Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-27

niittee will get a majority report for the
measure, although undoubtedly enough Of
Cue comp,1ttcc Will be opposed to 1t to
.;ct I. lo,norty report and a big fight over
the Ipeasurc is to be expected Oh the floor
of'sn House aud Senate.
Already number of names have been
suggested for membership upon the pub
lie utilities commission, positions which
Will bc second in Importance only to the
Governor of the state. Among the names
meTioned are those of Frank keizcr of
I;S' kand and John y. Jones OF Lewiston.
,Dcmbcrs of the present board of railroad
commissioners. which would be abolish
cd IL the public utinticS commission was
created. The name of john Il. Madigan
of iIoulton has been suggested as u legal
member ot the beard as was also Joseph
t.. L. Connolly of Portland previous to
his appointment as judge of the Cumber-
tand county superior court II has also
',ern said that obadiah Gardner Of Rock
sand would consider a place upon this
commission a more suitable consolation
prize than the state asScsSorShip. and
that he would be glad to make a swap
when the now board IS created. In this
case. as the board could hardly include
two men from the same city III its make
up. it would be question of whether
tpe appointment should 80 TO Mr.. kcizcr
Vr MI. Gardner Among other names
suggested are those of Edgar +. Hanson
of Belfast. William NJ Pcnncl of Eruns
wick. Charles Z. Hatch Of Bangor. TIL"
hydraulic engineers of the State say thai
If the board is created ii should include
a. hydraulic engineer in its membership.
although no particular candidate has
been suggested.
The committee on inland fisheries and
game has %5 measures on it's docket for
next Wednesday and the hearings are
tiltefv to be prolonged into the evening or
some of the measures assigned for an
other day. Two measures of state wide
interest in this long list are the act to
prohibit tie use of automatic and repeat
ing shotSlms in hunting birds or animals
the act to prevent the accidental shoot
ing of human beings In the hunting sca-
son, and the act TO i"salize game farming
and fish farming IN tie state Of Maine
Eruncbee county measures of interest in
dude. act to extend the open season Oh
Iandocked salmon, trout and togtc in
Great pond and Long pond. act amenda
tory to the present law regarding fishing
III Belgrade stream, act to regulate ice
fishing i'll LAX, CobbossceContce and Lake
Maranacook, act TO prohibit bait casting
FOR black bass in Lake Cobbosscecontee.
y number of petitions and rcmonstrances
are also To be heard in regard to various
proposed legislation.
Tie resolve in favor of highway
bridge over st. John river between Van
Buren. Me, and st. I.eunard'S. y. T., Is
assigned for a hearing Thursday before
the committee on ways and bridges, also
the act to pro- 1e for the ownership Of
the saltwater bridge in the town OF
Orono. as well as a number Of acts and
resolves calling for State aid in main
tanning bridges ana highways in various
sections of the state
The docket of the committee OF a@ri-
culture at its meeting Wednesday in
cludeS act for the eNtIpation of diseases
among cattle. horses. sheep and swine.
act relating to contagious diseases among
cattle. act to render more wholesome the
milk supplies of cities ana towns. act re-
lating to producers or distributors of
milk. act to provide for the appointment
of a State sealer of weights and meas
ures and to define his duties. resolve pro-
Niding for the protection of trees and