Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-09
H0RICINA[ PACKAGE CASE
RECALLED BY RES0LVE
In Favor Of Michael Burns Passes Au-
gusta City Hospital Resolve. More Peti-
tons for Donigan Bridge Bill.

But few matters of new business
were introduced in either House or
Senate at the brief session of the Leg
islature Monday afternoon. The at
| tendance, however, was larger than It
| has been at most of the previous Mon
day afternoon sessions. In the House
on motion Of Representative Andrews
| of Augusta the resolve in favor of
Michael Burns, carrying $2931.06 was
referred to the committee on Judiciary.
| This resolve is for expense incurred by
| Burns in defence of prosecution in
| stituted against him in 1887 by special
order Of Governor Bodwell in what is
known as the Original package case,
in which liquors imported from Eng
| land were seized from Burns place Of
business in the original package.
In the Senate the routine OF concur
rent business went along without
| ripple except when an occasional mat
| ter was referred to different commit
| tee from the one to which it was as
signed by the House. Another grist Of
petitions came in, favoring the Doni-
gan bridge bill, which were referred to
the ways and bridges committee. Sew
| eral petitions for changing the loca-
ton of the shire town of York county
| were upon motion Of Senator Hamilton
| referred to the York county delegation.
| The resolve in favor Of the Augusta
| City hospital was passed to be en-
crossed rs was also the one in favor
OF tho Maine General hospital Senator
Hamilton of York tabled II" BIZ! u
amend the section uf toe Rev iscd Sta
t,,fp rel Ia tn
sells ard barges The prayer in the
senate Monday afternoon was offered
iy q member Of the House of 1907,
Rev. Luther F. Mckinney, then sitting
from Bridgton but now pastor of the
First Irniversalst church of Gardiner.
In the Senate Monday afternoon
Senator Staples of Knox introduced an
act the protect the State OF Maine
against paying judgments obtained
against officers when the supreme
court of Maine has declared that the
officers in the eXercise"of their duty
are trespassers and have been guilty
of torts. The act provides that in no
case shall the State pay to any officer
or any attorney whom he mas
employed to defend him any judgment
obtained against said officer when the
courts Of the State have decided that
the officer was a trespasser and eX-
ceeded his authority.
This act like an order introduced IN
the Senate Jan. IS by Senator Staples.
inquiring by what authority the
Governor and Council drew warrant
in favor of Newell G. Shelton for
s964.25, and calling for the appoint
ment of a committee OF three to in
vestigate the same, reopens the ques-
ton of damages done to house ~
Lewiston by enforcement deputies
while in search of hide. and accord
ing to the Statement OF Senate
STABLES. is designed to prevent pay
ment bv the State of judgment against
officers or attorneys feeS IN any
similar case that may arise
Senator Mullen of Penobscot intro
duced an act additional to Chapter rs
OF the Revised Statutes relating 70
malicious mischiefs and trespasses.
The act provides that whoever unlaw-
fully and Intentionally Injuries. molests
or destroys any insulator, wire, post
cross arm, bracket or other structure
| or mechanism, which forms part or
or is used in connection with an elef-
| or maintained for the TRANSMISSION CT
| intelligence, heat, light or power w
| electricity. or destroys, or in any way
| nterferes with the proper worKlng ~
| such transmission line or anything
pertaining thereto shall be punished py
| . fine of not more than 500, or by i'm
| prisonment for not more than one
vear or bv both fine and imprison-
ment.
senator Hamilton of York intro
| 1uced an act to amend the ReFiseu
| Statutes in relation to the noidlhS OF
farmers institutes. providing that the
| commissioner of agriculture snail re-
mort all public lectures carried on
under his authority, and such part OF
| the reports as are of public interest
| shall be printed for public distribu-
| ton.
IN the House Monday afternoon Rep
rescntative Russell of Gardiner intro
duced an act to extend the chartef o'
| the Gardiner Trust Co., for one year
Re representative Montgomery OF cam
den presented the petition Of W. ,. r.
| ISL and 1863 others for womans sui
rage. Representative Campbell or
| Klneman introduced an act to estab-
| Iish the Kingman municipal court.
Two matters of inland fisheries legis-
| lation were introduced, one being an
act by Representative Trickey of Co
| rinna. making the annual close time
for taking white perch in lake Sebas-
ticook in Penobscot county from April
| l to July 1, instead of from April l to
June l. as now, and the other an act
to close to fishing Thompson Hill
brook and it's tributaries in the town of
| Mexico, the last named measure being
| introduced by Representative Bisbee