Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-23
! Both Branches
Legislature Recess
;Over to Next Week

by an act introduced in the House
by Representative Leland of San.
/, gerville at the final session of the
week Thursday morning.
At the close of the session Of the
two branches q recess was declared
until 4.3O next Tuesday afternoon.
The unanimous report of the
House committee on elections that
Walter C. VIM of Lisbon was duly
and legally elected representative
from that town and entitled to re-
tain his seat. was accepted.
The Barwise sectarian school bill
was tabled by the House on motion
of Representative Hale of Portland,
pending the reference to a commit
tee. Originally referred to the judi
ciary committee by the committee
on reference. the measure was trans
ferred to the committee on educa-
ton by Senator Barwise in the Sem
ate, who Is a member of that COM
mittee.
The time limit for the introduction
OF private and special legislation was
extended by the House from Febru-
airy II to February 16.
Registration of Women Voters
An act making uniform the regis
tration of married women as voters,
was introduced by Senator Carter of
Androscoggin. The act provides
that every married woman now reg
istered or who shall hereafter reg
lister as voter, shall register under
her married surname; and further,
that whenever an unmarried woman
registered voter shall assume
through marriage new surname,
she shall notify the registration
board of such change, in person or
IN writing, and the board shall then
register in accordance with the first
provision stated.
Act for jewelers. Lieis
Representative Atwood of Port
iand presented yesterday an act to
provide a jewelers. lien. Tie act
amends the present law to provide e
that any person, firm or corporation
engaged in performing work on any
watch. clock, or jewelry for a price
snail have lien upon such pro-
perty for the amount of the work
or materials furnished.
Tho Penobscot indians
An act relating to the Penobscot
indians was offered by Representa-
tive Lowell of Lincoln. This act
amends the present law to provide
that any member of the tribe resid-
Ing within the state but outside the
tribal reservation. shall report to the
agent OF the tribe at least once a
year In order to be entitled to his
share of dividends. rentals, etc., and
that any member of said tribe Mar.
~. 1921, who shall have forfeited any
rights of membership. may regain
said rights by petition. alleging and
proving one years continuous resi-
dence within the state
For Corn 6orer Suppression
Representative Robe Of Gorham
introduced an act appropriating
$500 for each of the fiscal yeara
1926 and 1927 for control and sup
preston of the European corn borer,
to be expended under the direction
of the state commissioner Of agricul-
ture.
Extension Of Railroad Charters
An act presented by Representa-
tive Kitchen of Pressure Isle seeks
the extension of the rights, powers
and privileges Of the Quebec Exten-
sion Railway for two gears from the
time the act goes into effect. This
does not repeal the whole or any
part of the existing statute.
Representative Hussey Of Aroos-
took presented an act extending the
charter of the Eastern Mania Rail-
road from the date the act "a passed.
Nothing in the act would repeal any
existing statute.
Soldiers Bonus
Provision Is made in an act Offer
cd by Representative Decker u Milo
for an extension of the time during
wv In 80
may apply to the adjutant general
1927.
Uniting Of Towns for Employment Of
Superintendent of Bridges
The act offered by Representative
Leland Of Sangerville authorizing
towns to unite in the employment Of
superintendent of Ways and bridg-
es. provides that the selectmen of
not less than three nor more than
five adjoining towns may unite in
the employment Of a superintendent
of ways and bridges If they have
been authorized at town meetings.
Section 2 provides that the select
men Of the towns comp Using the
union shall form joint committee to
meet annually on the first Tuesday Of
April. The committees shall deter
mine the relative amount Of service
to be performed by the srperintend-
ent in each town, fix his salary and
provide for the payment of all the
necessary expenses incurred while in
the performance Of his duties: ap-
portion amounts paid by the several
towns for the superintendent SAL
ary. determined by dividing the en-
tire amount in the proportion Of each
towns valuation made by the state
assessors In the next prior year. The
tenure Of office of the superintendent
is limited to three years and he may
be removed by a two thirds vote.
The act also provides in section 8
that after the highway commission
has approved the certificate of the
union, and the certificate has been
presented to the governor and coun-
Gill; warrants shall be drawn on the
treasurer of the state for the pay
ment to the treasurers of the several
towns of sum equal tc one half the
amount expended for the superin-
tendent's salary by each town, pro-
vided that the amount paid single
union of towns shall not exceed
1900. Such payments are to be de-
Quoted from various funds appropri-
ated by the state for the assistance
OIL lo"HS III highway dHu DRUGS
work
Section 4 stipulates that superin-
tendents shall have had practical ex-
perience in construction and main
tenance in highways and bridges and
devote their entire time to supervis-
ion in the towns comprising the
union.
Senator Wilson
FayOrs Gasoline