The Portland daily press., 1891-01-14

| gin, on the part of the Senate Messrs Snow z,
Brewer; Ross OF Cumberland, Gilmore Of George
town, Howes OF Palmyra, could Of KenduskesS
Kane o. Palermo, Leighton Of Prescott. on the
Fisheries and Game-Messrs. Libby of Andres.
coggin, wilber of Franklin, Swanton OF Sasada-
| hoe, on the part of the Senate. Messrs Tonss ~
Brooksvle, Parker of Belfast. Kelley of Boom.
bay, Rand of Greenwood, Wyman of Sebec Wehh
Of Deer Isle, Hunt Of Rebbnston, on the Dart ~
/ the House. ' Va
Counties-Messrs Smith Of Lincoln. Mora os
Of the senate Messrs Coolidge Of II La9dRas s Raet
| Hiscock OF Wilton, Gilmore OF Georgetown. Dole
Of Orrington Morse OF Rumtord, Jones Of Athens,
| Stone OF Troy On the part Of the House,
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
Bill in the Second Readng-Tharcher af pa.
| Dobscot Giles of Oxford, Ma let of Cumberland
Hunt of Waldo, Mayo OF Penobscot, Warren Of
on Hors spesT Of d KeSneSec Rogers Of Washn
| Sherman OF Knox, Wadlln of Waldo.
.Engrossed Bllls-Messrs. Poor of Cumberland.
Of sagadahoc, Moore Of Cumberland N1tiing Of
AAIoostook Harper OF Androscoggin, Stewart of
York Gork Wilbur Of Franklin, Nash Of Washington,
chaplin Of Pircataquis, Mehau of York.
| STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
Ways and Means-Messrs. Newton of Calais,
shaw of Portland, Adams OF Bangor, johnson OF
augusta. Farrand of Rocklanc, Harrington Of
Norridgewock, Callahan of Lewiston.
Leave OF Absence-Messrs. Dennen of Poland,
Kane OF Palermo, Hersom of Blaine, Smith of
| ETortlSnd; E Lamb Of Westbrook, Whitten Of Lee,
Business of the House-Messrs. Peaks of Do
yer; Hlll of Augusta, Kendall of Freeport.
| Cnange OF Names-Messrs. Sargent of Temple,
Packard OF s. arsport, Hartman Of Meddybemps,
Kicker OF Lebanon, Waterhouse of Windham,
Gammon ann n OF rS;2 Naples Leyecqus Of Frenehye;
field, Rand 81 Greenwood, Ham Of Dresden, Kee-
gan OF Van Buren,, Allen of Denmark.
Tsxas and Valuation.
Mr.. Hawes of Deering introduced in the
House today this order, which was passed,
the Senate concurring:
That joint committee on taxation and state
valuation be appointed, to consist of seven men,
Senate may Join, to whom shall be referred when
submitted. the report Of the valuation commits
sSs Rs 81 last
aud all petitions ana orders relating thereto that
may be presented to the legislature
Speaker Wiswell said he would appoint
the committee on the part of the House when
the action of the Senate was announced.
Railroads, New and Old.
One of the most important of the railroad
schemes appeared today in the House. This
is the plan for aTailroad from Lewiston 10
Camden. passing through the Kennebec
cities of Gardiner. Hallowell and Augusta.
The Lewiston and Auburn people say that
while they are only 80 miles from Augusta,
to get to the state capital they must now go
around by the way of Brunswick. This is
urged as one of the chief reasons for build
ing the proposed line. Its fliends say that
work will be promptly begun If the charter
is granted. Their bill was intro
dneed by Mr.. Hill of Augusta.
L. .. Vickery, John w, Chase, Elias Milli-
ken, George w. Macomber, Horace a. Ham
len. nj. v. X GhaGn .IamnG NJ
liam II. Williams and Frank e. Southland are
named as among the incOrpOrators. The
road will be known as the Lewiston, Augusta
aud Camden railroad. and will extend from
Lewiston or Auburn through Webster, Wales,
Bowdoin, Litchfeld, West Gardiner, Farm
lngdale, Gardiner, HallOwell, Augusta, Wind
sor, China. SOmerville, Palermo, Liberty,
Appleton. Union, Hope and Washington to
Oamden, or Such OF these towns as the cor
porat0rs determine upon.
The PenobseOt Shore Line Railroad Com
rany wants to change its name to the Knox
and Lincoln Railway Company, and a bill
in the House by Mr.. Bird of Rock land
The Waldo Street Railway Company is
another line seeking Incorporation.
Mr.. Chadbourne of Biddef0rd, presented
today bill providing that the directors of
the Biddrf0rd q SacO Horse Railroad NAV
discontinue the operation of their road or
any part OF 1t, when, in their judgment, its
tracks are so Obstructed by snow as to make
lts further operation impracticable.
The New Apportionment.
The Senate today passed an order that, the
House concurring. committee of five sena-
tors, with such as the House may Join, be
appointed to consider the re-appOrtionment
OF the state for the present decade and re-
port by bill or otherwise.
In the House.
Mr.. Hill of Augusta offered an order that
the House hold daily sessions beginning at 9
a. m Saturday, 4 p. m. Monday aud at 10
M on other days. The order was adopted.
John P. Kelley of Boothbay, and Ralph 1.
Morse of Liberty, were appointed pages.
On motion of Mr.. Noble of Lewiston, the
communication from the secretary of state,
accompanying the vote for representatives
was taken from the table and the speaker
appointed the following committee to whom
the communication goes under reference:
Gould of Kendnskeag, Martin of Gulford,
Bucknam of Yarmouth. Rollins of Chelsea.
Archibald of Hnult0n, OsgOod of Lewiston,
and Glidden of Vinal Haven.
Mr.. Chadbourne of BiddefOrd, was excused
from service on the committee of printing
and Mr. Moore of North AnsoD, was APP
pointed In his place.
As the committee on the governors ad-
dress on the part of the House Messrs. Por-
ter OF Bangor. Noble of Lewiston, Shaw of
Bath, Lamb of Westbrook, Marston of Skow-
hogan, Archibald Of Houlton, and Sewall of
Monroe, were appointed.
Among the measures introduced today
were the following:
Petition of J mes I. Robinson and others of
st George, in favor of Australian ballot law.
Petition to prohibit the taxing of smelts in
Damariscotta river from October list to April lst
Petition trustees Bangor Children's Home for
state appropriation of $1,000.
Resolve approprialing $4,000 for waterville
City Hospital
Bill to incorporate Merchants Bank s Trust
III and petition to incorporate the Electric
Light aud Power Company of Lisbon Fsl s..
order to provide members with usual books
Petition of citizens of Lisbon for right to i'm
prove he west branch of the Ellis river.
Claim OF Benz min W. White for Sl3337 for
services as quad at St tte prls0r.
Act TO amend section 62, chapter ~, IL. s., to
make bonds Of liquor constabes the same as
those Of deputy sheiiffs of the same county, in
stead II the sans as those of sheriif.
Points.
A joint order was passed today directing
the assignment of rooms by the committee
on public tuildings to the committees and
stnta officers, and the suitable furnishing of
such rOOOms.
The joint older fixing Saturday, January
D
special legislation shall be introduced for
consider ation at this session. has been amend
ed to include the Pennington Chronicle and
Oxford Democrat among the papers in which
the rder wiz be published by the Clerk of
the Bangor Whik, Kennebec Journal.
Portland1PREss, Eastern Argus, Lewiston
Journal. Bangor Commercial, Portland Ex.
press, Biddeford Journal, Bath Times,
Arcostook Republican; Somerset Reporter,
Piscataouis Observer, Machias Republican,
Pennington Chronicle aud Oxford Demo.
crat.
DR.. M. C. Wedgewood, the new councillor
from the Androscoggin district, appeared be-
fore the Senate ard House in joint conven-
tion TO-DAY and took the oath of Office.
On motion of Mr.. Mallet the Senate today
voted to pay General G. w. filden 500 for
his services at the opening of the Senate
General Tilden is the retiring secretary of