The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-21
At Augusta.


The bill abolishng the school district
system WAS refused passage.
In the House. on the motion of Mr
Manley, il was voted that after next Mon
day the House meet daily at , O'Clock
Mr.. Sprague, from the committee on
legal affairs. reported ought not to pass
on the bill eXempting certain soldier,
from the payment Of poll taxes.
Mr. w. II. Looney of Portland, moved
to take up from the table the "act TO pro-
vide for the printing and distributing of
ballots at the public expense, and to reg
ulate voting for State and city elections, s."
and moved to substitute the minority for
the majority report, Mr. Looney made
an able speech In favor Of the bill and
was ably supported by Mr.. Fox Of Porter.
and Chadbourne Of Bddeford
Mcssrs. Sprague Of Dexter, Wiswell Of
Ellsworth, X )be of Gorham. lattangall
of Pembroke, Madigan OF iIoulton, aud
Hoyey of Pitt>iield made strong speeches
against the bill. The yeas aud nays being
ordered the motion TO substitute the
minority for the majority report was lost
by vote Of - h l1i and the bill was
defeated.
The committee on Mercantile affair,
and Insurance have reported the general
law governing life and accident insur
ance, and providing for admission of
assessment companies OF other states,
also bill governing fraternal relief as
sociations and requiring them to re-
port to the insurance department
gr.at c,nud ann.ar.d hafo.o a..
special committee on Removal of Capital
Thursday evening In REPRESENTATIVES
hall special train brought $50 Of the
principal men of Portland, and some 30
or 80 were in attendance from Bangor
Byron ID. Nerrll, Esq, opened the case
for Portland Hon. Lewis Barker appear
ed for Bangor, and Hon. .. d. Baker and
zen j. Manchester haynes. D. 4 BaX-
Hr u iortiahd, reaa bona duly signed
and sealed agreeing to convey lot on
western Promenade, and pay at least
slUo,Wo IN cash additional toward the
building. Fasset and Stevens architects,
submitted plans ana estimated the cost
~ u, me ou',u'ne aoose GROUND al 9'po,"oo
co." ,,at IT,. 90 .' 80 % ,h appea'uu
~ ' ,h, ny W oipDse s'e piojec.. ne
a,' u,'s .'ia p,op'e ,'a'e ho 'ai loi .nis,
ne e" .i.. .he iaoe INA. ,hcre were
sold To The hiohest bidder panyor ,,i,h
% 600 inbabitants would hid agsins,
Portland with 10 oo0 INT advised snI,
hitting the matter to the peonle ar NOV
ing in the proicct when the neonle ey.
pressed themselves in favor of it. About
| ! O'Clock the committee adjourned until
Monday evening to allow Augusta to be
heard
Resolve providing for State nensIons
far invalid soldiers sol,,jars, ,y;dnya and
orphans, dependent parents and sisters of
soldiers, came from the house passed to
be engrossed, and was passed to be en-
CROSSED under q suspension of the rules,
on motion of Mr.. Hill of Androscoggin.
The Committee nm Stat. coli.ao ~.
ported favorably on new bill in favor
of the college. An amendment recently
introduced provides that each parcel OF
money shall be spent for the purpose for
which it Is appropriated, and that the
trustees In their annual report shall give
detailed account Of all expenditures.
The Military Committee voted tn rec-
ommend an appropriation of $4,000 for
the purpose OF sending the militia to the
Inauguration centennial at New York on
April 80.
Mr.. Goodwin of Skowbepan-pre-
scented, Petition of J. IL. Dane and A.
others of Skowhegan, against the passage
of the law prohibiting the throwing Of
sawdust into the Kenpcbec River.
Mr. Allan of uercor nr.oan,od
Ra,no,stronro If /, y 49,, n0I A.
othnra of Madison oooinot anv l,,,i.',a,;,'.
in r.yard IN the tbrowino IF az. .dn., a in,,
Tho Kenneh.c River or ony ~ i,s ,r,h,
tariea '''''
N. uo.o =, p,...s.,,
pn,,,,a ,' pin, i ,se,neu' Presented
zoo e ',, ", ' nuo. Doosoh 20. ana
ito o.nc,s VI iit.sneid Pro.esting against
w.. s VI Ia" ~ o'',i'ie .he
throwing VI saWuust ihIo the henneDec
'''e' a'' i'' tributaries
Mr. GOODWIN OF Skowhegan reported
liiil an act to amend sections and of
chapter 81 OF The Revised Statutes relat-
ine 20 .ne organization Oh raliroad cor
Pora''ohs'
Friday morning, tho House indefinitely
postponed thc Dlstflct SchoOl System
., ,h H..
,,, ,hn Ga,.ar,,,n ~ nav 'ee" ''S"e"
~ M, ~ Wv. -. or
ton provides that if any territory IL or.
ganized within the territory embraced in
the limits of such town. NAV at n
meeting legally called for that purpose
by vote, assume all the outstanding lab H.
Tues Oh sncn town, ana snail have au-
thority 10 raise money by loan upon plan
M.d,aan lila. no.es nv. aut,oiaA,ns
ev mo-, .xcnndin, H., ona naa. W 'I Ia 'i,on
one per cent. on n dollar valuation with
in the limits of the corporation for or.
yaplzipp and maintaining n fire denart
ment for purchase of fire apparat us. for
supply of water for fire or other pur-
hunicipai purposes, iightlng streets side
WAITS Sewers OF hisht watch ana police
io,e1, , mt,
lation for tha h.,,or anf .mn ,'i
nrobibi,orv law were nresentad Er,dov IN w.,
Moth branches amona which go !"
NJ Ghas w., "a a,d 1o ,n Ie',cioh
rilgayoct and n p,,,,nnan IS, y,
Detroit " A'' Vi
by Mr. Andrews of Moscow-Petition
Of a. {. Dinsmore and Others of Bing-
ham.
By Mr.. Goodwin of Patti.
ton of Rev. ID. b. Holt and SO others of
Skowhegan.
BY Mr.. Allen of NATURALIZATION of +.
X. Allen and Others of Fairfield
nv Mr. Shaw of U.r,lond pat,,,an ot
I a. WinsIow and otbars Of 9, ,lhara
~ a., w. 4''""a
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