The Portland daily press., 1895-03-23


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against it now simply serve 10 express the
indignation of the people of the state.sena-
tor Shaw, having said that the Senator
from York did not understand this matter,
Mr.. Higgins replied that he knew what the
laws provided and he would ask the Sena-
ttor from Aroostook whether he thought
there was any higher authority than that.
Mr.. Shaw was at once on his feet with
the retort that steal wss steal whether
embodied in a statute or not. Measures had
| passed here this winter of similar charac-
| ter giving great power to corporations.
Senator Higgins-Then if such measures
| are steals and have been passed this win
| ter, the Senator from Aroostook, who mas
| sat here while they went through was a
! pa rty to them.
| Senator Shaw accept the Senator's log
| ic.
Senator Higgins further said that he did
not believe it right at this late day to i'm
punge the motives of men who may now be
dead.
SenatorWiggin also vigorously denounced
the alleged fraud. which he said was con-
summated now so that legislation would be
useless. Mr.. WigRin called it one Of the
greatest frauds that could: have been per-
petrated on the people OF Aroostook. Both
! Senator Shaw and Senator Wiggin endorsed
the position taken by Senator Savage that
| whatever might have been the situation a
score of years ago. legislation at this time
would be unwise.
Finally, at the suggestion Of Mr.. Higgi gins,
Mr.. Hume moved that the matter be as
k..p .sl
| day.
THE Y. NJ. G. A. BILL
When the Y. M. CA. bill came before the
Senate this morning, the House having
| voted against it yesterday after its passage
| by the Senate several days before Mr..
Walls moved that the Senate recede and
concur.
Mr.. Shaw said that he did not propose to
make opposition now, but he wanted TO
call attention to the fact that the House
had seen fit to vote for the exemption from
| taxation of the property of agricultural
societies used for the promotion of the in
terests of trotting horses and cattle.
They, however. refuse 10 EXEMPT from
taxation the property of these associations
devoted to the uplifting of the human
race it seemed to Mr.. Shaw that they were
straining at gnat and swallowing a cam
i ell.
1 senator Higains--Or straining at build
/ ing and swallo wing tiotting lark.
/ Bang went the presidents gayel on the
/ desk.
| The President-The Chair desires that The
members observes the rules Of the Senate
even in these closing hours of the session
| <al
the agriculturalists In this light. The criti-
cism was not a just one. Mr.. Wiggin then
said that the Senator FROM Washington had
| told of the magnifcence of the Y. NJ. G. A,
/ buildings. Mr.. Wiggin thanked God that
| the generosity of the people had made it
possible for these buildings to ba made SO
magnificent. He was glad that from them
| might be waited strains of music to drown
| the sirens songs in saloons and brothels,
those building places of hell.
| The Senate voted II to Q TO adhere to its
action in passing the bill.
YORK COUNTY CONTEST.
| Mr.. Hurd of North Berwick got the re-
por!s, of the York county delegation up for
| discussion not of regular order in the House
although rising vote was necessary.
Mr.. Wells of Wells, thought the represen-
| tatives fro m York county are nearer 10 the
] ps n lie, better understood their wants in
| t1is matter than can the Senators.
When vote was reached the House vo-
| led s, to n to concur with the Senate in
| rejecting the bill. That ends the matter.
FOR THE REFORM SCHOOL.
| The committee on State Reform school
put in n resolve this morning appropriating
| S50.0U,to he expended us follows:
For 1896. for current expenses. $4,000; fin
ishing wall and fence, ,$4On; painting build
ings 5000: to purchase laundry machinery
and dry room, $500; ordinary repairs, $l0O0
For 1895. for current expenses. S19. 600 or
binary repairs $1,000; new cottage $4,000.
| The Governors message was the cause
| of the holding UP of the resolve some time
/ ago. 1t was then proposed to ask for $16,-
600 for the cottage, its erection to be begu n
this year. 1t will be seen that the commit
| tee has put of this work and ask only $4,000.
NOTES.
Senator Hume, this morning offered an
amendment to the liquor agency bill to
abolish the state agency. The Senate voted
it down IL to 6. and passed the bill.
The House today, Notwithstanding Mr..
l NOUleS StaL0meuL buaL tu0y musC nave
| more gay. cheaper board or bust voted
| is to 70 against the bill increasing the pay
of members from $3.50 to $500.
The House this morning conourred with
the Senate Indefinitely postpon1ng the bill
| for the treatment of drunkards..
| In the Senate. the medical registration
| bill was assigned to Tuesday next on mo-
| tion of Senator Hume.
the Senate has voted to adhere to its
former action on municipal suffrage and
| the school fund tax.
i Senator Engel today tabled the bills ere.
i ating the officers of state printer nd bind
4 er.-
The Senate today concurred with the
House in the passage of the SIS, 900 fish and
game resolve.
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE.
The matter of the division of the old town
i Of Cape Elizabth came over from the last
legislature, and it has stayed with this.one