Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-02

| These different Legislatures have never
agreed to any of the propositions pro-
posed by this commission. This law
| eracted in 1895, when the Revised Stat
utes were revised in 190S this commits
| sion was put out of business; and al
though they were good lawyers they had
never discovered it until very recently,
but have kept on performing their duties
| for the last six years without apparently
any authority whatever, and charging to
| the State anywhere from one to five hun
dred dollars for their expenses per an
| mum; so that they have already drawn
from the State about $500 or $2S0. Now
this commission has just discovered, as
1 understand, that they are out of bust
| ness, and have been out of business for
| six years; SO that they put this bill in to
get themselves into Office again; and,
since 1 have laid the bill on the table,
| they have discovered that the law has
not been repealed and that they are in
actual existence as a commission, and
| think we ought to find out whether the
commission is travelling, and how long it
should travel; and SO I move that the
| bill under consideration be indefinitely
postponed. I then have another BILL so
| that if there is any question as to this
| first ones having been repealed we shall
krow just exactly where this commission
| is at; and would ask unanimous consent
| to introduce this bill. which repeats, if
| it has not been already repealed by stat
| ute, the original law; and that puts the
commission entirely out of business
The question being put upon the motion
| to indefinitely postpone, the motion pre-
vailed. Thereupon Bill IAN Act to repeal
| Chapter 113 of the Public Laws of 1885,
relating to commission on uniformity of
| laws was presented by Senator Macom-
| Der. and on his motion, under suspension
| of the rules. the bill took it's several read
irgs and was passed to be engrossed.
On motion by the same senator, the
Senate voted to reconsider the vote
whereby it indefinitely postponed the
bill to amend Section q OFF Chapter 32
of the Revised Statutes relating to
hunting on Sunday On his further mo-
ton the Senate voted to non-concur
| with the House in its indefinite post
| ponement.
Or motion by Mr.. Boynton of Lin
| coin, Senate Doc. No. 31S, IAN Act to
| amend Sec 2 of Chapter 159 of the
Public Laws of 1905 relating to COM
peilsation of State officers" was taken
from the table. On further motion by
the same senator the bill was passed to
| be enacted.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Cum
berland bill, can Act 60 restore Port
| land bridge" was taken from the ta-
BILE. and put upon its rassage.
The committee OF judiciary submit
ted it's final report.
Bill. An Act to amcT1 Chapter 1866 oC
the Public Laws of 1907 entitled An
Act fer the better collection of taxes.
CTnis bill came upon it's passage to be
enacted. On motion by Mr.. Baxter of
Cumberland the bill was tabled)
Passed To Be Enacted.
An Act to amend Section II of Chap
ter 80 of the Revised Statutes relating
to the sale of posons.
An Act to amend Section AZ of Chap
ter 40 of the Revised Statutes relating
to the GutieS of the commissioner of
the bureau of industrial and labor sta
tis.ics.
An Act additional to and amendatory
of Section 60 of Chapter y of the Re-
vised Statutes in regard to the sup
An Act to amend Chapter 144 of the
Revised Statutes relating to Insane
hospitals.
An Act relating to the collection of
State, county and district taxes.
An Act relating to life insurance
companies doing an industrial bust
ness giving special rates of premiums
to members of lodges and labor unions.
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military laws of the State of Maine.
An Act empowering the Governor to re-
move county attorneys.
An Act to incorporate the Pennington
Power Company.
An Act to incorporate the Brunswick
Power Company.
An Act to authorize the city of Port
land to acquire land for a police station
and central fire station LOT.
An Act to incorporate the Calais Power
Company.
An Act to establish municipal court
in the town of Milinocket.
An Act to amend Section l of Chapter
$50 of the Private and Special Laws of
1887, entitled An Act establishing a close
time on Holsters in the bays Of the towns
of Harrington, Milbridge, Steubcn and
Gouldsboro.
An Act prohibiting the building OF
smclt traps in the waters Of Harrington
river, Washington county
An Act to incorporate the Scarboro and
Cape Elizabeth Railroad Company.
An Act to increase the authority Of the
Fort Halifax Power Company.
An Act to establish close time on lob
sters in the bays of the towns of Goulds-
boro Eden. Trenton. Lamoine, Hancock,
Sullivan and Sorrento.
An Act to regulate the herring fisheries
in the town of Rogue Bluffs.
An Act to divide the town of York and
establish the town of Georges.
An Act to amend Chapter 166 of the
Public Laws of 1907, entitled "An Act for
the better collection of taxes" ION mo-
ton by Mr.. Baxter of Cumberland this
bill was laid on the table,
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of l.. S. Lippincott
Resolve in favor of w. G. Fuller.
Resolve to provide means for taxation
of claims for State pensions.
Resol1-e in favor of screening China lake