The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-30


violation of the law may order the agency
closed.
Every municipal liquor agent shall be re.
quired by law to furnish under oath to the
governor and council a quarterly statement
of liquors purchased and sold, the state
ment to be in tabulated form.
The bill repeats section 10 of chapter 81 OF
the Revised Statutes, or amended by section
II of chapter l40 of the Public Laws of 1887
also section l6. II. 10 and 90 of said chapter,
$4,000 FOR THE STATE COLLEGE.
\ The committee on State college TO which
was referred the bill creating a special tax
for the benefit of that institution today. re-
ported in its place resolve approprlating
S25, 900 annually fol-. ten years for the pur-
chase OF equipments and the care and
erection of buildings. On the resolve for
the appropriation Of 5000 for gymnasium
and drill hall, the committee reported ought
not to pass.
THE MAINE GENERALS RESOLVE.
q Mr.. Barrett took the resolve in favor OF
the Maine General hospital from the House
table today and it was passed to be enacted
THE SALARY OF THE JUDGE OF PRO,
BATE.
Mr.. LARA bee of Portland, today presented
bill giving the judge OF probate of Cum
berland county fixed salary of $500 a year
and making the fees he now receives pay.
able to the county.
SEBAGO'S CLAIM FOR AID.
Hon. Leander Poor and many other oiti
zens of Sebago and Bridgton petition fol
state aid for the erection of school build
ing in Sebago. They represent that the late
DR.. Joseph f. Potter of Cincinnati. left
S32. 600, the income of which is to be used
for the support of an academic school in
Sebago. but made no provision for the cree
tion of suitable building.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECOMMEND
The county commissionersifrom fourteen
counties were in session here last week .and
adopted resolution which were introduced
in the House today. They recommend thai
trial justices and judges of municipal courts
should have discretionary power to make
1.-THE penalty for second offences of drunken
ness tine not exceeding ten dollars or i'm
prisonmens not exceeding sixty days. The
commissi oners deprecate the passage of the
proposed law requiring counties to maintair
all the large bridges within their borders
They favor the bill creating the state roat
commission.
THE VETERAN FIREMEN.
Mr.. narrabee of Portland, presented to
day bill to incorporate the Portland Vet
Gran Eiremen' association. 1t name.
Henry Fox, James ". Plaisted. Ezra Rus
sell, Charles f. Plummer. Richard II. Ball
Andrew ]. Cummings, Henry @. Norton, L
B. Briggs. Charles D. Skilln, Amory II
Rogers, BENJAMIN ii. Sawyer. Charles O.
Godhue, John Fl. Hall, Charles f.. Rich anc
Charles H. Leighton and their associates al
corporators, and defines the object of the
association to be the promotion of the
friendly feeling among the members which
has existed for many years past.
PERTAINING TO THE DEERlNG COURT
Mr. Moore of Deering, presented today 6
bill to amend that portion of the charter o.
the city of Deering relating to the muncipa
court 1t changes the time for holding
sessions tor the transaction of civil business
from Tuesday to Monday of each week, and
establishes the fees of the judge and re
corder as follows:
Fees of the Judge and recorder which
they 1nay demand and receive shall be the
same as are allowed by law two clerks o.
the Supreme judicial court for similar ser
vices except for the entry of each actor
civil or criminal, so cents; for every contin
nance. five cents; for every execution
fifteen cents; for copies OF all papers in ap
zeal cases, two dollars; for copies of papers
in cases transferred TO the superior court
S1.50; or copy OF any single paper, fifty
cents; for taking reeognizance in either
civil or criminal cases and aking papers
fifty cents: Oh an order of notice to com
plete service for copies OF all papers Will
attested copy of notice attached, two dol
lars The Judge shall receive salary OF
$500, to be paid quarterly by the county
treasurer. For every blank writ signed by
him or by the recorder, four cents; fol
every warrant issued. one dollar. The said
sums received for writs, warrants and
issues shall be accounted for by the judge
| or recorder. to the county. =
FLOOD GATES OPENED. laa
Thursday, January 81, is made the order
of the two houses the last day OF the session
for the introduction of private and specia
legislation, and while many such measures
will doubtless come in afterwards by unani
nous consent. the approach of the day hal
resulted in asraood of bills and petitions, the
mere reading of the titles of which took {
| long time this morning. Among thu
petitions are great many in favor or thu
non-sectarisn amendment, including Mayo
Baxter and several hundred Portland
| people. That soldiers home at Newport i
also the subject OF petitions in its aid bear
| ing hundreds of names and petitions TO-
and against Col. Green's shore line railroad
are swelling the total. The deluge ha
helped to provide for Saturday sessions
When just after the introduction of the new
business today, Mr.. Plummer of Dexter, il
| the House, presented an order providing
for sessions at ga. m. Saturdays. no on,
| had any objection to make. The following
were among the measures presented today
| BY Mr.. Lane of Augusta bill providing
that in actions to recover for the price O
| lumber except when sold.by cargo or car
| load failure to survey the same as requirct
| by section 2; chapter II, 4. S., shall no
defeat recovery in such action unless i: ap