Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-12
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W THE COMM TEES.
EDUCATION,
:, me venerable Eli Jones of China 49,.
CO. Sne committee and asked aid 70, oaL
thu, nnio einary at Vassalboro He feared
cont;rna 1ne schooi was aided it would mot
in fsx"s Dr: spaulding of Portland smoke
shape OF an appropriation for the E;naa ~ .ne
Yen ochool for the Blind at Boston g"a
gonn L. Stevens Of Augusta, Judoa a u
DaKer OF Hallowell, DIR. Allen of N
anu MAJ +. Rowell of Hallowell wore $50,
s w.. cohmittee asking for further annronr;.
Girls. i''u''riai school for
90 o oeeu 10 reconsider the vote appropriatino
So,oVo ior furnishing the new BUILDING .nS
ecohimend an appropriation of S. 900 for
uns"ihg tne structure. $4,000 for rnrn;p,
.ne school in 1885 and $4,000 in 1896 nro'
wong the new building is completed Sana-
tor otubbs was before the committee and 80
cated a uniformity of text books ,hrouohou,
Tue state and that the books be published bv
tue state. Tabled Voted Legislation nav.
peulent IN regard to the Kindergarten school
LOT the bind. The committee will recon.
memo an annuel appropriation of $500 for
TWO years IN aid of Oak Grove Seminary.
RAILROADS.
nearing was had On the petition for
railroad from Pennington to African .,d
Jackmantown. +. r. Luce, E.o of New
vineyard, appeared for the petitioner. and
.. D. farlln of No. Arson, in opposit;on
several witnesses were examined. among
them being Senator Stubbs nf Franklin.
Tue bills to incorporate the Dirigo Tele-
EetapH TO-, Maine telegraph and Telephone
Co. White Mountain Telegraph Co, were
rei.fred to subcommittee to report The
Petition OF the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co., for rights within the State,
was also sent to a subcommittee. Voted
ought to pass on the petition for horse rail
road between Biddeford and Saco. The
harrington railroad petition was referred IN
subcommittee Voted ought to pass on
the petition to extend and amend the charter
OF the Boothbay Railroad; same on the me-
tition OF the Bangor & Katahdin Iron Works
Railway for permission to extend its road.
JUDICIARY.
There was a lively hearing in Representa-.
tives Hall on the medical registration bill.
Drs. o. A. dorr and f. H. Hill, Lewiston:
DIR. Cakes, Auburn; DIR. W z. Giddings.
Gardiner, and DIR. J. 0. Webster, Augusta,
spoke at considerable length in its favor, the
chief argument in its favor being that it
would protect the public against quacks
Judge Wing, Auburn; DR.. T. j. Batchelder,
electric, Machias Joshua Nye, Augusta and
John +. Lynch Esq, Machias. opposed it.
The bill was characterized by the opposition
as scheme of the alapathic physicians to
control the medical practice of the State No
action was taken
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND Insurance
The proposition to admit foreign surety
companies 10 do business in the State was
considered Messrs. Orvlle ID. Baker, ESQ,
| and l.. G.. Cornish advocated the measure
| Prentiss Loring, Esq, of Portland, also
favored 1t. Permission was given to report
the bill in new draft. The bill to incorpo-
rate the Provident Aid Society, to do a
mutual life insurance business, was advocated
by Mr., Frederick Fox and Mr.. Everett Smith
of Portland, and Mr.. Kicker of Lewiston.
Ex-Attorney General H. b. Cleaves opposed
it. Tabled. Voted in favor of taxing life
| insurance companies.
WAYS AND BRIDGES.
A hearing was held on the petition to allow
the county of York to bridge Ogunquit River
Judge Hobbs Of No. Berwick appeared in
favor N. & II. B. Cleaves for the town of
Wells held that the notice was insufficient,
and the committee referred the matter to the
leave t. withL;s. on the petition to build a
road through the town Of Ripley.
On STATE LANDS AND STATE ROADS.
Voted an appropriation of $1,000 for a
bridge at Fit. Kent; leave to withdraw on the
petition of Jonas s. Clifford and others to
organize a plantation of part of township
r 3 Aroostook county; voted to recommend
an appropriation OF 5000 to build bridge in
In plantation Aropstnpk
tain conditions being imposed.
PENSIONS.
Voted to recommend a pension of IS a
month for Alvra II. Libby of Lewiston, who
lost three fingers of the RIG ht hand while fir
ing a salute on the muster ground in 1888;
to give Benjamin Smith of Appleton, injured
, in the AroostoOk war, pension of 81
month; leave to withdraw on the petition of
NJ. A. Cullman for a pension.
Towns.
The petition of VIM Dickey for organizing
a township into the plantation of Alagash
was given hearing. Voted to report bill
in new draft. Voted leave to withdraw on
the petition to add portion of st Adams to
Hartland; same Hebron to Paris same on
petition for division of Highland Planta-
ton.
TEMPERANCE.
The committee held meeting last evening
and had long talk. Judge c. W. Goddard
of Portland, gave his ideas. He did not be-
leve that a change intlicting severer penal
ties was wise at the present time, and recon-
mend that contraband liquors should not be
smiled. but turned over to liquor agents or
other authorities.
REFORM SCHOOL.
Voted to recommend an appropriation of
So7 600 for 1885 and SlS 900 for 1886. Seven
thousand dollars of the former sum is to be
expended for water works, $4,000 tor re-
pairs and 50 900 for new boiler. Voted
against the family plan
BANKS AND BANKING
Voted ought to pass on an act to incorpor-
ate the Peoples Trust Co. at Pennington
Same on bill allowing banks to invest IN
water bonds of towns of not less than 4, 800
inhabitants.
INTERIOR WATERS.
Judpe Savage of Lewistan, spoke IN favor
of granting additional rights to the Union
Water Power Co, of Lewiston, and John
Cotton, ESQ. for the respondents.
REVISED STATUTES.
Judoe C. w. Goddard stated to the com
ba 4 sired in the Statutes.