The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05
THURSDAYS Legislation.

Morning and afternoon sessions of both
Houses were held March 29th. The features
of the legislation were the indefinite post
ponement in the Senate of the Baxter amend
ments forbidding the Transmission of electricity
outside the State, which had been attached to
several bills tabled during the morning FOR the
purpose of q test. The contest came Il e
act granting additional powers to the Knox
Gas & Electric Co.
The double-gauge lobster bill, introduced
earlier in the session by Rep. Goldthwait of
Biddeford, which would change the present 10
1-2-inch law to double measurement of nine
inches for the lower limit and 13 for the upper
was overwhelmingly victorious in the House.
The fight was on the acceptance of the favor
able minority report. which on a rising vote
following extended debate was carried 116 to
Ia and the bill under suspension of the rules
given it's three readings.
The committee on Education reported ought
to pass in new draft, the second one, on an
act to est tablish military training in the public
schools. The second new draft provides that
the course of military training in high schools
in the State in cities and towns in which the
experimenting school committee may vote to
introduce the same may follow, in addition to
the plans outlined, such other plans as may be
approved by the State superintendent of
Public schools.
ballot law in this State was assured when the
committee on judiciary reported on the bill by
Senator Burleigh of Aroostook changing the
form Of ballot to q ballot similar to the Con-
necticut ballot, that the measure be referred
to the next legislature.
The committee on taxation to which was e.
ferred the act 10 establish uniform tax on in
tangible personal property, in it's report pres
ented in the senate Friday recommends the
passage of an amendment to the constitution
to allow the legislature to enact an income tax
law and says that the passage of the proposed
act is inexpedient.
Two reports were received on the act for the
creation of the Office of inland fish and game
commissioner and the sbolishment of the office
of commissioners of inland fishers and game,
the majority ought to pass and minority ought
not to pass, Rep. Berry moved the acceptance
of the minori y report, and after debat. the
minority report was adopted.
In the Senate Monday the committee on tenn
perance reported ought not to pass on act to
prohibit the circulation of newspapers and
periodicals in the State of Maine containing
advertisements of Intoxicating liquors.
The House committee on temperance pre-
sented two reports ON the act introduced by
Repre- entative Bussabarger of Lubec to pro-
hibit the importation of intoxicating liquors
into Maine forJbeverage purposes. Tne MAORI.
ty report ought not topass is ri yned by Sena-
tors Peterson Of Aroostook and Holt of Cum
berland. and Representatives Allan of Portland
Pattee of Harmony. ,Longley of Sidney, Pen
dexter of Cornish and Bragdon of Westbrook
while the minority report, ought to pass. ie
signed by Representatives Welch of Machias
port and Andrews of warren.
The SO. called war bond issue of 81, 900 OO(
was provided for by the senate and house in
an expeditions manner Tuesday morning and