The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-08

liable to reside at Thomaston from two
to five wears. Then the bill becomes
generous and provides that associations
which do not want to go into the pool
selling business need not avail them
selves of the privilege.
Stenograhers for Municipal Courts.
Mr.. Mudgett of Belfast, introduced
today bill authorizing judges of NUM-
cipal courts to employ stenographers in
the trial of criminal causes when they
deem it for the interest of the county,
and in the trial of civil cases when re-
qnested by either party so to do. Coun-
ty attorneys are empowered, with the
approval Of the judges of the Supreme
Court then sitting in their respective
counties, to appoint stenographers to at
tend sessions OF the grand jury.
Some Senate Business.
The act to amend an act to authorize
the sale of the ministerial and school
lands in the town of New Sharon and to
incorporate certain persons by the name
of the trustees of the Ministerial and
School of Friends in New Sharon, has
been introduced.
A bill to incorporate as the Winslow
Illuminating and Power Company, Geo.
Bliss, E. O. Clark, f. G. Turner, A. R.
Nickerson and others, was presented in
Senate today.
Senator Mayo introduced today re-
solve appropriating $500 annually to the
Eastern Maine State Fair, to be paid out
in premiums on apples, pears, plums and
grapes for the purpose of encouraging
pomology in the eastern section OF the
state.
A resolve authorizing the county of
Knox to procure a loan not exceeding
$4,000, has been presented.
The trustees of Monmouth Academy
petition for state aid to the amount of
$500 annually. They represent that the
free high school system of the state has
greatly injured them and they need
more funds to meet the needs of the
times.
A bill was presented in the Senate to-
day to incorporate Elliott Wood and
others of Winthrop as the Winthrop
Trust Company. The capital stock shall
be $4,000 and shall not exceed 5000, 600.
Bits of Legislation.
The selectmen of the town of Eden
petition for a rebate on the amount of
it's state tax, claiming that the town was
greatly overvalued in apportioning the
tax.
D. H. Thing and others of Mt. Vernon
petition for law to compel cities and
towns to remove trees and brushes grow
ing in highways.
The Ellsworth Street Railway Com
pany's rights and powers are extended
for four years by a bill presented today.
y A bill introduced today requires the
Waterville & Fairfield Railroad Company
to pave, between it's rails, streets which
are paved by the towns.
Mr.. Bird presented today a bill au-
thorizing the town of Scarboro to raise
by assessment and pay to the Black
Point Cemetery Company a sum not ex-
ceeding $500. a
A bill relating to probate appeals in
PRODUCED today, provides that when
nonresident party appears by attorney
before the judge of probate in any case,
and an appeal is taken, the service of
copy of the reasons of appeal upon such
attorney shall be sufficient.
A bill has been presented to abolish the
superior court for Aroostook county.
The Bangor Hospital.
). Six of the members of the special COM
mittee to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
appropriating money for an insane hos
pital at Bangor, have gone on record
against what they believed to be an I'M
warranted expenditure in view of the
possibility of comfortably housing the
insane by increasing the facilities at Au-
gusta.
At meeting of the committee this
evening the matter was voted on. There
are 10 members of the committee. 10 vot-
ed in favor of an appropriation of $780,
600. They are Senators Thatcher of Pc
nobscot, Grindel of Hancock, Allan of
Washington, Representatives Adams of
Bangor. Farrand of Rockland, Merrill of
Pennington, Parker of Danforth. Nc
Gregor of Enfield, Garcelon of Lewiston,
Murch of Westbrook. The six opposed
and who will probably embody their
views in minority report recommend
ing an addition to the present asylum
are Senators Mallet and Warehouse of
Cumberland and Wood of Kennebec,
Representatives Shaw of Portland,
Bracket of Limington, Morrill, of Madi-
SON. Messrs. Kelly of Boothbay and
johnson of Augusta, were not pre-
pared to vote at this time. Mr.. Fergu-
son was absent.
The insurance committee this
afternoon heard the case of the Provi-
dent Aid Society, which wants addition
al powers similar to those recently asked
for by the Maine Benefit Association.
Urging Judge Peabody's Appointment.
Hon. j. w. Symonds, Hon. J. II.
Drummond, Hon. NJ. P. Frank, Seth L.
Larrabee, Esq, Albion Little, II. P. Cox,
j. F. Hawkes., j. A. King, Col. H. S.
Osgood and W. G. Soule were among the
Portland gentlemen who called upon
Gov. Cleaves this afternoon to urge the
app intment of Judge Henry G. Peabody
of Portland to the vacancy in the
supreme court. Representing the Cum
berland Bar Messrs. Symonds, ST. out,
Frank and Larrabee made remarks.
Messrs. Little, Cox and Soule spoke for
the business men of Portland. Petitions
and letters were hauded the governor.
The interviews lasted about 40 minutes
and was very pleasant.
4 he Pensions Appropriation.
The pensions committee votes to re-
commend an appropriation of $4,000 for
1893 and 100000 for 1894. The same