The Portland daily press., 1881-02-02
FIGHTING THE PENOBSCOT g.
LAKE MEGANTIC RAIL
ROAD.
DR.. Greene's Bill for the Promotion
of Medical Science.
Further Testimony Regarding the In-
sane Hospital.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l


strncting the committees to report finally by
Feb. 18th, was adopted by the House. 1t
comes up in the Senate tomorrow. Mr.. Pills
bury's bill for State printing showing BAL
ance due him of 81 ,622'S5, was referred to the
Committee on Claims
the bill to amend the law relating to the
sale of merchandise by express companies and
other corporations, provides that after such
merchandise or articles of personal property
have remained unclaimed six months they
may be sold at auction to pay charges.
The bill to prevent the destruction of game
by shooting matches provides that when five or
more persons are engaged in such matches,
each shall be punished by fine of not less
than $40 nor -nore than $40 for each offence.
A large number of remonstrances against
the removal of the battle flags in the State
House were presented from Bangor, Win
throp, Oldtown, Gardiner, Pittsfeld, Liberty
and Waterville.
The city of Belfast asks permission to re-
fund its bonded Indebtedness. at OR before
maturity, and to issue new bonds for that pur-
pose payable at such times, in such manner
and with such rates of interest as may be de-
termined by majority of the City Council of
Belfast
The House order adopted relating to mar
riage would leave the law so amended that no
insane person, idiot or inebriate shall be capa-
BILE of contracting marriage.
Mr.. Keegan, the fusion member from Van
Buren,, wants the tramp law repealed, and ten
hours only the legal time for a days work in
manufacturing establishments. Wheeler
another fusion member from Etna, introduced
bill relating to bribery at elections, which
provides that any person, being a legal voter
in this State, who shall accept any money
goods or other valuable consideration, as a
bribe or inducement to withhold his ballot or
to change the same, shall be subject to the
same fine and imprisonment as the giver there
Of
The Railroad Committee gave bearing this
afternoon to parties interested in the peti iton
for an amendment to the charter of the Pc
nobscot & Lake Megantic railroad. A large
delegation of the citizens of Bangor were
present.
The memorial of the petitioners represented
that the parties holding the charter of the
Penobscot & Lake Megantic Co., are strug-
Cling to free themselves from the entanglng
alliance with railroad company whose inter-
ests are special and local and practically under
the control of single city, which num-
icipality refuses to sell their road for less than
$650,OOO, while it seems to be admitted that no
more than 20 or % miles of this road, to wit,
the B. & P. road, can at any time be utilized
for a through route across the continent, which
the Penobscot & Lake Megantic r. r. Co. are
are asking to secure. The Canadian Parlia-
ment last winter granted charter to Mon
treal parties empowering them to construct
new road OF to combine with roads already
built over some portions Of the distance, to
construct line of railway from Lake Supe-
rior to the Atlantic coast, via Lake Megantic,
Sherbrooke, Montreal, Ottawa and French
river. A remonstrance was presented, signed
by VIM. III. Brown, mayor of Bangor. and 274
others, against the amendments to the charter
of the Penobscot & Lake Megantic Co., as
prayed for.
G. F. Woodland of Bangor appeared for the
petitioners, and Judge Humphrey and T. W.
Vose for the remonstrants.
1t was contended by the remonstrants that
If such legislation is granted as is asked for the
Lake Megantic would be competing road;
that necessarily it would run within ten miles
of the Bangor & Piscataquis road for some 60
miles, and parallel road is prohibited by the
general law Counsel argued that it would
be ruin to the B. & P. road, as it would great
ly diminish its value. The B. & P. is road
in which the city of Bangor has large in
vistment, it having cost that city, less the re-
ceipts 81, ,345 900. The real object of the Lake
Megantic owners is to compel the city of BAN
gor to sell the B. & P. at ruinous sacrifice,
or one half for less than it cost. The city of
Bangor had offered to sell the B. & P to these
parties if they would take care of $5OO,0OO of
the city's per cent. bonds; in other words, if
they would pay interest and pay the bonds at
maturity. The Lake Megantic owners agreed
to do it, and the contract was all prepared, but
when it came to be executed they failed to
come to time.
The Railroad Committee also gave hearing
to parties interested in narrow gauge road
between Pennington and Augusta, Hallowell
and Gardiner. Oryille D. Baker appeared for
the petitioners. The project embraces road
nearly fifty miles in length, with a 81 foot
o"NoS' ~hN OoooiiA3, WACi ohO iOhu luiiJ cqulp-
ped, some $500,000 The matter was tabled in
order that bill might be prepared, further
hearing on which being assigned for Feb. s.
A hearing was also given to the petitioners
for narrow gauge road from Skowhegan to
Athens by the way of East Madison, distance
of II 1-3 miles according to the survey, and
costing not over $4,000. The committee will
give another hearing Feb s.
A hearing was assigned to the petitioners
for charter for read from Cape Elizabeth
to Prout's Neck, on Feb. TO-
A hearing was given before the Committee
on Fisheries to the petitioners from Brewer,
Bangor, Veazie and Eddington, for the privi.
lege of catching salmon with nets in common
with the river fishermen between Bangor and
500 feet below the dam. j. f. Robinson ap-
peared for the petition. The remonstrants
who lived in Bangor were represented by 7.
W. Vose. The committee voted unanimously
leave to withdraw.
A hearing was assigned Feb. 15, to those in
terested in the taking of mackerel on the
coast of Maine.
The Committee on Legal Affairs voted to re-
port bill for the preservation of all ballots
oaSe db ouc oopIcluDer eleCGOn, Tor one year.
1t was voted to report adversely on the bill
requiring license of tree agents who are not
residents of the State; on order requiring all
officers, except moderator, to be elected on one
ballot on bill for the prevention of cruelty to
birds.
The bill to incorporate the Lewiston Steam
Heating Company was tabled so as to perfect
it by requiring the consent of the City Council
in the laying of pipes through the streets of
that city.
A bill will be introduced tomorrow to abol-
ish town liquor agents and have the duties per-
formed by seectmen.
The Judiciary Committee consumed noarly
two hours in a hearing given to parties inter-
ested in the bill to incorporate the Square
Pond Reservoir Company. Judge Tapley and
two others appeared for certain number of
mill owners, who object to the bill, and B. T.
Chase. of Bridgton, appeared for the petition !
ers. Decision was reserved.
The Judiciary Committee gave hearing
this afternoon to DIR. Greene, of Portland, on
his bill San act for the promotion of medical
SCIENCE 1t provides for the furnishing of
subjects to the Maine Medical School for dis
section and the study of anatomy, the school