The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-17

oecJlOn 3 PROVIDES JnaC any peieOH /" ~
takes fish from the waters described IN
the decision of the commissioners, con-
trary to the provisions of that decision,
shall be punished by fine of $40, ana
one dollar additional for each fish taken,
Or by Imprisonment not exceeding ~
days
Calls for 1886.
A motion was passed to be engrossed
in the Senate to pay the expenses of the
committee that attended the funeral OF
Mr. Blaine. The sum was $SS5.75.
The Educational Test.
A bill relating to the rights of voters,
which the judiciary committee voted
ought to pass, was reported to the Senate
by Mr. Seiders. who moved that it take
its two second readings under suspension
of the rules and it passed to be engrossed:
The bill is to carry out the provisions OF
the educational amendment.
Probate Proceedings.
A bill giving the register OF probate the
same right as judge of probate in regard to
acting as trustee or executor under will
in another county was passed under sls-
sion of the rules in the Senate.
For the Young Unfortunates.
A bill favorably acted upon by the
committee on education provides that the
Governor and Council may send deaf
mutes or deaf children for education for
term not exceeding Eve years to the
American Asyluta at Hartford or the
Portland School for the Deaf and in the
case of blind children to the Perkins In
stitute at South Boston, the state to bear
the expense.
Deering Matters.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Deering presented
this morning bill amending the Deer
ing city charter so that paragraph IL
shall contain the following:
"When lots and parcels of land adj
Joining streets where sewers are laid re-
ceive no immediate benefit from said
drains or sewers constructed and COM
pleted in accordance with the provisions
of this section, the city council may
suspend the enforcement of the assess
ment until said lots, or parts thereof, arc
sufficiently improved for building pur-
poses, and the amounts of the assess
ments shall be filed by the city treasurer
as assets of the CITY,"
When Deeri g became a city there
were certain matters connected with the
construction of sewers in East Deering
left uncompleted. The new city council
was in doubt as to its power to act in the
matter and collect imp l assessments.
Accordingly bill was presented to the
legislature to give to the council this
power. Today that bill was adversely
reported by the Judiciary committee.
The report was accepted, but later, on
motion of Mr.. Woodbury., this action
was reconsidered and the report was
tabled.
Hiding in the Crowd.
The friends of that savings bank tax
bill are still in hiding so far as the taxa
ton committee has any official knowl-
edge, but they have found new way of
trying to lose themselves.
They have now disappeared in crowd
of other people. In other words, they
have caused to be presented petitions in
favor of their pet scheme, and like other
people who circulate petitions they have
had no difficulty in finding signers.
These petitions are now coming in in
great numbers.
To Simplify the Beauties of Nature.
ssUse Peach's Soap,' ''The Setting
Moon Stove Polish" and other adorn-
ments of natures beauties will disap-
pear if bill presented today passes. 1t
provides that whosoever after having
been forbidden to do SO by the owners of
private property or town or city authori-
ties advertises his wares or occupation
by painting notices of the same or affix-
ing them to fences or other private prop
erty, or to rocks or other natural objects,
without consent of the owner, or if in
highways or other public places without
consent of the proper authorities, is liable
to a fine of ten dollars, half to go to the
complainant.
Other Matters.
A bill introduced today changes the
Camden Village Corporation by exclud-
ing from it that portion in the town of
Rockport.
The bill relating to the Redistribution of
contraband liquor has been read twice in
the House.
The judiciary committee has reported
favorably in new draft, bill to amend
the provision of the divorce law making
the husbands failure to provide, a
cause.
Bills relating to the property of extinct
Congregational churches; the care of
public parks and squares; vaccination of
school children; the Gorham Library AS
sociatiou, were favorably reported.
Mr.. Smith of Presque Isle has present
ed bill to prohibit the taking OF beaver
and otter for five years.
Cape Elizabeth Petitioners Run Against a
Snag.
A hearing was advertised for today by
the legal affairs committee on the pro-
posed city charter for Cape Elizabeth,
and Clement E. Staples, Chas. e. Jordan
Hon. William II. Clifford, Nathaniel Dy-
er, Albert F. Hannaford, and Nathan
Clifford were ON hand to tell why the re-
lnonstrants objected to the charter. Rep
resentative Haskell Of Cape Elizabeth
appeared, and agreed that the matter
should be tabled indefinitely, eonse-
nuentlv there was no hearing Another