The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-13
THE HOSPITAL RESOLVE DEFEATED.
Lewiston Does Not Fare So Well As
Did Augusta.
The Scheme For Refunding the
public Deby Recast.
A Carefully Drawn Measure Passed
In place of the Former.
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AUGUSTA. March 12.-Lewiston has failed
again to get her hospital resolve through the
House. though change Of two votes would
have helped them through. The resolve
Hlicited n hot debate. 1t failed "a yeas to 81
nays. the vote being as follows:
YEAs-Adams of Belgrade, Barker, Berry,
Bird, Bither, Burleigh, Cain, Carson, Clasnn,
Closson, Coutier, Cook; CSatls Of Perkins Dame,
French French Frees. Clifford Glover, Grindeii Of
Hallowel Hooper, Head Hin of Augusta, Hill
e Mars H MaRm mSrse MsePs Mon,0n
Purington, Ross, Shaw, sheahan, Spoiford,
sstearns, Turner. Tyler, Wakefield, Weed,
NAYs5Allen of Mercer, Andrews, Bennett,
Brooks. Burnham, Chadbourne, Chaplain, Clark
comb. Fiske, Fogg, Fox, Frank, Goodwin, Gordon,
Gowell, Green. Grlndle of NIL Desert, Hamilton
Harrington, Hawkins, Hoyey, Hutchins, ingalls,,
Merrill, Michadd, Mitchell, Moore, o'Brien,
0sgood, PattangaIl, Pendleton, Perkins, Poor,
ren:of Cas,ine, Wheeler, swhltten' Of Portland,
Wilbur, Wnter.-57.
The resolve went back to the Senate, and
they insisted on their former vote. and a
committee of conference was appointed,
consisting Of Senators Sleeper, Clark and
Simpson. But the House refused to concur
and the matter failed. The failure was no
fault Of Col. +. w. Dana, who has managed
the Lewiston case. He has twice resurrect-
ed the resolve and sent it back to the House,
where 1t finally perished by very narrow
vote.
The Refunding Law.
1t has been found necessary to wholly re-
cast the scheme for refunding the public
debt. Brokers have been here from Selig-
mans banking house in New York, and
through the investigations Of their counsel
and Attorney General Littlefeld, Mr.. Libby
and others acquainted with the financial af-
fairs of the State,it was decided that the bills
which has already passed and been approx
ed, was too loosely drawn by the finance
committee to provide for safe and successful
refunding. This prevented the opening
of bids for the bonds at
the treasury today, for the bill
already passed was both INADEQUATE and un-
constitutional. Tonight Mr.. Heath presented
in the Senate new bill to repeal the act al
ready passed and provide an entirely new
act. This new bill has been drawn by the
Attorney General, Senator Heath and Judge
Wiswell and is approved by Senator Libby
the finance committee and Gcv. Burleigh
Senator Heath read the bill, explaining it as
he read. Senator Libby said that so far as
it &provided for refunding the debt
due January 1. 1889, he approved it. A
to the question of the constitutional
ity of refunding the October
bonds municipal war loan) there was a
grave doubt there which ought to be settled
by obtaining the consent OF the people OF the
State to an amendment to the constitution
which might be submitted by the present
legislature. Thereby all trouble would be
ayerted. The refunding bill then passed the
Senate and House. The new law is much
more carefully drawn than the other, and
all questions of coIstitutionality aside, af-
fords plain and perfect process for refund
ing.
The Mackerei Bill.
The mackerel bill, which has been pend
ing in the legislature from almost the very
first Of the session, came up for a long dis
cussion in the Senate today. This is the
bill to strike the word "mackerep' out Of
that section of the revised statutes which
prohibits the seining Of mackerel, shad, etc.
in the bays. Senator Wright of Oxford dis
cussed the circumstances under which the
word ''mackerel" came into this section of
the law, contending that the word was i'm
properly put in during the revision Of 1888,
and that it was not the intention of the
Heath could not see that the word was in
improperly, aud went back over the cir
cumstances of revision to sustain his
opinion. After the lawyers had finished,
Senator Hinckley, of Georgetown, who is
the authority on fishery matters in the
more than to the influence Of any
other public man in Maine is due
the present policy Of the State in
regard to the fisheries, took the floor and be-
gan his speech against the bill. But he had
not gone far when Senator Wright an
nounced that compromise amendment to
which Mr. Hinckley had previously said he
would agree, would also be agreed to by the
friends OF the bill. This amendment does
not embody any change in the policy. OF the
State in regard to the protection Of mack
erel, but.remoyes an ambiguity which has
seriously troubled the. fishermen. The
present law -plohibits the seining of mackerel
in bay any part of which is not over three
miles wide. This ambiguous wording has
rendered doubtful the right to sein even far
out in the waters of Casco Bay and other
large bays because part thereof is less than
three miles broad. The amendment re-
moves that ambiguity by applying the pro-
hibition to those parts of bays which are
three miles or less in width from shore to
shore.
The Chartering Of Railroads.
Several years ago law was passed pre-
scribing way in which railroad corpora
tions may be organized under the general
law without Incorporation by special legis-
lative act. Within few years the custom
has grown up in the legislature Of granting
charters to companies that might as well be
organized under this general law. This
session the question Of constitutionality was
raised and four bills of incorporation for
railroad companies were referred to the
committees on judiciary and legal affairs
sitting together They examined each of
the bills and this forenoon reported that two
of them, the Mousam River Railroad and
West Branch Railroad Company, ought
not to pass as all the privileges asked could
be obtained under the general law. Two
other charters, the SB0whegan and Nor
ridgewock Railroad and Mexico and Rangely
Railroad Company bills were favOrably re-
ported, as in these privileges not obtainable
under the general law were asked. The
Mousam River Railroad bill was then amend
ed by Senator Lord so that it would stand
on the same basis as the charters reported
favorably and the bill SO amended passed.
Senator Ryder also did the same for the
West Branch Railroad bill.
Senator sreeman's Labor Bill.
Senator Freeman's bill relating to the en-
ployment of labor was called up In the Sen.
ate this forenoon by Senator Heath on its
passage to be enacted. The bill was as fol
lows:
Whoever by threats. intimidation or force
alone or in combination with others, prevents o.
attempts to prevent any person from entering
into or continuing in the employment OF any per
son, firm or corporation, shall be punished by
Imprisonment not more than two years, or by fins
not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Senator Heath moved to strike the words
''or attempts to prevent" out and the Senate
so voted.
Last of the Dog Bill.
The dog bin came into the Senate thi:
forenoon from the second committee Of con
ference. That committee could not agree
| Senator Walton, of Somerset, tried IN hav,
| the Senate recede and agree with the Hons,
| in passing the bill. The Senate refnsad
| Then Mr. Walton tried to get another con
| ference committee, hut the Senate refused
| This kills the dog bill finally.
The Game.
The amendments to the fish and game lav
which are known as the "game blp' anf
| related to hunting moose, deer and carIhop
| including the restoration of the mojetv avs
| tenn to wardens, Is probably defeated. tbe
| House and Senate disagreeing on it TODAY.
Final Adjournment. r,ys.
Final adjournment will come tomorrow
| "wednesday noon.
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