The Portland daily press., 1891-03-05
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| was not policy TO lDcT6dS6 Cu6 SdldTl6S dt TIE
| establishment of a new office.
The amendment to increase the salary was
| lost by a vote of "a to 3, Messrs: Haines, Ry-
| der and Thatcher voting yes. The bill was
then passed to beengrossed.
Trott,ng at the Falrs.
The bill In relation to agricultural fairs to
prevent fraud came up In the House this
morning under assignment and Mr.. Deering
of Saco. for the committee on agriculture.
| presented a series of amendments, all of
which were adopted. The bill, it will be re-
membered, is the one which provides PEN
| atty Of fine and imprisonment for fraudu-
| lently entering horses in tr0tting' races, and
| further provides that such horses may be
| forfeited. Mr.. Deering's first amendment
| extends the penalty for fraudulently enter
ing horse to any person who drives such
| animal and who knows that tina horse has
been fraudulently entered. The next amend
meDt changes the method by which a horse
may be forfeited under the bill. 1t provides
that the horse. latter such notice to the
owner ss the court may order, and hearing
Of the court and sOld."
The last of the amendments provides for
the enforcement of the law as follows "The
pecuniary penalty shall be enforced Dy in
the informant and proceedings in the man.
ner provided in chapter 9S, X. 81
Religious Teachings At The Reform
School.
The question of religious instruction at
the Reform school which has been before
former legislatures has been brought up
again by a bill introduced in the House
| this morning by Mr.. Chadbourne of Bidde-
| ford, which was referred to the committee on
| the judiciary. The bill Is short one con-
sisting of anly one section as follows
Clergymen of all religious sects or denom-
nations shall be admitted to the Maine State
Reform School to instruct the inmates In
the faith of the inmates or his parents and
such clergymen may administer the sacra-
ments of his church to such inmates without
hiuderance or interference on the part Of
any officer Of said school.
New Comes Aroostook.
r. W. Shaw and IS other members of the
Aroostook bar, like some of their brethren
of the Kennebec bar, think that the county
gets too much court. So they petition that
the Superior co:.rt be abolished and two ad-
ditional terms of the Supreme Judicial court
| for the county shall be established at Carl
bou.
Fishing with Seines.
Remonstrances bearing over 1000 sigma.
| lures were presented in the House this
| morning against any law to restrict fishing
with purse seines. Among the remonstrants
are j. F. Randall and SO others of Portland
and Cape Elizabeth, j. B. Coyle and SO 9TH
| ers of Portland, and George f. Morse and
| 107 others Of Portland.
| Senate Business.
In the Senate today. the bill to establish a
highway across Atkins Bay came up by as
signment. Mr.. Swanton of Sagadahoc said
the bill was to compel the town OF
Phippsburg to blild road and bridge at an
expense of some $15,090, and he was opposed
to such a measure.
Mr.. Haines, for the committee, said that
the bill was simply permissive.
| Mr.. Swanton, after further remarks,
Mr.. Haines said the only gold mine in
Phippsburg was Hunnewell's Point, and
| that this road was intended to reach, and
they were foolish not to allow its improve
ment as summon resort.
The motion to re-commit the bill to the
committee was lost
Mr.. Swanton then moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed. This was also lost
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
MIR. Smith eff Lincoln presented bill to
amend the act recently passed relating to the
Knox 81 Lincoln railway. 1t provides fol
striking out and amending the last clause oi
section so that it shall read as follows
herein provided, and no sale, lease or con
solidatlon Of the Knox & Lincoln shall bt
made, except on stock vote of not less thar
two-thirds Of the whole amount OF the ISSUED
capital stock Of said railway.
The Labor Bureau.
In the House this morning, Mr.. Merrill Of
st. Albans presented the following, which
was passed:
mittee on labor be directed to inquire into tn
expediency of re-organizing the Bureau of Indus
| trial and Labor Statistics and of defining the du
ties and fixing the compensation of its officers.
The Hamilton Case.
The discussion of the York county delega
tion at their meeting last night in regard t
the judgeship of the. Biddeford municipa
court showed petty we'll the opinion of tn
members, although it resulted in no action
Senator Stewart and Mr.. Chadbourne are II
favor of allowing Judge Hamilton to plac
his resignation in the hands of two prope
persons who should present it to the COVER
| nor should Hamilton be guilty Of anothe
offense. While Senator Stewart fav0rs thi
plan, under the existing circumstances, b
| SAYS he thinks that the case Is one whic
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| this late day In the session Mr.. Stewart say
does not think it practicable to ask the Leg
islature to try the case, proceeding likely {
use up much time. Neither does Mr.. Stew
art regard it as the duty of the York count
delegation to go on search for eyldenc
against Judge Hamilton. 1t Is understood
however. that the majority of the delegation
| favor impeac hment should no resignation b
received from Hamilton. In the case of In
peachment, proceedings would be begun b
the introduction of resolution dlrecte
against the judge, in the House Of Represer
tatves. A special committee of the Hous
| would then be appointed to prepare the cas-
tice would be sent to Judge Hamilton tha
| such proceedings had been begun and b
would be given every opportunity to to la
his side of the case before the jury OF Senf
tors. A two.thirds vote Of the Senate is net
essary to impeach.
Committee Business.
The committee on state printing made il
report today. The contract is awarded
Burleigh g. Flynt. The Brown Thursto
Company was lower bidder on prices, bu
the cost of transportation between Portlan
and Augusta was omitted. Had this bee
added their bid would have been highe
than Burleigh & Flynt's.
The committee on judiciary voted to II
port ought not to pass on the bill to repes
} the present law under which logs cut |
Maine may be manufactured in Canada. Th
plll allowing judges of probate to emplo
stenographers in certain cases will be favor
a ABLY reported. and so will new drafts of th
2 Dllls to incorporate hospitals In Bangor an
Gardner; the bills to enable the county {
7 Aroostook to aid in the construction of th
Bangor q Aroostook railroad; to permit I'll
= Consolidated Electric Light Company !
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