Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16

SHdpttI OI the hSNtoSN P'otutto, as
amended py Chapter II of the Public
Laws OF 1907. reported that same
ought not to pass"
Mr. Foss. for the same committee.
on Resolve in favor of Jefferson c..
Smith of Waterville. Maine. State
Secretary Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. reported that the
same ought not to pass"
The reports were accepted and sent
down for concurrence.
Mr. Fulton for the Committee on Lii
brary, on Resolve in favor Of the
| Documentary History of Maine. re-
ported that the same ought to BASS"
The same Senator. for the same
committee, on Resolve concerning the
preservation Of the archives OF the
state of Maine, reported a new draft
| under the same title, and that it.
Ought TO pass.
The reports We're accepted aul the
resolves tabled for printing under the
joint rules.
Read and Assigned.
An Act concerning trcsyass.
IN Act to extend the charter y! the
Northern Aroostook Electric Company.
An Act to amend that part Of See
| ton : Of Chapter 80 vi the Revised
Statutes of Maine relating to the rcgu-
ilav sessions OF the county commits
! sioners oi Oxf"rd county.
IN Act 10 ratify, confirm and make
valid the proceedings of the special
town meeting of the inhabitants of the
town Of Presquc isle. neld May 3.
1909, and the bonds issued by said
town in aid OF the Aroostook Valley
Eailroad Company.
An Act additional to An Act to in
corporate the General Confercncr of
Free Baptists.
An Act to extend the cnarter u the
Central Aroostook Electric Company.
An Act 10 incorporate the Clark
Power Company.
Resolve in favor Of the town of
Castne.
An Act 10 abolish tho Dover Mu-
nicipal Court and the Milo Municipal
Court and to establish the Piscataquis
Municipal Court.
Resolve in favor of Stockholm Plan
tation. with statement of facts.
Passed to be Enarossed
IN Act to amend An Act entitled
An Act to authorize extensions OF
.troostook. Piscataquis and Penobsco;
counties" being Chapter e22 IF the
Private and Special Laws of 1893. as
amended by Chapter 10 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1907 (Tablcd
pending second reading on motion by
Mr.. Hilliken of Aroostook)
Passed to be Enacted.
IN Act TO authorize the Mousam
Water Company to increase lis capi-
ial stock and extend to Fortunes
Rocks.
An Act 10 permit the plantation OF
Highland 20 assurlc the maintenance
of its roads and bridges.
An Act to extend the charter of the
Sagamore Insurance Company.
An Act to authorize the colistrue-
tion and maintenance Of a bridge over
fats and tide waters in Back river
in the town Of Boothbay.
An Act TO authorize the erection
of dam across the cast branch of
Spruce Creek in the town Of Kittery.
An Act to amend Chapter 40I of thu
Private and Special Laws of 1865, as
amended, relating to fishing in Gull
pond in Dallas Plantation in tae
county of Franklin.
An Act To authorize the Lewiston
Gas Light Company TO increase its
capital stock and issue bonds.
An Act to create the Bingham Wa
ter District.
An Act to incorporate the Bingham
Water Company.
An Act TO ratiIy and confirm the
sale Of the railroad and franchises of
the Atlantic Shore Line Railway and
til" incor pnration OF the Atlantic
Shorc Railway. (Tabled on motion by
Mr. CoWcl Of York pending correc-
tion vi a clerical error.)
Orders of the Day.
ON motion by Mr.. Milliken OF
Aroostook. Scnat" Document No. 50.
Joint Resolution in favor of direct
elections of United states senators"
was taken from the table.
Mr.. MILLIkEN-Mr. President: |
understand there is an amendment
tc he offered, to this resolution. and
| presume there will also be some eX-
plantations of the purpose of the
amendment, and i shall yield the floor
for that purpose.
NJ. WINSLOW of Cumberland-Nr
President: I offer an amendment to
Senate Document No. &c. which l will
read
l. Amend Section by adding at the
cnd of said Section, the following:
and providing for the election of the
United States senators by popular
vote"
The amendment was adopted
On motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox.
the foregoing resolution and the
amendment were tabled and assigned
for next Friday.
On motion by Mr.. Stearns of OK
ford, House Document No. s.. An
Act to abolish the office of Assistant
Attorney General" was taken from
the table. and upon further motion by
the same Senator, it was againS ta-
bled and Friday. the seventeenth of
February, was assigned for its con-
sideration.
On motion by Mr.. Milliken oil
Aroostook. House Document No. 81.
AN Act to extend the charter of the
Sebec Power Company" tabled pend:
ing second reading, was taken from
a..N.