Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-24
TE MPERANCE COMMITTEE
AGAINST Agency SYSTEM.
Favorable Report Upon Pike Bill Abo|ishing Agen-
cies-- Senate Accepts Minority Report to
Divide Old York; Debates in House.

The bill abolishing the Rines Hill
grade crossing in Augusta, was under
suspension of rules, passed to be en-
crossed in the Senate Tuesday morning.
The act charging the powers of the
SkoW hogan municipal court was also
passed to h, tngruSScd Senator Shaw
tabled the bill to exempt growing white
pine from r;iNatio,. The bill to abolish
The Portland common council was ia
blcd upon motion of Senator Baxter.
Senator LoOnsy tabled the bill for the
! licensing OF dogs and better protection
| Of sheep. The lii relating t. the re
| corder 81 the Augusta municipal court
| wa passed to &c engrossed as was also
| ihc resolve in favor OF the University
81 Maine FOR maintenance and new
! buildings.
senator GoWcll tabled the bill relat-
ng tc coroner's inquest ana appoint
| mont or medical examiners. pending
| second reading. Senator Wheeler t.
| Died the bill relating to the asSesSmen,
and collection of taxes on lands IN
places rot Incorporated, and the bill re-
| lating to the collection Of state, county
and district taxes, for the purpose e
correcting clerical errors.
Senator Macomber tabled the bill re-
| latinG to the sale Of milk and cream
| upon its passage to be enacted. Tn
resolve IN favor of highway bridge
| across the kenncbec river at PiShon'$
| Fcrly, between the towns of Fairfield
an! Clinton. which was passed 70 re
enacted in the House Monday after
noon. went upon lis 1lnai passage ii
(, the Senate.
Tie division of the toWn Of York
| came uu in the Senate upon the ques-
ton of the acceptance OF the minority
| report. ought e. pass in a new draft,
up N the bill to divide the town Of
| York and established the town Of
Yorktown. The new draft changes tin
line OF division and puts all the bridges
in the noN town, including the draw
| bridge over which thtrc IuS been 50
much litigation. resulting in final inter
Ference !ty the Federal government and
| the chaininG olen Of tnc draw. The
| two towns are 30 cooperate in the
MANAGEMENT OF the schools. After
debate participated III Ay Senators
| ThCrriauit. Hamilton and GoweI in f.
vor of the minority report and Senator
| Kellogg against it, the minority lenDrl
was acco pied by Il vote of "A to >. The
| title. of the new draft was amended 50
as to make the name Of the new town
| Georges. SO as to correspond with tn"
text OF tie new draft Thus amended
the bill was given first reading.
By d Vote of 90 to the Hastings bill
| providing for mandatory jail SEN
fences in Liquor cases, was passed to be
cngrossca. Senator's Osgood ANA Don't
gan Of the minority party voted in ia
vor of the bill and the four Republican
senators from Cumberland against it.
The motion of Senator Staples to
substitute the minority report Of the
committee on judiciary, ought 20 pass.
for the majority report. ought not 10
pass. llpon the bill protecting, the state
against Haying judgments against Of
| ficers when they are tresspdsScT& anc
| guilty Of tnrtS. was lost upon a Yea
and nay vote II TO 9. By q vote Of 20
| to 2 the Senate accepted the majorltE
report ought to pass. IN regard to
the act giving the Shawmut Manufac-
| turing. Co, power to raise its dam
sever feet. The majority report con
tains u clause providing that the
| ShaWmut Manufacturing Co. is not
= '"i''''i
dam by the commencement Of build
ing or development upon any water
power above Before the vote was
taken the minority report. which is
also. ought to pass. but omits this
clause, was explained by Senator Milli-
ken. Senator's Warren. Shaw and
Donigan spoke in favor of the accept
| ance OF the majority report.
! Considerable time was consumed in
| Tie House Tuesday with the consider
alton OF matters relating to the city
! of Portland When the Marshall bill
| to empower the city of Portland to hold
| property 10 an amount in excess OF
100000 FOR municipal purposes came
| W Representative Rounds of Portland
offered On amendment providing for
a referendum A lively discussion fol-
lowed between members of the Port
-ttiun in regard to the new
CITY hall and the bonded debt of Port
land. ITpon a division the amendment
was adopted 20 to %.
me Thurloueh wild cat bill came in
to the House Tuesday morning with
the Wyman amendments attached and
was tabled by Representative Davies
of Yarmouth The bill to enlarge the
| duties of the state assessors and in
crease their salary $500, which was re-
called from the Governor after its en-
actment by Representative Redlon of
| Portland came up Tuesday morning,
and that gentleman moved an amend
ment, which cut out the increase in
salary The amendment was adopted
after discussion.
The bill providing for the bonding
of portable sawmills was after debate
Indefinitely postponed 81 to 50. The
bill authorizing the attorney general
and his assistant to take over the d.
ties of county attorneys was indefinite