The Portland daily press., 1895-02-13
Paupers. Amount Spent.

Mr. league called up in the House today
the bill in relation to street railways. This
is the measure by which electric railways
would be taxed as horse railways have been.
Mr.. league said that he tabled the old bill
at the request of gentleman who informed
him that it would result in unnecessary loss
of revenue to the state. Since that time
this gentleman had further studied the mat
ter and had withdrawn his objection. Mr..
league moved that II be put on its passage,
but it was again ia bled on motion of Mr..
Lane of Augusta, who wanted time to ex-
anime il.
TO REPEA1 THE INSURANCE LAWS.
The bill to repeal the insurance laws
passed by the last Legislature forbidding the
making of fire insurance rates by the
agents, the transfer of suits from the state
to United States courts, and uLder which
fire insurance companies declined to write
co-insurance policies in Maine. were taken
from the House table today on motion of
Mr. Fairbanks of Bangor. Mr.. Fairbanks,
in brief and pointed speech. told how the
laws had resulted disastrously. He said
that letter had been received from Mr..
Lar1ab of Portland, who had tabled the
bill, saying he mad no objection to it's being
put upon its passage. The bill was then
passed to be engI ossed. Mr.. Larrabee. who
ia detained in Portland by severe cold, Is
understood to have tabled the till on
account of the provision respecting the
transfer of suits to United States court,
which it was thought by some should not. be
repealed.
FAVOR DIVIDING GOULDsBoRo.
The committee on towns reported unani-
mously this morning in favor of the division
of the town of Gould sboro. and the relation
of the town of Winter Harbol. The Sorren-
to-Sullivan case has not yet been reported.
When it is, there will probably be two re-
ports. At the request of Representative
Moore of Deering, the date for the hearing
on the enabling act permitting the annexa-
tion of Deering to Portland has been
changed TO February s2S, as the date first
assigned was an inconvenient one for many
of those who desire to attend the hearing.
BANGOR AGAIN.
The Bangor General hospital is the SUBJ
ject- of a resolve appropriating $4,000 in Its
aid This resolve has been favorably re-
ported by the finance committee. but it
seems that in Bangor there are some people
opposed to the management of the hospital.
which they call close corporation.
large number Of Bangor citizens sign
petition ''calling attention to the proposed
appropriation of $1,000 for the Bangor GEN.
eral hospital, so-called, a close corporation,
managed or controlled by small minority
of the physicians of this vicinity and
urgently petition that patients applying for
the benefits of an appropriation raised by
oaneral. taxation, shall have the right to
call any reputable and qualified physician
and examine aud treat them at the
hospital"
A BROAD GAUGE CHARTER.
nretty broad charter is that presented
his morning by Mr.. Haines of Waterville
10 incorporate the Waterville and Wiscasset
Railroad company. H. B. Goodnough of
Brighton, Mass. Matthew Luce of Boston,
4. P. Libby of Fort Fairfield. O. E. Libby
of Burnham and /. G. Libby of Waterville,
are named as corporators. The company is
given by the bill the right to build road
from Wateryille through Winslow and
Vassalb pro to Weeks Mills in the town OF
China, the road to be operated by steam or
electricity or both. The company may also
carry on an expre ess business and huild tele-
graph and telephone lines along Its route.
1t may also erect and maintain cottages ana
hotels and pleasure grounds near ana
around China lake, The capital stock is to
be SlOO, 900 and the company must ouila It's
road by 1897.
WEARY WILLIE'S DANCE
wearv Willie and his tired associates must
pay for food and lodging II the Dill pre-
sented by MI. Hsines of WaterVliies To-Day
becomes a law. 1t provides that municipal
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