The Portland daily press., 1895-02-27

Mr.. Hooper of Casfine. told the House
story. He said that farmer sent his hired
man to town with load of turnips telling
Jerry to get 50 l-3 cents bushel
if he could, but if not to take 25 cents.
jerry accordingly told the man TO who he
sold the turnips that he was to ask 81 cents.
but would take 25 He got 25 but even then
the purchaser found he had been cheated.
representative Noble of Lewiston. said
that he had listened to the sarcastic and
ironical speech of the gentleman from
Portland and to the remarks oft nesgentle-
man from Canaan, who, taking the tone of
he school master, announced that he should
no: scold the members. and Mr.. Noble had
heard no arguments against the appropria-
ton which would change his views. He be-
lieved this WAS a matter concerning which
the state should deal literally.
WASHINGTON COUNTY AGAIN.
Mr.. Lawrence of Lunec took up the
cudgels again today against the proposition
that the county of Washington be permitted
to aid in the building OF the Washington
county railway. Mr.. Lawrence has already
| made his position on that subject pretty
| we'll known. but he went over it again TO-
day in fashion which left no doubt of his
views. Mr.. Lawrence made a good point
| for his side of the case when he said that
| whils Washington county members were
asking for appropriations in aid of roads
| and bridges in towns and cities of the
! county they were perfectly willing that the
same towns should pay taxes TO help the
| railI Dad along. The men most interested in
| this railroad, with the exception of Gen. S..
d. Leavitt. bad never put cent into it.
| Mr.. Mccullough of Calais. came to the
| defence of the measure. He admitted that
Washington county towns were poor and
said they always would be until they had a
| railroad. IF we don't get the aid of tie
county. said Mr.. Mccullough, 1--WE don't get
the railway
| ALI that was asked was that the county
| be allowed to settle this matter for itself
| ihls right was given to Aroostook and sec
what II had done for that county. Mr.. Me-
| Cullough, referring to statement by Mr..
| Lawrence that his town built wharf at
their own expense. said that was true but
| they had leased it to the International
Steamship company at rental of 40 per
cent.
| MI. Lawrence rejoined that that was all
| right. All he asked was that the railroad
people build their line and then lease il at
asssood a rental if they could. (Laughter.)
The question then came upon MIR. Law
rence's motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill repurted by the railroad committee, a nd
| it was defeated II 10 46. The bill was then
| passed to be engrossed.
IN MEMORY OF THE FIRST ARTILLERY
HEROES.
|
Mr.. Larrabee of Portland took from the
| House table today the resolve accepting the
gift of the lot Of land and monument at
Petersburg, Va. now owned by the EFirst
Maine Heavy Artillery Association. Mr..
Lawrence stated that the land had been
presented to the association by Captain
| II. Shaw of Portland. A monument has
| been erected on it and the society now de-
sired to give it into the custody of the state.
Mr.. Larrabee moved that the rules be sus.
pended and the resolve passed to be en-
crossed. 1t was SO voted.
THE YEoMEN TO THE FORE.
The yeomen of ''Merrie England are
famous in history. Now come the yeomanry
of the region bordering on the Presumpscot
and they tLiLk they are called upon to de-
fend their rights. In their petition pre-
! Senled today, they say:
I'VE. the undeIsigne ed. farmers and yeo-
men, AUDITORS and owners of land along the
Presumpscot river between Presumpscot
/ Falls and Cumberland Mills. desire to call
| the attention of your honorable bodies ia
| the bill now pending before you. which con
templates the granting of a charter of ex-
elusive rig hit of navigation on said river be-
tween the points mentioned. by steam or
electricity for term of years. for purposes
of hire to parties who are not owners OF
tenants of land along said overland not
otherwise interested therein.
I'VE understand that the advocates of this
measure are supporting and maintaining a
strong and influential lobby at Augusta in
it's favor. and We have grave apprehensions
tthat only one side Of this question will be
brought to the attention of your honora ble
bodies. We are mainly farmers. tillers of
the soil who, together with our fathers be-
| fore us. have spent our lives in reclaiming
from nature and Identifying the lands
along this charming and consid erable in
| land river, which has been common
| thoroughfare of the yeomanry of our
country, from the days when the early
/ settlers of Gorham first padded their
canoes up this wooded stream one hundred
and sixty years ago. down to the present
| time.
''We are glad to welcome any and all in
common with ourselves to all the privileges
of this river, but it is in our opinion unjust
to us and an unwise policy for our state 10
grant an exclusive privilege which will pass
the exclusive control of orr beautiful river
to foreign corporation. thus abridging our
ancient rights, and laying us liable to an
| noyance and abuse at the hands of
! strangers; whiis restraining us WHO are in
timately and vitality concerned from the
use and enjoyment. according TO our own
good pleasure of this our ancient water
| way.
1--WE have not the means or organization
| to main tain lobby. and we appeal to you
| to consider this case as if it were your OWL,
fairly impartially. regardless of present
| surrounding influences, melting out with
an even hand justice to all. to the farmers
as well as the capitalists.''
| The following are the yeomen who sign
| the petition: A. +. Minott, G. Fl. Colby,
George W. Carter, G. H. Carter. Adam W.
| Wilson, G. e. Clifford. E. o. j. Pride, d.
Knight, ". p. Knight. Leander Frank, j.