The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-09
Savings Bank Bill Denounced As
Premium on Bad Banking.
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
MADE BY THE STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION.
Big Business Petition from Portland for
Valued Insurance-Tax on Railroads.
Veterinary Surgeons and Horse Doc
tors-The Liability Of Employees.


AUGUSTA, EeuTuaTy o.-Iuo OldIo DaI
Association held it's annual meeting in
the Senate chamber this afternoon, Hon.
Chas. F. Libby, the president, occupying
the chair in which he sat two yeas ago as
president of the Senate. Leslie G. Cor
nish, ESQ.,, of this city, read an able
paper on 1.-THE Morals of the Legal Pro-
fession." The association took action to
bring several important matters to the
voted to authorize the president and
secretary to ask the legislature to pro-
vide for a commission of five to consider
methods recommended to recast the ju-
dicial system of the state and report to
the legislature, the report to be filed with
the. Governor and Council January, 1894.
1t was also voted to ask for an appropri-
alton to supply law reports of other
states not now in the state library. An
other matter which the legislature will
be asked to consider, is in form
of bill to provide for the
appointment by the governor of COM
mission for the promotion of uniformity
of legislation in the United States, to
consist of three members, who shall ex-
anime tno supJeotss VI H.alIlago s'nu W
vorce, insolvency, !o5.u vi nolaiia. oel.I-
ncates, uescent anu ulstIIDu.loh ~ " prop.
erty, eoc:, m GU ~ aso.. s.. .n ~: uJso uIss
,e ,uoano ~ - s,osn1 .+at., ne ~. IT,,;o,,
The commission may also attend conven-
tions to draft uniform laws to be sub
mitted to the legislatures of the several
states. 1t was voted to hold the next
meetinc Of the association in Portland.
Notwithstanding the fact that President
I,ibhv declined to be considered a can
didafe. he was reelected. as were the
other officers. There were some changes
in the committees. The association had
a BANQUET at the Coney House this even
Tax On Railroad Corporations.
..d -
no 'aA"''on oo..,.i''0o 'oNas .o'eN =
impose tax on raiiroad corporatlons as
follows: one-Iourtn OF one per cehc On
gross 4h esr e ~ ~. v,ooo co,f on each adj.
tional $3.50 per mile. the maximum rate
to be three-fourths of one per cent. This
follows the system now in vogue and
wouiu lncIoase, iSao as:1aaT % s:I."e' 4a eon
600 annually.
The railroad committee has voted TO
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Ieport ravolaply u us a.. ~ a;t,i a.oT s+onL o.
I Ma'ne ocnsaa ~ in tha 9v -. of
anu 70 aItli9la1e S .no +,'o us. pomohsnn4 ,iuo
raliroao oIioge osor INC ionooSooo iiv0A,
near bangor.
Death Blow to the District System.
rh+;ao+sd soboo, district svstem
.no An'. ''
got what may DC lts oeatn Oh" 'ouay
when the committee on educaMon voted
unanimously to report the bill for its
aDontlon: n @ mere ear arc sesem.y pvrsn
A. A. tha he bear;nc today Messrs. Dutton Of
Windsor, Merrill of St. Albans, Little
field of Poland, Hoyt OF Ripley, Dlckey
Of Fort Kent and others, spoke 1or Inc
bill. Uncle Joseph Holden eXpialneo
his astronomical ideas as related TO the
bill and said he wa on the SIDE Oh ieaV-
ing well enough alone.
Seine Smelling.
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barretc Forter' Hsq'' VI oruuswioA' 70
opposed the bill to prohibit the taking of