The Portland daily press., 1891-01-31
To Keep out wild Cat Concerns.

add IL he deems 1t Tor the public good he
may suspend the authority given to said as
atlons Of other states from loaning money
| upon mortgages Of real estate In this state.
| The purpose of the bill Is to keep wild eat
companies out OF Maine.
The First Of Its Kind.
Papers Of all kinds In aid Of educational
institutions have been pouring In every day
that the legislature has been In session. A
remonstrancs against anything in any way
connected with school or academy is rari-
| ty, but one has appeared. Andrew j. Reed
and 129 others of Dresden demonstrate
| against the incorporation of Bridge Acade-
my In that town. They say that the proposed
| incorporation illegally applies the towns
funds for free high school az the academy,
that that inst tuition Is not in an accessible
part of the 4own, and that the whole thing Is
a scheme to do something to which many of
the citizens are opposed
BowdoIn May Take All Gifts.
Mr.. Plummer of Brunswick presented to-
day bill which provides that all provisions
of law limiting the amount Of property
which may be taken and held, or the amount
Of income which may be received by the
president and trustees Of Bowdoin College
be repealed, and that corporation be given
power to take and hold property and receive
income for the purposes for which 1t was In
cOrpOrated, to any amount.
CommunIca atoms From the Governor
Gov. Burleigh transmit to the Legisla.
ture this morning the report Of the special
committee of the Council appointed to in
quire into the matter of the establishment of
a reformatory prison for women. They re-
port that in their judgment the establish
ant n inst ia N aYnQ6iQnf
at the present time. The committee con-
sisted of Councillors Tobias Lord, l.. f.
Bracket and w. I. Cobb.
The Governor transmitted to the Legisla-
ture the report Of the Governor and Council
in favor of cities and towns in which was
owned April A, 1887. capital stock of the Bel
fast and MOosehead Lake railroad. They
find that there is due to Belfast, Brooks,
Brownville, Burnham, Camden, Portland,
SeaIsport, Stockton, Vassalb0ro and Winter
port total of 81. $50 66. growing out of
errors in apportionrng the railroad tax for
1887.
The kew Insane Hospital.
The House, on motion of Mr.. Porter Of
Bangor, today, passed an order making the
committee on insane hospital and the com.
mittee on finance joint special committee to
consider all questions relating to the Eastern
Maine Insane Hospital at Bangor and report
by bill or otherwise.
The Law Relating to Fenc IS.
Mr.. Plummer of Brunswick, presented to-
day bill to amend section 2, chapter %, r.
S., relating to division fences by inserting
the words mot exceeding 80 acres" and the
words "and occupants of such lands exceed
ing 80 acres shall maintain fences as afore-
said" so that the section shall read:
Section 2-The occupants Of lands not exceed
In az incl ad wit
partition fences between their own aud the ad-
Joining enclosures in equal shares, and occupants
fences as Aforesaid While both I parties continue to
improve them,
The York Deeds.
A resolve in favor of completing the put
| lication of the York deeds down to the sep
aration of the counties in 176o was presented
| in the House today by Mr.. Drumuond of
| Portland. 1t provides that the work shall
be done under the direction OF the Maine
| Historical Society, the state agreeing to pnr-
chase 450 copies at So a volume.
Fish and Came Laws.
| Mr., Skolfeld Of Harpswell, presented to-
day petition from the selectmen Of that
| town asking thet the lobster law be repealed,
and others from citizens asking that the lob
ster law be amended 50 that it may be law
full to take Holsters over 10 inches in length
instead of those only over 10a inches as now
and that the close time on smelts be made to
end September 49, instead Of October l as
| now.
Some OF the Days Business.
Mr.. Ryder of Penobscot. presented today
petition Of A. Il. Lindsey and twenty
sight others, PRAYING that the laws providing
for the bounty on crows be repealed.
Senator Walton presented petitions asking
for law to authorize the governor to ap-
point commission to make hydrograhic
survey of the Kennebec river and to deter
mine II the storage system Of Moosehead lake
| can be increased.
Senator Simonton of Sagaaahoc. presented
bill providing that all appropriations made
for academies, and other institutions OF
learning be paid from the school funds.
MT. Allen Of Presque Isle, presented TO-DAY
bill to Incorporated the American Teie
graph and Telephone Company.
The Bangor Loan and Building Assocla
tion petitions that foreign loan and building
associations may be made subject to exam'h
alton by the state bank examiner.
The House has amended the Senate 0rdei
extending the time for the Introduction q
private legislation to February IA by supsti
tuting February Z.
A resolve was presented today ,approprlat
Ing $4,000 to complete the WORK OF tne 1ettys
| burg commission. r7
Mr. Drummond of Portland. presented to
day bill to amend paragraph ~. sectlon !
chapter 70, r s., relatingto lice.ses to sci
estates Of resident owners.
Mr. C0usens Of Wells presented today
bill to amend the r. s. respSsScs,ng SS sne repair
ing of dikes and dams by adding certain pro
Mr.. Hill of Augusta, dropped into the leg
islative hopper bill to incorporate the Diri
go Telegraph and Ieiepnone Company
George e. Macomber, John w. Chase, Man
ming 3. Campbell aud w. S. Choate ar
George B, Leavitt and II others Of Deer
ing. G. a. Woodbury. and ~ others Of Deer
ipg.WW Bolster and q a.ot Others s OF lewiston
Auburn. are among the remonstrant
against the repeal of the pigeon law.
MT. Dickev of Lewiston prested today
bill TO allow the New England Live Stoc
Insurance Company to do business in thi
The Kennebunk River Company wants t
amend its charter and has bill for that puI
pose before the legislature.
Mr.. Mullen of Oldtown presented today
bill to make valid the e. daeyr dodiags OF the Firs
MI. Kane of Palermo presented bill t
| make valid the doiDgs. of the officers Of tn
town of Palermo, in relation to the assessin
: | of taxes and rates OF real estate.
They want all mOu6Iu improvements up Il
Aroostook and a bill was presented toda
, to incorporate the Frontier Telephone an
Mr., Mitchell Of Kittery presented today
: | bill Amending the law allowing his town
build free bridge over Spruce Creek, ]
built over the creek and make 1t free.
Mr., Chad6Oarne sd3ids q Biddstord sbo pressnte
towns to appoint police officers and fix thel
!. compensation.
9 wants to extend its lines through the town
vf Hampden Orono, Oldtown and Veazi
and bill for that purpose was introduce
by Mr.. Adams Of Bangor
H. S. Sweetland and 2o2 others Of Sout
. Thomaston petition that counties be requi
limits.
) A New Telephone Line.
+ Mr.. Dickey Of Lewiston presented today
+ bill to Incorporate the Southern Maine Tel
!. phone and Telegraph Company. Frank v
? Dana, William DIckey. Q. l. Barker, job