The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-04

in the Lobster Law Do Not Receive
ouragement-The Solons and the
Hawaiian Islands-various Legislative
Topics.
AUGUSTA, Februar 3.-The dumb ami
mails have received considerable atten-
tion at the hands of the Legislators and
the children are represented in several
measures. Representative Cover of
Winthrop today introduced bill in re-
lation to the circulation of obscene and
immoral books and literature generally.
The bill by inserting one word of only
two letters in the statute works a materi-
al change. The statute now provides
Whoever imports, prints, publishes. sells,
exhibits or distributes any book, pam
phlet, ballad OF printed paper, containing
obscene language, prints. pictures or dis
criptions, m nifestly tending to corrupt
the morals of youth shall be liable to
the penalties of the law. By inserting
the word s.or'' before the word 'smani-
festly'' it is said in behalf of the bill that
OteeOS
where literature may be obviously of
immoral tendencies and yet contain no
words, pictures, etc., which perhaps, in
a literal sense could be deemed as comiug
under the provisions of the law.
Charles E. Clifford, Esq, in a letter ac-
companying a bill presented today, calls
attention to the frequency of the loss of
the lives of young children left alone by
their parents in houses which seem to be
the especial prey of the fir fiend. Under
such circumstances Mr.. Clifford has
drafted a bill as a suggestion of appro-
pirate legislation on the subject, and this
bill was presented in the House today
and refer ed. The bill provides that no
child of less than 12 years of age shall be
permitted to remain alone withouta suit
able person of experience and judgment
in attendance upon him in a dwelling
house or other building, or in any situa-
ton where he may be subject to injury
from fire or exposure to cold weather, or
to any other danger against which he is
incapacitated by his age from protecting
himself. Penalties of $50 fine for first
offence and like fine and 80 days inn
prisonment for the second are estab-
liShed.
The Druggists Bill
The druggists bill is fast becoming a
cause celebre. Petitions and remons-
frances come in daily. Wilder W. Perry
and 21 others demonstrate against the
passage of the druggists BILL W. G.
Mayberry and SO others of Saco petition
for the passage of the bill. So do R. w.
Coleman and 80 others of Skowhegan.
Mary S. Hall and % other members of
Il. VI II ,ct
against it's passage and from the Fal-
mouth Quarterly meeting of Friends
comes remonstrance which states the
convictions of the signers that the pro-
posed measure offers no real remedy for
existing evils and that legislation for the
further regulation and restriction of the
liquor traffic in the State of Maine would
be more effective if directed to the per-
feet enforcement of the existing liquor
laws.
ghe Lobsters Again.
After that long and animated hearing
on the lobster question yesterday, the
seashore fisheries committee today voted
that all the petitioners have leave to
withdraw. In other words, they recon-
mend that law be left just as it is. SEN
ators Nickerson and Swanton do not
concur in this report but it is not known
whether they will present a minority re-
port. The question of the feasibility of
Matching Holsters is becoming the great
question now concerning 1.-THE cardinal of
the sea-
Mr.. Chamberlain of Bristol put in this
morning bill to allow j. FL. Garland of
his town to catch, retain and breed lob
sters in pounds for experiment The
Holsters not to be sold or dispos of un-
til they have reached the legal size.
Mr.. Thurlow Of Deer Isle introduced
an order in the House today that the
committee on seashore fisheries inquire
into the expediency of establishing in
this state a lobster hatchery.
In Memory of Judge Virgin.
The House today passed, by rising
vote, in concurrence with the Senate, the
resolutions in memory of the late Judge
Virgin of Portland. There were no
speeches.
Appeals to the National Legislature.
Congress will hear from Maine on
some matters introduced today and fav-
orably acted upon. Mr.. Shaw of Bath,
presented an order whic passed the
House that the committee on federal re
lations take into consideration the mat
ter of preparing memorial to the Maine
members in Congress relative to the Uni
ted States assuming protectorate over
or annexing the Hawaiian islands.
Down in Waldo county some people
are apparently firmly of the opinion that
Congress should act on several protests
which have received good deal of at
tention, but have. with the exception OF,
the silver question, been made the sub
j ct of little legislation.
T. G. Smart and other citizens OF
Waldo county, ask that Congress be me-
morialized to pass bill ior the govern
ment control of railroads, telegraphs and
telephones. A. T. Stevens and others
want the government to establish postal
savings banks, and ask that Congress
may be so memorialized. B. f. SLACK
and others want Congress memorialized
for the passage of free silver bill and
the petition has been introduced and re-
ferred.
How Bears May Travel.
Gan act relating to bears travelling in
appeared today. 1t provides
that whomever goes about exhibiting or
leading bear in the highway, unless