The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-01
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When the House meets in the morning
there will be a renewal of hostllltles.
The filibusters by postponing action ON
redistricting will have succeeded in get
ting that measure on table and unasslgn-
ed. In order to take up the bill before
the assignments for tomorrow it will be
necessary to suspend the rules which re-
quires two-thirds vote. If the bill was
left to take its chance as there are a
number of matters assigned which
would take precedence the filibusters
would have an excellent opportunity to
again kill time in the hope Of still fur
ther deferring action, so the friends of
the bill will probably endeavor to sus-
pend the rules and get it up early in the
day. Having done this it is probable
that Democrats will be left to do most of
the talking. If it was intended by the
opponents to have discussion on the
merits of the measure the friends would
contribute their share of the eloquence,
but they do not propose to aid In the f1li-
clustering by aiding time killing ma
noeuvers. 1t was part of the filibusters
plan to carry Bangor matter over also IN
order to use that tomorrow in the manner
in which it was used today. That part
of the programme came to
grief. Tomorrow's session may
be the liveliest of the Legislature.
OakdaIe and Cape Elizabeth.
The committee on towns today acted
on two matters of interest to Portland
people and their neighbors. Messrs.
Wescott, Merrill of Pennington, Beedle
of Gardiner, Haskell of Cape Elizabeth
and Cahill of Brunswick, five members
of the committee, voted in favor of Civ
ing the petitioners for the annexation of
Oakdale leave to withdraw. Senator
Wood and Messrs. Mitchell and Johnson
favored annexation. Senators Mallet
and Clark were not present. The COM
mittee also acted upon petitions for the
division of Cape Elizabeth, and voted to
refer the matter to the next legislature
with the order of hearing. This is the
result of the informality in the proceed
ing by which the municipal officers OF
the town did not get the notice required
by the Revised Statutes. 1t had been
reported that the committee would
waive this informality and give hear
ing. One of the commit g said this at
ternoon that they had been given to I'M
derstand that two years from now the
new town lines would be agreed upon by
all parties and the division could then
be made with no opposition. The gem
tleman intimated that these representa-
tions had been of influence in causing
the committee to adhere to the strict let
ter of the statute notwithstanding the
presidents cited by Hon. w. Fl. Clifford
last week where the requirements as to
notice had been waived.
The Savings Bank Bill.
The taxation committee tonight dis
cussed the savings bank bill, but reached
no conclusion. There will probably be
two reports.
The sebago Lake Hearing.
From half-past seven to midnight the
committee on interior waters listened to
the question of rights to benefits of Sc
bago Lake. Byron D. Verrill, ESQ.,, ap
peared as counsel Jor petitioners, who
ask law to prevent the drawing down
of the water by the mills on the Pre-
sumpscot to point which will interfere
with navigation Freeman Plummer of
Bridgton. river driver and boauman,
Wilbur s. Bracket of Naples, boatman,
John w. Phillips, agent of Portland Star
Match Company, L. P. Crockett of Ma
pies, lumberman and boatman, and Ben
jamin F. Smith of Standish, lumberman,
told of the difficulty in navigation and
logging caused by low water. The petit
toners admitted that they had no rights
except such as the legislature might
grant by law. S. D. Warren, of the great
Warren Mills, H. W. Gage and William
M. Bradley managed the case for the re-
featuring interests on the Pre-
Presumpscot, Agent Warren of the paper
mills, G. A. Brown, who is interested in
pulp mills on the river, M. K. Dana,
Chas. E. Hooper and Leroy B. Mason,
were witnesses. Other witnesses were
elaborate maps, profiles and data of rain
fall, state of weather, etc. The remon-
strants showed that they represented
industries employing some 5000 men,
with daily pay roll of $4,000, and a CAPT
tai of $4,000, 900. They had built dam
and paid $50, 200 for fumage rights. They
claimed that the petitioners had no ape
uuate cause for complaint and that the
legislation proposed would cause great
loss to industries now in existence and
prevent the development of as many as
eight valuable water powers. The COM
mittee is likely to take this view of it.
Inspection of Steam Boilers.
The bill for the inspection of steam
boilers will be adversely reported.
Medical Registration Bill.
The judiciary committee this after
noon gave hearing on the medical reg
istration bill. DR.. Bussey of Houlton,
DR.. Peaslee of Wiscasset and Represent
atives Ferguson and Rogers, both of
whom are physicians, spoke in favor Of
the bill. The opponents were represent
ed by counsel, Hon. Q. D. Baker Of this
city and Clarence Hale, Esq, OF Port,
land. DR.. Bussey said he understood
Mr.. Baker represented DR.. Flower OF
Boston. DR.. Algernon Fossett of Port
land was among those who spoke against
the bill. Mr.. Baker, in an elaborate ar
gument. described the bill, which is en-
titled "a bill to prevent incompetent
persons from practicing medicine and
surgery" as bill to prevent competent
persons from procuring medical assist
ance as they pleased" Mr.. Baker qnot-
ed the names Of Hon. Arthur Sewall,
Genera1 Thomas w HYDE and others az