The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

q dormitory. The Lewiston hospital
wants to build. The State College wants
SS5, 900 for gymnasium, but would
take in place of it tax OF one-tentn OF
mill which would yield about $50, 900 an
nually. The normal school appropria-
tions would be payable this year. The
Bangor hospital, State College and fish
and game appropriations would be PAID,
halt in 1895 and half in 1886. The rec
ommendation for new buildings for the
insane at Augusta was not included, on
the assumption that if Bangor got the
appropriation, Augusta wouldn't, and
vice versa. Neither was there included
the cost of a new normal school esrab-
lishment, as no definite sum has been
asked for, but Dexter, Newport and Houl-
ton would each like to have one. While
the total of the above list is large, gen.
tleman took the ground in conversation
this morning that it was not extrava-
CANT, taking into consideration the par
ing down process likely to be applied,
and the fact that the state now has a
surplus of $500, 600. OF course, it should
he understood that the usual state aid
will be granted to institutions now re-
ceiving it, and there will be the usual
appropriation for the support of the nor
NAL schools 1t is probably a safe asser-
ton that money for necessary repairs
and engagements of existing state insti-
buttons is likely to be appropriated, as
it should be, but there is evidently
marked disiuclination on the part OF
many lawmakers to embark In new en-
terprises. The Bangor General Hospital
and the Newport Home are new aspir-
ants for yearly stipends; the Home also
asking $40, 600 for a building. The PEN
sion department wants an increase OF
$4,000 annually, making the approprla-
ton $40, 600, and there is bill III to in
crease the militia tax from one-tWelfth
to one-tenth of a mill. The hospital OF
the Sisters of Charity at Lewiston
would be pleased to have its annual AID
Increased from $3.50 to $4,000. There are
also some requests for small approprIa-
tions referred to other committees. Ma
jor Dic,ey has put in resolve to spend
$3.50 in fixing up the Fort Kent Dlock
house, and several towns are urging the
legislature to 60 into the bridge building
business.
BEFORE THE TAXATION COMMIT
TEE.
There are now before the special COM
nittee on taxation four measures of i'm
portance, the listing bill, the bill to
compel national banks, trust and bank
ing companies to make returns of the
mum bers of their depositors and the
amount of the deposits, Senator Wig
gins's bill to change the method of col
lecting the school fund, and the bill
placing the taxation of vessel property
on the net earnings. On the listing bill
it is safe to say that there will be two
reports from the committee, but it is
too early to predict whether the MAORI
ty report will be favorable or adverse.
The bill in relation to school taxes by
increasing the mill tax to one and three
quarters mills on a dollar OF taxable
property and demanding the per capita
tax, is designed to reduce the taxes of
small and poor towns by making their
share smaller, while the states share is
enlarged. This bill will also be the
ubjecS of two reports, and SO will be
the bill in regard to the deposits. The
Introduction of the listing bill in the
face of the belief that it cannot sue
coed, is taken as declaration OF de-
termination to light for il against any
odds, and the taxation committee is like
ly to be about as prominent this year as
it has been in the several previous ses-
sionS.
LIFE INSURANCE LEGISLATION.
Life insurance men are asking for a
law to increase the authority of the com
missioner in the matter of revoking or
suspending the license of agents. Under
the present law, the commissioners pow
ers are limited to revocations in cases of
rebating, but if an agent is guilty of
practices of deception, such, for instance,
as disappearing the terms of policy.
the commissioner can take no action I'M
til the courts have pronounced the agent
guilty. Neither has has the commits
sioner sight to revoke or suspend IL
cense upon even a we'll founded con-
plaint from the company the agent rep
resepts. The insurance men want any
law that may be passed to provide for
the suspension as well as the revocation
of licenses, as there are likely to be cases
arising from time to time, where little
discipline would be good thing, but
of the license. ! hese are the views of
the friends of the proposed law, as ex-
planned by prominent insurance man.
The annual banquet of the Maine Life
Underwriters Association will be held
here in the first week of February. 1t is
expected that about 100 will be in atten-
dance, and tine dinner will be one of the
events here.
TO RESTORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
About twenty embers of the House
and Senate met in the lobby yesterday
and resolved upon an attempt to repeal
the law abolishing the school district
system. They will send out petitions
to be signed by their constituents, and
later will introduce some legislation. 1t
is not thought the movement will de-
velop much strength.
ANOTHER LABOR BILL.
MIR. Doyle of Biddeford is preparing a
bill in relation to child labor in factories
The present law prohibits the employ
ment of children under IL years of age.
Mr.. Doyle wants this limit raised to IS
years and,in addition, would require that
in cases where children are sent into the
m ills to work, the parents or guardians
of such children should first go before
Justice of the peace and make affidavit
that the children are of proper age. Mr..
DOYLE says that there are many cases in
which the law is now violated, where,
if an oath was required of the parent
or guardian, it would deter them from
evading the law.
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.