Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

sbases nov eIisting from the di. honest mi
nipalat.on of the check lists in our cities an
larger towns and to enable citizen TO hav
one of his highest rights heard aud deter
mined BY competent tribunal. This bi
WAS very generally com nended, and ui
probably become lAw.
The committee on the Reform School sx
pect To visit that institution next W ednes.ia,
The bill Introduced by Representative
Wing, Of Manchester, and enrtled Ian &C
10 establish the MaIne rvformAtory lnstitu
ton for women" provides thai the premises
location and purchase of the proposed in
stirution shall be determined by The Cover
nor and Counc,l. The supervision aud gov
erament Of the institution is 10 be vested il
q board Of managers consisting Of women
appointed b., the governor with the ai,ie'
And consent of the Council. Members y
this Board are TO receive no compensation
except travelling expenses The institution
is to be exclusively for women
who are gathered in from the S,a,e prisoi
And various county jails and houses OF cor
rection upon the order to serve out thei
sentences, unless said sentences be less thai
three months or more than ten years, Al
those insane or afflicted with ineurable Ill
ness are 10 be excluded. After the estab
lisnment of this institution, all sentences ol
fe male, shall be thereto, unless they are fol
for longer or shorter per,od than included
in the lmits above given.
Colonel wilies term Of Office as railroad
commissioner expires shortly. There ar,
reported to be several candidates for the Ap
pointment besides Colonel Wildes.
A bill which NAV attract considerable At
tenuou is that introduced by Mr.. Usgood OF
Hartford. II is said To be identical with til,
Iowa Law. Ii is entitled An act to preven
the blscklisdng of discharged employs
by attempting by word or writing of any
kind, to prevent them from obtaining en-
plJyment elseShere. This act does not
however. prohi Dit any person or agent oi
any company or corporation from Informing
IN writing any other person, company ..
nent of the reason for such discharge, Al,
person violating the provision of this bill L.
To be made liable 10 line not excredint
e5UO or |, IS than 500. Section second vi
this bill provides that If any rail sAy com
psny or any other company or partnership ol
corp ration in th State shall authorize OF
allow any of its agents to blacklist any die
charged employe or attempt by word OF
writing or any o her means whatever TO pre-
vent such discharged employe or any EN-
ploye who may have voluntarily left said
company's service, fr,m obtaining employ
ment with any other ps rson or company e1-
cept Ne provided for in section one hereof
such company or copartnership shall be liza
BILE in treble damages to such employe 81
prevented from obtaining employ ment, to b,
recovered by him in civil action.
The Governor submitted to the Legislature
yesterday Il report from the committee ap.
pointed to investigate the condition of tn,
settlers in Madawaska. A liberal abstract oi
this report was published in our column,
sJme time ago.
The bill introduced Thursday by Mr.. Cor
don Of st. George, is calculated to make il
compulsory for firms and indiv viduals employ
ing men to pay them fortnightly, the same Al
corporations are now obliged to do. Corpo
rations now pay fortnightly or lay ,hemselve'
liable to suffer fine; but firms, though en-
Joined no to pay, may or may rot as the,
choose, as no penalty applies to them accord
this measure is asked for by the Knights o.
Labor organization.
1t is probable that the valuation commits
sion will be composed of sixteen memb ,rs
one from each county, although there arr
those who would prefer 4 standing commits
sion of three members like that of Massa
standing commission much fairer equal
zation of valuations is secured and any at
tempt by towns or cities to escape the pay
ment of their just share of the State Ia.
proves unsuccessful as the commissioner
constant, have an eye to any changes il
progress.
Whether or not new Insane Hospital b.
established in some other Maine CITY, it i
very evident that some immediate action i
necessary to relieve the present crowded con
diti,n of the Asylum IN this city. 1t i
thought that it would require four years l.
provide new plant and with the hospital II
It's present overcrOwded condition and the in
crease in the number of insane, somethir
must be done and that at once. Superiu
tendent Ssnborn thir Ks that it is feasible t
ton BY building additions and cites sewers
instances where large numbers of patient
are under one management, notably at tb
Willard Asy lum in New York where tber
are 1900 inmates. and at Middletown, Conn
with an insane asylum containing 1900 pa
tients He thinks two plain wings can b
'uiit AZ huku-td at tO't VI bot o'tf 7Dp
900 apiece, with capacity of 70 patien,
zach.
The game laws of the State are said I
form legal labyr nth exceedingly diffieu
10 thread. Important changes in the La
are contemplated and, if when they ar
offered to the House, they do not appear I
decidedly simplify things, Mr.. Barker wi
move to have a commission of FIVE good me
appointed by the Governor to sift the Law
and present to the next Legislature a cod
~hich somebody can understand.
The suggestion of Ex-Governor Robi'
that an excursion be planned of such men
bers Of the two houses as wish to attend III
| Inauguration Of President Harrison and
journey be made to Washington on tn,
| occasion, is a popular one and may materia
ize into very pleasant occa.ion-if tn
-es-ion is short enough.
| Considerable opposition developed yeste
lay to the plan to divide the committee O
fisheries and game. 1t nov appear. doub
full If this proposition is adopted.
A bill to restore the moiety system,
recommended in the Governors mes.ag
has been drawn. 1; will also en,itle the OF
GERS making the arrest 10 one half ofall fms