Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-23
HORSE DOCTORS
Give Rise to Breezy Debate in the
House.
Railroad Commissioners May Have to Decide
Upon Telephone Connections.

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bill
A resolve was introduced in the Senate
that the Governor and council cause to
be prepared and published with the vol
ume OF the session laws of the year 1895,
and the laws thereafter enacted by each
succeeding Legislature; until there shall
be another revision, full and complete
index of all the published laws enacted
since the year 1888; such index to give
briefly the subject matters, reference to
year, page OF session. laws, and to section
OF the Revised Statutes altered, amended
or repealed; also a brief reference by
chapter and year to all session laws
altered, amended or repealed; the whole
SO arranged as to secure easy reference to
the Revised Statutes and session laws and
any changes made in the same. Such
index to be in addition to the present in
dex to each volume, PACED separately and
bound Herewith as an appendix.
Relating to Telephone Connections.
Mr.. Larrabee of Portland presented a
bill relating to connections between tclc
phone lines. 1t provides that when the
managers of a telephone line, authorized
to connect with another line are unable
to agree Herewith as to the rates to be
charged for the use Of the lines Of either
by the other, and upon all matters per-
tanning to such connection they may ap-
ply to the railroad commissioners in the
same manner as is provided in cases of
disagreement between railroads as to
transportation of passengers and freight
over their roads and such commissioners
are authorized to adjust such differences.
Orneville citizens petition that that
town be annexed to Milo.
Mr.. Burns of Wcstbrook put in bill to
strike out of school text book law the
provision that any text book introduced
in the course of instruction by vote of the
school committee shall not be changed for
five years except by vote of the town.
The committee on manufactures re-
ported in new draft the bill in re-
lation to the adulteration of confec-
tionery. 1t forbids the manufacture and
sale of candy adulterated by the adj
mixture of terra alba, barytes tale or any
other mineral or metallic substances. or
by poisonous colors or flavors or contain
ing brandy, whiskey, rum, wine or any
alcoholic liquor in liquid form or other in
gradients deleterious or detrimental to
health. And 1t also forbids the offering
for sale any candy under the name of
brandy, whiskey, rum or wine drops. A
fine of not less than $50 nor more than
800 is the penalty provided.
State College Appropriation.
1t was generally understood that when
the Senate compromise on the State Col
lego bill was made giving the college
s25. 900 for '95 and 90, that this was to
be the end of the fight the friends of the
ten year resolve giving in on the time
with the understanding that the amount
reported by the committee and voted by
the House should not be cut down. This
was done after the opponants in the Senate
had been over the items of things needed
at the college the next two years in detail
and becoming satisfied that S25, coo a veal
! for the next two years was the least the
: college could get along with, considering
, the large increase in students and these
members of the Senate will stand by the
compromise.
The general feeling among the NOM
bcrs of the House appears to be favorable
to the acceptance of the Senate amend
ment.
r Legislative Notes.
, Notices arc being sent out from the
insurance department to tho fire com
panies and agents notifying them of the
adoption of the standard form of policy In
, this State.
The amount of policies of life insurance
t written in this state the past year j:
$lO,241, 79S. so. The amount written II
: 1898 exclusive of the Commercial Alliance
:. which shouldn't be reckoned in, wa:
!, IS. or, 2O4. So it will be seen that there
6 was gain of the year of 1895 OF ovel
$ 81, 900, 900, instead of loss, as has beer
!. reported in one or two newspapers.
q Fine crayon portraits of Governol
n Cleaves and Speaker Powers arr
hung in the rotunda. The work is b,
Miss Flora f. Cross of Hallowell, guar
% antce of excellent work. If anything sh'
- has in these surpassed her former efforts
70 in portraiture. The finish is wrought yer.
/ thoroughly in every detail and the ike
n nesses are excellent.
10 FLOR routine matters, remarks, etc.,see stem
l. ographic report.l