encourage the teaching of
normal training, domestic science, and
agriculture in academies, and to repeal
Chapter 7S of the Public Laws of 1907.
An Act to amend Section 294 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1901, re-
lating to bridge over the tide waters
of Boothbay Harbor.
An Act to provide for ice fishing
IN accordance with the general law of
the State in Spectacle, the Stanleys.
Trafton and Jay Bird ponds in Oxford
County.
An Act to authorize Cora B. Norris
to build and maintain wharves and
piers in Cochnewagan Lake in Mon
mouth.
An Act to amend Section 81 of Chap
ter Al of the Revised Statutes of 1909,
relating to sea and shore fisheries.
An Act relating to the taxation OF
railroads.
An Act to amend Cection OF Chap
ter So of the Revised Statutes, relative
to telegraph and telephone companies
issuing coupon or registered bonds.
An Act to set off a lot of land from
Bucksport and annex same to the
town of Dedham.
An Act to amend an Act entitled
"An Act to create a lieu on manufac-
tured slaves and laths."
An Act to regulate fishing in Pleas
ant pond, in Somerset county.
An Act to prohibit ice fishing in the
Prestile Stream, in Aroostook county.
An Act for the safeguarding of
schools against danger from fire.
An Act to incorporate the Aroostook
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
An Act to amend the charter of the
Rumford Falls Light and Water Com
pany.
An Act to confirm the title of Ram
Island In Hancock county
An Act creating lien on shovel han
die blocks.
An Act for the protection of deer iE
York county.
An Act to provide for bounty on
wild cats.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of the town of Sc
pee.
Resolve in favor of Mary A. Goodwin
of Kittery
Resolve in favor of Drew Plantation.
Resolve in favor of the Androscoggin
Valley Agricultural Society in the
county of oxford.
Resolve in favor of Stacyville Plan
taticn in Fenobscot county.
Resolve in favor of Freeman 3. An
6rews, late of 9th Unassigned Maine
Volunteers.
Resolve in favor of the town of Con-
cord in Somerset county.
Resolve Ill favor of Donald NJ Hast
ings of Bristol, Maine, Company L,
Fourth Maine Infantry, 1861.
Resolve relating to documentary his
tory of Maine
Resolve in favor of a highway bridge
over St John River, between Van Blu
rem and st. Leonard's, N Z.
Resolve in favor of Maine school Tor
feeble minded. con motion by Mr..
Wheeler of Cumberland, this resolve
was tabled pending it's final passage
The following bills, containing the
emergency clause, We're severally pass
ed to be enacted, IS Senators voting in
favor of their passage and there being
no votes opposed. namely:
IAN Act to appropriate money for
the protection of trees and shrubs
from the Introduction and ravages of
dangerous insects and diseases.
An Act to appropriate moneys for
the expenditures of government for the
year 1909
Orders of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Cumber-
land, the Senate reconsidered the vote
whereby 1t passed to be engrosSed, Sen =
ate Documents No. 351 AN Act to
amend the Private and Special Laws
pertaining to appointments to the po-
lice department of the city of Port
land and No. 352, AN Act to make
permanent the tenure of office of the
city electrician of the city of Portland"
and ON his further motion, the bills
We're tabled
On further motion by the same Sen
ator, the Senate voted to reconsider the
vote whereby it passed to be engrossed
House Document No. 479, AN Act for
the protection of deer in Cumberland
County; and on his further motion,
Senate Amt ndment A was adopted and
the hill as amended was passed to be
cngrosSed)
On motion by Mr.. Kellogg of Penob-
scot, Senate Document No. 292. Re
solve in favor of highway bridge
over st. John River. between Van
Buren, and st. Leonards, N b." was
taken from the table, on further mo-
ton by the same Senator, the resolve
was finally passed.
On motion by Mr.. Looney of Cum
berland. Senate Document No. 254,
AN Act to amend Section As of
Chapter of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to taxation of insurance COM
panies' was taken from the table: and
on his further motion, the bill took
its second reading and was passed 10
be engrossed
On motion by Mr.. Macomber of
Kennebec. House Document No. 429,
IAN Act to permit certain plantations
to assume the maintenance of their
roads and bridges" was taken from
the table; and on his further motion,
the report of the Committee was ac-