The Portland daily press., 1893-01-20
Legislature idjourns in Respect to
Memory Of Gen. Hayes.
LARGE AND EDTFYING MEETING IN
FAVOR OF NON-SECTARIAN
SCHOOLS.
Portland Day-The City Looking After Its
Interests in the Yarmouth Electric
observation-disclosures to Liquor Law
Sunday Law-Election of New Asses
sOrS.

| making SpOrtSmen Pay the Bills-Nev
Sunday Law-Election of New Asses
| sors,
Especial to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, January 19.-The Legislature
Immediately before adjournment today
put on record an appropriate expression
of regret at the death of Hon. Rutherford
| B. Hayes and admiration for his persona
qualities and public services. The reso
lutions were Introduced in the House by
Mr.. Hamlin of Ellsworth, who in speech
of about five minutes paid an eloquent
and appropriate tribute to the dead ex
President These are the resolutions
which were adopted by rising vote in
each chamber:
Resolved, That the Legislature of Ma inc place
upon record their expression of unaffected sor
row at the death of the late Hon. Rutherford B
Hayes, ex-President of the United States.
RESOLVED, That in his death we recognize and
| deeply mourn the loss to the nation of an up
right, benevolent aad Christian citizen. an emf
nent Jurlst, noble and patriotic soldier and a
distinguished statesman.
| RESOLVED, That these resolutions be extended
upon the records and copy thereof be sent to
| those OF the family of the deceased who survive
| and coincidence in this their time of bereave-
| ment.
Resolved That as an additional mark of re-
| spect for the memory of the deceased the House
| DO now adjourn.
| The Bangor Hospital.
Bangor's request for $250000 for the
new insane hospital has already shrunk
one-ffth, the joint special committee
having the matter in charge having voted
this noon to draft a resolve appropriate
| ing 100000. Senator Tha cher of Ban
| gor, DR.. Garcelon of Lewiston, and Mr..
Merrill of Pennington were appointed a
subcommittee to draft the resolve. It
was also voted to give a public hearing
on the matter in Representatives Hall
next Wednesday evening. AT that time
| it is thought the proposition made by
| Mr.. Andrew Hawes of Deering at the
meeting last evening that the present
| hospital in this city might be enlarged
by the addition of buildings under the
cottage system will cause considerable
discussion. The 100000 which will be
appropriated should the resolve be
| passed will provide for The commence
ment of the central building and pavil-
| ions for the accommodation of $50 pa
|
will be sufficient to erect and cover in
the buildings but not to complete them.
The entire design provides for 500 pa
tients.
Getting Their Share of Attention.
The state assessors are getting their
share of attention. Two members of the
board were elected today, Mr.. Hall c..
Burleigh, Republican, and Mr.. George
Pottle, Democrat. The vote was:
| FOR TWO YEARS.
Whole number of votes. .143
/ Necessary for a choice. e.....-........ 72
Hall G. Burleigh had 142
/ George G. POttle 1
FOR SIX YEARS.
Whole number of votes. 1872
Necessary for a choice. .......... 81
Geo Pottle had .119
hall q. Burfelgh....
| Vlnal Is, Wilson 1
Then there came bill extending the
power of the board by providing for the
so-called county conve tions of local as
SCISSORS. 1t was presented by Senator
Deering and provides for meetings of
| the state assessors in each county, which
meetings town and city assessors shall
| be required to attend. The bill provides
| that the state assessors shall visit Off
cially every county in the state at least
| once in two years. and shall there sit at
such times and places as they may deem
| necessary to secure information to enable
them to make just and equal
valuation of the taxable property in any
place therein, and to investigate charges
of concealment of property, liable to as
| sessment. Said state assessors shall re-
ceive for such official visits, in addition
| to their salaries, the amounts actually
paid by them for travelling expenses,
such expenses to be allowed by the gov
ernor and council on properly itemized
| accounts. The state assessors shall give
| such public notice of said meetings as
they deem proper, and shall give to each
board of town assessors notice by mail
of the time and place of such meetings.
| Said boards of town assessors, or some
member or members of each of them,
| shall attend said meeting, having with
| them the then last list or books giving
| the valuation of all taxable property in
| their respective towns. They shall ans
| wer, under oath if required, such ques-
| tions pertaining to the valuation of the
property in their towns, as the state as
SCISSORS may put to them. Said meetings
shall be under the general direction of
| the state assessors.
| Any town whose assessors shall fail to
attend said meetings without exc Sc
| satisfactory to the state assessors, shall
| be liable to pay the reasonable expenses
| of the state assessors OF of any person or
persons appointed by the state assessors
| incurred in making examination of the
| lists for books of said town or in getting
further evidence pertaining to the valu-
| alton of the property in such town.
In addition to this bill, reference has
| been made to Mr.. Sprague's order direc-
ting an inquiry into the expediency of
! abolishing the board altogether.
A Valued Policy Law.
Mr.. Sprague of Monson presented to-
day bilf to amend chap. 49, R. S.. by
adding to it the following: ''All con-
tracts of fire insurance written upon
property in this state shall cover the ac-
tual loss or damage not exceeding he
amount insured This is in line with
the famous valued policy law of New
Hampshire.
Another Place for Somebody.