The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-23
Ala Augusta.

ed the tower druggists bill in new
draft
The judiciary committee reported ad-
versely ON the bill creating an insane de-
partment at the State prison.
The listing bill which failed of passage
Friday last by Il tie vote was defeated
in the Senate II to Is Wednesday.
The judiciary committee reported leg
islation inexpedient in regard to forfeit
IRE of lands for non-payment of taxes.
The committee on military affairs re-
ported in reference to the next Legisa-
ture OF the bill relative to publishing
military histories.
The Militia bill, revision of the
Maine Militia law was amended and
passed to he engrossed in the Seuate
Monday. The amendment appropriates
| one twelfth of a mile of the State valua-
ton for support of the Militia.
fhe committee on banks and banking
reported ought to pass on the bill relat-
ing to the reserve funds of trust and
banking companies. The bill is the
same AS the Massachusetts law. The
bill passed to be engrossed.
The same committee reported ought
to pass on the bill relating to days of
grace.
! Mr.. Buck for committee on inland fish
! cries and game. on petition of George
l.. lIovey and others, reported bill an
act to prohibit the taking of fish from
any streams or waters emptv wing into
the Great Embden pond in Somerset
county; printed under rule.
Mr.. Higgins from committee on Judi
ciary on petition of Gen. Isaac Dyer and
ing that some measure be adopted to
return compensation to the men who
paid communication during the war; re-
ported leave to withdraw.
The legislature is hustling this week
in both branches and turning off lots of
business. There is strong probability
that the new Militia bill may be referred
to the next legislature. II doubles the
expenditure heretofore made for militia
purposes and the membcr's of both
houses are sensitive on matters that
call for large expenditures.
The bill providing against combina-
| tion of fire insurance companies To fix
rates of insurance passed To be engross
ed in the senate "Wednesday. 1t i I'M
derstood The effect of This bill will be
to put the fixing of rates of insurance in
! !atiug to Fire Insurance contracts was
amended and also pa, scd TO be engross-
ed IA the Senate.
The committee ON labor has reported
a bill to require the inspector of faCto-
ries, workshops, mines and quarrics to
enforce the laws relating to payments
OF wages, the sanitary conditions Of
factories, etc The inspectors shall re-
port eases where the sanitary condition
of establishments is bad to the local
boards of health. He should also see
that doors which should by law open
outward are properly constructed.
! On Monday Mr. Shaw from committee
on military affairs, which was instructed
by an order of the Legislature to exam
inc into the accounts of the adjutaut-
general fol the current year lS9l aud
1892. reported an itemzed account of
| the expenditures of the appropriation,
for military purposes for the years 1881
and 1892, vouchers of which have been
approved by the Governor and Council
and flied in the office of the secretary of
State. Also an itemized account of
camp grounds.
When the question of Il general law in
relation to The regulation of fishing in
inland waters WAS first discussed Sena-
tor Holman tabled about 90 bills provid-
ing for special legislation on the subject,
| The judiciary committee will probably
not r.l",rt Il general bill aud Monday
Mr.. Holman called up the bills and they
| were passed. Among these were bills
relating to taking fish in Lang pond.
! King aud Bartlett ponds, Rogers pond,
! Hayden lake all in Somerset county.
A discussion occurred on the Woman
suffrage question, participated in by
| Spraguc of Monsoon, Powers of Iloulton.
Roberts of Norway, Iittlefield of Po-
! land and others in favor and sylvester
of Lisbon, Merrill of Madison, Bran of
Mason. McGregor of Enfield aud others
against the bill. Mr.. Morrill, of Madi-
son turned the tables upon Mr.. Powers
| by saving he himself married into the
! Powers family and his wife was siren
uously opposed to womans suffrage.
| The bin was defeated 81 to d3. We
notice that Bowman, IIoyt, Marston.
| Powers and Week. were among the som
crset member, voted for the bill,
Tuesday the conference committee on
the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital had Il
| long session but we're unable toagree and
so report \ proposition came from
the friends of the hospital to eXpcnd
! forty thousand this year and sixty thou
sand next. til" House Cuncurrcd with
the Senate in indefinitely postponing
the bill, increasing the compensation of
members. 1t also eoucrlred with the
Senate in refn ing to raise the salaries
of the State board OF assessors and pass
ed the bill amended to be engrossed
The bill reported by the banking com
mittec provides that trust and banking
companies having authority to receive
moneys on deposits shall at all Times
/ have on hand is a reserve. In lawful
money of the uiled States. an amount
equal to at least - per cent of the az
grcgate amount of all it, deposits which
are subjects to Withdrawal upon demand
or 10 day: and whenever the reserve
shall he below such per centagc, the cor
| pOra ion shah make no new loans until
the reserve fund shall be restored II
! is provided thai tWo-thrds of the reserve
may consist of balances payable upon
I demand due from any national bank.
Thi. bin provides that the liquor shall
/ be furnished the druggists in sealed
packages, the druggists not to break
/ those packages. except what they need
nd in their own business, and then that
| they keep record of such packages rs
! if they sold it. These features of the
old bill remain, together with the re-
striction concerning the sale of the pack