Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-30

An Act to increase the allowance FOR
watering tubs.
Al Ac. relating to taxing insurance
companies not authorized to do Eusi-
ness in Maine.
An Act to amend Revised Statutes.
Chapter "a, Section ]. relating To seals
Of notary publics validating their acts.
An Act to amend Section 115 of
| Chapter II of the Revised Statutes, as
| amended relating to appropriations
for the Normal schools
I'm Net To- incorporate the Hermon
Water Company.
An Act to amend Section 16 of Chap
| ter of the Rcvised statutes. relating
To the sale of shares Of the capital
stock of d corporation On execution.
IN Act to amend chapter 125 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1895, emit
tied An Act to incorporate the York
Shore Water COMPANY
An Act additional to Chapter pc Of
the Irivat" ard Special Laws of 1909.
ineori Grating the Guiltord Water
COMPANY.
An Act to amend Section OF Chap
ter l1S of the Public Laws of 1905. re-
latng to the compensation of registers
of deeds.
An Act to amend Sections ~ ana II
of Chapter 9 of the Revised statutes.
| to taxes on timber and grass IN pub
lie lots
An Act to Incorporate the Young
Mems Christian Association and the
Young WomeE's Christian Association,
organized or To be organized in this
state. Grabbed by Mr. MillikenD
An Act concerning corrupt practices
at elections, eaucuses and primaries.
AT Act To incorporate the Kittery
Sewer Company.
An Act to amend Section of Chapter
81 of the Revised Statutes. relating to
the organization of libraries and char
liable societies,
An Act to revive and extend the
charter of the kingmaH Development
Company.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor OF the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital.
Resolve in favor of the MattaN am
keag Academy.
Resolve in favor o. the School Tor
Feeble Minded.
Resolve in favor of Holden Brothers
Resolve in favor of the Maine indus
trial School for Girls. water supply.
Resolve in favor of navigation on
Moosehead lake.
Resolve for the introduction of Hun
garian cartridges in the State of
Maine. Grabbed on motion by MIR. Os-
born.)
Resolve in favor of clerk and stenog
raphcr to the committee on State lands
and State roads
Resolve providing for state paper.
Resolve i'll favor of Frank II. Ster-
ling.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Indus
trial School for Girls for maintenance
and deficiency.
Resolve in favor of the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital
Orders Of the Day.
Mr.. MlLLIkEN Ct Aroostook: Mr..
President: | agreed to call up the
public utility bill thu first thing this
morning. and now move u take from
thetable House Bill az.
The motion was agreed To.
Mr.. MiLLIkEN = saIr. President: T.
understand the present situation to be
as follows. House Bill ~, which is
the so-called public utility bill came
into the House an a divided report from
the committee on legal affairs. The
majority of the committee voted that
the bill be referred to the next Leg
islature with new draft accompany ing.
The minority of the committee reported
the bill in a new draft and that it
ought to pass. With the committee
on legal affairs there WIS associated
special subcommittee of the Judiciary
committee, composed of Williamson
Trafton and Gowell. The sub-commit
tee joined with the minority of the
committee on legal affairs in recon-
mending the passage of the bill in a.
new draft. I understand that the ma
jority report recommending the refer
cnce of the bill to the next Legisla-
ture was adopted in the House l am
going TO move in few minutes that
the Senate non-concur and that the
minority report be accepted
Mr.. President, | have been here
through this session. in common with
other members of the minority party.
and have endured patiently good deal
of criticism of the action of the last
Legislature, of which ! was a MEM
Der, and Of which the party To which
belong was in the majority. Some
of the criticism is justihable \ good
deal of it in my opinion is unjustifiable,
but whether iustitiablc or not, ! have
patiently endured and nobody has heard
anything from me yet in regard To-
partisan lines of criticism of the last
or "f this Legislature. We have been
here, and think senators will bear me
witness, with an honest desire to CO.
"pt rate with the majority party during
this session regardless of the fact that
We We're in the minority, for the en-
actment of every wise measure that
had for its object the betterment OF
tn" conditions of the State of Maine.
The Governor and the ma ;Ority party
have not been hampered in this Leg
islatur" by instructions on the part
of the minority They have had the
theartY cooperation of the minority
pJrtN,in almost every instance toWar,
IN" carrying out of improvements in
TIL" matters of tn" State, or the enact.
mont of laws that had as their object
the betterm"nt of the laws of the State
say this now because / think it is
fair at this time, and in reference %