The Portland daily press., 1893-02-01

~~N>-Jt 1890 49,
titles of measures just going into the
legislative hopper. Then the Speaker
called MI. Drew of Fort Fairfield to the
chair and rested. Mr. Drew was kept
busy for some time, and the end was not
then. for at the expiration of the morn
ing hour an order was passed extending
to February Sth the time for the recep-
ton of private measures. The time
originally set expired today.
Concerning the Railroads.
A bill has appeared authorizing the
Maine Central Railroad Company to is
sue additional stock, not exceeding So
900, 900. The new stock shall be issued
from time to time, in accordance with
the laws existing at the times of such is
sues and the proceeds shall be used in
the constructing of improvements, dou-
BILE track and extensions, and to the re-
duetion of it's debt.
A bill presented by Mr.. Powers Of
Houlton today, authorizes the railroad
commissioners to extend the time of ill
ing variations in the locations of rail-
roads.
Railroad Commi sioner Chadbourne's
ideas in regard to the regulation of the
manner of the construction of railroad
crossings have been embodied in bill.
It gives the railroad commissioners au-
thority to determine the manner of the
crossing by one railroad of the lines of
another. In cases where roads already
built are crossed, the roads last built
shall bear the expense. Bridges erected
by any municipality over which a rail-
road passes or is to pass, shall be con-
structed and maintained in such condi-
ton as to safety as the commissioners
may direct. The railroad company shall
bear it's part of the expense. The COM
missioners are given power to hold hear
ings in order to make decisions under
the bill. They must make report Of
their doingS to the Supreme Judicial
Court.
Geo. B. Emery, w. j. Corthell, Lewis
Mcclellan, Isaac w. Dyer and a great
many others, petition that a charter may
be granted for an electric road from
some point near the northwesterly term
mus of the Portland railroad in the City
Of Westbrook. through the villages of
Gorham and Little Falls, to the head of
the Presumpscot river in Windham, a
distance of about Is miles.
The accompanying bill Incorporates
the Gorham, Windham and Westbrook
Railroad Company The capital stock is
not to exceed $3O0,00e The charter
contains the usual provisions as to the
rights of the municipalities to voice in
the selectionpf the streets to be trav-
ersed, the duties of the corporation in
keeping streets in repair, etc.
A bill introduced today authorizes the
Roth Cfroo+ La;Ixuau Gor, r,apu t, FOL
land as railroads may do.
they Want TO Live in Portland.
Joseph Mann and many others of
Oakdale, are on the petition requesting
annexation to Portland. A bill will soon
be introduced to carry out the purpose
of the petition and then an exciting con-
test is expected, Deering being power
full opponent. Seth T.. Larrabee, ESQ.,,
heads a petition of Portlanders who
would like to see Oakdale annexed.
For Woman Suffrage.
Next Friday large delegations of wom-
en- from all parts OF the state will be here
to advocate the granting of municipal
suffrage to women. A great many pc
titions are here, on which are names of
hundreds of petitioners, men and wom-
en-. Among them are some who in times
monstrances to legislation similar to that
now asked. From Portland alone there
came petitions bearing 464 names and
there has been little effort made to Sc
cure signatures. Among the names TAX
nfrom the list at random are these:
Chas S. Fobes, DR.. e. E. Holt, j. II.
Rines, L. O. Short, DR.. Frederic lei. Ger
rish, Rev. A.. Ell. Wright DIR. E. f. Vose,
Alfred Woodman, I'll. III. Hay, Rev. Hen
nv Blanchard, Annie L. Davis, Alice L.
PhilbrooE, Florence G. Knight, Amelia
Fl. Woodbury., Vetta Merrill, Alice Blan-
chard, Rosa E. True, Neal Dow, VIM. Fl.
Looney, W.. w. Thomas, Geo. S. Hunt,
w. S. Dana, VIM. NJ. Marks, Francis
Fessenden, Francis K. Swan, Frederick
Fox, Rev. M. S. Hughes, Dr.. Jane L.
Hersom, Inez A. Blanchard, Elizabeth
w. Varnum, Mrs. J. +. Palmer, Cornelia
M. Dow, L, M. N. Stevens, Gertrude S.
Leavitt, Geo. A. Thomas, E. c. Jordan,
Florence NJ. Scales, Rev. John D. Bel
lows, Augusta M. Hunt, Charlotte j.
Thomas, Helen M. Shepley, Margaret M.
Payson, Grace M. Payson, Marcia B.
Jordan. F. A. Smith, Jr., Chas. j. Chap
man, Rev. Israel Luce. The Portland
petitions were put in by Senator Seiders.
Suits Against Insurance Companies.
Mr.. Powers of Houlton presented in
the House today IAN act to prevent the
courts of this state from being deprived
of Jurisdiction of actions against foreign
accident or casualty companies and also
to prevent limiting the time for COM
mencing actions against such companies
to period of less than two years from
the time the cause of action accrues.
The bill provides:
'sNo conditions stipulations or agree
ments shall deprive the courts of this
state of jurisdiction of actions against
foreign accident or casualty insurance
companies or associations nor limit the
time for commencing actions against
such companies or associations to a
period of less than two years from the
time when the cause of action accrues."
To Incorporate the Episcopal Bishop.
Mr.. Scott of Patten today presented a
bill to make the Bishop of the Diocese
of Maine of the Protestant Episcpal