Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

uled trips for the carriage OF pasSen-
gers or freight from one point to an
other over any street or highway. The
Highway Commission may make reg
ulations limiting the rate of speed of
such vehicles, their weight, the load
they may carry and the time of year
during which they may operate or any
other regulations which in the opinion
Of the Highway Commission are nee
essary for the protection of the streets
or highways. No jitney bus or other
steam or motor driven vehicles shall
be operated on any highway or town
way without permit from the State
Highway Commission.
Investigate Aroostook Soil
Barnes of Houlton-Act providing
that the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station in addition to the experiments
now conducted by it, shall conduct
scientific Investigations bearing on the
agriculture of Aroostook county. the
sum of $4,000 for each of the years 1917
and 1918 is appropriated for this pur-
pose the money to be spent by the d.
rector of the Experiment Station.
Mexican Border Service
Barnes of Houlton-Resolve appro-
priating $S2626 for money expended
for support of dependent members of
families of enlisted men of the Ma
tional Guard, while they were on duty
on the Mexican border
Longley of Sidney-Resolve appro-
priating 1882 in favor of the town of
/ Oakland for money paid out for the
support of the families of dependent
members of the I'd Maine Regiment
while they were on duty on the Next
can border.
Domestic Animals and Dogs
Hart of Holden-Act to amend the
section of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to payment for damage to domestic
animals by dogs or wild animals, eX-
cepting poultry from the operation OF
the act.
Madawaska Training School
Daigle of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
favor of Madawaska Training School
at Ft. Kent, appropriating $4,000 foi
completing and furnishing the boys
! dormitory known as Dickey hall; ap-
propriating $500 for each Of the years
! 1917 and 1918 for constructing an ad
dition to the school building known
as Cyr hall; and appropriating S20Ot
for each of the years 1917 and 1919
for permanent Improvements and re-
pairs.
| Registration Of Guides
McNally of Ashland--Act amending
the Revised Statutes relating, to the
registration of guides by including
short hunting under the provisions OF
the act and striking out the provision
I that applications for licenses shall be
! accompanied by atfidavits signed by
municipal officers of the town or plan
/ tation in which the applicant resides
/ that they deem him a suitable person
to receive a certificate; also providing
| that licenses may be temporarily Sus-
! pended when a registered guide Is
i suspected of having violated or coun-
tenanced the violation of any Of the
| inland fish and game laws.
Ice Fishing in April
McNally of Ashland-Act to amend
the Revised Statutes relating to fish
ing through the ice by including the
month of April in the period within
which citizens may fish through the
ice for landlocked salmon, trout, togue
white perch and black bass within GER
tain waters of the State.
| Grade Crossings Protection
Murphy of Calais-Act to prevent in
| jures to persons and property at grade
crossings providing that contributory
negligence of a person injured or
person in charge of the vehicle injured
by collision with a train at railroad
crossing shall not constitute a defence
| to an action for damages if the train
is operated in violation of any of the
Statutes of this State.
Exemptions from Attachment
Buzzell of Belfast-Act to amend the
Revised Statutes relating to eXemp-
tons from attachment, providing that
all produce on farms grown on not
exceeding two acres of land and all
hay until harvested" be exempted.
Burial of Unknown Bodies
Bussabarger of Lubec-Act to amend
! the Revised Statutes relating to Board
of Distribution being notified of dead
. human bodies. including unfortunates
'GeSefNlI1S DIT least N~l1IlS lldll pul i1l d
the hands of Maine citizens" among
the bodies not to be delivered to said
board.
Casualty Assessment Companies
Dutton of Bingham-Act to except
casualty assessment companies incor-
porated under the laws of Maine from
the tax on premiums of foreign insur-
ance companies.
Increasing Train Speed in Towns
Murphy of Calais-Act amending the
Revised Statutes, increasing the maxi
mum speed at which trains may be run
across a highway near the compact
part of town from six miles to Is
miles an hour
County Commissioners Salaries
Barnes of Houlton-Act providing
that. county commissioners shall re-
ceive their salaries in monthly pay
ments instead of quarterly payments.
Hart of Holden-Act to strike out
the allowance of $500 a year to the live
stock sanitary commissioner for clerk
hire.
Committee Hearings
The results of the various commit
foo haa hold on Tuesday will he