The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-27

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effect, many of the gentlemen from Che
beague who gain livelihood by digging
CLAIMS part of the year testified. The
arguments were made in the evening by
Messrs. Heath and Libby.
The shore fisheries committee will re-
port adversely on the Yarmouth petition
regarding the clam flats. Mr. Cook of
Yarmouth will not sign the majority re-
port, but probably will not make dis
senting report to the House.
The Inspection of Boilers.
State Steamboat Inspector Staples has
adopted bill which was introduced in
the Senate today by Senator Swanton to
establish a board of inspectors of steam
boilers to consist of a supervisor and
four assistant inspectors, one from each
congressional district. Mr.. Staples asks
| that the bill be referred to the committee
on mercantile affairs and insurance from
which he received the bill which was re-
fused passage by the Goth legislature,
with the request that he redraft the bill.
This provides fee of $40 for inspecting
steam boilers of over 20 horse power, SIS
for each additional one, and for each
boiler less than 20 horse power So.
From Sebago Lake.
| Senator Cook of Cumberland today
presented petition of j. G. Whitney and
others requesting appropriate legislation
| to prevent the drawing down of the
waters of the buttel of Sebago lake so as
| to interfere with navigation.
Similar petitions were presented in the
House.
The Grand Trunk Difficulty.
Senator Seiders introduced bill to-
day authorizing the Attorney General in
behalf of the state to enter into refer
ence of all matters in dispute with the
Grand Trunk Railway Company relating
to uncollected taxes assessed upon the
| Atlantic & st. Lawrence railroad to those
members of the supreme court whose
decision shall be final. In case the At
torney General and Grand Trunk do not
| agree upon such reference, the Governor
and Council shall have the power to
make full settlement of all such matters
in dispute.
| Relating to Savings Banks.
Senator Hersey today introduced an
order that the committee on banks
an banking inquire into the expediency
of amending chapter Al, R. S., so that
the trustees Of savings banks shall be
elected by two-thirds vote of all de-
| positors present and voting having 800
or more on deposit and shall consist of
| eight trustees for the term of four years,
two of which shall expire each year,
and for actual service they shall be al
1<,r< rod IL . Iox- c1
so to inquire into the expediency of
having the reserve fund mentioned in
section 106 chapter Al, set apart and in
/ vested as the bank examiner may ap-
prove.
The reasons for the introduction of
the order are stated as follows: Under
! existing law saviags bank may be
| close corporation, in the management of
which depositors have no voice either in
| the choice of officers or the character of
| the banks investments. The order, it
| is stated, is designed to draw out an ex-
| pressicn of opinion as to q movement to
bring the conduct of the affairs of the
banks to some degree under the control
of the people who earn the money which
| goes into them. The provision relating
to the reserve fund is intended to better
| protect the resources set apart as a
means of meeting losses incurred by bad
| investments and otherwise.
After the Truants.
| An act to amend the public laws of
1887 relating to schools, presented by
Mr.. Boothby of Saco, provides that any
| child may be excused from attending
public school if he attends a private
school whose managers have proved to
the experimenting school committee
that it gives instruction equivalent to
that of corresponding public schools.
Another amendment to the law provides
that towns may appoint three truant Of
ficers who shall have additional power
in the matter of arresting truants upon
notification from the committee or teach
ers. Cities and towns neglecting to ap-
point truant officers shall be debarred
from sharing school money while such
neglect continues.
Commissioner Matthews Renominated.
The following nominations were made
by the governor today:
Commissioner of Industrial and Labor Sta
tistics Samuel W. Matthews, Caribou.
Coroner-Seth Patterson, Wiscasset.
Dedimus Justice-Ai6ert S. Austin, Paris
| Justices OF the Peace and Quorum-Wilbur
G. Whelden, Portland; William A. Purinton,
| Bangor; Martial NJ. Duroy. Jr Portland; Jere-
| mah D. Parker Belfast; Herbert E. Andrews
| Paris; George S. Rowell Portland.
For Bank Examiner.
Bion Wilson of Portland has his eye on
good place. A petition in his favor for
| the petition of national bank examiner
under the Cleveland administration is
| being circulated
The Election Case.
There will be two reports in the cleo
ton case of Deak VS.. Hinkley the major
ity favorable to Mr.. Hinkley, the sitting
| member.
That Hospital Again.
Dr. Sanborn was again a witness be-
| fore the joint committee on the new in
sane hospital Wednesday night. Ques-
tions by Senator Hersey brought out
that the United States census shows a
decrease of az per cent in insanity in