Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-26

| peal the Sturgis law by a vote of % to
| s. Senator Baxter of Cumberland voted
with the Democrats for the repeal Of
| the law and Senator Boynton of Lin
| coin voted with the Republicans
against the repeal The rest of the
Senators voted along party lines
Senator Staples of Knox spoke for the
repeal of the Sturgis law and Senator
Looney of Cumberland against repeal
The committee on labor presented
divided report upon the act relating %
the hours of labor in sardine factories
and other establishments, where
perishable goods are handled. The
majority report, ought to pass in new
draft, is signed by Senators Looney,
| Gowell and Hamilton and Represent
tatives Bigelow, Kellogg. Trimbe and
Patterson. The new draft provides
that the employment OF children in
these factories shall be under the
supervision Of the inspector of factor
les. The minority report was, ought
not to pass, and was signed by Repre-
sentativeS Mace and BealS. The
majority report was adopted. The
committee on agriculture presented a
divided report upon the Maine State
FAIR lilt llldJolllS ltpt'
cutting down the appropriation $500,
and the minority report declaring for
the usual amount Both reports We're
assigned for Tuesday. The Baxter bin
against free transportation was in
definitely postponed by a vote OF Il to
9.
The resolve in favor OF DeForrcat
Reyes was assigned for Monday. The
county tax resolve for 1909 and 1910
was amended by Senator Macomber of
Kcnneocc so as to make it an tm9r-
gency measure and in that form it was
passed to be engrOSsed The bill in
regard to the Dissertation OF Memorial
Day was assigned for Monday. The
bill in regard to the observance OF
Lincoln Day in the schools was passed
to be engroSsed after Senator Gow"il
had moved an amendment, which was
adopted, providing for the observance
By the schools Of such portion OF the
day as may be found expedient instead
of the entire school day.
Senator Eaton introduced men,
orial to Congress opposing the redur-
ton of the duties upon pulp, paper ard
lumber, and the consideration of the
resolve was assigned for today at the
request of Senator Staples.
The bill to permit ice fishing in
kcnnebec county was Indefinitely
postponed. in the House Thursday
morning A number Of amendments
excepting certain ponds and streams
had been attached to the bill at vari-
Gus times when it was under discus
sion The committee on judiciary re-
ported favorably upon an employers
liability act, which is modelled after
the Massachusetts law The "weave"s
particulars" and weekly payment bills
were referred to the next Legislature.
| The majority report of the committee
on labor, ought not to pass, upon the
| bill to establish a State board Of
arbitration signed by Senators Hanil-
| ton and Kellogg and Representatives
| Whitehouse, T'rimble Patterson and
| Boswell and the favorable minority
report. signed by Senator Looney and
Representatives Beals, Mace and Bige
| low came into the House and the mo-
| ton of Representative Beals of Au-
| burn who is president Of the State
| Federation of Labor to substitute the
| minority report for the majority was
carried 56 to IS.
| The House by vote of "a to 50
after q debate lasting nearly three
| hours adopted the favorable minority
report in place of the adverse report
| of the majority Of the committee on
| legal affairs upon the establishment Of
| a municipal ice plant for the city of
| lewiston The committee on agricri-
| ture reported ought to pass in a new.
draft, upon appropriation for the
Central Maine Fair Association, maxi
ing the amount $4,000