Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-12
Committee Hearings

Tenonerapce matters will be i'll evil
dence this week at the state HOUSE
the committee on temperance having
three matters assigned for hearing on
Tuesday afternoon. They are the Jones'
Rortlett act which would prevent the
advertisement and solicitation oil Or
ders for alcoholic and other liquors IN
the State: the Bussabarger Bone Dry
hill which would prohibit the impor-
tation Of any kind of liquors into the
state and that part of the Governors
message relating to the prohibitory
law and its enforcement.
The committee on legal affairs VIII
on Wednesday afternoon give hearings
on the two bills introduced by Sena-
tor Merrill of Somerset. one giving the
Governor the right and power to re-
move county attorneys who are found
to be negligent in the performance or
their duties and the other to compel
county attorneys to clean up their
dockets.
The judiciary committee on Thurs
day afternoon will give hearing on
Senator Merrills bill to give the Gov
ernor the right and power to remove
delinquent sheriffs, being in accord
ance with a recommendation contained
in the Governors message.
Scores Of other hearings are sched-
uled for the week, including one on
the bill for the regulation of the prac-
tice of Osteopathy. on Thursday be-
fore the committee on judiciary to
extend the charter of the Eastern Rail-
road Co, on Tuesday before the COM
mittee on railroads and expresses; to
establish district or county almshouses.
on Wednesday before the judiciary,
and establishing a police commission
for the city of Lewiston, on Tuesday
l.efore the judiciary.
Other Hearings
The judiciary committee will hold
hearings on Tuesday on acts relating
to licensing children's homes and ma
ternity hospitals, in relation to con-
tracts for the care of the poor, relat-
ing to work houses and houses of cor
rection, to amend the act creating the
Lincoln municipal court which would
give the recorder of that court and the
clerk of courts for Lincoln county au-
thority to issue warrants upon COM
plants for criminal offenses and in re-
On Wednesday afternoon the judiciary
will hold hearings on an act to repeal
so much of Chapter % of the Revised
Statutes as authorizes the cities and
towns of the State to maintain aims
houses workshops or houses of correc-
ton, and to provide for the establish
ment of district infirmarleS. Resolve
for a constitutional amendment to d.
vide towns into voting districts, act
to prevent the detention of property
belonging to educational institutions
and act to authorize the erection of
dam across the east branch of Spruce
Creek in the town of kittery. me
committee on judiciary Will give near
ings on Thursday on resolve pro-
posing an amendment to the conStltu-
ton of Maine relative to the tenure
of the Office of sheriff, act to regulate
the practice of osteopathy, creating
hoard of examiners for those desiring
to practice the same and providing
penalties for the violation OF the act
act to enable the county OF Aroostook
to raise by temporary loan not eX
ceeding $4,000 in any one year ana
on the act to enable the Great North
ern Paper Co. to increase It's capitat
stock. On Friday afternoon the judi
ciary committee will hold hearings on
acts charging the powers of judges OF
probate. relating to widows allowance.
increasing the authority of constables
in serving writs, and in relation to the
appointment of clerks OF courts by the
chief justice.
The committee on legal affairs will
hold hearings on Tuesday afternoon on
cots 10 regulate the sale of milk and
cream in the town of Eden, to amend
tho Revised Statutes in relation to
stenographers of the supreme judicial
court and to amend the laws of 1907
relating to the board of education Of
the CITY of Augusta. On Wednesday
the committee on legal affairs will give
hearings on an act in relation to the
duties of county attorneys, act to In