Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-23

bill had its three several readings and
| was passed to be engrossed
Same gentleman, from same commit
tee, reported same on bill IAN Act to
| amend Section 80 Of Chapter III of the
Revised Statutes of 1916, regarding the
compensation of the Judge Of probate
for Somerset county"
| Mr.. Jenkins, from same committee,
reported same on bill AN Act to amend
Section AZ Of Chapter III of the Re-
vised Statutes. relating to the salary
% the county commissioners Of Cum
berland county"
Same gentleman, from same commit
tee, reported same on bill IAN Act to
fix the salary of the clerk of courts Of
| the county of Lincoln"
Mr.. Leavitt, from the same commit
tee, reported same on bill "An Act to
amend Section q of Chapter lit of the
Revised Statutes relating to salary of
the commissioner of agriculture.
Same gentleman. from same COM
mittee, reported same on bill, An Act
to amend Section AZ of Chapter 1T of
the Revised Statutes of Maine, relat-
ing to the salary of sheriffs.
| Mr.. Langley from same committee
reported same on bill, An Act to fix the
salaries of the chairman and secretary
of the Industrial Accident Commission.
! Mr.. Rounds, from same committee,
90 bill AN Act to amend Chapter lit
of the Revised Statutes of 1916 relat-
ing to salaries of public officers, re-
ported that the same ought not to pass,
as the subject matter is covered in an
other bill
Same gentleman, from same commit
tee, reported Ought not to pass" on
bill IAN Act to amend Paragraph ? of
Section % OF Chapter III of the Re
vised Statutes relating to the salary of
the assistant librarian.
| Mr. WEIGH, from same committee,
reported same on bill IAN Act to
amend Chapter SO, Section 16. of the
Revised Statutes of 1916, relating to
compensation of steamboat inspectors,
fees for inspection and licenses.
Mr.. Gannett, from the committee on
taxation, reported same on bill IAN
Act relating to the taxation of savings
deposits in national banks"
| The reports were accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Sawyer of
Madison the House voted to re-
consider it's vote to accept the re-
port Ought not to pass" of the
committe on salaries and fees on the
county of Somerset and on further mo-
ton by the same gentleman, the re-
port was tabled pending acceptance.
! On motion by Mr.. Grant of Hope,
n slider itS o.
ceptance OF the report Ought not to
pass" on bill relating to clerk hire in
Knox county and on further motion
by the same gentleman, the report was
tabled pending acceptance.
First Reading Of Printed Bills and
Resolves
/ House 625. An Act to enable the
town of Mexico in the county of Ok
ford to free the Mexico toll bridge to
public travel.
! (Tabled on motion by Mr.. Eaton of
Rumlord pending it's second reading,
and especially assigned for Tuesday,
March 27)
House 627 An Act to authorize the
town of Caribou to acquire property
OF the Caribou Water. Light and Pow
for itself and for persons and corpo-
ratons a system of water works with
in said town.
House 639 An Act to amend Chap
ter 35 fthe Revised Statutes of 1916,
relative to the live stock sanitary
commissioner.
House 626. Resolve to reimburse
certain cities and towns for money ex
pended for the support of dependent
families of members of the National
Guard.
House CAL. An Act for better protec-
ton against adulterated, misbranded or
inferior commercial fertilizers.
House 642. An Act to amend Chapter
4. Section 10, Revised Statutes of 1916,
relative to damage done to domestic ami
mails by wild animals or dogs.
Mr.. ALBERT of MadaWaska: Mr.
Speaker, l am opposed to this bill.
do not know whether the members of
this body think that this is good bill
to go through at this time. ! make the
motion that the bill be indefinitely post
poned.
! Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.
Speaker, if the gentlemen of the House
would give their attention to House
Bill 642. or if you will listen to me a
second you will not ned to look it up. 1t
is bill attempting to amend the stat
ute whereby if an owner of domestic
animals losing them by the mutilation
by mild animals or dogs. they are rcim-
bursed, and all owners of neat stock.
sheep or poultry are familiar with it.
Now the attempted amendment is to
strike out poultry, and the House
should seriously consider it before TAX
ing 1t as joke, and they should be
assured in the first place that it is not
any attempt to recover value for hens
that might be killed in the road by
being run over by automobiles. The
only persons this would seriously affect
are those people. most always women or
women and children, who are raising
valuable poultry such as turkeys. The
red fox that men love to hunt is pro-
tected and breeding four to nine kits at
season. They do not need a great
deal of protection. The red fox has in
creased and multiplied and no animal is
more ready to take advantage of what
man leaves undone than the fox, be-
| cause they Varv ipfaJliuapt Va,