Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-23
Messages and Documents from the
Heads of Departments

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Messages and Documents from the
Heads of Departments
A communication was received from
the office Of the secretary of state
! transmitting concurrent resolution
Of the senate and assembly of New
York. relative to a convention between
the United States and Great Britain
for the protection of migratory birds.
The communication was referred to
the committee on inland fisheries and
game.
The following bills, petitions, etc,
We're received and on recommendation
of the committee on reference of bills
were referred to the following COM
mittees:
Education
BY Mr. Walker of Somerset: Petit
ton of L. H. Sibley and IA others of
Blue HILL for the passage of the
grange school bill.
Inland Fisheries and Game
By Mr. Grant of Cumberland: Re-
monstrance of Rev. Frank H. Hall
and 20 others against the passage
of an act to repeal the Sunday law.
Mr.. Ames of Washington: Remon-
STRANGE of N. c. Bates and SO others
of Calais against passage of House
document number A. relating to Sun
day hunting.
judiciary
BY Mr.. Stanley of Oxford: Remon-
strances of Charles S. Barrows and 26
| - Dft
and of w. D. Wadsworth and %
others against the establishing grand
| jury at May term of court at Rumford,
Oxford county.
| BY Mr.. Butler of Knox: An Act
! for the enforcement Of liens on watch
es clocks and jewelry, for labor and
materials furnished in making and re-
pairing the same. Ordered printed.)
Public Utilities
BY Mr. Holt of Cumberland: An
Act amending Section so of Chapter So
of the Revised Statutes, authorizing
complaint by a utility against itself,
and empowering the public utilities
commission to order refund. Ordered
| printed)
BY the same senator:
All +tCl " ISuuIe duLOIIldLlC
signals at certain grade crossings not
protected by gates or fagmen. Cor
| dered printed)
By the same senator:
An Act to provide for the removal
! Of distractions at and near grade
crossings. (Ordered printed)
Bills in First Reading
S D. 204 Resolve for indexing the
documents filed by the legislatures of
Maine since 1920, now in the Office of
the secretary of the senate.
| S. D. 205. An Act to amend Section
! 10 of Chapter 1T Of the Revised Stat
utes relating to stenographers of the
supreme judicial court.
S. D. EOS. Resolve in favor of the
Maine school for the feeble minded for
maintenance and other purposes for
the years 1917 and 1918.
| S. D. 2O7. Resolve providing a State
pension for Stephen F. Flood.
| S. D. 2os. An Act to secure information
relating to the yearly cut of timber from
the wild land townships
! S. d. 300. Resolve in favor of Adeline
NJ. Hanaford.
Reports of Committees.
| Majority and minority reports of the
committee on claims on Resolve in favor
of Morrison Libby.
Majority report, ought not to pass.
signed by Messrs. Googin, Holt, Mellon,
Snow and Packard.
Minority report, ought to pass in new
draft. signed by Messrs. Chick. Frost,
Rounds and Clifford.
On motion by Mr.. Chick Of Kennebec
the reports were tabled, the new draft
ordered printed. and assigned for next
Wednesday. February Is.
Mr.. Davies from the committee on
judiciary, on An Act TO amend Section
is of Chapter IA Of the Revised Statutes
relating to the Penobscot tribe Of IN
dams. reported that same be referred to
the next legislature.
The report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence.
Mr. Wood from the committee on legal
affairs. on An Act to amend Chapter 3se
Of Private and Special Laws Of 1909. au-
thorizing the construction Of bridge
across ogunouit river in the town Of
Wells. Senate No. 5s) reported same
ought to pass ION motion by Mr. Mar
shall Of Cumberland the rules were sus-
rendea and the bill was given its first
reading)
Mr. Marshall from, TIE sonoa c"~onfttee.
on An Act to provide penalty for evao-