Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-24
Rained a Torrent Of New Pa
pers in the Legislature.
Another Liquor Agency Bill and One
On Prohibition.
washington County Opinions Aired and
Trouble in Land Of Canaan.

brought to the consideration of the Lcgis-
lature, Wednesday forenoon.
Among the matters was resolve intro.
duced by Mr.. Pattcn of Bath, looking to
annulling that prohibitory amendment in
the constitution land bill by Mr.. Barrett
of Canaan to restore the school district
system. Some Of the people of Eastport
want to elect their school committee on
the general ticket and a bill to authorize
them to do SO was introduced yesterday.
Mr. Noble introduced bill to exempt.
from State. county and municipal taxa
ton the property of agricultural societies
used solely for giving annual exhibi.
lions. The bill to divide the town of Sui
Ivan by setting off Sorrento has at last
come in. The Old Town city hospital
asks for $4,000 year. About 1855 Portland
people allowed their names to go on peti.
ton in favor Of oleomargarine Mon
mouth Academy wants $500 year and a
resolve was introduced to appropriate $500
for repair of a State bridge on the road
leading from Seven Islands on the Upper
st. John to ST. Popham. A bill was in
troduccd to increase the limit of age I'M
der which live stock may be exempted
from taxation to three years on horses,
neat cattle and mules, sheep two years
and swine one year.
BY Senator Marston an act to abatc
taxes above SO cents an acre on lots No.
4, range 5, west of the Kenncbec river.
BY Senator Hovey a resolve that the
State treasurer Fay to the treasurer of
Lexington plantation $441.66, it's part of
school tax for 1891 and 1892.
Petitions to fix the salary of the ARGOS
took county treasurer at $500 were pre-
scented.
Petitions for the act relating to taxa
ton of vessel property referred to this
Legislature from the last were presented.
The act to Incorporate n bridge COM
pany to bnild bridge uniting the towns
of Passport and Perry, has come over
from the last Legislature.
Senator Shaw introduced a bill pro-
viding that the county of Aroostook may
grant the same aid to the extension of the
Bangor & Aroostook to Van Buren, also to
tho branch to Ashland as has been
granted to the road already built. The
amount of this aid shall not exceed 1928,
900.
Senator Hovcy introduced bill to pro
hibit for three years all fishing in streams
emptying into Moose pond, Somerset
county
Senator Hill introduced bill authoriz-
ing l.. J. Crookcr to erect and maintain a
wharf on the cast side of Linnekin's bay
in the town of Boothbay at Ocean Point.
To Amend FortnishtIy Payment Law.
Senator Shaw introduced an amend
mcnt to the fortnightly payment law.
The present law is such that any person,
whether having a grievance or not, may
make complaint under the law. The
amendment would change the law SO that
the party to whom the wages might be
due could be the only one who could
make the complaint.
A bill came in which would permit
probate courts to authorize the leasing OF
mortgaging of real estate held in trust in
all cases where it has power to authorize
the sale of the same. The court shall
fix the amount of the mortgage and the
rate of interest thereon.
A bill was presented to require citizens
having the custody of public documents
issued by the State in towns having pub
lie libraries to turn such documents ovcl
to the libraries.
Wharf at Augusta.
A bill presented by Mr.. Williams o
Augusta, authorizes Orvillc ID. Lam
bard and his associates, to build whar
into tide waters in the Kenncbec at Au
gusta, at point on the eastern shore op
posite land of the late Julia f. johnson
A bill to allow the trustees of tho do
cesar fund of the Episcopal church
Il Maine to hold property to the extent o
500, 900 was presented.
A bill to permit the Somerset railway t.
extend its line. to a point on Moosehea'
lake and allowing eight years for the com
pletion Of the road was introduced.
ARswafd tos kse,sy Cure Patients.
Mr.. BARTLETT 81 Eliot introduced a meas