Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-23
Maine Legislature.
Monday. March IL

general significance, save the vote on the
part of the House looking to the indefinite
postponement of the several resolves, en-
crossed and pending, providing for busts
of Blaine, Hamlin, William Pitt Fessenden
and other prominent men.
Tuesday, March IA.
In the Senate to-day the majority report
favoring the bill permitting druggists to
sell liquor for medicinal purposes was ac-
cepted in order that amendments might be
offered and with the understanding that
the acceptance Of the report did not com
nit the Senators to vote for the bill. The
matter then went over until to morrow.
The bill creating the new town of Me
chanic Falls was passed to be engrossed
The bill to make the Deputy Labor Com
missioner inspector of shops and factories,
as amended by the House to include mines
and quarries, was passed to be engrossed
4 The amendments to the bill for an inspec-
ton of fertilizers were adopted, and the
/ bill put on its passage. Among the bills
/ introduced by Representatives was one by
| Mitchell of kittery, amending the law re-
lating to fraternal beneficiary orgauiza-
tions so they can employ paid agents, as
do other insurance companies (they can
now employ paid agents only for organ
ization) and bill making slight changes
| in the law relsting to the business of
/ apothecarlcs.
| The House recOnsdered the vote of last
week, refusing 10 appropriate $4,000 TO
aid in building bridge across the Penob
scot river at VIM. The House then vot-
ed, after long discussion. to accept the
majority committee report-yeas, % nays,
46-in favor OF the appropriation. The
matter comes up Friday for final action.
The custom of reassiguing measures was
continued in the House. Comparatively
little was done, Notwithstanding the rule,
for two sessions of the House.
Wednesday, Mar Is,
In the Senate the Druggists bill was
read once and assigned. The Senate went
into Committee Of the Whole on the Swan
ton bill to increase the salaries of members
of the Legislature. 1t was voted, II to !.
To report to the Senate favorably. rhe
Listing bin went over to Thursday.
The SEEMING Bill came up again in the
House, and the afternoon was chiefly spent
in debating this bill The House receded
and concurred with the Senate G3 to 50
The >einers regard ii as a great victory.
II allows SEEMING for menhaden and mack
erel in the bays Of the western part of the
State. A bill was introduced to restrict
the Use Of purse seine, 10 inhabitants Of the
State.
A resolve appropriating $40 600 to aid ia
building a bridge at Winn was passed with
An amendment requiring that the GOV
ernor and Council shall be assured that the
money subscribed will he paid and that
$3.50, 600 shall be invested in VIM for
manufacturing purposes before the State
shall pay the appropriation.
The resolve to appropriate $4,000 for
Bust of William Pitt Fessenden was in
definitely postponed.
/ Thursday, March l6.
/ Two Of the most important bills that
have been before the Legislature this win
\ ter were acted upon this afternoon. They
were the Savings Bank Tax bill in the
/ House and the Druggists bill in the Sen
/ ate. On the former it was thought that
the vote would DC quite close, but ii stood
1 - tn 81 against substituting the minority
for the fjority report. The majority re-
port provides tax Of seven eighths Of
one per cent. on savings bank capital in
vested outside the State. fve-eighth- II
! one per cent. on investments in the State
and tax on the reserve fund and undivii-
/ ed profits. This report was accepted,
passed two readings and goe> 10 the Senate.
The unanimous report Of the Committee
on State Printing and Binding favprs
awarding the contract for printing to Bar
leigh Il Flyut, and for binding to Smith *
Reid of Augusta. The report was accept
ed In the House without opposition
An attempt to amend the State Library
bill by fixing the Librarians salary ST
| $1,000 instead Of $500 was defeated
The Senate devoted the afternoon TO the
consideration Of the Druggists Hill II
was introduced by Peaks at the first SEES
/ sion and caused much discussion 1t wss
defeated. Is to 6, and then the considera-
ton of the subject was indefinitely post
poned.
Friday, Marchl7
The House this morning passed an or
der providing for hnal adjournment next
Friday.
The vote to reassgn the listing bill to
next "Wednesday resulted ~ to II or with
the vote of the president, who favored re-
/ assignment, l3 to II.
| Druggists Bill La2e fnttely Postponed
The House to-day on motion of Mr..
Fairbanks - Bangor, voted to indefinitely
! postpone the druggists bill.
4 Licensing Guides
A bill will be presented to provide that
guides taking parties into Maine woods
shall be licensed by the forest commission
| er, and shall make and send 10 the com
missioner records of the names and resi-
! dences Of the people they accompany and
their route. The bill is designed as safe
| guard against the carelessness which has
resulted in bad fires in the past.
| The Multi Bin:
Senator MalIet this morning stopped the
bill reported by the militia commission to
regulate the military establishment Of the
state. Mr.. Mallet pointed out that under
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