The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-20
SOMERSET CO. AEA
HEARD IN LEGISLATURE
Sidelights of Interest Relating to
Matters OF Local Nature

Somerset County representatives
are being heard from in various mat
ters at the S0th session of the Maine
Legislature at the State Capitol. Tues
day on motion of Smith of Skowhegan
an order was passed that the Secre-
tary OF State be instructed to repair
and print each Wednesday, beginning
Wednesday, Jan. 26, the names Of
Legislative counsel and agents and
their employers in the form of a
House document.
On motion of Smith of Skowhegan,
the b II TO limit the hours of labor of
women and minors to As in one week
was referred to the committee on la
bor and legal affairs.
Jf,DBR NEW LEGISLATION
Gip9on OF Bingham-Act to author
iize the American Realty Co. to con-
struct and maintain a dam across the
st. John River in Township 3, Range
IS, Somerset County, and to locate
erect and maintain piers and booms
in the river above the dam.
G.laon Of Bingham-Resolye ap-
r1sreiatirg $500 for repairing and
Tai1iing he bridge over the outlet OF
Braszaa Lake in the Township of
EccSwood.
THE 4S-HOUR BILL
Smith of Skowhegan-Act to amend
the Public Laws of 1915 relative to the
hours of employment of women and
m nore limiting the hours of work to
4 8 il one week, instead of 54 as at the
present time.
Smith of Skowhegan-Act requiring
institutions receiving State aid to give
free treatment to patients from the
Reformatory for Men and the Reform
atory for Women.
Smith of Skowhegan-Act provid-
ing that any person committed to the
Reformatory for Men who escapes
therefrom or who violates the condi-
ton of any permits by which he. may
be allowed to be at liberty shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the re-
formatory not exceeding one year to
commence at the end of the term for
which he was originally committed.
Gipson of Bingham-Resolve ap-
propriating $4,000 to aid Lexington
Plantation in the reconstruction OF
Mary Wood Bridge.
On motion by Mr.. Smith of Skowhe-
gan, it was
Ordered. the Senate concurring, that
beginning on Wednesday, January 26,
1921 and on each Wednesday thereaf-
ter during the Legislative session, the
Secretary of State be and hereby is
directed to prepare and print for the
use of the Legislature a list Of all leg
'isative agents and legislative counsel,
registered in the office of said Secre-
tary since the opening of the Eightieth
Legislature; said list to show the
name and residence of their EMPLOYERS
and the purpose of the employment
and the said Secretary Is directed to
print three hundred 5000 copies of
said list each week in the form OF a
House document.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
On motion by Mr.. Smith of Skowhe-
gan, II was voted to reconsider the !
vote whereby the bill entitled An Act
to amend Chapter $50 of the Public |
Laws of 1915, relative to the hours OF
employment of women and minors
was referred to the committee on legal !
affairs; and on further motion by the
same gentleman the bill was referred
to Joint committee made up of the
committee on labor and the committee
on legal affairs.
On motion by Mr.. Holley of North ;
Anson. the rules were suspended and
the. House voted 70 take mp out Of
order report Of tho committees on
oD4so1yiations an1 lnnnclol I a1IAl1G