The Portland daily press., 1895-03-27

WI hoover packs or cans. or causes 10 pe
packed or canned any fish in violation OF
this act shall forfeit twenty dollars for
every one hundred cans, OF fifty cans, as
aforesaid as the case may be SO packed by
Linn OF by his employees, to be recovered
by complaint or action of debt.
Senators Hill, Spofford, Prescott, Wood,
Ferguson. Shaw, Walls, Penney, Day, How
ely. Gordon, Higgins, Reynolds. Marston.
Savage, Seiders. Hume, Nickerson ana
Mitchell, S. A. Holden. the Senate mall
carrier E. W. Hamblen. Esq. the official
reporter of the Senate and Representatives
LARA bee. Mccullough. Burns, Jones. Hamb-
lin. Spear of Rockland. Williams, Littlefeld,
Plumner, Gilbert of Canton, and Park
hurst, leave here tomorrow afternoon to
return the visit of the Massachusetts legis-
lators. They will visit the Bay State court
house Thursday and return Friday.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor presented in the
House this afternoon the resolutions on the
death of the late General Hodsdon. recent
ly adopted in the Senate. Mr.. Fairbanks
spoke in support OF the resolutions and
they were adopted by rising vote.
THE CAPE TAX BILL KILLED.
The bill to equalize the school district
tax in Cape Eliza beth, after having run
the gauntlet in both Houses and nnding
its way TO the Governors room was called
back this evening and Killed in the Senate.
Mr.. Higgins introduced ali order requesting
the return of the bill and the order passed.
Then Mr.. Higgins stated that it was be-
lieved that The bill was unconstitutional
AID would not acc omplsh its purpose If en-
acted. He moved IFS indefinite postpone
ment and it was SO voted.
FAIR PROPERTY MUST PAY TAXES.
The Senate had long discussion this
evening over the bill to exempt the proper
ty of agricultural fairs from taxation.
Senators Higgins, Hume and Others opposed
the bill! and Mr.. Wiggin spoke in favor of
it. Farmer Hume and Farmer Wiggin had
discussion as to the relative amount
done by them in the field. Farmer Hume
admits he was tired of these professional
reformers, professional lobbyists and pro-
fessional farmers. Farmer Wiggin said he
was glad to grasp the horney hand of the
distinguished farmer from Washingt ton
county. He could feel that it was bur-
dened by toll. Farmer Hume thought that
he had done as much work on his farm in
two years Jas Farmer Wiggin had done ON
his in ten. Farmer Hume's ideas prevailed
however, and the bill failed of passage.
IL to 10.
THE LAST HEARING.
Tho last hearing of the session wac he Id
This afternoon on the bill in relation to
trust and banking companies, recently in
troduced and referred to the committee on
banks and banking. The bill provided
among other things that the capital stock
of such corporations should not be less than
$4,000; that they should not have the pow
err to establish branches; that they should
not make loans upon the security of shares
of their own capital stock; that ten per
Cent of the net annual earnings should
be set aside guaranty fund until that
fund amounted to one quarter of the capital
stock. Representations of several trust
and banking concerns opposed it. Senator
Hume favored it. The committee decided
to hand it over to the next legislature.
CLOSING CEREMONIES.
This evening, the Senate and House held
short sessions and then came that time
honored ceremony the mock session. Sem
tor Mitchell, who won distinction by the
grace and dignity of his demeanor while
presiding over the meetings addressed by
the Hon. Joseph Holden of Otis1eld, was
called to the Speakers chair. This was an
innovation the House generally furnishing
its own Speaker for the mock session. Mr..
Mitchell announced that he was not a can
didate for Governor. The Chair then re-
ceived various motions and orders, among
them being one to provide for the removal
of the new insane piggery at Augusta to
Bangor where it could be used for the keep
ing of short Holsters. Then the members,
also in the custom of by-aone legislatures
commenced throwing paper at each other
and kept it up until tired. They are now
at liberty to 20 home. having observed this
closing rite.