Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-03-19
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News of Interest to Han.
cock County Readers.

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emergency clause attached, was passed il
the Senate Wednesday. The House Thurs
| day gave the bill, with emergency clause
attached, its final passage, by vote of los
| to IS.
The bill for closing Upper Patten pond
also bill for protection of game birds in
town of Eden, have been filed, on recon-
mendation of committee, the subjects
| being covered in general game law re-
vision.
The committee on sea and shore fish
cries has reported sought not to pass" on
bill to prevent the destruction of smelts
in Union river and Morgan's bay.
batch of Hancock county matters
came back from committee Friday.
"Ought not to pass" was reported on act
giving inhabitants of Stonington, Deer
Isle, Isle au Haul, Swans Island and Long
Island venue in Knox county court; on
act authorizing conveyance of Two Bush
island and Black lodges, East Penobscot
bay; on resolve In aid of Chick hill road
(recommitted to committee); on resolve
to screen outlet OF Teddy pond; on re-
solve in favor of fish hatchery at Tunk
pond; on act to prohibit taking of musk
rat in certain waters in Bucksport and
Orland.
leave to withdraw" was granted petit
tioners for closing of Branch pond stream.
fought to pass" was reported on act to
incorporate the Bluehill Water Co., and
on act to incorporate Southwest Harbor
Water District.
The act to amend the city charter of
Ellsworth was passed to be eagrossed in
the Senate Monday.
The act to extend charter of the Han
cock County Railway Co. was reported
sought not to pass" by committee on
legal affairs.
An act to amend charter OF the Mt.
Desert bridge was reported favorably by
committee Monday.
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The Massachusetts, ballot law bill,
which had previously passed both
branches, last Wednesday met a snag id
the House, when it was turned down by
vote of 10 to Sc on its passage to be en-
crossed.
The woman suffrage bill was again
turned down in the House Wednesday,
when motion to reconsider previous ac-
tion was lost.
The House Wednesday adopted the
minority report in favor of changing date
Of State election to November. The ma
jority report, ought not to pass, was ac-
cepted by the Senate.
The Senate and House are also at odds
on the proposed bull moose legislation
The Senate favors close time of four years;
the House favors open time for November
only.
The committee of ways and bridges has
favorably on the new draft OF the
good roads bill, which provides for the
esta blishment of State highway COM
mission and for an issue of State highway
bonds. The new draft was offered in the
Senate last week by Senator Conant, of
Waldo, and was drawn by him and Rep
Scates, Of Westbrook, and
Butler, of Pennington, a Subcommittee
for that purpose. The new act
many of the features of both
the Scates and the Butler bills.
The public utilities bill was almost
buried beneath a mass of amendments
presented in the Senate Friday, no less
than forty being hurled at it. The bill
bravely survived its ordeal of amend
ments in the Senate yesterday, and was
passed to be engrossed. Twelve amend
ments were accepted. Those remaining of
the proposed changes were indefinitely
postponed.
The resolve appropriating 81 900 for the
scientific investigation of scallops and the
scallop fisheries has been favorably re-
ported by committee.
The committee on sea and shore fish
cries has reported sought not to pass" on
bill to amend law relating to measure
ment of HOLSTERS; also same on bill re-
isting to shipment of Holsters.
After many sessions, the joint special
committee appointed to investigate the
report of its findings. This is rather a
voIuminous affair. The committee finds
that someone, somewhere, has been max
ing lot of money out of the coal BUSH
ness by taking advantage of the string
ent conditions during the winter of 1911
and 1912 and the straitened circumstances
of the coal trade at the time of the strike
last spring
The hotel inspection bill has been re-
ported favorabiy in new draft.
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