Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-17
snent and payment OF fire losses by in
surance companies.

By Mr.. Charles of Lowell: Resolve
providing for a State pension for Joann
| p. Libby.
| BY Mr. Hutchins of Mexico: Resolve
! in favor of Rachel Stanley.
| By Mr.. Baxter of Portland: Resolve
granting. a pension to Myra G. Millett.
/ By Mr.. Andrews of Norway: Resolve
granting a State pension to Mrs. Jen-
ME c. Young.
BY the same gentleman: Resolve
providing a State pension for Charles
c. Burt.
| BY the same gentleman: Resolve
providing a State pension for Thad-
deus Frost.
Salaries and Fees
By MIR. Hutchins of Mexico: An Act
TO amend Section ! of Chapter 204 of
the Public Laws of 1915.
Sea and Shore Fisheries
| By Mr.. Harris of Boothbay Harbor:
Resolve in favor of the printing of the
biennial report Of the Maine State Sea
Food Commission.
! BY Mr. Lewis of Boothbay: An Act
to prevent the throwing or depositing
of refuse or mill waste in the waters
1 of Damariscotta Bay or Damariscotta
Stream in the county of Lincoln.
Ways and Bridges
BY Mr.. Albert of Madawaska; Re-
solve appropriating money to aid in
the construction of a highway bridge
over the st. John river, between the
town of Madawaska, Me-, and the city
of Edmundston. New Brunswick.
BY Mr.. Lewis of Boothbay: Resolve
for aid in hnil1lnP q road from the
southerly end of Wiscasset bridge
through the towns of Edgecomb and
Boothbay to Boothbay Harbor.
BY Mr.. Dutton of Bingham: Resolve
in favor of appropriating money for the
construction of two bridges over Austin
stream on highway leading from Bing
ham village to Caratunk and The Forks,
and forAthe repair of the highway in the
vicinity of said bridges.
! BY the same gentleman: Resolve ap-
propriating money for the construction
, of d highway bridge across Pleasant
Pond stream in Caratunk Plantation, in
Somerset county.
From the Senate: The report of the
/! committee on appropriations and finan-
cial affairs sn the bond of State Treas
urer Joseph w. Simpson came from the
Senate, read and accepted.
The report was accepted in concur
renee.
MIR Barnes of t1oulton presented the
following order:
Ordered That the official reporter OF
the House be- and hereby is, authorized
to procure additional assistance in the
prepara ton and completion of the Legs
lative Record, Including the installation
and rental of debating machines, at an
expense not exceeding the sum of three
hundred dollars.
Mr. BARNES of Houlton: Mr. Speaker,
in the naming of the joint standing COM
mttees of the Legislature there has been
for some time joint standing commit
tee termed the committee on State School
for Boys and Industrial School for Girls
| now present an order changing the
name of that committee SO that it shall
read Committee on State School for
Boys, State School for Girls, and Wo-
mems Reforma tory"
On motion by Mr.. Barnes the order was
uIldei lIlt luaeS.
On motion by Mr.. Jordan OF Baileyville,
House Document No. 6, Resolve in favor
of cutting down Bonney hill, in the town
of Princeton and building road around
Taylor Hill. in the town of Alexander
adjoining was taken from the table ana
on further motion by the same gentle
man referred to the committee on ways
and bridges.
On motion by the same gentleman,
House Doc. No. I, Resolve in favor of
the town of Talmadge, in Washington
county, for the purpose of building a
road. was taken from the table, and on
further motion by the same gentleman
was referred to the committee on ways
and bridges.
On motion by the same gentleman,
House Doc. No. s, Resolve in favor OF
Indian Township for the repair of roads
and bridges, was taken from the table,
and on further motion by the same gem
tleman referred to the committee Oh
ways and bridges.
On motion by the same gentleman,
House Doc. No. 8, Resolve in favor OF
relocation of a portion of the Houlton
road. in the town of Baiieyville. county
I.of Washington was taken from the Ia
Bile. and on further motion by the same
gentleman referred to the committee on
ways and bridges.
On motion Mr.. Barnes of Houlton,
the following order was taken from
the table:
rOrdered, the Senate concurring. that
Section II of the Joint Rules of the
Legislature be amended so as to read
as follows: 1T shall be the duty of
the committee on reference of bills to
suggest the reference to appropriate
committees OF all bills, resolves, orders
and petitions offered in either house,
and to recommend the printing of doc
umerts, etc. Whenever document
shall be printed under the Joint Rules
governing the procedure following a
favora BILE committee report. the num-
Der Of copies shall be 500, unless other
wise ordered. Sufficient copies shall be
delivered to the messengers of the two
houses for the members and officers