Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21
Maine Legislature
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hdAle puDllClty committee.
The four measures relating to the
use of public funds for private OF
sectarian purposes, which will be
heard at ? P. NJ, next Thursday be-
fore the judiciary committee are the
Maher bill which would amend the
Constitution of the State SO as to
enact the Massachusetts law forbid
ding the use of public money for
private schools, institutions or pur-
poses. The Holmes identical with
the Mahos bill exce~t that it carr IS
an additional section providing that
in the distribution of public monies
for educational purposes to the cities
and towns the attendance of pupils
in other than public schools shall
| not be counted; the Bartlett bill.
| which would amend the Constitu-
ton so as to prohibit appropriations
for UNCONVENTIONAL, sectarian, paro-
chial or religious institutions, and
the Steeieeeee shrdlu etaoin cmfwy
the Stitham bill. a compromise mea-
sure said to be favored by the State
Department of Education.
Three acts relating to motor vehi-
cles and the law Of the road will be
| taken up at the same time by the jul
dietary committee.
Enlarging Powers Of State Police
The judiciary committee on Friday
Of next week will hear parties inter-
ested in II measures including the ace
introduced by Representative Little
field of Kennebunk to enlarge the pow
ers Of the State highway police and to
authorize the governor and council to
appoint the highway police and direct
them in the performance Of their du-
ties. nrnyidfnor foy. ho
ton and taxation Of certain advertis-
ing signs: and an act to prevent
fraudulent advertising.
On Wednesday the same committee
will take under consideration an act
| to create board Of boiler rules which
| shall formulate rules and regulations
for the same construction and use Of
steam boilers, and 16 other measures.
Resolve for state Prison
The committee on State prison will
hold hearing next Wednesday on the
resolve appropriating s1s6000 in favor
of the prison for maintenance and
current expenses during the coming
two years: resolve in favor Of Les
ter D. Eaton. warden at the prison:
and an act relative to the powers of
the prison commissioners.
| An act in favor Of the Monsoon Slate
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the committee on mines and mining
next Tuesday afternoon.
| A grist Of matters relating to fl
nances and appropriations will come
before shat committee Of the Legisla-
lture next Wednesday and Thursday.
| State Park At MT. Xatahdin
! The act for the establishment Of a
State Park at Mt. Katahdin will be
brought before the committee on State
lands and forest preservation next
Thursday. and at the same time they
will hear a resolve in favor of the
president and trutees of Bates Col
lege, and one other resolve.
State Representation ut Freight Rate
| Hearings
The Public Utilities Commission
at l o'clock next Thursday afternoon
Will hear the merits of the resolve
tor the appointment of one or more
persons to represent the State in
| certain proposed changes in freight
rates affecting the people of Maine:
and three acts relating to water and
power companies.
Among the matters to come before
the committee on interior waters
next "Wednesday will be two resolves
changing the names of two ponds
, in York county.
Armory matters will claim the at
tention of the committee on mill
tary affairs next Friday.
To Define Grades of Milk
! An act to define certain grades of
milk offered for sale within the
State, an act to change the grades
of the apple packing law. an act to
regulate the practice and business
of horse shoeing, and an ct to pro-
vide for the destruction of dead and
| worthless apple trees, are included
among the measures scheduled for
hearing before the committee on
| agriculture Wednesday at 100 P. NJ
! Matters relating to the State
sidered before the committee on
| school for feeble minded next We'd
nesday.
Ways and Bridges
The resolve appropriating money
to rebuild one pier of the Gardiner
and Randolph drawbridge will be
/ taken up by the ways and bridges
committee next Tuesday. A list OF
40 other highway and bridge re-
solves will be heard by the same
committee on Tuesday and We'd
! nesday of next week.
Notwithstanding To Be a Justice
An Act relating to falsely as
Stunning to be a justice and four 9TH
err acts will come before the legal
affairs committee next Thursday
and six acts are scheduled for hear
ing before that committee on We'd
| nesday afternoon.
An act to accept the provisions of
| the Federal Maternity Act is among
the three matters for hearing before
y to- oSf
| Wednesday,.
Several resolves will be given hear
ing Tuesday afternoon before the
committee on State school for boys,
| State school for girls and Staec re-
formatories.
Hunting and Fishing Measures
The committee on inland fisheries
! and game will hear parties interest
ed in a number of hunting and fish
| ing measures on Thursday afternoon,
among these acts being one to create
a closed season on bears and to re-
peal the law as to bounties.
| Nine-Inch Lobster Law
The nine inch lobster act will be
brought before the committee on sea
and shore fisheries on Thursday af-
ternoon. This act introduced by
Representative Lamson of South
Portland would provide for a nine
inch measurement for York and
| Cumberland counties only. No
change is made in the legal length
in other counties which is 10 inches.
The present penalty of 81 for each
lobster caught in violation Of law
would be increased to Sc.
| The same committee at the same
time will give hearing to the act to
provide for a commissioner of sea
and shore fisheries in place Of a
board Of three commissioners.