The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-21

for the enlarged amount providing its ex
| penditure was confined to each of the next
two years. He accordingly offered an
amendment to the amendment of Senator
Savage carrying out these ideas.
Then Senator Day said that he had foun
strong sen timent in the Senate and con-
| sequently he was willing to accept Mr..
Spoford's amendment, which would be
satisfactory to The friends of the measure.
Senator Wiggin was the next speaker, ex-
planning that while he was still irm in the
belief that the original resolve was right,
he was willing to yield to this sentiment
against it.
Senator Hume came out fiat footed
against the compromise. He believed that
the college should be literally treated. He
was friend to it, and had been willing to
vote for Judge Savage's amendment giving
1t $4,000 year for two years. although he
had himself thought $4,000 sufficient. MI.
Hume knew how this agreement had been
reached, but he proposed for himself to
act independently as Senator not from
Washington county alone. but as { he repre-
sentative of every man in the state. The
young man who is at the head of this
college. whom all respected. ard whom
some were sorry to see in the lobby of this
legislature, had in his zeal to build up his
institution asked for $4,000 for his library
annually. Bnt Bowdoin got .along with a
little over $4,000 year. Mr.. Hume read
figures to show that the college had been
generously treated in the past. He called
attention to the fact that this Senate is a
Republican body. There are only five
Democrats in this legislature. He did not
want to crack the party whip but he warned
the Senators that he had seen in one o. he
New England States Republican majority
of $4,000 frittered away until the other party
was seated in power.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Spofford's
amendment which was passed 20 to z. The
amendment offered by Mr.. Savage as
amended was then adopted and the resolve
passed. AS passed it appropriates $4,000 for
each of the next two years.
Senator Hume introduced the following
order:. The House concurring that the
Governor and Council appoint committee
to examine into the affairs Of the Maine
State college, and the doings of the trustees
of said college; and to inspect the record s
and accounts and the buildings and
premises occupied by said college for the
next legislature the reasonable wants OF
mendations as said committee may deem
desirab BILE. The order was tabled
The resolve must now go back to the
House for concurrent action. While in its
present form, the measure carries what
many think an appropriation larger than
could have been made to suffice, it is a very
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first proposed, which, it will be remembered.
levied a special annual tax of one-tenth of
one mill on the property of the state for the
term of ten years. That law would have
yielded the college something like $35, GOO
annually.
ALREADY IN THE CHARTER.
On motion of Senator Hume, some time
ago provision in bill relating 20 tie Port
land Trust company. allowing it to act as
trustee in certain cases without giving
bonds. was amended to provide that bonds
might be required by the court. A bill to
give the Union Safe Deposit and Trust
company similar right to act as trustee
was held up by Mr.. Hume ON the same
ground. Today. Mr.. Hume moved that the
bill be put upon its passage. 9e had found,
he said. that the charter of this company
was SO drawn that 1t could act. without
giving bonds. The Legislators which had
granted that charter was responsible for its
own doings, but Mr.. Hume wanted to call
the attention of the Senate to the DISPOSE
tion of corporations to acquire all power
and evade all responsibility. Re-.
THE CAPE DIVISION.
The report of the committee on towns in
favor of the division of Cape Elizabeth and
reporting the bill for that purpose printed
in Mondays PRESS, came into the House
this morning and was tabled for printing.
WheE the bill comes up on its passage, Rep
Iesentative Cole of Cape Eliza beth. will
probably present an amen dment to change
the name elizabeth given by the bill 10
the village sections to South Portland Mr..
Cole knows of nothing else that will bs
offered amendatory of the bill and thinks
there will be no opposition to its passage.
UP THE PRESUMPSCoT.
Yesterday we had the bill giving exclusive
rights OF navigation on the Presumpscot
river from Saccarappa to Madison Falls to
Mr.. j. II. Hezelton. Today, Senator Water
house presented bill asking that the
Presumpscot River Steamboat company be
klNdu llkulS UolOW OdCCdTappd, De-
tween the dam at Cumberland Mills and the
dam al the lower Falls. Mr.. Waterhouse
understands that it is tie purpose of this
company to run steamer from Portland
around to the lower dam. There a change
would have to be made from this steamer to
the steam or electric launch on the river
above the dam. here the company seeks its
exclusive right. Arriving at Cumberland
Mills, passengers could, if they so desired,
take one OF MI. HaZelton's boats ana con-
tinue up the river. making another pleasant
excursion easily Eavailable for Portland
people.
By the bill. the company seeks exclusive
right to run boats propelled by steam or
electricity between the Lower Falls and
Saccarappa falls, for ten years, provided it
furnishes suitable facilities for transport
ting freight and passeng ers, during the
summer season. Persons violating the act
are made liable to fine of not less than
$50 nor more than 500 Tor each day or part
thereof during which such violation con-
tinues. to be recovered for the use of the
corporation. The rights granted by the act
shall cease if the corporation fails to per-
form its duties for thirty days after reason