The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-09

ered IN cases where the injured enpioyo
knew of the defect and had failed within
a reasonable time to give notice OF IL.
Employers who have contributed to
insurance funds from which injured en-
ployes may receive benefit, may prove in
mitigation of the damages such proper
ton of the pecuniary benefit which has
been received by such employees from
such funds on account of the contrlbu-
lions of such employers. Special con-
tracts shall not exempt employers from
liability under the act.
The Friends Yearly Meeting.
A bill to amend section 4, chapter 127,
public laws of 1875, permits the yearly
meeting of Friends to hold annual
sessions in Massachusetts, as well as in
Maine.
Covers Much Territory.
The Dover, York and Berwick Electric
Railroad Company wants to be incorpo-
rated with capital stock of not less than
500, 900 nor more than $1,000, 900, and
the right to operate road from Dover,
N. H., over the Salmon Falls river at or
near Eliot Bridge, in South Berwick.
through York Corner, York Village,
York Harbor, to York Beach; also from
a terminal point beginning at the village
of North Berwick through North Ber-
wick, South Berwick, Wells and York to
York Beach; also from terminal point,
in South Berwick through the village of
Eliot to Kittery Junction; also from Kit
terry Junction through Kittery and York
to York Corner.
Committee Reports. s,s !
The state college committee has re-
ported favorably the resolve appropriat-
ing $4,000 for various Improvements.
They have not reported on the $4,000
appropriation for an armory.
The proposition of the Knox Gas d
Electric Company to light the state
prison, has been favorably reported.
The leg affairs committee report fav-
orably on the bill to permit employees OF
owners of blooded stock, to act as
auctioneers.
To Amend the Deering Charter.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Deering, presented
today bill to amend the Deering city
charter SO as to provide for holding a
second election where the first results in
no choice.
Many Minor Matters.
An order directing an inquiry into the
expediency of the appointment of COM
| missioner of canned goods, has passed
the house.
An order was passed in the House to-
day to allow N. B. Beale, the contestant
in the Phillips election case, per diem
pay to February Z and travelling ex-
| penses.
A resolve requiring the commissioner
| of Labor and Industrial statistics, to in
quire into the condition of our summer
resorts, and compile statistics reg riding
them has been passed to be engrossed in
| the House.
Alva Holmes, Chas. E. Oak, J. A.
| Clark. L. G.. Stearns and others are
| named as incorporators in bill to in
corporate the Caribou, Fort Fairfield
and Presque Isle Street Railway Com
pany. The capital stock is not to exceed
$500, 900.
| A bill to repeal the act of 1891 restoring
certain RICH to fraternal beneficiary
organizations was put in today.
| Mr.. Bird introduced a resolve to con-
tinue the publication of the York deeds.
| The resolve provides that $50 copies,
each of volumes nine, ten, eleven and
/! twelve at cost of S. each, be purchased.
By the bill presented by Representa-
| tive Shaw yesterday the law relating to
| child labor is amended so that the age
| limit is IA years and the penalty fine
| not less than $25 and not more than $50.
The memorial of d. F. Davis of Ban
| gor, which was presented today, asks fol-
| close time on beaver for five years and
! that no moose be killed for two years.
| He would have DO otter, black cat, mink
and sable killed in the months of Janu-
airy, February, March and April. The
memorial protests against any change in
the law relating to the transportation of
the same.
Mr.. Marston of Skowhegan presented
| bill empowering the Somerset county
| commissioners to erect a Jail in the shire
town.
A petition for an appropriation OF
$4,000 to equip the Machias militia compa-
| ny has been presented
Hon., John w. Chase petitions for the
| Augusta Safety Deposit and Trust Com
| pany.
Francis D. Coleman and 40 others, re-
| monstrate against anneXing part OF
| Deering to Portland.
Mr. Shaw of Portland introduced re-
solve authorizing the State Librarian to
| purchase copies of the histories of each
| regiment of Maine volunteers which
served in the Rebellion. The resolve
| designates the number that shall be dis
tributed and to what institutions and Ii
| braries the histories shall be distributed.
| It provides that the cost of the volumes
| shall not exceed $3.50.
| A bill was presented today, the pur-
pose of which is to so amend the city
| charter of Calais that the fire depart
1 ment shall have the right of way in the
streets when going to and while at
| fires.
A bill has been presented to extend the
charter of the Cape Elizabeth Shore Rail,
| road Company.
A resolve has been put in to direct
the land agents to locate school lots in
unorganized plantations likely to be here.
after organized.
The letter of Mr.. John S. White,
printed in the PRESS recently and oppos-
ing the druggists bill is made part Of 9
remonstrance signed by Neal Dow and
many others.
A bill was presented today to exempt
soldiers of the late war who are totally
disabled from paying poll tax.
The first appropriation has passed tic