Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

luent, ! ask unanimous consent 10 TAKE
up out of order a bill relating to the
reorganization of the Boston & Maine
Railroad, tabled by me yesterday.
On further motion by the same Sena-
tor the bill was referred to the commit
tee on railroads and expresses and sent
down for concurrence.
Messages and Documents from the
Heads of Departments.
Office Of the Secretary of State,
Augusa, March 10, 1915.
To the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House:
l have the honor to herewith trans
nit the oath annual report of the
1914
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN E. BUNKER,
Secretary of State.
Placed on file and sent down for
concurrence.
The following bills, petitions, etc,
we're presented, and on recommended :
ton of the committee on reference If
bills, were referred to the following
committees:
Appropriations and Financial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Price of Sagadahoc: Re
solve in favor of, the clerk and mes
senger TO the committee on railroads
and expresses.
BY Mr. Durgin of PiscataQuis: Re-
solve in favor of Neil S. Gray for
services as clerk of stenographer to
the committee on towns.
Bills in First Reading.
Senate SS7. An Act to amend Sec
ton 16 OF Chapter 221 of the Public
Laws of 1918, relating to primary
elections.
Senate $50. An Act establishing a
close time on Holsters. in the towns
of Cutler, Trescott and Lubec, Wash
ington county.
Senate 500. An Act to authorize
the construction of Weir in the tide
waters of Cobscook river, in the town
of Lubec.
Senate 3a1. An Act creating the
Southern Maine Forest District, and
providing for protection against fires
therein.
Senate 3922. An Act TO amend Sec-
tons 81 and 65 of Chapter of the
Revised Statutes, as amended by
Chapter ~ of the Public Laws OF
1909, relative to the taxation of mort
cages on real estate in savings banks
and trust and banking companies.
Senate 1893. Resolve in favor of aid
in repairing the Middle Dam Garry
road, in the county of oxford.
Senate 3S4. Resolve in favor of aid
in the construction of highway
bridge over the ST. John river. be-
tween the town of Madawaska,
Maine, and the city of Edmundston.
New Brunswick.
Senate 395. An Act to fix the sal
airy of the clerk of the commissioners
of inland fisheries and game.
Ordered. the House concurring. tina:
the Governor. with the advice of the
Council, appoint three commissioners.
one of whom shall be an attorney
whose duty it shall be to take all nee
essary and suitable measures to as
certain the method of said Hancock
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, in
amount of all money received. and
paid out, for what purpose, and by
whom, the amount of all its losses,
and all expenses incurred by said
company, and by whom, from the
date of its organization to the date
of its suspension of business by the
appointment of a receiver and TO in
clude all acts Of said receiver. SAID
commissioners TO report the result OF
such investigation to the Governor
and Council, on or before the first day
of October. \. D. 1915, and the sum
of two hundred and fifty dollars shall
be, and the same is hereby appro-
priated for the purpose Of said in
Vestigation.
Passed and sent down for concur
renee.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr., Cole from the committee or
judiciary. on Resolve declaratory OF
certain amendment of the constltu
ton Of Maine, reported same ought &c
pass.
| The same same Senator from the
same committee on bill. An Act 10!
protection of life and property
against loss or damage from steam
boilers or steam machinery operated
by incompetent persons in cities OF
over thirty-tive thousand inhabitants
! (Senate No. 2D. reported same ought
to pass.
The same Senator from the same
committee on bill, An Act to incor-
po.ate the Harmony Water Compan!
(Senate No. 1850 reported same ought
| to pass.
Mr.. Butler from the same committee
| on bill An Act to permit the citizen:
of Maine to express their desires re-
garding constitutional provisions fSen'
ate 112) reported same ought to pass
The same Senator from the same
committee on bill An Act to extend
the charter of the Rockland- Soutf
Thomaston and st. George Railway
reported same ought to pass.
Mr.. Cole from the same committee
on bill, An Act to amend Chapter Is o
the Revised Statutes. relating to STATE
. Board OF Health tSenate 1850 reported
same ought to pass.
Mr.. Bartlett from the committee OF
legal affairs on bill. An Act to amend
Section five of Chapter 1888 Of the Pub
lie Laws of 1897, relative to the in
corporation of the South Branch I'm.
proyement Company reported same
ought to pass.