Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-29
Committee Hearings

The most important hearing OF the
coming week will be on the woman
suffrage resolve on Thursday AFTERNOON
in the hall of the House. 1t is expected
that the hall will be crowded 10 the
limit Mrs. Deborah Knox Living
sion of Bangor, the campaign manager
for the State of Maine for the SUM ias0
cause. will conduct the nearing III w
half of the proponents.
~, Tuesday afternoon the committee
on Judiciary will give hearings on acts
providing for the State paper 10 au-
tboriza Guardians to release dover III
certain cases. relating to the terms OIL
tho sunreme judicial court Tor WASH
;r.e,on county. and amending the Re-
vieed statutes relating to the bonds OF
.horiffc The committee will hold hear
inos on Wednesday on acts to estab-
lish the Pressure Isle municipal court
amending the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to applicants for admission to the
bar. for the better protection OF chii-
d,en. to punish the giving of checks or
drafts on any bank or other depository
wherein the person giving such cheCh
o, graft, shall not have sufficient 1unds
or credit for the payment or the saiHe.
The committee on legal a1alrs VIII
give hearings on Wednesday afternoon
on acts to provide for mothers WIN
dependent children, amending the
charter of the Kennebec Log DrlVlns
Co. and permitting the Forest hiii
Cemetery Association to convey real
and personal property in the town OF
Bridgton. On Thursday the committee
will give hearings on acts to iegailZe
the proceedings of the annual schooi
meeting of the city of Augusta. legal
izing the incorporation of the Congre-
gational Church Society of Lltchheld,
relating to the issuing of blank wrlts
nv clerks of the supreme judicial
courts. clerks and recorders OF munl-
cipal and police courts and trial JUS
t;ces and to make valid the organiza-
tion and records o the Fourth Congre-
rational church (Abyssinian) OF PORT
land and to authorize the corporation
to convey real estate.
! The committee on sea and shore fish,
cries will give hearings on Iuesoay
afternoon on an act to prevent the
throwing or depositing Of refuse or
mill waste in the waters of Damarls-
Gotta bay or Damariscotta stream IN
the county Of Lincoln and on the pc
tition of Sidney Hovey and IA others
to prohibit the taking OF smelts IN
Frenchman's bay other than by hook
| or line.
Hearings will! be held by the COM
mittee on claims Tuesday afternoon
on resolves appropriating money to
reimburse the State legislative printer
for overtime work and in favor OF
Freeman Boynton of Boothbay Har-
Dor for money paid in lieu of military
service.
| Several hearings are scheduled for
Wednesday by the committee on ways
and bridges, including resolves for aid
/ IN improving a road in the town of
Charlotte Washington county, and
providh; fer it's future maintenance,
repairing and permanently improving
highway in the town Of Ripley, in
| favor of the towns OF Holden and Ed
GinCton Penobscot county, for the re-
pair of a road, in aid of the town Of
Trescott in repairing its highways. re-
pairing bridges on the AIRLINE" road
in Township No. 81. Washington coun-
Y, in favor Of the town OF Wesley for
repairing the main highway and in
favor Of the town of Otisf1eld to aid
the town in the construction and re-
pair of Twin Bridge road.
The committee on military affairs
will give hearings Tuesday afternoon
on resolves providing for an equestrian
statue Of Major General Oliver o.
Howard and a standing statue Of Bret
Major Joshua L. Chamberlain at Get
ysburg.
Hearings will be held by the commit
tee on library Tuesday afternoon on