Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-17
Bishop Healy's Petition.

Bishop HeaIy's Petition.
Following is the petition of James Aug
Healy Of Portland, asking for annual aid
for the St Elizabeths Roman Catholic
Orphan Asylum at Portland:
"To the Honorable the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Maine
In asking the annual aid for St. Eliza
beth's Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum,
Situated in Portland, bat receiving chill
dren from any part of Maine, we beg
leave to state that the number of children
under our care on January lst, 1895 was
IS; total number during the year 1894 was
So
We desire to inform the honorable mem
bcrs of the Legislature that the Sisters of
Mercy, conspicuous as nurses in military
hospitals, during the late war are still IN
charge of the asylum; that the institution
is open to visitors on any day of the year
and that in this house rs in all our
Catholic houses of education or of charity,
there Is no exclusion on account of not
Icing Catholic:
For the Corporation.
James Aug. Healy,
Bishop of Portland
President of the Corporation.
Senator Savage introduced a bill to
pay the superintendent of the Insane Hos
pital for the service required of him in Wis
iting the criminal insane in the State
prison. 1t provides 50 per diem and mil
age at 10 cents mile each way.
Knowlton of Portland put in bill to
allow the county commissioners of Cum
berland county to maintain a temporary
loan Of k75, 900 and renew it from time to
time. Mr. Larrabee moved it lie on the
table A meeting Of the Cumberland
county delegation will be held tonight to
consider the matter.
Disclosure 10 Debt.
Senator Engel introduced bill to
amend the law relating to imprisonment
for debt. so that sec. 3, chap. 1877 of the
Public Laws of 1887 shall read, but no
creditor or his attorney shall be permitted
under this section or under any section of
this act to summon a debtor away from
his home to disclose when there are dis
closure commissioners at or near his place
OF residence except in case the creditor
lives at different place, when the debtor
may be cited there or before commits.
sioner nearest the creditors residence
Clinton Water Electric Company.
b Mr. Rowell Of Clinton introduced bill
to incorporate the Clinton Water and
Electric Company, thepurposes of which
are to be supp lying the village of Clinton
with water and electric lights. The in
corporators named are A. Rowell, > +.
Felker, tB. p. Porter, Geo. Leonard ana
W. T. Haines. The water may be taken
from any source in the town OF CLINTON.
The capital stock shall not exceed $780,
OOs.
The St. Croix & Penobscot r. r.
Bill and petitions accompanying were
presented by Mr.. Mccullough Of Calais
authorizing the city of Calais to surrender
t., the st. Croix and Penobscot Railroad
Company its mortgage held upon SAID
road, the said proposition to be submitted
to the voters of Calais The conditions are
that said road be extended to junction
with the Maine Central at Tomah sta-
ton. Mr.. Mccullough presented Dill
providing that the st. Croix and PenoD-
scot Railroad Company may lease its line
to any other railroad company.
when Mortgage Remains Iundischarsed.
Senator Savage introduced on act rcla-