The Portland daily press., 1893-03-22

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| Mr.. Fairbanks remarked that he had
made the motion as an object lesson on
the power of the gentleman from Hour
| ton. The House laughed
Cumberland County Bill.
The House this morning was told that
Sheriff Cram was the first sheriff in Az
years to vigorously enforce the liquor
law. That assertion was made by Mr..
Churchill of Raymond. who opposed the
| bill to increase the salary of the attorney
of Cumberland county to $1,000 year.
The bill was reported by the Cumber-
land county delegation. Mr.. Churchill
said he did not know of the meeting of
the delegation to consider the matter. Ii
he had he should have raised some OBJ
jections, which he considered good ones,
| at that time. In reply to remark by
Mr.. Morrill, of Gray that the duties of
| the county attorney had been much in
creased by the enforcement of the liquor
law, Mr.. Churchill thought there were
an hundred good lawyers in the county
who would do the work at the present
salary. The farmers in his section OF the
county were opposed to the increase.
Cumberland county was not increasing
in population. This increase OF salary
was disease, which was catching. Mr.
Churchill thought that If this bill was
passed the legislature might be called
upon to increase salaries in other coun-
ties.
Mr. Morrill, of Portland then gave the
House some idea of the amount of work
done by the attorney of Cumberland
county. He told of the con-
slant demands made upon the
Attorney time by the business in the
| Superior and Supreme courts and also
the amount of attention he had to give
to the Portland Municipal Court. Mr.
| Morrill, said that it was not true that
there were many capable lawyers anxious
to do this work for $1,000 year, although
| the position did give certain prestige.
A man capable Of filling this Office was
| properly able to earn from $4,000 to 81
| 900 a year from the practice OF his pro-
| fession The county attorney did an
amount of work for which 50, 500 would
not be too large pay. Neither was it
| true that the enforcement Of the prohib-
| itory law was only furry. 1t had been
| enforced in the same manner since 1879
| and if the law was to be observed as it
| should be, the duties of the county at
torney in regard to it would not be light
ened.
The House passed the bill without
division,
In the Senate.
In the Senate, today, the bill relating
to union trade marks and labels was
taken up and Senators Hersey and Seid-
ers spoke for it. Mr.. Soldiers had first
objected to the bill, but after examining
it had come to believe it proper that it
should be passed. He did think, how
ever, that section Of the bill, relating
to trial before trial justices, might be
omitted without injury to the BILL Mr..
Hersey ais thought it not proper to
give the jurisdiction unner this bill to
trial justices. On account of this pro-
posed change the bill was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. Seiders the passage
of the bill relating to paupers, to be en-
acted, was reconsidered, and the bill
was tabled.
Mr.. Holman thought the Maine Real
Estate Investment Co.'s bill should be
indefinitely postponed. The bill, he
said, gave this company unusual powers
without the customary restrictions. The
bill granted extraordinary powers. The
bill was on it's passage to be enacted, but
was indefinitely postposed by the Senate
without opposition
The Asiatic cholera bill was called up
jby Senator Grindle, who favored the bill
if it could be amended so that it may APP
ply to typhus fever. Senator Mayo
tabled the bill and amendments.
The Winn bridge appropriation resolve
moved that the majority report be ac-
cepted in concurrence with the House.
Mr. Mallet hoped that the majority re-
port would not be accepted. 1t was
question in his mind whether the amount
of capital contemplated would be invest
ed there.
Mr., Thatcher then spoke at considera-
Bile length on the resolve.
Mr.. Thatcher described all the condi-
lions connected with the matter.
Senator Hersey opposed the resolve.
He didn't believe in this kind of legisla-
ton. The bridge. he didn't think, was
on very largely travelled thoroughfare.
Senator Mayo made ringing speech
| for the resolve and the wisdom OF the
| legislation that would produce such
| beneficent results.
Mr.. Thatcher made additional remarks
and showed that the bridge would be ON
| a largely travelled thoroughfare.
Senator Holman opposed the measure
| on the ground of principle. 1t would
start other legislation of the kind that
would prove great drain son the state
treasury. The mill that was to go in
there is pulp mill, and for the state to
| expect increased revenue from this kind
| of property whould be like the child
chasing the sunbeam.
Mr.. Hutchin replied to Mr.. Holman.
He didn't think this matter at all I'M
usual. He cited the resolve in aid of
building road in Jerusalem township,
$500 for a little bridge theri. He hadn't
heard the Senator from Franklin speak
against this appropriation over in his
own county.
The Senate voted to accept the major
ity report passing the resolve, the vote
was tie, but Senator Spofford who was
in the chair then cast the deciding vote
| for the resolve and it passed.
Senator Deering proposed an amend
ment cutting down the appropriation
from 1000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Peakes, who voted for the resolve,
said he thought he should vote for the
amendment.
Senator Wiggin said that the PROPOSE
ton to make this appropriation was
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