The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-15
FROM AUGUSTA.
A Busy Session of the Legislature.
Several Matters introduced Of Interest
to Portland People.
Bill for Establishment OF an Ex
perimental Station.
Other Matters of More or Less Interest.
Special 10 the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Jan. IL.
The bill introduced by Senator Cutler toda
requires voters at elections to audbly announces
their names before casting ballot, in order
that the presiding officer may identify the vot-
er II presiding officers do not comply with
the provisions of the bill penalty ia imposed
1t defines municipal officers to include board
OF aldermen, selectmen, and assessors of plal-
tations.
The report of the Governor and Council on
the enlargement of the State House, was trans
mitted to the Legislature and referred to the
committee on public buildings.
The petition from S. G. Strout and other
members of the Cumberland Bar, relating to
enlarging the powers OF Portland constables,
wants authority given them to serve writs with
the ad damnum at $500, instead OF 500, the
present limit; also to have their bonds placed
at 81. 900.
bill will be introduced tomorrow to amend
the charter of the International Railway so as
to change the location of the road. This iu-
wolves the bridging of Moosehead Lake. The
bill will be referred to the railroad com mmittee,
and hearing will take place at an early day.
George G. Yeaton of South Berwick and Will
son & Woodward Of Bangor, will appear for
the petitioners A. M. Robinson of Dover, will
probably appear for the remonstrants. There
is likely to be spirited fight over ths project.
After adjournment today most OF the lead
ing committees met and organized.
A. A. Strout Of Portland, attorney of the
Grand Trunk Railway, will cause to be intre-
duced into the Legislature bill providing for
relieving that road from taxation. The claim
will be made that the present Grand Trunk ia
the successor of the old Atlantic s. St. Law
renee railroad whose charter exempted it from
tsxation.
The joint temperance committee contains
two prominent lawyers in the House. The
committee as constituted is believed to bs an
. improvements over the same committee OF two
winters ago.
Col. Case and Mr.. Littlefeld of Rockland.
together with Clarence Hale of Portland, ap-
peared in their seats today. Mr.. Hale intro
duced several important bills for legislation.
The proposed enlargement of the State
House is attracting consider able attention The
committee on public buildings, which has the
matter in hand, will give hearings at an early
day. The estimated cost OF the enlargement ia
set at 100000.
There will be petition shortly presented,
having in view the removal of the county
buildings in Oxford county from Paris Hill to
South Paris. The measure will meet with
most decided opposition.
Nothing definite is learned as to who will bs
the late Gov. Coburn's successor as one of the
directors OF the Maine Central. Frank A.
Wilson OF Bangor is prominently named for
the vacancy. Mr.. Wilson is one of the best bus
mess lawyers in the State, and there is a feel
ing in the eastern section that it should be rep
resented oR the board
IA. Gilbert, Secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture, with Prof Balentine and other
we'll known agriculturists, have been in con-
sultation this evening with view of preparing
bill for establishing an experimental station
for the examination of fertilizers and carrying
on experimental work in practical agriculture.
The bill will be introduced in the Legislature
in the course of q week. It will provide for a
boald of five managers to be appointed by the
Governor, who will sct in connection with the
State Agricultural College. 5000 are to be
appropriated annually by the State. $50 license
fees for the sale of fertilizers will be- exacted
from manufacturers. Penalties will be pro-
vided for for violations.