The Portland daily press., 1889-02-06
Signed by the Governor.

toxieaung liquors TO prisoners.
An act to amend sec. of chap. 28 of the pub
lie laws of 1887, relating to the Jurisdiction OF
the Municipal Court of the city of Portland.
An act to repeal sec. 13, chap. 133 Of the pub,
lie laws of 1887 relating to the classification and
labor of prisoners in State prison.
An act TO prevent cruelty to children.
An act to amend sec 81. Of chap. 80, of the r.
s., relating to the record of stations.
An act TO amend sec. 81, chap. 10, of the r. s.,
relating to the discharge of insolvent debtors.
PRIVATE AND SPECIAL ACTS.
An act to set off part of the town of Veazie
and annex the same to the city of Bangor.
An act to amend sections and of The Private
and Special Laws of 887, chartering the Name
& New Brunswick Insurance Company.
An act TO authorize the knlckerbocker Steam
TOwage Company TO increase its capital stock.
An act TO incorporate the Maine Trust and
Banking Company.
An act additional to and amendatory of an act
entitled can act to incorporate the Northern
Maine Railroad Company
An act to legalize the doings of Cyr Plantation,
An act to provide in part for the expenditures
An AM All 10 amend an act entitled "An act to in
corporate the Winterport Ferry Company"
An act to incorporate the Brunswick Electric
Railroad Company.
An act authorizing the construction of bridge
over the tide waters of Cape Neddick river in the
town of York.
An act additional in relation to the Rumford
Falls and Buckfield Railroad Company.
An act to amend section of chapter 16 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1887, Incorporating
An act TO incorporate the Commercial Union
Telegraph Company of Maine.
An act to make valid the dOings of the town Of
Embden.
The Washington Centennial.
Following is the committee appointed by
the Governor to join the committee of the
House and Senate to attend the celebration
of the Inauguration of Washington.
bon. John A: Peters, Hon. Payson Tucker,
Hon. Selden Connor, Hon. Lewis Barker,
Hon. Artemus Libby, Hon. Charles f. Libby,
Hon. Arthur sewall, Hon. Frederick Robie.
All of these with the exception Of ex-Gov.
Robie were appointed by Gov. Marble. Gov
add several more.
Hawkers and PedIars.
The legal affairs committee have bill be-
fore them drawn up by subcommittee com
posed of Senator Ryder and Representative
Sprague, which is intended to confne the
business of hawkingl and peddling to citi-
zens of the United States, and also to limit
the operations of that class. Under the bill
he who would become hawker and pedla
must FIRST get certificate from the select
med of the town or the mayor of the city of
his residence that he is an American citizen.
This certificate he would take to the secreta-
ry of state who would issue to him a license
designating the towns or cities in which he
desires to hawk and peddle. To the secre-
tary Of state he pays dollar. Then he goes
to the cities OF towns in which he has
just been licensed to operate and
there pays to the treasurer license fee of
not less than SO, nor over $40. There is also
provision that the Secretary of State may
ID Of FAxs0 rsok1 1lIx
ing anywhere in the State. This bill is now
before the legal affairs committee.
The MackereI Law.
Mr.. Fogg of Portland presented the remon-
STRANGE of A. l.. johnson and 70 others
against a repeal of the seining laws relating
70 mackerel. On the other hand Mr.. Whit
te3 of Portland has very strong petition
from 10S of the leading men engaged in the
fishing industry in Portland, asking for the
striking out of the word "mackerel' from
from the statutes. In the Senate on the
other hand there is very strong
petition from Boothbay in favor of the same
legislation. Mr.. Wentworth of Kittery pre-
sented on the other hand the remOnstrance
OF Jesse E. Frisbee and SO others of Kittery
against any change in the law.
The Boothbay Debate.
The Boothbay debate today will undoubt-
edly be one Of the greatest field days of the
session. There are able takers on both
sides. On the side of those who want diyls-
ion are said to be men like Wakefield. Wis
well, Barker and others. who are good de
baters. On the side of the old town are
Representative Stearns, ex-Gov. Robie, Rep
resentatives Pattangall, Eels, Manley and
others. Representative Tllton will, very
likely, open the debate for the diyisionists.
The Ballot Reform Bill.
The support of the ballot reform bill still
continues to manifest itself. Mr.. Fox of
Porter, presented the petition of w. II. New
begin and others of. Kezar Falls, asking the
legislature to pass the Australian bill. On
the floor of the House the measure is decid-
ly stronger than few weeks ago and II
gains strength as II Is understood more
thoroughly.
Baker and Cornish have been retained Inv
the lobster carriers to present their case al
tomorrow's hearing.
The forestry bill was considered hv the
agricultural committee today.
Before the interior waters committee this
afternoon Baker & Cornish appeared for FIJI
b. Bean and ID. X. Hastings of Fryeburg for
the remonstrants in the case where Mr.. Bean
petitions for a charter to build and maintain
dam and mill ON Shepard river in Oxford
county.
The legal affairs committee have voted
not TO appropriate anything for the State
library.
Tomorrow morning at II o'clock was as
signed for the debate on the cigarette bill.
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