The Portland daily press., 1893-03-18

Senator Mallet this morning stopped
the bill reported by the militia commiss-
ion to regulate the military establish
ment of the state. Mr.. Mallet pointed
out that under the system of taxation
proposed by the bill, the amount raised
by the state for military purposes, now
$4,000 annually, would be at the outset
Sd, 400 and as the state valuation in
creased would be more. The bill was
tabled on Mr.. Mallet's motion to
give the Senate chance to examine it
further.
Still in the Air.
In the hurry of the session of the past
week everybody seems to have lost track
of the Bangor hospital scheme. That is
still in the air. The second conference
committee has made several attempts to
hold meetings, but the absence Of one or
more members has prevented. The
committee will try again next Tuesday.
The Jubilant Boomers.
The savings bank bill boomers are jubi-
liant, but are not SO sure of success IN
the Senate that they care to leave the
scene of action yet The lobby is still
filled with them. The held jollifca-
ton at the Augusta house, Thursday
evening. The opponents of the bill knew
that they were in minority in the House
before the roll cali began. but had I'M
derestimated the pressure brought to
bear upon members by the lobby. The
opponents thought the discriminating
bill would pass with about sixty-five
votes to its credit. Instead it got eighty
one. There are hints that some OF these
extra votes represent an exchange OF
fayors, the SEEMING bill being the other
measure which profited.
Cutting Up Poland.
The fight over the creation of the new
town of Mechanic Falls was transferred
from the Senate today, where there was
no opposition, to the House where Mr..
Littlefield waged battle as gallantly
and with as little chance of success as
the unhappy people of the Poland of the
Old World. In this case, however, the
opinion seems to be general that after
the feeling now existing over the matter
subsidies, Poland and the new town of
| Mechanic Falls will live in peace side by
side and both will prosper. Mr.. Little-
! field of Poland, Mr.. Morrill, of Gray, and
Mr.. Churchill of Raymond, made the
| leading speeches in opposition to the
division and Mr.. Purington of Minot,
and Mr.. Mitchell of Kittery, spoke in
favor of the new town. The question
has been B before the legislature
all winter in one form and
another all winter, so there was little in
| the arguments which had not been
| brought out before. The tax question
with reference to the Poland Paper Com
pany and the Poland Springs property
| was given considerable prominence. The
opponents of the new town asserted that
tine movement was largely due to the
| fact that the paper COMPANY could not
ma se such an arrangement as it desired
| in regard to it's taxes. The other side
retorted that the Poland Springs proper
ty was not assessed for .one-half of its
value. The bill passed by a vote of SO to
80. Its friends then accepted an amend
ment providing that SO long as the High
school building in the new town was not
| crowded, pupils from Minot
and Poland should be received
without charge. Several other amend
ments offered by the the opposition were
voted down, including one that the ques-
| lion should be submitted to the people
of Poland and Minot, a part of Minot
| being included in the new town. This
| last amendment the friends of the bill
said, would Kill any chance of creating
the new town. The opponents of the bill
forced division on each of the amend
4 ~,
but were beaten by large majorities,
| The rules were suspended and the bill
passed to be engrossed. The case has
been closely contesteds on each side.
Hon. Orville D. Baker acted as attorney
| for the divisionists before the committee
on towns, and Messrs. Symonds.
Snow and Cook represented the
| other side. Senator Libby, in
| the legislature, led the advocates of the
| new town and Mr.. Littlefeld was the
| leader of the other side. This ends the
| legislation of the session SO far as the
existence of towns is concerned. Rome
howled but it howled for joy, the attempt
to dismember it coming to an inglorious
end. The effort to annex Oakdale to
| Portland failed to get majority of the
| committee and the adverse report was
accepted by the legislature without a
| contest. Odpo GliZdUctu CdSo was
| thrown out because of the failure to give
the notice required by the statutes. Poland
| is therefore the only town divided, al
| though there were some changes made
| in the boundary lines of Camden and
| and Rockport to better inequalities form
| ing out Of the division of Camden two
wears ago and small piece of Green
wood was set off to neighboring town.
For Woman Suffrage.
The woman suffrage question was as
signed for Monday afternoon in the
House today. Hon. Llewellyn Powers,
one of the signers of the minority report
in favor of granting municipal suffrage
to women will probably be heard on the
question.
Notes.
The House followed the example OF
the Senate and adjourned to Monday. It
is now thought to be almost a certain ty
that the session will extend beyond next
week.