The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-19
Col. Moore and the Arcus.

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Members Of the railroad committee are
outspoken In their condemnation of the re.
hections upon Col. Moore, chairman of the
committee, made in the Eastern Argus OF
this morning. That paper In a despatch re.
garding the Westbrook and Portland Rail.
way charter, said: "Col. Moore, chairman
OF the railroad committee. refuses to have the
report made to the House and has secured
all the papers in the matter from the secre.
tary and holds them in his hands" The des-
patch continued that Col. Moore wanted to
to have the matter reported in the Senate the
inference being that he had secured the pa
pers for that purpose. The matter original.
ed In the House and the despatch claimed
that by custom 1t should be reported back to
that committee. Three members of that
committee who were seen tonight all de-
clared the statement Of the despatch untrue.
or these members one signed the minority
report of the committee in favor Of granting
the Westbrook charter.
These gentlemen are willing to have their
names used If necessary. They say that un-
til Tue sday morning the papers in the case
were In drawer in the committee room to
which all the members had access. Yester-
day Colonel Moore took the papers in order
that the reports might be signed. ALI the
members did not sign until this morning and
this statement applies to both reports. one
member of the minority affixing his sigma
ture then. At meeting Of the committee
when the question of reporting this matter
came up the proposition was made that it be
"a 80 80 ID Al.n kara
who favored the minority report all Of
whom were present. raised no objection.
But neither then nor at any subsequent time
has Colonel Moore refused to have the report
made to the House, and when the question
was again raised he had the report so made
as soon as the papers were signed. Both re
ports were presented In the House this morn
ing by Mr.. Aver of Oakland, and tabled for
printing. Meanwhile the story has been
floating about the lobby. The controversy
over the question may now be renewed on
its merits with this yarn eliminated.
ApportIonment Figures.
The committee on legislative apportion-
ment met this evening and adopted the ap-
portionment in IL counties as recommended
NY buo CUuuty uclCentiOuos 4uc uoiCBdtluuo
In the remaining five counties have not re-
ported. Cumberland is among the five. but
it is understood the apportionment has been
aarrnged as published in the PRESS several
days ago, Portland gaining one. Freeport be-
coming distinct district and Pownal being
classed with Windham. no other changes be-
ing made. Androscoggin is another of the
counties which were not reported this eve
ming but the delegation met this afternoon
and arranged the districts. The county has
IL representatives under the new apportion-
ment as 1t has under the present. but Lisbon
was made district by itself. Webster is
classed with Poland instead Of Lisbon, and
Wales, formerly with Poland, is classed with
Minot and Durham.
In Knox county provision is made for the
two new towns of Camden and Roekpolt by
giving Camden the privilege Of choosing the
representative In 1885 and 1899. and Rock
port in 1898 and 1897. Under the old appor-
tlonment, the old town Of Camden was
complete district.
Lincoln county, by the new apportionment
loses representative, now having Eve. The
classes are arranged as follows: First,
Boothbay Harbor. Southport. Westport. Wis
casset; second, Dresden, Whitefield, Jeffer-
son, Bremen; third, Boothbay, Alma. New
castle. Nobleboro; fourth, Waldoboro and
Edgecomb; fifth, Bristol, Damariscotta,
Somerville, Monhegan.
Oxford is another county which
loses representative, retaining
six, classed as follows First,
Porter, Brownfield, Fryeburg, Hiram, Lev
ell; second, Stow, Stoneham, Denmark.
Sweden, Waterford, Albany, Mason, Gilead,
and academy grants Woodstock; third,
Bethel. Hanover, Newry, Grafton, Upton,
Riley, Lincoln, Magalloway and townships
north, Andover and north and west surplus,
Rumford and other territory; fourth, Mexi-
co, Roxbury, Byron, Dixfeld, Peru and
Franklin plantation. Milton plantation, Can
ton. Sumer; fifth, Norway. Oxford, Hebron,
Greenwood; sixth, Paris, Buckfeld, Hart
ford.
A change is made in Sagadahoc county.
The number of representatives Is unchanged
but Of the four Bath gets two instead of one.
Richmond. Bowdcinham, Bowdoin and Per-
kins are one district and the remaining
town compose the fourth.
For Furnishing the Building.
The committee on public buildings will re-
port resolve appropriating S250O for fur
nishing the adjutant generals. Board Of
Health, insurance and pension Office, and a
resolve appropriating about $4,000 for fur
nishing the new library room. The commit
tee was directed to make estimates and re-
port on both Of these matters. The con-
tracts for the shelving and furniture in the
library room have not been made. Both
Architects Coombs and Spofford have pre-
sented plans for remodeiling the south wing
of the old building for offices for the Secre.
tary of State. Architect Spofford's esti-
mates call for an expenditure of about $22,.
900. The matter has not been acted upon.
Camden Joins the KIckers.
The new town Of Camden has been repre-.
sented here today by j. Ii. Montgomery
Esq. the attorney who so ably conducted
the case of the petitioners in the great bat
tie for the division of the town. The new
town now has grievance. By the new val
uation. which Of course was made on the un
divided town, the figures were raised from
81, 800, 900 to 100000. Camden thinks thi:
too high, and Mr.. Montgomery will take
steps to make that known to the legislature
Rockport, the name Of the remainder of thu
old town, has not been heard from In thu
matter. The respective valuation of each o,
the new towns will be determined In thu
same manner as the town debt was appor
| toned between them.
No Commission to Unity Laws.
The judiciary committee will roport ad
versely the bill prepared by Hon. A. A
Strout of Portland, for the creation Of !
commission to attend conventions called 70,
the purpose of securing uniform legislation
In the several states as recommended by IN.
National Bar Association. A member of tbs
committee said that the object was a good
one. but the committee doubted the expe
diency Of creating the commission.
Senate Business.
When the resolve for the purchase and re
pair of Fort Kent in the county of Aroos
took reached the Senate today, after hayin,
been passed in the House, under suspension
of the rules, without reference to commit
tee, Mr.. Walton Of Somerset, asked IL tbi