Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-08
THE 81St MAINE LEGISLATURE
Complete Stenographic Report of Pro-
ceedings in the House and Senate

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for delivery at Portland Harbor. The
principal cause of the inconvenience
and suffering is the unusual and almost
impossible condition of the roads and
streets. | wish to report further that
the newspapers of the State, especially
of the city of Portland. rendered val
liable assistance in advertising the
meetings which / held and l found in
all localities people ready and anxious
to give me information.
The supplying of coal to the people Of
Maine is large proposition. and there
are SO many elements which enter in
to its solution that it is we'll nigh i'm
possible for the layman to understand
it without careful study into it's vari-
Gus details.
L feel sure that the money which
this investigation has cost will be
wasted unless some constructive les
sons are CLEANED from it. l. therefore,
ask that the suggestion made by Mr..
Lane. Fuel Administrator. urging that
all coal users begin at once to obtain
coal supply for next season. be made
subject of discussion in every coun-
try, town and family and that the ma
| ton coal situation be studied by all
our people,.
Respectfully submitted,
(SigneD RANSt'ORD w. SHAW,
Attorney General.
.. Read and ordered placed on file.
The following bills. petitions. etc.
We're presented and on recommends
ton by the committee on reference
of bills We're referred to the follow
!. ing committees:
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Nv Mr. ElIyZeI Of
IN favor of an appropriation for air.
plane forest fire patrol
By Mr.. Wadsworth of Kennebec:
Resolve. appropriating money for the
purpose of filing and indexing papers
and documents which former lesis-
latures have placed on file
by Mr.. Cram of Cumberland: Re
solve. apprSpriating money for the
| printing and binding Of an index to
the Private any Special Laws and to
| the Resolves OF >Iaine.
Education
! BY Mr.. Allen of York: An Act to de-
clare the University of Maine a
i State institution
! Bv MI Spencer of York: An Act to
+! provide for the reading of the Bible
! in the public schools.
judiciary
BY Mr.. Buzzell of Waldo: An Act
| to regulate the use of aircraft
'ooo copies ordered printed)
BY Mr.. Hussey of Aroostooi: An
Act to amend Section &c of Chapter
! itinerant vendors
| 600 copies ordered printe6
BY the same Senator: An Act au-
| thorzing the formation of non-profit.
| cooperative associations with or
| without capital stock. for the pur-
pose"f encouraging the orderly mar
| keting of fish products through CO.
! operation.
$500 copies ordered printed)
BY the same Senator: An Act to
amend Section so of Chapter S.. Re-
! Vsed Statutes. relating to superior
| court for the county of Cumberland
600 copies ordered printed)
By Mr.. Emery of Washington: An
Act to amend Section II of Chapter 4
! OF the Revised Statutes, relating to
| the election of officers.
600 copies ordered printed)
BY the same Senator: An Act en-
titled. An Act to encourage co-opera-
tive marketing.
(50G copies ordered printed)
! BY Mr.. Hinckley Of Cumberland
| An Act to amend Section II of Chap.
ter 10 of the Revised Statutes rela-
tive to assessors making Attachments
and recording and reporting abate-
ments.
! 600 copies ordered printed)
Legal Affairs
| BY Mr.. Cram of Cumberland: Ar
Act to make uniform the law of sales
of goods.
| $500 copies ordered printed)
BY Mr. Brewster of Cumberland, An
Act to amend the trustee process.
GOO copies ordered printed)
Sea md Shore Fisheries
BY Mr.. Emery of Washington. An
Act to amend Section Ga of Chaptei
Is of the Revised Statutes as amend
| ed relativer to the cultivation and
propagation of clans.
$500 copies ordered printed)
BY the same Senator: An Act tc
amend Section 121 of Chapter OF
the Revised Statutes as amended by
Chapter 135 of the Public Laws OF
| 1921. relating to fish weirs
600 copies ordered printed)
| Taxation
by Mr.. Brewster of Cumberland
An Act to amend Paragraph TX OF
Section 6 Of Chapter 10 of the Re-
| vised Statutes. as amended by Chap
ter 105 of the Public Laws Of 1919
and as amended by Chapter 119 OF
the Laws of 1921. relating to eXemp-
ton from taxation of the estates OF
| war veterans.
$500 copies ordered printed)
! Towns
BY Mr.. Spencer of York: An Act to
! change the name of No. 81 Plantation
in Hancock county. to Osborn Plan
tation.
On motion by Mr. Wadsworth OF
Kennebec. it was
| Ordered, the House concurring
that the thanks of the members OF
this Legislature be extended to the