The Somerset reporter., 1889-03-07
At Augusta.

The Senate voted Tuesday, to recede
from its position on the crow bill, and
the bill was passed to be engrossed.
A resolve In favor of new Insane Hos
pital at Bangor, passed the Senate Thurs
day; also the somewhat famous tramp
bill" and resolve appropriating 800, 900
for An enlargement of the Augusta hospit-
al.
Saturday In the House on motion of Mr.
Talbot of East Machias, resolve In favor
of the State Normal School was taken
from the table. Mr. Goodwin of Skow.
hogan, spoke In favor of the resolve, and
1t was passed to be engrossed.
In the House, Moore of the railroad
committee, reported bill which provides
that the Governor appoint three railroad
commissioners for three years, one being
a lawyer who shall be chairman, one a
civil engineer, and the third experienced
in the management of railroads; and
board to have an Office with $4,000 for
expenses for procuring necessary books,
etc, and providing for the assistance of a
mechanical expert in the expert In the
examination of bridges. The Board shall
have a clerk whose compensation shall be
$1,000 year. The Commissioners salary
shall be $1,000 each.
Four members of the committee on
financial oiiars report the go, 900 resolve
in favor of the Lewiston hospital; the
four other members report that the mat
ter be referred to the next Legislature.
The bill making the first Monday In
September Labor Day. legal holiday,
was finally killed in the Senate Friday.
In the Senate Tuesday the CAPITOL
question was discussed at length Senator
Heath of kennebec and Senator Libby of
Cumberland being the principal speakers.
The question was upon substituting the
minority for the majority report In
favor of referring the question to the
next legislaturc-the minority re-
porting legislation inexpedient The
minority report was accepted by an un-
expectedly large vote, IL to Z.
The Free text book bill passed the
Senate after discussion by vote IA to ~.
This bill passed the House some DAYS
age. There was quite a lobby on this
bill, publishers of school books being
strongly opposed to the measure as it
cuts into their business considerably.
In the House the compromise bill
agreed upon between the ice men and the
lumber manufacturers on the Kennebec
was reported by Mr.. Engel In the House
and passed to be engrossed under sus-
pension of the rules. This does not ap-
ply to sawdust from circular and gang
saws but Is said to be hard measure for
parties running planners and other like
waste from lumber manufactures.
The question that attracts more atten-
ton than any other just now Ia that of
building an extension to the present Cap
itol building. The measure appears to be
gaining favor now that the Portland
scheme has failed so utterly. The esti-
mated cost is 1884 900, and more than
this amount will be received as premium
on the bonds to be issued In refunding
the State debt. The State treasurer has
already been offered 8 per cent premium
on a per cent State bond. Thus this
much needed public building could be
provided without resorting to taxation to
raise the funds.
A protracted discussion on the dentist
ry bill took place Tuesday 1t was finally
defeated.
The bill to provide for and require the
use Of safe methods In heating and light
Ing the railroad cars In Maine was passed
after some discussion.
The house also passed the hawkers and
peddlers bill. The temperance bill was
amended by striking out section 8, which
provides that the knowledge on the part
OF employees Of corporation that LIQUOR
Is transported shall be equivalent to such
knowledge on the part OF the corporation
and passed. The bill relative to the com |
pensation, duties, etc., Of the Railroad
Commissioners was also passed.
Bill m act to amend the charter for
the Maine Central Institute and bill an
act TO incorporate the Moosehcad Lake
Navigation company w ~ pa sed.
In the Senate Wednesday the bill for
protection Of sheep owners sgs' INST dogs.
he womeu's suffrage bill, aud bill amend.
ug the law ralating to action for libel
lgainst publishers we're defeated.
II the House the resolve providing for
commission to visit other states with 4
lew 70 improving our system lof taxa-
IN. paaeed. The bill 70 repeal the con.
~ lsbcr blu Of our last legislature was
'Gfsa4ed