The Portland daily press., 1891-01-24
Minor Measures.
The following were among today's mea
ures In the House:

| ures In the House:
Petition of Peleg F. Pike and III others for
cnarLer ior rsllroaa from the terminus of the
to some point on the Kennebec river naesing
| through the towns of North wayne and Wayne.
re,lon GI tiryeDqrg g ciszens was received ask
| Aroosto0k TO issue bonds In aid of the railroad
for which Hon. A. A. Bureigh and his associates
Blu and petition for incorporation Of Belfast
| Searsport and Northp0rtStreet Rail aiwayCompaay'
Petition and % PHI g 70 regulate the taking Of FISH
| Bill relating TO the Biddeford and Saco Light
| and Power Company.
Petition of Joseph Snow, president Of the Ban
| gor Humane Society, for an act to prevent the
| slaughter OF deer, moose and caribou.
Mr.. HerTick OF Bethel, today presented In
the House bill to amend the Revised Stat
utes relating to the equity powers of the Su-
preme judicial Court BY. striking out the
words land not exempt from such attach
ment and SEIZURE" in paragraph 10, section
6. chapter n. SO that the paragraph shall
read:
10-The suits for re-delivery of goods or chat
tells taken or detained from the owner and Sc
creted or withheld so that the same cannot be re.
pleyined and in bi Is In equity, by cred tors, TO
reach and apply in payment OF debt, any proper
" right, title or interest legal or equitable
which cannot be come at TO be attached ON writ
or taken on execution in suit at law, and any
property or interest conveyed in fraud OF credl-
Mr.. Merrill of st. Albans introduced to-
day bill to amend sec. 81, chap. IL, r. s.,
relating to the qualifications of instructors
In the public schools by inserting the words
'and the elements Of the national sciences,
especially as applied to agriculture"
Mr.. Thaytr Of Waterville presented today
bill to amend chap. q, II. S.
These are the Senate papers:
Bill concerning boomage rights at RumfoId.
Petition of Mrs. j. 8. Page and 81 others of st.
nj fs.r
Bill Incorporating the Rumford Falls & Ando-
yer Telegraph and Telephone Company.
Not All Plain Sailing.
All is not plain sailing for that Lewiston
hospital scheme which did not reach port
two years ago. A large number of the in
habitants of the spindle city are Catholics
and they already have hospital established.
under the charge of the Sisters Of Charity.
For this hospital they ask an appropriation
of $4,000. So it appears that the appeal for
a like amount for the Central Maine General
Hospital is not backed by the unanimous
sentiment Of Lewist n people and the claims
of this Catholic instition will be vigorously
pushed.
MIR. Callahan of Lewiston today presented
the petision of the Asylum of Our Lady of
Lourdes, by Sister Adeline Bernard. repre-
sent that the ins titutiOn was found TWO
yea, ago at cost of SIC, 900; that 1t Is under
the care Of the Sisters of Charity; that II Is
as public as 1t is possible fer an institution
of the kind to be, its doors being open to all
creeds and natlonalities; that during the past
two years 140 patients have been treated
and that In order to carry on Its work more
efficiently 1t prays for an appropriation Of
$4,000.
Points.
When the Orrin ,ton Grange petition for
the repeal of the standard time law came up
In the House today. with the report of the
committee on agriculture that legislation was
inexpedient, Mr.. Porter of Bangor stated
thet he was informed that OrrngtOn Grange
had nothing to do with the matter this year.
the use of its name on the paper not being
authorized. The report of the committee
was then accepted.
The House faced about again this morning
and, on motion on Mr.. Hawes of Deering.
concurred with the Senate in finally killing
the order for daily journal.
Among the petitions received today in ia
vor of the dental registration bill, were two
from Portland, one signed by James G. Mer-
rtll and 556 others, and the other by Samuel
j. Anderson and 10 others.
This week the Legislature has done little
In tie way OF forwarding legislation but the
committees have been diligent. With the
end of the coming week the time for the in
PRODUCTION Of private and special legislation
expires. After the matter of this sort Is dis.
posed of, more important matters will begin
to appear. but as 1t IS yet several weeks be-
lUI0 bL6 utdEiDRS OIL LDt AuStTdltdu system.
the suffrage and other important questions,
1t will be well into February before they get
into the two houses.
The usual grtst of petitions on the subject
OF the Iron Hail, the dental registration bill,
are increase of the appropriation for the
Board OF Agriculture. the Australian ballot
system and the making of labor day legal
holiday was received today.
On motion of Mr.. Wilbur of franklin, the
Senate today passed an order directing the
judiciary committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency of repeating chapter 3l2, public
laws OF 1889, relating to the powers OF trust
and banking companies.
A bill has been introduced, in the absence
OF any measure to enlarge the Augusta In
sane Hospital, to increase the salary of its
superintendent, which is fixed by the bill at
S25OO.
The resolve in favor of st. Elizabeth Or
phan Asylu Of Portland, not being accom-
paniee by the statement of fact required to
accompany such measures. will be side
tracked until the statement can be made up
and coupled on to the resolve.
MIR. Glldden of Newcastle introduced to-
day bill to require the assessors of cities
and towns to assess taxes to satisfy judg-
meats obtained against such city or town.
The bill to incorporate the Northern Cum
berland Agricultural Society, introduced to-
day by MIR. Cummings of Harrison, names
James I'll. Hamilton, Joseph Pitts. Frank
Green, Cyner K. Foster. Geo. Ii. Cummings,
Richard J. Chaplin, Joseph S. Chaplin and
In0maS ID. Emery, all of Harrison.