The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-18
were presented in the House today by
Mr. Ross of Cumberland.
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be referred to the finance committee.
Later in the session, Mr.. Powers of Houl-
ton moved a reconsideration of the vote
passing the order. Mr. Powers thought
that resolves appropriating small sums
for highways. schools. etc., should go to
the appropriate commit ees. AS he read
the order, it would require all matters of
| this kind to go to the finance committee.
He would like to know whether it in
volved hearings before two committees
on such a resolve.
Mr.. Shaw of Portland, on behalf of the
| finance committee, said that the only OBJ
| ject of the order was to enable that COM
| mittee to keep posted on the amounts the
| legislature was appropriating. 1t was
| not meant as means Of prolongjng the
session nor of hampering the work OF
other committees.
MI. Powers then said that he agreed as
to the desirability of the end in view but
thought it could be better accomplished
by some provision which should require
committees to notify the finance com
mittee of their action in recommending
appropriations.
The order was then reconsidered and
tabled for amendment.
OF Interest to Fisheries.
Almus G. johnson and 80 others of
Phippsburg, demonstrate against the
passage of any law which will further re-
strain the taking of migratory fish and
thereby embarrass coast fishing.
Thirty-six inhabitants of the town of
North Haven ask that the law be so
amended as to prohibit the taking of
alr h cb
with purse drag seine within three
miles of shore. Samilar petitions came
in from Freeport and Hancock,
More petitions came in in favor of a
lobster law that would fix the length at
101 inches.
A Contested Election Case.
A forewarning of the contested cleo
ton case Of Beal VS.. Hinkley came in
this morning in the shape of an order
authorizing the committee on electionsIto
send for persons and papers and to ad-
minister oaths. The order was intro
duced by Mr.. Purington of Minot and
passed.
A Raid on the Assessors.
Mr.. Sprague Of Monson today present
ed this order in the House and the order
was passed:
That the special committee on taxa
ton be directed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of repeating chapter 103 of the
public laws of 1891, entitled IAN act to
create board of state assessors" and
report by bill or otherwise. Introduced
by Mr.. Sprague Of Monson
r., protart tho Tunocents
People who read the daily papers
know well enough that it is fast becom-
ing hazardous thing for lover of ma
ture's olitudes tor ranble through
Maine woods in the cunning season. He
may be studying botany or sitting on q
log reading Browning, when bang and
our studious friend finds himself laden
with cold lead from the rifle of some
sportsman so anxious to kill deer that
he couldn't tell an antlered monarch of
the forest from prosy old fellow sitting
on fallen tree reading a book. Mr..
Fairbanks of Bangor wants this reckless
slaughter of the innocents stopped and
has introduced this order, which was
passed by the House:
That the judiciary committee be in
| structed to ascertain if further legislation
| is expedient for the better protection of
| human life from the careless accidents
! that occur from firearms while hunting,
| shooting at objects without first know
| ing the kind, and report to the legislature
| by bill or otherwise.
| New Portland Trust Company.
Frederick Robbie, Fred E. Richards and
Josiah Fl. Drummond petition to be in
corporated safe deposit and trust COM
pany, to be located at Portland, under
| the name of the Union Safe Deposit and
Trust Company. They represent that
the objects of the company cannot be
effected by incorporation under the gen.
| eral laws.
| From Auburn to Mechanic Falls.
| Ara Cushman, Josiah III. Bucknam, W
W. Dennison, VIM. Rounds, A. M. Pen
ley, John Harper, w. W.. Stetson and
others are under. a bill presented yester
day by Mr.. Penley to be incorporated the
Auburn and Mechanic Falls Railroad
Company, to construct and maintain ar
/ electrical or other motive power railroad
/ from Mechanic Falls to Auburn. The
/ capital stock is not to exceed $500, 900, Oi
| 800 shares.
Kittery Point Grievance.
Mr. Mitchell of Kittery presented this
morning an act authorizing the con
struction of highway over tide water in
Spruce Creek in that town. This is q
part of the movement to escape the bur.
den of the tolls gathered on the existing
bridges. The Kittery Point people say
they want til. old bridge made free or a
new structure erected.
To Revise the Militia Law.
! Gen. Selden Connor, Portland; Gen.
| Samuel D. Leavitt, Eastport Gen. John
| Marshall Brown, Portland; Col. w. S.
Choate, Augusta and Col. Victor Brett
Bangor, were announced by Gov. Cleaves
today as the members of the commission
| to revise the militia laws.
Aimed at Travelling Sacrifice Sales"
An act for the protection of legitimate