The Portland daily press., 1893-03-23

so.
After series of motions the resolve
finally passed, the attempt to lay on the
table being lost. 50 to 81. The filibuster.
ing tactics of the gentleman from Bangor
continued Tor few minutes until mo-
ton to adjourn was lost
MI. Woodbury. of Deering occupied the
chair during these proceedings and de-
served the applause he received.
So sharply were the Bangor people
looking around for opportunities to OPP
pose measures affecting other sections of
the state that even the bill to allow the
| Cumberland Farmers club to receive a
| stipend from the state as do other agri-
cultural societies did not escape their at
tention. Apparently Mr.. Adams did not
think this bill of sufficient size to be used
as a clog under the wheels of legislation
but he made it the text of short speech.
He said he supposed this bill was all
right but he wished to call attention to
the fact the members from Cumberland
county never forgot their duty to that
county.
| Winn's Bridge. Il
The Senate this morning settled the
controversy over the Winn bridge by
passing the bill as it came from the
|
Winn have done their part in raising the
necessary funds, the bridge has been
| built, a dam erected on the valuable
| water power which the VIM people
| fondly hope is to make their town q
! fiourishing manufacturing community,
and satisfactory guarantee given that
| $3.50, 900 is to be invested in nlanufactur-
| ing enterprises at Winn, the state will
ha1x l, ftnv. oil 10 lEn y%av,f ,,G
$4,000.
When the big tannery at VIM was
burned, the people of that town felt
| pretty blue. The tannery had largely
| made the town, but the Penobscot river
| tumbled gaily through its rocky channel
at their very doors and opened hope of
future good fortune if outsiders could
be induced to come in and put their
money into manufacturing enterprises.
A chance of the realization of this hope
| came when an offer was made by capital
lists to invest $250,00 and improve the
water power, if the town would increase
the facilities for the business by building
a bridge To the little town of VIM,
however, the task of raising the necessa-
ry funds to build the bridge looked
large, unless they could get the state to
it and they consequently made applica+
ton to the general court, With the
provisos inserted in the resolve, the
state will help in the good work. Just
who 1t is who is to invest the $3.50, 900
has not been stated.
The Discretion of the Court
Without debate the Senate today passed
to be enacted the bill in relation to SEN
tence and execution. This-ais the bill
which restores to the courts the discre-
ton of which the present liquor laws de-
prive them. Senator Thatcher was the
only member who spoke upon the bill
and he simply stated til 1t he found the
legal fraternity generally in favor of it.
This is the bill:
An act to amend Section l of Chapter
1875 of the Revised Statutes, in relation to
Sentence and Execution.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives in Legislature assem-
bted, as follows:
Sect. /. Section of chapter 1856 of the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
inserting after the wo DIS imprisonment
or fine,'' in the sixth line of said section
the words, ''or by fine and in addition
thereto imprisonment, SO that said Sec
ton shall read as follows:
''Sect. l. No person shall be punished
for an offence until convicted thereof in
court having jurisdiction of the person
and case. When no punishment is pro-
vided by statute, a person convicted of
an offence shall be imprisoned for less
than one year or fined not exceeding five
hundred dollars. When it is provided
that he shall be punished by imprison-
ment and fine, or by imprisonment or
fine, or by fine and in addition thereto
imprisonment, he may be sentenced to
either or both. In all cases where fine
is imposed he may be sentenced to pay
the costs of prosecutions; and for viola
tions "a, 35, 81, DO and Do of CHAPTER Fl,
he shall be sentenced to pay such COSTS"
Sect. 2. This law shall take effect when
approved.
The Sheep Law.
The Senate this morning tabled the
bill for the protection of sheep. This
was done on motion of Mr.. Peakes who
was in doubt as to whether the license
on dogs imposed by the bill was in addi-
ton to the present tax on CANNES or was
to take it's place. If the license was
simply to take the place of that now i'm
posed he was in favor of it, but he did
not think it should be an additional tax.
Mr.. Wiggin of the committee on agricul-
ture which reported the bill, said that it
was the intention to repeal the present
license law If that was not done it was
through an oversight.
A Portland Concern.
The Senate has reconsidered the vote
whereby it indefinitely postponed the
bill in relation to the Manufacturing In
vestment Company of Portland and the
bin is now on the table.
House Business.
The resolve laying a tax on the
counties of the stateapassed to be en-
crossed in the House.
The bill to prohibit unlawful wearing
of the Grand Army badge and the bill
relating to fraternal beneficiary insurance
companies were passed, the latter with
small amendment.
Several short speeches followed on the
motion of Mr.. Bird of Portland, to table
the general law for the organization of
electric railroads, and amend it. He had
tabled it on the passage to be engrossed.
Messrs. Twitchell and White for the