Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-18
House Bills in First Reading.

Rouse 0IiS IN T'TSt RSd0HbS'
House 6o9: Resolve to promote and
assist the interests Of poultry culture.
House 633: An Act to amend sub
division of Division sixth of Section 70
Of Chapter IS of the Revised Statutes,
with reference to the investment OF
deposits Of savings banks and lnStltu-
tons for savings.
House 634: An Act to amend Sec
ton 4 of Chapter Il Of the Public
Laws of 1909, relating to the improve
ment of Free High schools.
House 635: An Act to amend Para
graph seven of Section 100 Of Chapter
Is Of the Revised Statutes, relating to
the course of study in common schools.
House 636: An Act to establish q
Board of Education for the city OF
Bath
House 63S: Resolve appropriating
money to defray expenses and obliga-
tons incurred in the conduct OF the
Eastern Maine Institute at Spring.
field for the school years ending July
l, 1919. and July l. 1914.
House Gal: An Act additional to
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter 206 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1913. relating to night
hunting.
House 642: An Act to amend Chap
ter 80 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter 206 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1918. relating to fishing III
Metalluc brook, and in Mill brook. in
Franklin county.
House GAS: An Act additional tc
Chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter POS of the Public
Laws of 1913, relating to fishing in Mill
brook and in Metalluc brook, tributar-
les to Upper Richardson lake, and at
the mouth of said Metalluc brook. in
the county Of oxford.
House 644: An Act additional to
Chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter 206 Of the Pub
lie Laws of 1913. relating to fishing in
Rum pond, in PiscataQuis county.
From the House: Senate 312. An
Act to amend the charter and extend
the powers of the Hiram Light and
Power Company.
to pass on this bill was accepted in
the Senate and the bill passed to be
engrossed. In the House the report
ana OIL was u Ille COIil.
lnittee, in nonconcurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Clark of York,
pending action in concurrence, the bill
was tabled and assigned for next Fri
day.
From the House: An Act to require
certain vehicles to carry lights at
night on public highways and bridges.
In the House this bill was indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr.. WALKER Of Somerset: Mr.
President, I move that we concur with
the House in the indefinite postpone
ment Of this bill.
While I believe there is considerable
merit in this bill, yet I did not feel
myself justified in agreeing to a unan-
imous report. I felt that this measure
should come from our committee in
such a way that the vehicle owner
would have a better standing in court
than a unanimous report Ought to
pass" would give him. although I did
not feel like signing a minority re-
port, would not agree to unanimous
report for am sufficiently impressed
with the old fashioned viewpoint Of
the farmer to object to the passage Of
the bill and offer a few reasons from
his view point.
At our hearing which had been ex-
tensively advertised, the feeling in
favor Of the bill, although small came
entirely from the viewpoint of the au-
tomobilist. He seemed very solicitous
for the safety Of the farmer and was
strongly impressed that he should light
nm or give his reasons why We were
told that there were many Of these