Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-25
STATE COLLEGE.
Subject Of Interesting Debate
in the House.
ASharp Tooth Proposed for timer
ant Vendors Law.
mike" Burns Case Revived-Act RELATING
to Veterinary Surgeons.

to Veterinary Surgeons.
That State College bill, which provides
that the college shall have every year such
an amount of the money raised, as would
be afforded by a tenth of a mill of the
State tax, was stopped in the House
Thursday in its hitherto tranquil passage
to third reading. The bill and the pro-
posed amendment to reduce it to one-fif-
tecnth of a mill were tabled for assign
ment. The remarks made relative to this
natter will be found in the stenographic
report in another column. Mr.. Haines
ably presented the case of the college.
among knots of the members in the
House and lobby following adjournment
Among the bills presented in the House
was one providing that no vehicle drawn
by more than one animal shall be
allowed upon Main street, Brunswick, I'M
less the tires shall be five inches wide
"A JILL tdipC AilSci PcidoillS A>lSHoltto l. CS-
sender, f. L. Houghton, c. W. Trafton
and associates as the Border Banking &
Trust Co., of Fort Fairfield
That Wesiport Bridge Question.
Voters of the town of Westport remon-
strato against the construction of the
toll bridge between Westport and Wool
witch for which charter is asked. They
say that the vote of the town to construct
the bridge was passed at special meet
ing and did not represent the wishes of
the town and that the petition for the
charter has been secretly circulated with
out public notice They also say that
the situation chosen would make the
bridge unnecessarily expensive.
Veterinary Surgeons Must be Graduates.
A bill was put in the House Thursday
providing, that no person shall advertise
or hold himself to be veterinarian or
veterinary surgeon unless he is graduate
of q veterinary college or school. Any
person violating the law is to be punished
by a fine of not less than S. nor more than
$50, or by imprisonment not more than
three months, or both. The bill was pre-
sented by Mr.. Haines of Waterville, and
was referred to the judiciary committee
Mr.. Holbrook of Brunswick put in a
bill to appropriate &c. 900 for making a
Typographical map of the State in CO.
operation with the United States Geologi-
cal survey, the work to be done by com
mission to receive only the expenses.
A resolve that the land agent collect one
ed of the money for stumpage taken from
any township >of land in this State for
shore purposes was introduced.
Relating 10 itinerant Vendors.
Senator Day presented an amendment
to the law relating to itinerant vendors
which would add to section 10 of chapter
$50 of the Public Laws of 1898 the fol-
lowing: Any person having an established
and permanent business in any locality
who shall receive the goods of another
not resident in the same city or town,
with the undertaking to sell the same as
agent or sub-agent in such locality shall
be deemed as to such goods an intiner
ant vendor within the meaning OF this
act In case OF his sale Of any such goods,
unless the relation of principal and agent
is credited by writing signed by all
narties concerned which by it's terms and
by it's actual and true intent shall con-
tomnlates, continuance of such agency
for not Tess than one year.
# Committee on Legislation.
T1ne heard of agriculture at their recent
meeting appointed a committee to look
after matters of legislation relating to the
agricultural interests of the State. The
committee is composed of Hon. W. ii.
Moody Of Liberty, Hon. 7. Z. Schoheid oil
Harpswell, and Hon. f. II. Mooers oil
PittstoD, gentlemen well qualified for this
important work. They have been in Au'
gusta several days and are doing good
work in line of their instructions from the
State board.
Ex.SherifI McFadden's Claim.
Charles r. McFadden of Waterviiis
represents that in 1887 while sheriff o.
Kenneboo county he, by direction OF Gov
BodwelL began suit against one Michae
Burns who had opened shop in August'
4 in said county for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, claiming that he was selling
liquor imported into the State ana ina
they were sold only IN the original PACK
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