Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-16
Railroads and Expresses.

others of Grand Isle, in favor of char
ter TO build railroad bridge between
Van Buren, and st. Leonard's, New
Brunswick.
By Mr.. Mitchell of Kittery: Re-
solve for the protection of trees and
shrubs from the introduction and raw
ages of dangerous insects and dis
eases.
Interior Waters.
BY Mr.. O'Connell of Milford: An
Act to incorporate the Pleasant River
Gulf Improvement Company.
Ways and Bridges.
BY Mr.. Kehoe of Portland: An Act
to authorize Frederick S. Vail and
Julia c. Vail, their heirs and assigns.
to locate, erect and maintain a bridge
or roadway across the tidewaters of
Casco Bay between Long Island ana
Marsh Island in the city of Portland.
BY Mr.. Eastman of Benton: Re-
solve in aid of repairing highway in
the town of Benton, Maine.
By Mr.. Thombs of Lincoln: Re-
solve to provide for repair of road
leading from Staceyville Station to the
East Branch of the Penobscot River.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
BY Mr.. Clark of New Portland: Pc
tition of J. E. Wilson and E. A. Hen
derson and Is others, residents and
property owners in Jackman and vi
einity asking that Big and Little
Turner Ponds, So called, situated in
Forsythe Township, in the county Of
Somerset, be closed to all fishing ex-
eept fly fishing, so-called, and that
h. IlI - -
duced to five pounds.
Sea and Shore Fisheries.
BY Mr. Maxwell OF Boothbay Har-
Dor: Remonstrance against any change
in the present law relating to the lob
ster industry within two miles of the
shore of Monhegan Island.
Towns.
BY Mr.. Folsom of Sanford: An Act
to divide the town of Sanford and in
corporate the town OF Springvale.
Claims.
BY Mr.. Connors of Bangor: Re-
solve in favor of owners of Township
s, Range A. n. B. P. P.
BY Mr., Bass of Wilton Resolve
in favor of the town of Carthage.
State Lands and Forest Preservation.
BY Mr.. Hartman of Stonington: Re-
solve authorizing sale of Rabbits Ear
and Delivers Islands.
Taxation.
By Mr.. OConnell of Milford: An Act
to amend Chapter 140 of the Public
Laws of 1911, relati to the taxation
of logs and lumber.
By Mr.. Farnham of Bath: An Act
relateing to certain exemptions for the
purpose of giving local option in taxa
ton. Grabbed for printing pending its
reference to the committee on motion
by Mr.. Farnham.)
Orders.
Mr.. Marston of Skowhegan presented
the following order:
Ordered, that the Justices of the
Supreme curt are hereby requested to
give to the House of Representatives
their opinion on the following question,
to wit:
Whereas, there is pending in this
body a resolve declaring vacant the
seats of four members elected thereto.
to wit. William H. Farrar of Ripley.
Otis II. Taylor of Topsfield, Horace
Mitchell of kittery and James Mathie-
son of Rangeley, on the ground that
SAID members are ineligible to hold a,
seat IN this House under the provisions
OF Article 4. Section II, of the Consti-
tuition of Maine. II appears and is un-
questioned that at the time of the
election of said members, and at the
time OF their taking their seats they
! held the offices of United States post
masters at West Ripley, Topsf1eld. Kit
terry Point and Indian Rock respec-
tl7ely The alleged grounds of the re-
solve for the unseating of the above
named members is that the words
post officers excepted in said sec
tlon OF the Constitution, making GER
ain officers ineligible to have a seat
n this House, does not include post
masters but refers to officers of mill
tary posts, or that it has some other
meaning.
The House of Representative be-
iieVing and declaring that the aues-
ion thus raised is an important oues-
tlon of law, and that the occasion is
Il solemn one, requests the Justices of
the supreme Court to give to the
House their opinion upon the same. as
provided by the Constitution of Maine.
Mr.. MARSTON of Skowhegan: Mr..
speaker, | am not lawyer, and | am
ike lot of others in this House in
that regard. | realize and know that |
am not competent to understand what
the Constitution really means on this
very important question. | am a new
member of this House. and for that
reason | have no business to talk
about this matter. 1 have not been a
party to any caucus or convention or
camp-meeting in regard to the pro-
gram which We shall pursue; but as
layman and as plain business man
who has feelings that some people are
/ being outraged, / want to ask for an
Interpretation of the Constitution of the
State of Maine on this important
question, from some person other than
minister of the Gospel / do not
think there is any person or any body
! OF persons so competent to pass upon
this question as the Justices of the
Supreme Court of Maine; and Mr..
1 Speaker, while | am extremely ignor-
ant of the rules of procedure of this
House-about the only rule / know is
first to lock your locker in the coat
room-and l want to ask that this or
der receive the most Immediate at