The Republican journal., 1893-01-19
Legislative Notes.

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United States Senator by the Democrats.
The Governor has renomnated Edward
C. Jordan AS a member of the State Board
of health.
4 bill has been submitted in the Senate
to make Sunday close time on fish as
we'll as game.
James +. Mulligan and Ill others OF
Damariscotta have petitonel for law to
prohibit the taking of deer in Lincoln
county.
senator WinSlow has introduced bill
that no public school money for towns he
expended in schools not wholly and di-
reellv under control nf the town school
officers.
Maine Farmer; 50 wonder the members
oi the House are satisfied with the speak
"a selection Of committees, when he
PUTS BWeS ana Fowlts on ihr game cpm-
mlttee.
There promises to he quite liNvly ron-
test tol tile position 81 ti~h commissioned,
Hon. Thomas Wentworth Of Bradford,
Thomas Alen ot Bangor, ani Charles
Buttum If Nrono ale candidates.
Mr. Carleton OF Winterpoll has present
"a petitions Of Il. G.. Campbell and .,,:,,
others prohibiting killing deer in Waldo
County. They We're referred to the Com
nittee pn Inland Fisheries and Game
Mr. >eideis introduced in the Senate
1ue>elaNa a new registration BILL 10 take
the place OF the Ilaint> bill now ia effect
1t repeals the Haines bin and differs from
il IN that it applies to cities and towns.
The present board OF State assessors do
not declare any opinion upon the listing
system either tol OF against it. The per
>onal property found by them amounts to
about 81 per cent. OF the total valuation.
The legislature will probably yrapple
strongly this winter with the question OF
wholly abolishing the district system OF
schools. Petitions TO that effect are be-
inc circulated in the country places and
receiving many signatures.
Among the State officers which the gov
ernor must appoint within a few months
are commissioner Of pharmacy, April u /;
commissioner NJ labor, first Wednesday in
February: trustee Reform school, Feb g.:
member ot board Of health Jan ST.
a bill has been introduced by Mr.. ahll
Of Rpckland amending the charter OF the
camden \ Roeklald Water 60. allowin.
it TO take water from Rocky Pond in the
town Of Eockp"lt and tributaries, ponds
and re>elNoils.that may be constructed
The Secretary OF State has sent to the
Legislature a communication recommends
ing certain changes in the Australian Bal
lot law. He proposes some OF the features
OF the Indiana ballot. recommending that
device or symbol be placed at tile hea,
OF the party tickets.
one "i the most Important matters to
come before this Legislature. will he that
Of building new INSANE hospital at Ban
@nr. the site for Which has alleaev been
secured. \ resolve Is Ia be introduced at
al early day carrying with it an apl,r"pri-
ajlnM - $500. NW0 ton 1lt construction ~
Tho building.
Bills We're presented in the House Mon
taN to provide tor a State Commissioner
"l hoads with salary ot u 500; to pro
libiJ the canning "a lltllin4 ot less tlan
si-ht inches, w canning sar,iucs from
hecenhel Is 70 April without heading or
rNitelaill-, and 4 bill to amend tllt laN
relating Y judgment against trustees.
iic legislative committees haNr cnuSen
lliG toll"Wi INC secretaries Judiciary. F.
NJ higgins: Military Affairs. George FUl-
lN1: Agriculture, Edwin Wig4in: Banks
and Banking. Il. ". Carleton: Pensions.
H. y. Fairbanks: Railroads. A. Nj. Pen
ley: Mercantile Affairs and Insurance.
Thomas q. Spillane: Education, Henry II.
Chamberlain; Legal Affairs W. G. Emer-
sn.
petition Of VIM. Mclaughlin and
eighty-two Others OF Harmony presented
TO the Legislature recites that ..your peti-
TONERS respectfully represent that during
the war many citizens in this State hired
substitutes to defend the Mon and paid
1or them from their own scantv means
We therefore pray that your honorable
Dodles may pass an act to reimburse all
who have paid for said substitutes
The first tax bill came into the legisla-
ture Friday forenoon. it being introduced
by Mr.. Grndle Of Hancock 1t is a bill to
tax all investments of savings banks made
out of the State | per cent. and within the
state one half OF one per cent. repeating
the present savings bank tax of three
quarters ot one per cent 1t is claimed by
its friends that it will influence the banks
7" invest their money in Maine instead of
sending it away.
The Republican legislative caucus last
thursday evening nominated Hall e. Bur
leigh to till the unexpired two wears Of
State Assessor Gilman, deceased. Gov
einol Burleigh appointed Hall g. Blrleigl
on the death Of Mr. Gilman to fill the va
cancy till the present legislature The 9th
rr candidates We're :. y. Campbell of Cher
rN field and Ira G.. Crockel of Portland
" hole number Of votes Ill, Mr.. Burleigh
had MI Campbell IS. Crocle /.
The Womans Christian Temperance
mon OF ,Iaine ale going to ask the leg
lslature TO enact a law giving tu tic
mother Of a child the same rights in its
control as the father. 1t is declared that
under the law as it now stands the father
can do what he PHRASES with child. even
carry i Oft and hide it and the wife and
mother can do n"tllin. a. the husband is
the legal guardian \ case is cited in
Portland Where Il lather Seeleted two
children from their mother She EN-
deaNored to obtain legal redress but M
successfully.
MIR. Peaks Of Dover has introduced in
the Senate the Druggists bill, giving the
iu"tAccaries the right to sell liquors TN
del certain restrictions. Only a register
ed apothecarN may apply to the clerk of
the supreme Judicial Court for his coun-
ty tor 4 permit which should lie issued to
him, allowing him to sell liquors tol med
iclnal purposes, giving a bond OF $500
NO apothecary Shall sell more than one
quart to applicants, who shall give a state