Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-02
TAKE IT EASY.
Senate and House INDUCED in
a Short Session Friday.
Bill Defining and Increasing Powers
Of Boards Of Health.
lexow Measure-0ther important Matters
Under Consideration.

Incre was ABOUT Doth branches OF the
Legislature Friday morning an air of re.
Taxation from the great strain of the pre-
vious three days.
There was very little done in the Sen.
ate save to consider the matter coming
from the House, A petition for new
charter for the city of Lewiston came in
from George Willard Wood Of Lewiston
who also takes occasion to say that the
proposed police commission for Lewiston
is a serious attack upon American liberty.
Several Portland landlords petition for
change in the tenancy -at-will law SO
that tenancy may be, terminated in ten
instead of 80 days.
Among the bills introduced in the
House were two relating to fish and game.
One by Mr.. Harrington of Lowell provides
that the limit of a catch of fish shall be
25 lbs. instead of so lbs. The one by Mr.
Packard Of Blanchard. provides that a
moose, one caribou and two instead of
three deer shall be the limit for big game
which any one person may capture.
The reports of the joint committee on
Insane Hospital are assigned for considera-
ton on Wednesday next in the House.
No Deer Killing in Kennebec.
Mr.. Williams of Augusta put in bill
to include Kennebec county in the law to
prevent the destruction Of deer before
1899 in certain counties.
Pew holders in the Union meeting
house at Winslow ask authority to sell
and convey all interest in the house and
lot
Mr.. Hill of Portland put in an amend
ment so that sec 90 of chap. IS, r. S. ,relat-
ing to assignment of dover and partition
of real estate, shall read, 1.-THE judge may
set aside the relation Of the commission
ers and commit the case anew to tie same
or other commissioners. The return when
accepted by the court, shall be re-
corded in the probate office and
the register of probate shall make
out and certify true copy thereof
to the register of deeds for the county in
which the land lies, and be binding, to
all intents and purposes upon all the per
sons interested, saving the right of appeal
to the supreme court of probate. Z"
IS Lexow Bill.
Mr.. Larrabee by request presented a bill
amendatory of the statutes relative to
bribery of public officials and exempting
from punishment any offender who turns
States evidence. The first section adds
to sec. 6 of chap. 1879 of Revised Statutes
the following words: "Sheriffs, coroners
or their deputies within the several
counties and constables, marshals, deputy
marshals and other officers of police of
the several cities and towns are declared
to be executive officers within the mean
ing of this section but the enumeration
of such officers shall not be held to ex-
clude any other officer not specially men
toned therein The bill changes sec
ton 0 of the statute to read
sSection g. Whoever offending In the
manner described in the three preceding
sections files with the county attorney OF
the county in which such offence was
committed information under oath
against the other party so offending or
truly testifies in any examination or
proceeding in court in reference thereto
shall be exempt from the disqualification
and punishments therein provided and
no testimony SO given shall be used
against the party giving it in any pro-
ceeding, civil or criminal against him,
and the fact that he has so testified IL
pleaded in bar or shown in evidence shall
be a complete defence to any such ac-
tion.'
Board OF Health Bill.
There was a bill introduced by Mr..