The Republican journal., 1893-02-09
Legislative Notes.

pour IN, and so tar not remonStrant has
ventured to show his or her head.
Mr. Poor of Searsmont has presented
the petition Of NJ b. Hunt and others OF
Belmont for the abolition of the schoo
district system.
The use OF Representatives Hall has
been granted the People Prohibitory En-
forcement League for a public meeting
Monday evening, February 18th.
4 The act to authorize and empower the
Islesboro Land and Improvement GO. 10
erect and maintain a breakwater Or dixie
across the mouth of Dark Harbor, Waldo
county has passed to hc enacted.
( MI Coffin Of Bangor presented the big
roll "t petitions, eigll inches in diameter,
containing T.. 4;'o names in favor "t THE
d law to prevent SUNDAY excursions
That bill imposing on nom residents OF
I the State license for fishing and hunting
4 In Maine provides for hunting deel 4
license II - to hunt Wild duck, etc. -.
To fish -. or ~ Ton all privileges.
Ihc Judiciary committee has reported
+ legislation inrNpceient on ortiel nj thp
y legislature relating IL tin, hcttvl plote,.-
I tan of human lite While bunting and the
I Slaughter OF men for deer cstn npW ~
m,lllly and tnnlelurttdl> forward.
senator Hill If KeMnebtc ha7 presented
4 the petition 81 + +. oak and T. others
Nj Unity Plantation for a law 70 prohibit
i he limiting or killing of moose. dcel ol
/ c;tmlou III said plantation t"r five Years.
| Ii was ordered that the resolutions
adopted by the senate and house on the
death OF James q. Blaine. and the ~
marks made bN the senators and represen
tatives be printed I'M memorial pamphlet
and that j. 600 copies of the same be fur
| I+1,,
Mr. >prague OF Monson has introduced
a bill to aid in the propagation Of fish by
authorizing towns and cities to raise an
nually sum not exceeding $500 to be eN-
pended by the municipal officers or com
mlssioners elected for the purpose of the
propagation and protection Of fish wholly
| or partially in such cities and towns.
/ Mr.. Mudgett Of Belfast presented the
! following at Thursday session: Petition
! +. \. Howard ard /, others asking tur
/ tic passage Of he listing bill. Petition
OF G. Is. Hazetipe and II others OF Bel
| tost 70 prevent killing OF deer in Waldo
county: also petition of f. A. Whitehouse
and ,} others ai W aldo county for a close
time On moose and caribou for five years
from 1898 Petition ot Geo. +. TUFTS and
y, Others of Belfast to amend chap. II.
seq = Of Revised Statutes relating to free
high schools 50 as IL limit the money
drawn from the State treasury. for one
wear in town, 1T 500 instead oi $50 as
noW fixed by law.
| 1t would require columns 10 report the
hearing on HOLSTERS that continued all
4 i lhul SUay afternoon and evening to nearly
y NJ. The petitions lavc been many
ion a law allowing the catching OF 10 L.,
| inch lobster the year rond. This tile
/ -, 4 H..
evuntelact come before the committee and
ask for 4 close time as the only means ot
protecting the lubStels This tht market
men strongly object w a> thes say it al
most ruins tllcil business f.N ounty
| Attorney Robinson. Lawyer Bradley and
seth l.. L1rlahec, Esq. "t Portland rep
resented thr petitioners t"l ~ ~ nrh
| Holsters the Ntal round aud Hon. a. T..
h Mi~WelI appeared tol tine eauner> Tine
7 Wniu arguments we're CON" thI"ugE With
A at len-tn.
,>enatpl ,,wamt0n oi >a4ldahuvk a~
presented petitions 1or a Law prohb-
tn. >vnin- within three miles oi
he coast. signed by 244S persons from
the towns ot Nobltboro Waiting Frank
lin. Goul,isboru, Milblidye. Damariscott;,
Mills. Long island bremen. NinaIhaN,,l,
Pcnobscot. Cutler, Euckport Isle au Iaul,
niun. Rockland. Bluehill, Thomast"li,
/ Iushing Bucksport. Sedgwick. Dresden,
West Pembroke Hope. south Waldohoro.
addison. sullivan. Belfast, >urry Noltli-
| port. Nearsport. Newcastle. st. George.
Calais, Harrington, Appl, ton.
senator Jackson has presented the pc
tition of :. G.. Norton and 81 others in re-
lation to an act to prohibit the hunting
and killing of deer in Wald" county
~
petition OF \. n Jewett and others OF
Stalsmont for abolition Of school district
system.
The committee on agriculture has voted
ought to pass. on bill relative to cruelty to
animals; same, TO give the Maine Pomolog-
ical Society 500 a year additional; same,
amendment to substitute words ''hoTseS
and sheep in the law to eNtirpate con
tagious diseases among cattle for the
words ''other live stock.
Mr.. Mudgett of Belfast presented the
following at Friday session Petition o1
I. c. Smart and II others asking the Leg
islature t" memoiialize Congress to pass
a bill for government control over rail
roads, tclegraphs and telephones Ais,
petition Of Il. j Black and u others fol
same Also petition of A. l.. Stevens ano
others asking the Legislature to mem
orialize Congress TO establish postal say
ngs banks. Also petition of Waylanl
knowlton and 81 Others to amend Chap
~ Il. ;. SO Us not 10 apply 10 amy ItSidtn
taxpayer OF the State Of Maine. Bill al
act to amend chap. $50 OF the laws of 1867
entitled an act to Incorporate tlle Beltas
4 Moosehead Railroad CO. Petition o
Matthias A. Gulnan praying for Increased
pension.
The House Friday passed, by risins
vote. in concurrence With the Senate. tn
resolutions in memory of the late Judy
Virgin OF Portland. There We're II
I speeches.
The committee on interior waters ha
reported adversely the law To prohbi
fishing on sunday.
J Fliday afternoon the Judiciary commit
tee heard speeches from Mrs. Hannah j
Bailey, Wnthrop Mis-. +. 5. Osgood
Mrs. Henry Blanchard, Di. Jane l.. Hel
som, Mrs Elizabeth ". Narnum. Mrs G
| g. McGregor. Mrs. l.. NJ. y. Stevens
] Pnnland Mrs. Cram, Biddeford; Mrs
Sarah +. Hamilton. Saco; Mrs. f. 5. Fog
$ and Mrs. Helen b. G. Beedy, Augusta, j
! favor of municipal suffrage for women
e A flood of petitions came in Monda
! asking the passage of the law licensin
E druggists to sell liquor for medicinal pun
y poses, some Of them being signed by clel
| pymen Several remOnstranr to th