Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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best thing to be done under the cir
cumstances, is to refer the bill. as
suggested by the senator from Aroos-
took, to the next Legislature.
Mr. HASTINGS of Oxford: Mr..
President: That disposition of the
matter is agreeable to me. l think if
the committee could have made
unanimous report of the matter to the
next Legislature, it could have been
done SO in the beginning, but We could
not agree and so there was q divided
report.
The question being put upon the
motion Of the senator from Aroostook,
Mr.. Milliken, that the bill with the
accompanying reports, be referred to
the next Legislature, the motion pre-
vailed.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Irving, for the committee on
temperance, on "RemOnstrance against
resubmission and petitions in favor of
the Hastings bill, so-called," reported
that the same be placed on file.
The following committees submitted
their final reports:
Committee on temperance.
Committee on railroads and ex-
presses,
Committee on commerce.
Passed To Be Enacted.
IAN Act in relation to the Lining
ton Public Cemetery Association.
An Act to authorize courts to sus-
pend CT continue for sentence on pro-
baton, and to provide for the appoint
ment of probation officers"
AN Act to amend Section II Of Chap
ter Of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the duties of State assessors"
IAN Act for the propagation of she'll
fish on the coast Of Maine
An Act to amend Section Al Of Chap
ter Of the Revised Statutes, as amend
ed by Chapter So, Section /, of the Pub
lie Laws of 1905, relating to the col
lection and payment of county taxes
by the State treasurer"
An Act to amend Section 10 of Chap
ter - Of the Revised Statutes, making
certain the rights Of a widow or wild
over in case Of waiver Of the prOvi-
sion Of the will of the deceased hus-
band or wife"
IAN Act to amend Section Is of Chap
ter of the Revised Statutes. relating
to the election of road commissioner"
AN Act prohibiting the depositing
Of sawdust and other mill waste In
Jackson mill stream and Joe Weeks
mill stream, in Lincoln county"
AN Act to prohibit the taking of
scallops in Pcnnamaquan and Cobs-
cook bays. from April ! to october
of each year"
n O II
grading, packing aud branding of APP
pies" con motion by Mr. Shaw OF
Kennebec, this bill was tabled).
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of payment to the
Central Maine Fair Association. of the
balance appropriated by Chapter 70 OF
the Resolv es Of 1907
"Resolve in favor of the clerk and
stenOgrapher of the committee on mer-
camille affairs and insurance. and OF
the committee on tclegraphs and tele-
phones"
Resolve in favor of secretary OF
committee on state School for Boys
and committe" on public health"
"Resolve in favor Of the clerk to the
committee on education"
"Resolve in favor of clerk to the com
mttee on labor
"Resolve in favor of clerk to the com.
mittee on ways and bridges"
Resolve in favor of the messenger
Of tho committee on railroads and ex-
presses"
An Act to authorize cities and towns
to permit the use of lunch wagons or
public ways. (This bill came up on its
passage To be enacted. whereupon Mr.
staples of Knox moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed).
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi
dent: Upon that matter there were
two reports, minority and a majority
report The minority report was sign
ed by myself anu Senator Hamilton
upon the ground that we believed that
the city of Portland. to which this bill
referred. should not be used for any
Other purposes than those designated
by the statutes. and, for that reason
we made minority report. And, af
ter Il great deal of discussion. while the
majority report was signed by eight
and the minority report by two. I move
at this time. believing that public
streets of a city ought not to be uset
for that purpose any more than the
purpose of one who wants to sell cloth
Ing or anything else upon the streets
or for any purposes other than thos,
designated by the statutes. that the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. KNOWLTON of Piscataquis: Mr.
President: | can see no reason what
ever for taking that action in regart
to this matter. Everybody present
who has any knowledge of Portland ol
cities of that size knows that it occur
very frequently at night that a mar
wants to get something to eat and tn,