The Somerset reporter., 1891-01-29
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sentstives. Senator Walton and Tot
man OF Fairfield
On Congressional Districts HAYES OF
Palmyra.
On Stse Valuation; Marston Of Skow-
hogan.
Senator Haines Thursday presented g
bill to authorize the city of Waterville to
purchase the property of the Watervile
Water Co. when two-thirds of the voters
in the town shall so vote.
Presented and referred; BY Mr.. Val
ton of Somerset Petition Of George ii
Pishon. sheriff of Somerset county ct al.
asking that the pay for conveying prison
ers by officers be established by law.
Petition of Mrs. Is, Page and 81 other
ladies' of Hartland for right of suffrage in
municipal elections.
Petition of Skowhegan Board Of Trade
for appointment of q commission by the
Governor to survey the kennebec river
with view to increase lis capacity for
manufacturing purposes. Also Petition
of the Manufacturing Investment Go. for
charter to maintain boom In Kennehec
river between Arson and Madison. Also
petition of b p. J. Weston for same
BY Mr.. Lewis Of Generalization of NJ
C. Fernald and q others for increased
appropriation for the State Board of Agri-
culture and Increase OF salary of secre-
tary.
BY Mr.. Packard of Corinns-Petition of
Aaron Coburn of Newport and II Others
for same.
by Mr.. Libby OF STANDARDIZATION of
Il. Is. Weston of Madison and others
for same.
BY Mr.. Howes OF GENERALIZATION of
j. p. Longley and 20 Others of Palmyra
for increased appropriation for agrcult-
ursl Dept. Petition of S Waterhouse
and 80 others of Detroit, for aid to build
bridge across Sebasticook river.
By Mr.. Walton of Somerset-Bill, an
act to incorporate the Northern Maine
Shaver Molecular Telephone and Tele-
graph Company; also bill, an act explana-
tory Of chapter two hundred and eighty
five Of the Public Laws of eighteen hun
bred and eighty-nine.
By Mr.. White of Bangor-Petitlon of
Jos. +. Snow, president of the Bangor
Humane Society, for an act to prevent the
slaughter Of deer, moose and caribou.
BY Mr.. Totman of Fairheld-Bill, an
act to amend section 6 OF chapter Ill Of
the Revised Statutes, relating to assign
ment Of wages.
BY MIR. Merrill of St. Albans-Bill, an
act to amend section 81 of chapter IL of
the Revised Statutes relating to the quail
fications of instructors in our public
schools and to include the elements of
natural science, especially as applied to
agriculture.
Senator Spear presented a bill Thursday
to incorporate A. NJ. Spear, +. G. Allen,
Weston Lewis, p. o. Vlckery, VIM. W.
Brndstreet, NJ. v. b. Chase.P. H. Holmes,
j. Manchester Haynes, j. s. Maxcy, J.W.
Lash. Geo. e. Macomber. ID. E. Timber
lake. Jas. Holman, Elliott Wood, II. f.
Shaw, II. M Heath, ct ais, under the
name of the Kennebec & Franklin Rail
way. This company Is by the bill author
lied to operate u railroad from some point
In Pennington, through the towns of
Chesterville, New Sharon, Vienna, Mount
Vernon, Wayne, Fayette Readtield, Win
thrOp, Monmouth, Manchester. West Gar
diner, Litchheld, Farmingdale, and the
city Of Hallowell or such of them as the
corporation may deem advisable to and
into the cities Of Augusta and Gardiner
A new complication has arisen In the
situation rs regards the Australian ballot
system. This is bill introduced by Mr..
Thayer Of Waterville in the House to- day
providing for secret system of voting,
not unlike that OF the Clason bill so far
as tie fittings of the polling places are
concerned, but widely different in It's 9th
er provisions. II this bill becomes law
the state will furnish not the official bal
lots provided under the Massachusetts
law, but official envelopes in which bal
lotn may be cast. That Is the main pur-
pose OF the law, the theory being that a
ballot enclosed In an official envelope will
be ~ useful In preventing bribery and In
timidation as the method established by
the Clason bill.
Gov. Burleigh has appointed Charles E.
Ook Of Caribou, Valuation Commissioner
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Nichols Fessenden.
Governor and Council on the petition for
appointment Of special liquor constabrs
for Waterville. The petitioners named
for one constable j. X. Pollard Of Wins
low. Opponents claimed that Pollarc
was an unfit person, having conducted
himself improperly when deputy sheriff
Among the petitions for the appointment
Of constables were President Small OF
NOlUy OuiNCLSitt uuu uhDy
Waterville people. The matter was
tabled.
Petition Of l. G. Libby and others fol
law exempting cattle, horses and swine
from taxation up to two years of age and
sheep of all ages "in the interest of tht
dropping and Improbable condition OF
agriculture and to encourage the sheer
industry" A petition for game came
from the citizens o. Canaan.
By Mr.. Merrill of St. ADMINISTRATION
of the Maine State Grange for Legislation
providing for the addition of the sub
ject 1.-The principles Of Agriculture" te
the course of studies for our common
schools.
Senator Walton proposes to have the
law regulating the construction OF drains
and sewers to be construed as applying
to any and all sewers constructed any time
within three years before the approval OF
said act as well as to those constructed
since Its approval, with the provision that
AUDITORS who have been duly assessed
for the use Of such sewers be net aessess-
ed again.
by Mr.. Stewart of Petition of
Rev. John Collins and So others of Peaks
Island for the am eudment of the anti-lq
uor law by adding to 1t such penalties In
fines and Imprisonment as will render the
violation OF 1t Improbable and uncom-
Portable also petition of W. A. Ripley
and "a others of Rockland on same mat
ter also petition Of James J. Varney and
40 others of China on same matter; also
petition Of s. Jackson and 43 others of
Morrell on same matter; also petition Of
J. Il Fuller and AZ others OF Thorndike
on same matter; also petition of T. ii.
Parsons aud "A others Of Thorndike on
same matter.
Representative Thayer Of Waterville
Introduced bill to amend the school law
so that towns shall provide school books
for parochial and private schools the
same as to public schools.
The resolve appropristing $1,000 per
year for 10 years In aid Of the Maine
Central Institute at tittsd,li has passed
to be engrossed In both branches.
On Wednesday were pres ented:
A petition for an appropriation of $500
for the repair of roads In No. |, Range ],
W. X. r., Somerset County.
A remembrance against the setting of
portion Of land from the town of
Athens and snnexing the same t. the
town OF Brighton.
The town of Bingham asks the State to
appropriate $1,000 to help build the Austin
stream bridge.
A bill to repeal the law providing for
the appointment Of State liquor consta-
bles,
A bill that an insurance company shall
pay the full amount expressed 10 the con-
tract as the sum insured where the total
loss Is sustained by Are, and to adopt a
form Of fire policy.
Bangor petitions for an appropriation
for Hospital.
The Republican Senatorial caucus com.