The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-04

| Sendlng the state prison c0nylctS DacR 10
Thomaston been made in the House.
Bangor would probably have lost some
votes. AS member said today. 'If the
two propositions efore he House,
$4,000 for the Augusta spital and
$3.50, 600 for Bangor, II favored Bangor.
The position taken by Senators Peakes
and Seiders was not proposition before
| the House, Senator Thatcher, the
leader of the Bangor forces, tabled the
resolve in favor of the Maine General
| Hospital today. The resolve came up on
its tinnl passage. 1t appropriates $500
annually.
Death of Representative Libby.
Both branches today adjourned to
Monday as mark of respect to the
memory of Representative Libby, who
died at his home in Standish, Wednes-
day.
| The Days Business.
| Mr.. Adams of Bangor presented bill
! to fix the salary of the register of deeds
for Penopscot county at $500 and ST.
900 additional for clerk hire. These
salaries are to take the place of fees as
at present.
T. Fl. Phair and other citizens Of
Presque Isle demonstrate against the act
relating to associations or corporations
passed for the purpose of improving
the brsed of horses The remonstrants
say that they believe the bill is against
the best interests of horse breeders,
county fairs and agricultural societies,
and that it was gotten up in the interests
of pool sellers and gamblers and is an
entering wedge to open the gates of our
race tracks and fair grounds to gamblers.
Mr.. Libby of Sanford presented bill,
| the title of which is to reduce expendi-
lures and to facilitate the administration
of justice in York county. 1t provides
| for establishing court of record at
Sanford. This court is to have concur
rent jurisdiction in criminal cases with
the courts of Biddeford and Saco. Sec
ton of this bill fixes the salaries of the
| judges of the municipal courts in York
county for Biddeford's judge $500, for
Saco, 5000; for Sanford, $4O0.
An act additional to chapter 10, R. S.,
relating Ito insolvency, was presented
Friday. 1t is: No action shall be main
tanned in any court in this state against
| against any inhabitant of this state who
has obtained discharge from his debts
under the insolvent law of this state,
/
kind or nature, that would have been
discharged by said insolvency proceed
| ings if proved against said estate.
| An act to fix the salary of the Cumber-
| land county attorney at $500 was pre-
sented by Mr.. Morrill,; of Portland. IL
A bill was presented to amend the law
| providing that no one shall wear a Grand
Army badge save those entitled to wear
them. as to include in the provisions of
the law the badge of the Sons of Vete-
rams.
| The committee on legal affairs have
been asked to inquire into the expediency
of defining by law,the duties of auditors
| of towns.
There was also a bill introduced by
Morrill, of Gray providing that the credi-
| tors of town shall lsreeeive all accounts,
bills, contracts, demands, from persons
having demands against the town, exam
| inc them in d tail, list up same and have
| them filed and entered in books in such
| manner and form as the selectmen shall
| order and direct.
No money shall be paid out unless
the demands are approved by the audi
| tor.
Sebago Improvement Company.
The bill to incorporate the Sebago I'm
| provement Company, which is likely to
rron;do ,oons hr ub;ob tho sebaoo
Pio,-'o : -' ~
poatmen may pe enaoied Oo Aoac oneir
boats up the sinuous Songo and the
lumbermen raft their logs down the same
s+rean, na,oas Gao p Wescott John +.
N. wo~.a.'a, w sr p..a1s~ oo-o.,
Maiion M isnu ~ 4n ~ Sy,o %o ooo ri
corporation is authorized to improve the
Songo river for the purpose of
nay nayigaeion, y anu Ior & .ll,s tt;s pulpusG 70
from said river. it's months. approaches
and tributaries and to construct dams,
canais; locAss oreahma'er .h anu p,els, anu
said river. its mouths. approaches and
tributaries, as may be necessary and
proper to facilitate navlgatlo9 therein.
PROVIDED, however, that any dams oull1
or maintained Dy sald company shal con-
s.Af+o, +ba ;mnr0yamantS contamn-
lated by this act shall have been made in
y