Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-21

bonds will be taken under advisemeht
by the ways and bridges committees
Tuesday afternoon. Seven measures
will be heard by that committee on
Wednesday afternoon, among them pc
ing an act relating to snow removal
Investigations, and an act amending
the statute relating to the apportloh-
ment of moneys for highways.
Resolve for Income Tax
resolve to amend the Constitution
and proyide for State income tax, IN
troduced by Representative Body Oh
Windham, an act providing LOT the
taxation of savings deposits IN ma
tional banks, and an act recurring an
excise tax to be paid on all clsare,tes
sold in the state, appear on ne list
scheduled for hearing at 100 =. Nj.
Tuesday by the committee on taxa
ton.
Public Utility Matters
Included in the list or matters ~
hearing Thursday afternoon by the
| Public Utilities Commission are an ACT
granting to the State Highway COM
mission control of pipe and pole nneS,
conduits dams and other similar con-
structions, and fiowage on the rleh'S
| of the way of public highways, and
| an act giving additional powers TO the
Public
Limiting Women's Working Hours
The committee on labor Will near
on Thursday afternoon resolve re
ferred from the last Legislature In
favor of an amendment to the con-
| stitution of the United States pro-
hibiting employment of women ana
children more than As hours In
week. At the same time the COM
mittee will listen to arguments re-
lating to an act providing Tor inc
benefit and assistance of aged per-
sons under certain conditions.
| Act Permitting Stcrilizing Operations
| The committee on public health
will meet on Thursday afternoon TO
consider an act permitting sterlllz-
| ing operations in certain cases or
mental disease and feebleminded-
ness, and two other measures.
| Security OH Motor Liability
| The Joint committees on mercantile
affairs and insurance, legal affairs
| and public utilities will give pub
lie hearing on Wednesday afternoon
on an act requiring owners of GER
| tain motor vehicles and trailers to
| furnish securities for their civil
! liability on account of personal in
juries and property damage caused
! by IuelT IlOlOE NeHlCitS eiiiu II uiiOio
| and one other measure.
Committee on Temperance
| The committee on temperance Will
take under advisement on Tuesday
afternoon an act which would ex-
empt from the provisions of the il
| legal transportation act sacramento
wines to be used for sacramento
purposes.
| Banks and Banking
The committee on banks and
| banking will hear on Thursday an
act to authorize retirement COmpen-
| sation to treasures and assistant
| treasurers of savings banks and
| trust companies.
loan Fund for State Normal Schools
On Thursday afternoon the COM
mittee on education will listen TO
| proponents and opponents of an act
| to provide for 4 loan fund for State
normal schools and MadaWaska
J Training school and an act relat-
| ing to the University of Maine.
Advertising States Advantages
The committee on Maine Publicity
will meet at l o'clock Tuesday at
| ternoon to hear arguments relating
i to a proposed amendment to the
statutes SO that any city or town
| tAithy opPAopl ittlS <illS llOt CA
| ceeding one mill on a dollar, based
on the valuation of the proceeding
! year. to be expended and used for
advertising the natural resources,
advantages and attractions of the
State, as well as such city or town.
Rcforcstation at L. of NJ.
| The following three acts will be
| heard on Thursday afternoon by the
| committee on State lands and for
| est preservation; An Act relating to
/ certain State parks: an act to ratify
transfers of certain real estate to the
state of Maine; and an act to au-
| thorize the University of Maine to
acquire land for reforestation.
| Sale of OleOmargarine
| The committee on agriculture will
hold hearing Wednesday at 80 2.
NJ, on an act to regulate the sale
| or apples in open packages; an act
to regulate the sale of oleomargar-
Inc or any other substitute for but
ter; an act to regulate the sale of
hlled milk; an act to regulate the
manufacture and sale of soft drinks,
syrups, and non-alcoholic bever-
! ages; and an act to amend the sta
tute relating to the duties of the
commissioner of agriculture.
Mercantile Affairs
The committee on mercantile af
fa1rs and insurance will meet at .
L. NJ, Wednesday,, to hear an act
regulating the payment of losses I'M
! der certain policies of liability insur-
ance; an act to provide for the col
lection of assessments from the
mortgage in interest, and three
| other acts.
Hearings will be held on Tuesday
| afternoon by the committee on
state School for Boys, State School
Tor Girls, and State Reformatories
and the joint committees on Judi
| ciary and labor.