Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-14
Reports of Committees.

and Bethel Street Railway
| Mr.. Harper from the com iilittee on
insane hospitals, reported in a new
draft and ought to pass" on resolve
in favor of the Eastern Maine Insane
| Hospital.
| Mr.. Swift from the comns1tee on
railroads and expresses. reported
fought TO pass" on bill, An Act TO ex-
tend the charter of the Jonesport Cen
trail Railroad Company.
| Mr.. Skillin from the committed on
State School for boys and industrial
! school for girls, reported in a new
| draft and ought to pass on resolve
| in favor of the State School for Boys
at South Portland for permanent inl--
provements and insurance.
Same gentleman from same commit
| tee, reported in a new draft and ought
TO pass" on resolve in favor of the
| State School for Boys at South Port
land for general maintenance.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee, reported ought to pass on re-
solve in favor of the Maine Industrial
School for Girls at Halloweu to pro-
vide for payment of interest on trust
funds deposited in the State treasury.
Same gentleman from same COM
| mittee, reported ought to pass on
| resolve in favor of the Maine Indus
| trial School for Girls at Hallowel, to
| provide for payment of unused inter-
est on trust funds.
Mr.. Mitchell from the committee on
| appropriations and financial affairs.
reported ought to pass" on resolve APP
propriating money for expenses of
| Electoral College.
Mr.. Gordon from the committee on
claims, reported in a new draft and
ought to pass on resolve in favor of
| the town of Castine.
The reports were accepted and the
several bills and resolves tabled for
printing under the joint rules.
Mr.. Warehouse from the committee
| on judiciary, reported in new draft
| and Ought to pass" on BILL An Act
to incorporate the Royal River Man
ufacturing Company
This bill having already been print
ed received its first and second read
ings, and was assigned for tomorrow
morning for its third reading.
Mr.. Dunton from the committee on
| judiciary. reported Ought to pass on
bill, An Act to change the burden of
| proof in certain negligence cases in
| which eontributory negligence is a de-
| Tense
This bill having been already print
ed received its first and second read
ings and was assigned for tomorrow
| morning for its third reading.
Majority and minority report from
the committee on towns, majority re-
| port Ought not to pass" signed by
Messrs. Patten. Bailey, Bra gdan.
| Twombley, Bragdon and Violette: mi
nority report, ought to pass sigl1ed
| by Messrs. Gardner, Rolfe, Packard
and Jillson
| On motion by Mr.. Violette of Van
| Buren, both reports, pending the ac-
| ceptance of either, were laid upon the
1 table and specially assigned for con-
| sideration on Wednesday of next week
First Reading Of Printed Bills and Re-
| solves.
Resolve in favor of the town of New
port.
| Resolve in favor of the town of Nor
way
| Resolve in favor of the town of New
port.
/ Resolve in favor of Benjamin f.
| Towne, of Waterville, in the county of
| kennebec and State of Maine.
! Passed to be Engrossed.
| An Act To amend Section IA of Chap
ter II. Revised Statutes of Maine. re-
latng to county, city and State Off
GERS drafting instruments, which they
are, by law required to record.
| An Act to authorize Frederick S.
Vail and Julia c. Vail, their heirs
and assigns, to locate, erect and main
tain bridge or roadway across the
tidewaters of Casco Bay. between
Long Island and Marsh Island, in the
| city of Portland
An Act to authorize cities and towns
| TO appropriate money for advertising
purposes.
| An Act relating to the protection of
smelts in the Sasanoa river.
An Act TO amend specification l, of
| Section l3 of Chapter 8 of the Re-
! vised Statutes, as amended by Chap
ter 4. Public Laws of 1909, and Chap
ter lao of the laws of 1911, relating to
taxation of personal property.
! An Act TO incorporate the Southwest
| Harbor Water District.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Seed
/ Improvement Association
Passed to be Enacted.
An Act to create the Cherryfield
Water District.
/ Finally Passed.
| Resolve in favor of c. r. Hall and
| George S. Lowell.
! Orders of the Day.
/ On motion by Mr.. Kehoe of Portland.
| House Document No. 1913, bill. an Act
to authorize and ratify the appoint
i ment OF the Portland Music Commits
sion. was taken from the table, and
ON further motion by Mr.. Kehoe the
bill was referred to the Portland Dele
1 CATION
On motion by Mr. Tobey of Nor
ridgewock. House Document No. 165,
bill, an Act to incorporate the Farm
ington- Oakland Iinterurban Railway,
was taken from the table, and on
further motion by Mr. Tobey the bill
was referred to the committee on judi
/ ciary.
on motion by Mr.. Leader of Lewis