The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-17
AUGUSTA.
THREE REPORTS ON THE IN
SANE HOSPITAL.
The Governor Vetoes the Casco
Bank Charter.
The AppOrtiOnment Bill Passed by Both
Houses.

Especial Despatch to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, March 16.
A charter is asked for the Brunswick bank
with capital of 100000, with authority to
increase to 100000. The corporators are
Daniel Elliot, Daniel H. Stone, Elbridge G.
Simpson, Robert Skolfeld, Geo. T. Mustard,
Theodore S. Mcclellan and Isaac S. Balcome,
all of Brunswick, and Wildes P. Walker of
Topsham.
An act OF incorporation is wanted for the
Bangor Manufacturing Company, for the man
ufacture of cotton and wooden goods, with a
capital of S1,0O0,0OO The corporators are
Geo. Stetson, VIM. McCrillis, D. M. Howard,
G. l.. Boynton, S. III. Blake, T. n Egery,
Chas. Hayward and others.
resolve to abate the State tax collected of
the town of Stockton in 1880 and amounting
to 81 ,99377, was debated in the House. 1t
was contended that for over ten years Stock
ton had been paying tax on an over valua-
ton of S200,0OO The opponents of the re-
solve maintained that it would be opening the
door for other towns to come in and be relieved
in the same way, and that this would be bad
precedent. The resolve was indefnitely post
poned-7S to 80.
The majority and two minority reports on
the recent investigation of the Insane Hospi-
tai were presented. The majority report is
signed by all the committee except two, and
endorses the management of the institution
1t claims that all the charges have been re-
futed and that the hospital should be COM
mended for its standing among similar iusti-
buttons of the land. Ore of the minority re-
ports, signed by Senator Dudley of Aroostook,
agrees in the main with the majority report,
but recommends the employment of female
physician and putting another woman on the
board of trustees. The other minority report
signed by Eaton of Camden, makes still fur
ther and stronger recommendations in the line
of reform. The three reports were laid on the
table to be printed.
The Fusion members of the House, under
the lead of Folsom and Keegan, attacked the
report of the committee on the apportionment
OF Representatives, and lively debate ensued
The fight was initiated by Folsom who wanted
to make such change in the apportionment
for Penobscot county that it would stand ten
Fusionists and six Republicans, instead of
nine Republicans and seven Fusionists as the
Republicans proposed. Changes were also
wanted in York, Lincoln and Washington
counties. The Fusionists INDUCED in charges
of geIlymandering and of unfairness, and
Keegan, in a belligerent manner, declared that
if the Legislature passed the apportionment
resolve of the Republicans higher power
would be appealed to than the Legislature,
and by this means the Fusionists would get
their rights Keegan meant by this that Gov.
Plaisted would veto the resolve. The Repub-
licans contended that the classification had
been done on their part without regard to poll.
tics and in spirit of fairness, and they re-
PEELED all insinuations to the contrary In
making up the apportionment for Penobscot
county the Republicans wanted to conciliate
and offered to compromise, but the Fusionists
rejected their overtures and would listen to
nothing short of having the apportionment
made their own way. They also objected to
the Senatorial apportionment and endeav-
ored to amend the resolve so as to give Ken
nebec two Senators instead of three, and also
to make one district of Somerset and Waldo
counties and give it three Senators, instead of
one each as the resolve provides. Failing in
this, they again tried to take the third Senator
from Kennebec and give it to Waldo, but it
was OF no avail. Both resolves were given
passage as reported by the committee. Wheth-
er the Governor will take the responsibility of
vetoing them remains to be seen.
An adverse report has been made on the
proposition for different method of taking
the State valuation.
The nominations of Edward Cushing and
Spencer Rogers for prison and Jail inspectors
have been rejected by the Executive Council.
The total cost of the State valuation was re-
ported to the House to-day by the committee
appointed for this purpose as $14. 163.O7 There
was paid the several commissioners $40, 29O.2S,
as follows;-Abial M. Jones, 1868; Eben
Woodbury., 1924; Hiram Knowlton, 1915 .25;
Joseph w. Fairbanks, $629; Sylvanus 7.
Kinks, $655.50; Joseph A. Homan, $64S; Sam
uel Bryant 1928; Geo. B. Sawyer, Stills;
Eeoch G. harrington, $651.95; Elisha W.
Shaw, $653; Augustus W. Gilman, $65S; Geo.
A. Preble, $626; James B. Dascomb, $64S;
Nathan F. Huston, $634.3o James Pope, $663:
John Hall, $4,000. The balance of $3S7279
was paid for clerk hire, stationery, sc.
Gov. Plaisted will return to the House to-
morrow the bill to incorporate the Casco Bank
OF Portland, being unable to give the same his
official approval. The Governor objects to the
provision of the bill which Authorizes the pro-
posed corporation "to issue bank bills" there
by creating banks of issue not merely banks of
discount, deposit and exchange, legitimate
banking, in which there well might be free
trade.
The Governor concludes his message as fol-
lows:
I object to the bill on the ground of public
policy. 1t has become the policy of the Gen.
eral Government, its settled policy, believe,
to control the entire credit circulation of the
country. Whether that circulation shall be is
sued and its volume controlled directly by the
Government for the benefit of the whole peo-
pie, or issued and. controlled by the national
banks, in the interests of their stockholders, is
question for the future determination of the
American people-to be determined in their
wisdom and in their own good time.