The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-01

been sending out circulars on the natter
and retained the lawyers seems TO nave
been unnecessarily taxed.
Other Work in Committee.
The Judiciary committee will report
favorably bills to incorporate the Gorham
Water Company, and to permit the Elec-
trio Corporation to increase it's capita
stock to five million dollars. The bill to
amend section 5, chapter 96, r. S., in re-
lation to trustee process, will be unfavor-
ably reported. The bills relating to suits
in law and equity, providing for com
mission to recommend a revision OF the
states judicial system, will be the sub
jects of hearings March O. Hon. Charles
r. Libby. win then sadvocate the bills
of the State Bar Association.
H.. The Sunday Excursions,
The legal affairs committee voted leave
30 withdraw today on the petitions for
law to prohibit Sunday excursions.
In the Senate.
The bill taxing loan and trust compa-
mics passed by vote OF II TO 8, as
amended by Senator Holman's amend
ment, which committee opposed.
The resolve in aid of the Sisters of
Charity hospital at Lewiston passed to
be engrossed. "a
Miscellaneous.
The insurance committee today re-
ported adversely the bill for the incorpo-
ration of the Freeport g Yarmouth Far
mers' Mutual Insurance Company. The
committee states that the company can
organize under the general law.
The bill for the education of deaf and
dumb and blind children at the expense
of the state will probably be amended.
As it now stands. the bill limits the term
of education to five years. Mr.. Cham
berlain of Bristol has proposed an
amendment to extend this to ten years,
or still more, ait the discretion of the
governor. Miss Barton, principal of the
Portland School for Hthe Deaf, called at
tention to the inadequate provisions of
the original bill, and the amendment is
the result Of her suggestions.
John II. Story Of Phippsburg, Peleg 0.
Vicl1ery of Augusta, Galen G. Moses,
Daniel F. Percy, Albert II. Shaw and
Fritz II. Twitchell Of Bath ask to be in
corporated as the Fort Popham Water
W
| exceed 100000 and water may be taken
| from any pond in Phippsburg.
Mr.. Morrill, Of Portland today pre-
sented bill to amend the hawkers and
| peddlers law by exempting from it's
provisions American citizens who are
| blind.
An order passed the House today
| directing an inquiry into the expediency
of legislation compelling manufacturers
of patent medicines to file formulas in
the office of the Secretary of State.
The slippery eel is now trying to slip
through the meshes of the law. An or
! der passed the house today directing an
| inquiry into the expediency of exempting
| cells from the fish laws.
| The present law forbids the anchoring
of seines used in fishing. Now In Harps-
well the fishermen are anxious for the
| privilege Of anchoring one end of gill
nets used id catching small fish. Topper
init them to do this bill amending the
statute has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Cook.
The bill to give notaries public the
| powers of jus Ices of the peace and quo
rum was held up by Representative Lane
Of Augusta In the House today and
tabled. Mr.. Lane said that If notaries
could do the justices there would be no
necessity for man who held notary's
commission to pay his fee to become
justice of the peace and the state would
| thus lose a considerable revenue.
The House today accepted the report
| of the committee on shore fisheries fav-
| oring the passage Of the general shore
| fisheries bill. Later, Mr.. Cook present
ed minority report against the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Littlefe1d of Poland,
the vote accepting the majority report
was reconstructed and the matter assigned
for Thursday.
Senator jackson today put in a bill to
amend section 4. chapter 90, r. g., by
add ng thereto the following: "But tho
petitions for the probate of wills or the
appointment of administrators may be
presented and notice thereon ordered in
reaction whenever the judge Of probate
may deem it advisable"
Quite number of petitions came in
for some druggists bill. Geo. E. Ma
comber, O. D. Baker, Chass Ri Partridge
and other druggists of Augusta, 2. 0.
Vickery and others.
Senator Winslow put in an order the
committee on taxation inquire into the
expediency of providing by law for tax
on the franchises of steamboat corpora
tions.
The House has voted the use of Rep
resentatives' Hall to the graduates of the
Kelley Institute on the evening of March
9Th, for the purpose Of showing the ben
efits of the Kelley treatment as q tenn
perance movement.
The committee on education reported
the resolve in aid of Monmouth Acade-
my ought to pass.
Major Dickey has presented resolve
appropriating $1S, 600 for the purchase of
proprietary rights in Walagrass planta
ton, in order that lands there may be
deededsto the settlers occupying them.
A full vote means Republican victory.
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