Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17
STATE SOLONS.
Doings of the Law-Makers Gossip
About the state House.

Perhaps the most important work of
the week was the passage of memorial
to the National congress protesting
against the passage of the free ship bill
now before that body Senator Spofford
of Deer Isle, and Representative Hamlin
of Ellsworth, made short, crisp speeches
in favor of the memorial.
There has been a perfect avalanche of
petitions, most OF them for changes in
the fish and game laws. These petitions
come in with signatures numbering from
five to hundreds. Each must be recorded
and go through the regular form, and the
records are thus encum bered, and impor
tant business is hidden beneath a mass of
petitions all relating to one subject.
Some method should be adopted by
which these petitions are collected and
submitted as one petition, with all sigma
lures attached.
IN THE SENATE.
A bill to incorporate Cape Elizabeth as
city was introduced last week.
Thursday, on motion of Senator Simp-
son, it was ordered that the committee on
judiciary be directed to inquire into the
expediency of amending the statutes
as to make the collection of taxes on non
resident real estate, by sale OF the same,
more prompt and certain, and report by
bill or otherwise.
cd ,Epir
mln OF the committee to consider the
governors message.
IN THE HOUSE.
On Wednesday, Mr. Rodick of Eden,
presented a bill to amend the char
ter OF the Bar Flarbor water COM
pany The bin extends the rights of the
company so that it may purchase any
her companies on the island of Nj.
Desert take water from Turtle lake, erect
dams on Turtle and Eagle lakes, supply
water in Mt Desert for shipping, manu-
facturcs and the REIMBURSEMENT of fires,
and take land when necessary 10 protect
its water supply from contamination.
On the same day Mr.. Rodick presented
a petition with hfty-nine signat ures ask
ing for the better protection OF fish in
Long Pond, Mt. Desert. \ bill 70 that
effect accompanied the petition.
Mr. Hooper OF Castine presented petit
ion asking he reaeai OF an act passed by
t he last legislature to prevent destruction
OF fish in eastern Penobseot river, Orland.
Mr.. Moore OF Gould-boro, presented
bill for the taxation of vessel property.
1t provides that taxes on vessel property
in the foreign trade shall be levied on the
net earnings, provided that the agents of
such vessels make returns under oath to
he assessors in each city and town IN
Maine in " Inch any owner resi- es, show
ing the amount of dividends, hat being
the basis Of taxation. No vessel unless
actually engaged in the foreign carrying
trade or in port undergoing repairs is to
be included under the act.
J On Friday Mr.. Hooper of Castine, pre-
J scented bill entitled IAN act to in
J corporate the Castine Water Company, by
A. NJ Devereux, Msniey G. Trask, {.
Fred Jones and their associates for the
purpose of supplying water in the town
of Castine."
Mr.. Hamlin by request, presented
bill to repeal sec. s, chapter 4, Revised
Statutes, relating to elections, when
reads as follows: In every town contain
ing more than 500 and less than 1000
voters, the selectmen shall be IN open
session on one or more secular days next
preceding such election, for the purpose
aforesaid and on the day of election they
shall be in session and proceed as in the
section following.
Mr. Abbott of Bucksport presented