The Republican journal., 1915-03-25
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Senate, March 18th. passed the resolve
proposing constitutional amendment to allow
women to vote by a vote of rs TO a. The
Senate also accepted the minority, ought to
pass, on the bill providing that the live stock
sanitary commissioner shall be veterinary
surgeon, by vote of 10 to 16.
The House, March II, by vote of Sc to 81
refused to substitute the minority report.
ought to pass. of the Committee on Temper
ance, on the bill to permit druggists to sell
liquor for medicinal purposes, and the majority
report ought not to pass was accepted.
The Senate, March 18th, passed the 81 hour
bill so-called after rejecting by a vote of II to
IL an amendment, offered by Senator Durgin of
Piscataquis, that person might work 60 extra
hours year.
The Senate committee on conference ap-
pointed to bring about an agreement between
senate and house on resolve to pay Gorham P.
Grant of Winterport money paid by him in lieu
of military service, reported that the house
recede and concur with the senate 4 the pas
sage of the resolve to be engrossed.
The committee on inland fisheries and game
reported ought to pass in new draft act to
| provide for nonresident hunting license.
| The new draft makes the fee SIS for the priv
ilege of hunting game birds and animals, but
| to hunt ducks and other birds and wild animals
|
| Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis,
Somerset, Franklin and Oxford up to Oct. l of
each yer the license fee shall be S. and in the
counties of Androscoggin, Cumberland, Knox,
Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and
| York, game birds and animals may be shot ex-
cept during the month of November only on
the payment of SIS license fee.
! The act to create the Northport Village cor
poration up in the House Thursday
| SDpclal assignment. An amendment to the
bill provided that so per cent, of the taxes
paid by the corporation to the town be return
ed to the village. Mr. Mullin of Lincolnville
advocated the amendment to provide. as he
said, more equitable distribution of the taxes.
Mr.. Millett of Belfast moved the indefinite
posuponemont of the amendment and Mr. Hg-
gins of Brewer of the same mind. The
latter pointed out that the 60 per cent. clause
in the bill fair and had been agreed to by
the members of the committee.
Mr.. Smith of Hampden spoke of the fairness
of the 60 per cent distribution evidenced by
the testimony given at the hearing and Mr..
Greeley of Portland said that both sides had
agreed to the 60 per cent. clause.
The amendment indefinitely postponed
and the bill was passed to be engrossed
The committee on fish and game returned a
divided report in the house Thursday the
bill providing for resident hunters license.
Report A. signed by Senators Allen Colby and
! herFiCk anu hepS, HeTTlSn anu DruHmOnU,
| recommended that the resident hunters license
law should be passed. in new draft. Report B.
signed by Reps. Goodwin, Mentally, Creation,
Wheeler and Wyman, recommended that it
ought not to pass. The new draft provides
| that every resident of The State must procure
certificate of registration before being allowed
to hunt, at cost of Is cents. No person unde
16 is to receive certificate unless the written
consent of the parents or guardian is attached
to the application
The Senate, March 10Th, voted in favor of a
pension for mothers and refused to indefinitely
postpone the bill providing for the registration
of osteopaths of the State. The new bill to
reorg anize the Boston & Maine was introduced
| out of order by Senator Swift and it was tabled
for printing. Unexplained that the committee
on railroads had submitted a list of questions
to the public utilities commission after the
hearing the bill proposed by the federal
trustees and had asked for an answer in writ
ing. This had been given by the commission
in the form.of the bill which he had introduce
ed. He believed that the welfare and pros
perty of northern New England depended on
the reorganization of the Boston & Maine and
that his bill was therefore of great import
ance. On the motion to suspend the rules
and receive the bill 81 voted in favor and none
against.
The measure requiring certain vehicles to
carry lights at night was under discussion in
the House, March 18th, for over half an hour,
and in opening the debate on the measure Rep
Kicker of Castina said that the original bill
was too radical but the bill as amended is prac-
tically the same as has been enacted into law
in all the other New England States and is not
only commendable but actually badly needed
to reduce the danger of accidents at night. He
was supported by Representatives Fossett,
Wasgatt, Fay, Wescott and Clifford. and op-
posed by Representatives Perry, Snow and
Lawrence. The opposition charged that the
| c1oes 1ani Iofin md oh
hardship upon farmers, while the proponents
argued that farmers needed the provisions of
the bill more than any one else.
Three of the salary bills have got by all right,
having been signed by the Governor. Those
that have been signed fix the compensation of
county treasurers, attorneys and registers of
deeds. The acts providing for board of reg
istration for nurses. changing the office of city
solicitor of Portland to corporation counsel and
regulating the sale of morphine and other hyp-
motto or narcotic drugs, have also been signed.
After brief session Saturday, which consist
ed of listening to committee reports, the Legis-
lature adjourned until 10 a. m. Tuesday.
By vote of 88 to SO the Maine house of re-
representatives., Tuesday, refused to pass the
resolve providing that an amendment to the
constitution giving women the right to vote
should be submitted to the people. Two thirds
or 49, was necessary. hence those favoring the
resolve, while getting big majority, lacked 10
vf the number needed for success. Party
lines were not drawn, So Republicans, Is Demo-
Gratis and Progressives making up the total
in favor Of the resolve and 81 Democrats and
Republicans forming the opposition.