Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-30

,EC JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MA
ond Girls and Reformatory for Women
ought to pass on resolve for addttaonaI
building at the refor7matory. Commit
tee on judiciary. ought not to pass on
change In manner Of voting.
Railroad and expresses presented Its
final report.
l. House Committee Reports
The committee on education reported
LEGISLATION inexpedient on act amend
ing Sec. 66. Chap. 16, Revised Statutes
relating to the ages of children be-
tween which they are required to at
tend school.
The committee on inland fisheries
and game reported ought not to pass
on act amending Sec. 73. Chap. SO, Re
vised Statutes. relating to Sunday
hunting and fishing.
The committee on judiciary reported
that the act providing the establish
ing of bonding or surety department
in connection with trust companies be
referred to the next legislature.
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported legislation inexpedient on act
| relative to the incorporation and man
agement of credit unions; ought not
| to pass on act to amend Sec.
| 68, Chap. ii, Revised Statutes, rela-
tive to service Of summonses for pay
ment of taxes; ought not to pass on
act increasing the salary Of superin-
tendent Of public printing from 1900 to
1900; ought not to pass on act to
amend Secs. l and 2, Chap. 1913, Re-
vised Statutes, relative to Maine Labor
and Maine contractors upon all work
upon State, municipal and charitable
institutions.
The committee on sea and shore
fisheries reported ought not to pass on
act providing that the commissioner of
sea and shore fisheries shall appoint
fish wardens.
The committee on judiciary slh-
mitted two reports on act permitting
the transmission of electric power be-
yond the limits of the State, majority
report ought not to pass signed by
Sens. Davies and Gillin, and Reps
Baxter Barnes, harrington, .Dearth
and Hptchins. The minority report,
ought asto pass, is: signed by Sen.
! Deering and Rep. Cole.
The committee on judiciary also
submitted divided report on act to
create the Maine Water Power Com
mission-the famous Baxter bill. The
majority report, ought not to pass, is
! signed by Sens. Davies, Gillin and
Deering and Reps. Dearth, Cole,
Barnes and Harrington. The minority
report ought to pass is signed by
Reps. Baxter. Quincy and Hutchins.
| The committee on inland fisheries
and. game reported ought to pass in
! favor of the following resolve:
Screening Long pond in towns of Mt.
! Desert and Southwest Harbor, Han
cock county. appropriating money for
construction of f1shway at outlet of
Great pond in towns of Mt. Desert and
Southwest Harbor Mt. Desert island;
screening Stanley ponds in Hiram,
Oxford. cnpnty; appropriation for cree
ton Of screens in outlet of Upper
/ Kezar lake in town of Lowell: appro-
priating 5000 to screen Parks pond,
Penobscot county; screening Stetson
pond, town Of Stetson, Penobscot
county: screening Oak pond, Skowhe-
gan: Somerset county; screening out -
let Of Decker pond. Somerset county:
screening outlet Of MoXie pond, Som
erset county; screening Wilson lake,
town of Wilton, Franklin county; ap-
propriating for installation of screen at
outlet Of Lambert lake, Washington
county; screening lake Cathance.
Washington county; screening Boyden
lake. Washington county; screen
Adams pond, Newfield, York county;
maintaining, screen at outlet Of Coch-
newagon lake, Monmouth, Kennebec
county; and for additional feeding
pools at the Raymond fish hatchery,
Cumsrland county.
Thu connnittee on Judiciary reported
| ought to pass on an act to establish
the Farm Lands Loan Commissioners
of MairH and to authorize the. invest :.
ment Of certain moneys now on depos.
it in the Sts9e treasury known as the
Reserve Land Fund.
- The committee pnxways and bridges
reported ought to hss IN an act to
ttransfer the. registration of motor
! vehicles from the oAice of Secretary
of State to the State Highway Com
mission. =
The committee on military affairs
| reported ought to pass on a resolve
| appropriating $4,000 for the year 1917
to be used for the erection and equip
ment of an armory building in the city
of Lewiston, provided the city of Lew
iston. furnish a suitable lot or site. A
commission of five citizens of the city
of Lewiston to be appointed by the
Governor shall have supervision Or the
armory.
The committee on Inland Fisheries
and Game presented an act to revise,
collate and simplify the inland fish and
game laws of the State, both general
and public, and private and special,
and the rules and regulationafofs the
commissioners of Inland Fisheries and
Game now in force;
The committee on Judiciary reported
ought to pass on an act to provide for
the division and management of the
school fund from the sale of timber
and grass and from trespasses on re-
served lands.
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported ought 10 pass on an act to Gre
ate the Auburn Sewerage District and
transferring to it the sewerage system
of the City of Auburn.
| The committee on military affairs re-
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