The Portland daily press., 1895-02-20

IrofiSio ana insert a direction TO the
Secretary of the Navy TO assign the marines
on BOARD to secondary batteries of naval
shlps' Messrs. Boutelle and Money point ed
out mat every man on shiphoard was
assigned to duty in case of conflict OF
preparation for conflict and the marines
went to the secondary batteries. The
amendment was disagreed 10. Proceedings
were suspended long enough to enable the
House to agree to the Senate request for
conference on the agricultural appropria-
flon Dill. Mr.. Sayers Intellectually moved to
strike out the appropriation of $3C goo for new
buildings at the naval observatory. but the
amount was reduced on motion of Mr.. Tai
bott to $4,000
MT. Sayers called attention to the pro-
vision for a clerk to the board of labor en-
ploymeht at the Norfolk navy yard, and
asked what was the necessity for the board.
and why should it have clerk
MI. Sickles, Democrat of New York. said:
j had some experience within the last ycar
or two with these boards of labor employ
ment. do not know of any institution in
this country SO arbitrary and impenetrable
to ordinary human inquiry or investigations
as this bureau of labor employment in the
Navy Department. At the solicitation of
many worthy mechanics have endeavored
TO ascertain again and again why 1t was
that competent and good men were dis
missed from employment and never received
satisfactory reply. / can address the
President of the United States and get an
answer, but cannot get any information
under any circumstances from the labor
employment board in the Navy Department.
The board ought TO exist no longer. l am
opposed to giving it any more clerks or
facilities for lording it over men having
business with it. The amendment to strike
out the ten year clause. This was the
cause OF the failure 10 agree. Another con-
terence may be held in the morning.
THE SEEMING LAW.
One of the contests of the session o. 1888,
was that waged In behalf OF the fishermen
of the Coast towns to permit the use OF
purse and drag seines along the coast west
of Penobscot bay with certain limitations.
Finally bill was enacted authorizing the
use of seines everywhere except in Casco
bay north of a line drawn easterly from
Princes point in Yarmouth 10 Bear island
in Phipsburg, excepting for smelts. in the
Kennebec river above Fort Popham; in the
Sheepscot river above Wiscasset; in the
Damariscotta river above Farnhams head
in Boothbay, except the use of drag seines
under certain restrictions; in the Mcdonald
river above Martins point in Friendship,
in Georges river above Hooper point in ST.
George; together with all waters east of the
west shore of Penobsoot bay unless the same
are more than three nautical miles from
shore TO shore. OF course these limits are
more particularly defined in the bill. II
will be seen that fishing with purse and
drag seines was made lawful in nearly all
the-deep waters on the coast of the western
section of tho Estate, and forbidden on the
eastern coast. This arrangement was salts
factory to the fishermen and it is claimed
that it still suits them, hut people living
along the hennebec think that the law
endapgers the supply of fish and is unjust.
Some people living on Casco bay share
this opinion and from these quarters have
come petitions for the repeal OF the law.
The fishermen on the othe" hand have sent
in circumstances against the repeal and the
matter will be heard by the committee on
shore fisheries tomorrow.
PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Larrabee of Portland. presented today
the petition of ". G. Latimer and others
asking for the protection of black bass in
Little. Sebago lake while on their spawning
beds. and also making close time from
May to June Is for four years.
An act granting further powers to the
Portland Home for Aged Women, also intro
duced ny Mr.. narrabee, provides that it
may hold property and estate tor the pur-
poses of its organization to an amount not
exceeding 100000; ana all the acts of the
corporation. relating 10 the taking and
holding of property and estate for the pur-
poses for which the corporation was or
ganized are legalized and made valid.
Mr.. Knowlton OF Portland introduced
bill providing that whenever any trial. in
vestigation or proceeding which 1t is the
duty of a county attorney to conduct or at
tend, is in progress, or its to be had, and
which shall involve question of the faith
fulness. integrity, competency or any mis-
conduct of a sheriff, deputy sheriff, con-
stable, office of police, or any other official
charged by law with duties similar to the
duties imposed by law upon either of such
officers, any judge Of the Supreme court, or
the Judge of the Superior court of the
county within which such proceeding is to
be had. shall, whether in term. time or
vacation. upon the application of the
county designate some person other than
any such officer, TO serve subpeonas on
witnesses. or any other processes in any
stage of said proceeding which are or may
be ordinarily served by sheriff OF his
deputy.
ON WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
The State House will be ablaze of glory
Friday afternoon when Gov. Oleaves holds
his reception. Captain George e. Brown of
Portland, will decorate the building with
flags and streamers of bright colored bunt-
ing and palms and flowers will add to the
effect. Monaghan's orchestra have rendered
their services and will play from one to
four o'clock, In the rotuna. Gov. Cleayes
will receive in his loom in the second story
of the Capitol. He will be assisted by Presi-
dent Seiders and Speaker Powers, and the
members of his military staff. In the
Council chamber adjoining, Mrs. Seiders
and Mrs. Powers will recsive. and it is ex-
pected that the members of the Council will
be present with ladies. The Bangor and
Aroostook and Maine Central roads have
arranged half rates of fare for the day and
nannlR IN