Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-26
Notes

The Committee OH Towns considered the
petition OF the inhabitants of Crotch Island
for the epaga alton Of two school districts from
the tosn OF Cumberland and their annexa
ton to the tosn of Portland Hon. Thomas
fash appeared for the petitioners and stated
that the Inhabitants of both towns were 10
favor of the division. All of the inhabitants
OF The island signed the the petition. It vas
voted 10 report favorsoly Oh the petition.
Mr.. Bilher of Bancroft Plantation APP
peared for the petitioner. for this ineorpora-
ton Of naw town nnier the name of Baa-
croft 1t voted TO report IN favor OF q
bill
II W. voted to report a bill in favor of
changing the name of the town OF Stockton
TO stocaton Springs.
Before the Committee on Finsncisi At
fairs N. 2. Frank, Col. osgo)d. Looney
and thadbouTne OF the House, Drs. Adams
and Meserve and Others, appeared in favor
of an Appropriation Of 5000 ana ually for the
next two years for the Maine Eye and Ear
Infrmaty at Portland. DR.. j. W. Spauldiug
of Portland male vigorous speech against
the appropriation. claiming that the III thu
lion was improperly conducted, and that is
free maintenance vas serious injury to
the physicians of Portland. II was voted to
recomm, nd the appropriation.
With the exception of MIR. O'Brien OF
Thomaston the committee were opposed to
increasing the pay of Legislators to $500.
They will consider the matter a week from
Friday.
The petitions for the reduction of the val
uation of Chesterville and Greenvale planta-
ton. WAS referred TO the valuation commit
tee of 1880.
A gentleman in the Adjutant Generals
Office discovered yesterday that marking ink
in common with some other liquids, is sub,
ject TO fermentation. On drawing the cork
from bottle of the fluid, its entire contents
were thrown with some force against the
ceiling, sadly disfguring the plaster and car
pet and treating two or three Legislators to
an impromptu shower bath.
The Committee on Education voted to re-
port in favor of the bill abolishing the school
district system.
Mr.. G. o. Philbrook of the Castine Nor
NAL School, appeared and asked for spec.
ial appropriation for building an addition to
the new building for use as a model school.
The petitioners for an institution for the
education of the deaf nd dumb and the Pc
titioners for the discrimination Of the visits
OF the Governor and Council to the asylum
at Hartford were given leave to withdraw.
Major +. Roweii of Hsliowell appeared n
behalf OF the Industrial School for Girls, for
which he requested an appropriation Of 81.
900 annually for the next two years. The
matter was tabled and the CO mitlee decided
to visit the institution at an early date.
The petition of tine town of Meddy bemps
for an Appropriation of S37 so 10 make up a
deficit in the school money caused by the re-
turn of the wrong number of scholars, was
referred to a subcommittee to draw up a re-
solve.
MAJ or Wakefield of Bath has a new idea
IN regard to the pay OF members of the legis-
lture. He thinks that the pay should be
81 per day during the first sixty days of the
ssIOn and 50 for every day thereafter.
fhl. would tend to make the sessions short
and give the me mbers an adequate compen-
satlon for their services.
The Augusta House assemblies will begin
Monday evening and continue during the
session. They will be four in number.
There was large number of visitors at
the State House yesterday, among them be-
ing many ladies'. The work of the session
is nov well under way and is being rapidly
pushed. The work Of the committees is be-
coming more animated as the number of i'm
p1rtant hearings increases.
ne lleistSHtt VI tUe uptn tHe
passage of the stamp order Yesterday, and
the appointment of a committee of confer
ence. caused considerable amusement. The
friends OF the order are evidently deter
mined to 10 everything possible to secure its
passage.
The large plan of the Penobscot river from
the Bangor Water Works to Veazie Dam
was one of the ornaments Oh the wall #
Committee Room No. & Yesterday. Il Was
"t considerable Importance III the cousidera-
ton OF tbs question OF granting charter for
the enlarging of the boom capacity of the
Bangor Boom Company which sas before
the Committee on Interior Waters.
The Judiciary Committee reconsdered
bill 50 foe the extension of a boom on Moose
river in order to give certain OF the Coburn
heirs v ho are oppo ed 10 its passage chance
to be heard. The date of the hearing was
set at Feb. 1th.
4 number Of Prane's famous War Pictures
now adorn the walls OF the Adjutsnt Generals
Office and attract a large number of spec
tators. General Sprague has had them neatly
framed. and they form most attractive AL
ditlon 20 his office.