Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-09

pr.var nv Rev A A. Walsh of Gard
liner.
Journal of previous session reao anu
approved
Papers from the House disposed Oh III
concurrence.
From the House: S. D. 1876. An ACT
O., ox,and tho charter of the Rockland,
south Thomaston and St George Rail-
way. ...
The PRESIDENT In the House this
Hill was passed to be engrosSed- III
the Senate II was amended and passed
IN he engrossed as amended. went PACK
70 the House on it's passage to the en-
acted. and in the House they recon-
sidered the vote whereby 1t was passed
to be engrosscd and adopted House
Amendment Il. and passed 1T to be en-
crossed as amended
Mr.. BUTLER of Knox: Mr. Presi-
dent, I suspect that is a matter from
down home. and will say that the
amendment is necessary, and is salts
factory to the public utilities commits
sion and to all the parties interested'
Il is agreed that it is necessary.
did not get from the Chair just
the situation, but if the motion is in
House in accepting the amendment.
The presidents: The Chair will en-
tertain a motion to reconsider the vote
whereby this bill was passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr. BUTLER: Mr.. President, l
move that we reconsider the vote where
by this bill was passed to be engrossed.
The motion was agreed to, and on
further motion by the same Senator.
House Amendment b was adopted in
concurrence and the bill as amnded was
passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.
From the House: An Act to amend
Chapter 50 of the Revised Statutes of
1916. relative to the live stock san-
tary commissioner.
In the House pending acceptance vt
the report of the committee on agricul-
ture. ought to pass, the report and bill
was recommitted TO the committee.
The Senate recommitted the bill in
concurrence
House Bills in the First Reading.
II. d. 1874 An Act additional to
Chapter SO of the Private and Special
Laws Of 1903. entitled An Act to in
porate the Gardiner Water District.
II. ID. 402. An Act to extend the char
ter of the Washington County Light
and Power Company.
H. ID. 461. An Act to extend and
amend the charte rof the Eastern Maine
Railoard.
House $50. An Act to authorize the
National Camps and Hotel Company
TO construct and maintain wharf in
Sebago Lake.
House 4b2. An Act to legalize the
doings of the Fairfield Center Cemetery
Association.
House 453 An Act to change the
name OF Marsh Island.
House f55. An Act repeating Chapter
26 of the Private and Special Laws of
1911, authorizing the city OF Portland to
construct public buildings upon public
grounds.
House 456. An Act to extend the char
ter of the Waldo Street Railway Com
pany.
House ass An Act to provide for phys
ical connection and certain auxiliary ser.
vice between steam railroads and electric
railroads.
House 45e An Act to extend the char
ter of the Pennington Oakland Interur-
ban Railway.
House s6O. An Act to extend the char
ter of the Lincoln Sewerage Company
House 49, An Act TO change the limits
OF the Madison Village Corporation and
to set off therefrom certain real estate
belonging to Theodore b. Weston and
Addie s. Il. Weston.
House 4s3. An Act to provide for In
,reasing the capital stock of the Frank
lin Farmers Cooperative Telephone Co
House q An Act to amend Section 49,
Chapter 80, Revised Statutes of 1916, re-
iating to the inspection of safeguards and
repairs by town officers and fire engi-
neers.
House loo. An Act to insure the purity
of elections.
House IS An Act 20 amend Section
of Chapter III OF the Special Laws of 1892
relating to the destruction of smelts in
Saco river.
House AZ. Resolve appointing a COM
mission to investigate and report the ad-
visibility of making Improvements in
Portland harbor: defining the duties OF
the commissioners: and providing for the
payment of their expenses
The following bills petitions. etc, were
received and on recommendation of the
committee on reference VI DIS were
ferred to the following committees:
Agriculture.
BY Mr.. Butler Of Knox: An Act to
amend Section of Chapter IS Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of 1916 relating to protec-
tion OF trees and shrubs.
Appropriations and Financial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Higgins of Penobscot: Resolve
authorizing the State treasurer to pro-
cure c. temporary loan for the year 1918.
BY the same senator: Resolve author
izing the State treasurer to procure a
temporary loan for the year 1917
Interior Waters
BY Mr. Chick of Kennebec. An Act
10 amend Section Is of Chapter SO of
the Revised Statutes. relating to COM
pensation of inspectors Of steamboats,.
Ordered prfnted)
Legal Affairs
BY Mr.. BUTLER of Knox: An Act
TO correct typographical errors in Sec
ton 116 of Chapter of the Revised
Statutes. relating to illegal voting.
(Ordered printsd)
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