The Portland daily press., 1895-02-01

BY Mr.. Plummer of Dexter, resolve appro-
priatiLg $779 for that town, claim arising
from an error in assessing the state tax.
To incorporate the Blue Hill banking and
Trust company.
By Senator Walls, bill to incorporate the
Rockland and vinalhaven Telephone and
Tele 81 aph company.
By Senator Higgins, resolve appropriating
$4,000 annually for the state library.
By Senator Harlow, bill repeating limit of
p1 operty Hebron Academy may hold.
BY Senator Savage. bill to provide for tha
ele ction of superintendent of schools in
Auburn in June instead of March.
By MI .Whelden of Portland, resolve for
the purchase of copies of williamson S
Biography of Maine,' when published by
the Maine Historical socially.
BY M. Cole of Cape Elizabeth. bill for
the appointment of state geoloGist, with
an advisory board consisting of Maine
college professors of geology and miner
alogy. 1t is made the duty of the state
geologist as soon as he is appointed to ex-
anime all beds of ore, coal. clay, and
such other mineral substances as may be
useful or valuable. The bill approprates
$500 annually. H.
By Mr.. Dudley of Brookton bill to amend
forestry law SO that payments to persons
called upon to help extinguish fires shall be
borne one-half by the landowners and one.
half by the town.
By Mr.. Littlefield of Belfast bill to fix the
salary of the judge of probate of Waldo
county at $500 and of the register at $500.
Petition o. Kelley League No. of Bidde-
ford for legislation for the cure OF drunk
ards at public expense.
/. BY Mr.. Wheeler of Lewiston bill to prohibit
employees of labor making contracts with
employees for retention of a certain per-
centage of wages.
BY Mr.. Noodside of Lewiston bill to ex-
empt from section II chapter So, R. S.. re-
Iating to steam navigation companies to ex-
cept from it vessels of less than five tons
not employed in transportation of persons
for hire.
By Mr.. Tolman of Warren, bill to incorpo-
rate the Warren and Thomaston street rail-
road company.
By Mr.. Williams of Augusta, resolve
abating the collateral Inheritance TAX
against the Home for Aged Men and Aged
Couples. and the Howard Benevolent society
under the will of Amos Wilder.
BY Mr.. La wrence of Lubec, bill to incorpo-
rate the Peaked Mountain Dam company.
BY Mr.. Briggs of Auburn resolve appropri-
ating $4,000 annually for the Maine Cattle
commission
BY Mr.. Sawyer of Milbridge, petition that
no lobster traps be allowed within nine
hundred feet of fish weir.
Ry Mr. Twirthe11 of Pafh hill 10 armand
the charter of the Bath street railway
giving the company the right to operate an
extension Of it's road in Brunswick, Top
sham and Lisbon. subject go far as Bruns-
wick is concerned to the consent of the
Brunswick street railway
By Mr.. Williams of Augusta bill TO allow
W. W. vaua han tt. b'niild o.tage Sysx .ide
waters in Mt Desert.
Large petitions representing the danger
Of accident at the electric and steam rail-
road crossing at Rines's Hill in Augusta
and Milliken's mill in Hallowell and pray
ing for suitable legislation.
by Mr.. Briggs of Auburn to resolve in
creasing salary of clerk of board of agricul-
ture to $1,000.
BY Mr.. Beedle of Gardiner bill to amend
the law of 1898 relating to changes of ward
lines making the approval of changes made
by the city council dependent on majority
of the votes cast at the next city election
instead of majority of the registered
voters OF the ity.
By Mr.. Noble large petitions in favor of
the Lewiston police commission.
By Mr.. Noble of Lewiston bill to legaliZe
an issue of Sla5.0oo of bonds by Lewiston in
1866 and renewals thereof.
By Mr.. Sanporn of Waldoboro bill to in
corporate George Bliss, E. U. Clark and
others as the Waldoboro Loan and Trust
company: capital $4,000.
By Mr.. Patten of Bath bill to amend the
law creating the Bath Municipal court to
extend its jurisdiction TO Woolwich, Ar
rowsic. Georgetown, PhippsbuIg and West
Bath.