The Portland daily press., 1889-02-12
SOLID BANGOR MEN WILL Be THERE
70 see What Portland VIII Offer for
the Capital.
They viii Then Present a Bid for the
Penobscot City:
Yesterdays DoIngs Of the Law
makers at Augusta.
rspecial 10 the Press.

Especial 10 the PreSS.l
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-THE action of the
Bangor meeting in regard to the removal of
the capital is noted here with interest The
Bangor men here say the men who are COM
ing over to the hearing Thursday night are
Bangor solidest SAID President Henry
Lord of the Senate. today: There are
among them four ex-mayors, two ex-speak-
ers Of the House, an ex-Congressman. an ex-
Governor and other prominent men. Some
Of our wealthiest men are of the number
They are coming over to see what sort of an
offer Portland will make and then they will
make one for Bangor"
Minot and Poland.
Before the committee on towns today there
was a hearing on the petition of Mr.. Il. T.
BROWN and 81 others for the setting off of
portion of the town of Poland onto the town
of Minet. S. l.. Littlefeld of Poland, ap-
peared for the petitioners, and Judge Saw
age, Judge SSmonds and Charles S. Cook,
ESD. fer the town of Poland and remon-
strants. Virgil P. Waterhouse, Whitney
Frank. E. P. Kicker and j. I. Chapman testi-
fed on behalf Of the town of Poland to re-
monstrate. The desire for division grows
Oub VI uioodtlSldCtlUu VI u lew VI lilo ptUplc
at Minot Corner with the town Of Poland
because Of doing away with their school dis
tricts, under the statutes allowing any town
to abolish its districts. Minot Corner is
partly in Minot and pastly in Poland, and
Its school district was union district. part
" In one town and partly In the other.
When Poland abolished her district system
it interfefed with the school system OF Minot
Corner. They seek to restore the old status
BY having the. Poland part annexed to
f,nf Mtnnf xunc ,of a
lage thus troubled by the abolition OF the
school districts. Mechanic Falls was situa-
ted In a precisely similar way; part OF the
village being in Minot and part In Poland.
Now Mechanic Falls comes forward and
asks q village charter, among the provisions
of which is one that would virtually restore
the old status of affairs in regard to schools.
To this Poland objects, as do the great ma
Poland side. But the inhabitants of the
Mnot side of the village want incorporation.
The hearing on this branch of the question
will.be before the legal affairs committee
Thursday afternoon. Charles 5. Cook, Esq,
Of Portland will open the case for the town
Of Poland and the remonstrants, and Judge
Symonds will close. Judge Savage also Will
appear for the town of Poland. For the pc
tltioners it Is understood that Weston 4.
Thompson. ESQ.,, of Brunswick, will app
pear.
Senator Rand of Oxford, presented bill
to-day to make an important change in the
State pension law. As the law now stands
the State pays pension after soldiers
death to the widow during her widowhood,
orphan children under IL years of age, or
phan children over II years Of age. who are
partially or totally disabled, or the depend
ant parent or sister. Mr.. Rand's bill would
also include dependant child of any age.
"There is no reason;' says Mr.. Rand, 'that
il soldiers sister draws a pension, SOL
dier's dependant child should not also. Ilknow
a case in point, Of cripple girl, the child OF
a soldier, who had to go upon the town after
she became 81 years of age, though one OF
her fathers sisters would have been pen
stoned. 1t is just bill and should become a
law"
An Antitrust Bill.
Mr.. Talbot, of East Machias, introduced
in the House today bill which is the Ohio
bill against trusts. 1t makes it unlawful for
any association Of persons or corporations
to form any trust or enter into any combina-
tion in the production OF any aaticle in gen
eral use among the people.
Green Houses, Iron FoundrIes and
Other Luxuries.
Senator Rand presented today the State
College budget. 1t includes $4,000 to pay the
debt on that tuberculosis herd of cattle;
$4,000 to restock the farm with another herd;
$1,000 to supply the college with water; ST.
600 for the construction of a green house;
$1,000 for a foundry. and iron-working
machinery; $1,000 for the library, and other
items enough to bring the total up to $780,
000
The Legislators Pay.
Mr.. O'Brien, of Thomaston, means to try
on the floor of the House the project of rails
ing the pay of the members. Alone of the
financial committee, he will report bill to
give each legislator "a day for the first six
ty days and So a day for the remainder Of
the session. This bill is not intended of
course to apply to the present legislature.
The Ballot Reform Bill.
In the House today Mr.. Looney called up
the ballot reform bill, and had next Thurs
day assigned for the debate on it.
Notes.
Mr.. Warren OF Castine presents bill in
relation to the visiting committee Of the Re-
form School, one of the features of which is
to substitute "may" instead of ''shalp' in
the law directing the Governor to appoint
woman 20 be associated with the councillors
committee.
The "crow bill' came into the Senate and
came near going through under suspension
of the rules. But Senator Heath stopped it,
and it will have to stand some fire.
Senator H0lbr0ok, of Washington county,
presents an order directing the committee on
fisheries and game to inquire into the expe-
diency of requiring Canadian sportsmen to
procure an annual license before bunting or
fishing In this State.
Mr.. Peakes of Dover presented today the
following order: 'Ordered, that the COM
mittee on legal affairs be directed to inquire
into the expediency of providing for the tax
alton of the assets and property of insurance
companies, and report by bill or otherwise
what further legislation Is necessary to Sc
cure uniform legislation"
Mr.. Wakefield presented today the bill to
incorporate the Sagadahoc club of Bath.
The finance committee report that they
find General Beals bond as State Treasurer
'all right"
Mr.. Turner of Somerville, presents bill
to legalize and make valid the doings of the
town officers of Somerville in the assessment
Of taxes for the years 1877 to 1888.
The petition of the boys of the Portland
Fraternity for reserve military company
was presented to the Adjutant General by
Col. Harrington today. 1t will probably re-
ceive favorable consideration. The petition
was a notable one, containing the names of
go of the leading men Of Portland.
Mr.. Curtis of Paris presents the remon-
STRANGE of j. w. Willis and 80 others against
incorporating the village Of West Paris.
The dental registration bill will be debated
tomorrow in the House.
Mr.. Cloutier of Lewiston, presents an Or
der directing the Governor to appoint two
delegates to represent Maine at the Paris Ex-
position In June, 1889.
The bill to incorporate the South Portland
Land and Improvement Company is back to
the judiciary committee. Mr.. Tilton of Cape
Elizabeth, wanted amendments added so
that the town of Cape Elizabeth shall have
voice as to the construction and
location of the bridge contemp-
lated In the bill, and so the bill goes
back to the committee. Mr.. Chaplain also
wants a provision so that in any case the
county can not be called on to support the
bridge.
WRECK IN THE BREAKERS.
Loss Of the Esme Castle on Half