The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
Tne Australian Ballot.


the Australian Ballot.
You can get any opinion you want on the
Australian ballot and the Clason bill. Yes.
| terday's hearing has been subject of gen.
eral talk here today, and predictions as to
| the fate of the Clason bill are heard on ev.
ery side. The predictions depend largely on
| the opip ions of those making them. The
friends of the bill expect its passage and its
opponents claim that It will be defeated.
MIR. Clason is not alarmed and confidently
expects victory Thsre %I is general agree
close vote. whichever way it turns.
Aid for Railroads.
Now 1t is aid from the county of Washing
ton which is asked for railroad. A bill was
introduced In the House today to authorize
that county to lend Its credit to the exten-
sion Of the Shore line road. The scheme is
for the county to guarantee the interest at 8
per cent on an amount not to exceed So, 600, :
900.
Yesterday, in the House. Mr.. Porter pre-
sented Dill for the incorporation OF anoth-
or railroad line into the garden Of Maine.
This is the. Penobscot and Aroostook, and
the scheme Is backed by Bangor men, who
are seeking to find way to make the
Bangor and Piscataquis road a
dian Pacific and Maine Central reading
all around 1t for business, the Bangor road
at present Is in hard sleding, but If 1t could
be made the outlet for the Aroostook coun-
try, Its friends hope 1t would do something.
They have mapped out a line which cuts into
territory mentioned In the bill to incorporate
Hon. A. A. Bureigh's TOAD, the one to which
the county Is to be asked to lend its aid,
provided the legislature will permit 1t so to
do. The Bangor men hope to reach an ami
Afnr. diF.nr fhn sNf
the other line by which the routes of the
two lines will be so arranged as not to coL-
flict.
To Abolish the Common Council.
Mr.. Haines of Kennebec, in the Senate to-
day. presented bill to abolish the common
council of the city of Waterville. Mr..
Haines says that the change is desired by
Republicans and Democrats alike.
Senate Proceedings.
Mr.. Haines of Kennebec presented petition
of George Foss and 235 other employees of the
Maine Central Railroad, for an amendment
to provide for fortnightly payment for rail-
road employees.
On motion of Mr.. Powers of Aroostook, an
order was passed ordering a yea and nay
vote on all appropriation bills.
In the House.
Petitions in favor of the Australian ballot
continue to come in. Today Mr.. Hill pre-
seuted paper of this sort signed by F. w.
Plaisted and LAT others Of Augusta.
Mr.. Clason of Gardiner today presented a
resolve appropriating S2,438.91 to cover de-
hclencies in the appropriations for ehese
schools.
Mr.. Mitchell of Kittery presented today re-
monstrances against authorizing the county
commissioners Of York county to locate a
bridge in Ktttery, signed by Samuel Dixon
and 20 others of Eliot petition In favor.
The petition of E. S. Libby and others of
Scarboro for law to legalize dOings of that
town was received today.
Mr.. Payson of Portland oday presented
bill to incorporate the Standish Water Com
pany. Tobias Lord, Edward Harding, ii r.
Millett. Stephen Hlnkley: Geo. F. West,
Cummings are named as corporators. The
purpose OF the corporation Is to supply the
towns OF Standish and GOrham with water
from SebagO Lake. The capital stock is
fixed at 100000. with power to increase to
81, ,000.0
Mr.. Drummond of Portland today present
ed a bull to authorize the directors of the
Maine Mutual Accident Association to main
tain guarantee capital which shall at no
time exceed $4,000
MI Eastman OF tryeourg presented To-Day
resolve appropriatiDg $500 annually for 10
years for Fryeburg Academy.
The following orders were passed.
That the Senate concurring that the time for
the acceptance of petitions and bills for private
and special legislation be extended TO Monday,
Feb 8, 1891.
BY M. Tilton of Cape Elizabeth that the State
treasurer be instructed to pay to the secretary of
tne state pension committee the sum of S77.60.
being 10 full for expenses of committee on visit
to that Institution.
BY Mr.. Porter ef Bangor that the committee on
laws of 1889 relating to nronertv exempt from
taxation and report Of any further legislation Is
necessary to present col eges, theological semin-
acquiring or holding real estate which shall be
exempt from taxation.