The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-10
THE GoRHAM NORMAL. SCHOOL.

n I6SOlFd WHICH IN4e AoO } " cSOA PH,~
in, will call for an appropriation OF
about $780, 900 for a dormitory for the
Gorham Normal School. The ola board
ing house, which burned some time ago,
served for fifty years as an apology for
dormirory. The need of dorm1tory
is so evident that there is little doubt
of the passage of the resolve.
to PREVENT CRUELTY.
Mr.. Whelden of Portland today intro
duced the bill in relation to fees for OH
GERS engaged in the prevention OF cruelty
to animals. The bill is amendatory OF
section 45, chapter 1874, RS. 1t amends
the section to read as follows:
at shall be the duty of sheriffs, dep
uty sheriffs, police officers, constaoies
and agents appointed under the provls-
ions of section 46 of this chapter, to in
vestigate all cases of cruelty to animals
coming to their knowledge, and to cause
offenders to be prosecuted in all cases IN
which the offence may appear to be OF
sufficiently aggravated nature to require
posecuti ton, and all fines imposed for the
punishment of su3h offences shall be
paid to the treasurer OF the county III
which the offence shall have been COM
IL
in conducting such Investigations, such
officers and agents shall be paid by the
county in which such services are rem
dered the same fees as are now allowed
them by law for the service of "a war
rant for arrest, provided, however, that
all claims of such officers and agents for
such travel and services. shall nrst pe
audited and approved by the County
Commissioners of the county liable to
pay the same"
CANDY MUST BE PURE.
A bill to prevent the adulteration OF
candy. presented today. forbids the sell
ling of candy adulteratedsby the admix-
ture of terra alba. abrytes, tale, or any
other mineral substance, by poisonous
colors or fiavors, or other Ingredients
deleterious or detrimental to health.
The penalty for violating this act is
fine of not less than $50, nor more than
500. Adulterated candy is to be for
felted and destroyed.
FOR SHORE FISHERIES.
Mr.. Orrin B. Written, Commissioner of
Sea and Shore Fisheries, is here. Mr..
Written says the shore fisheries are
source of great wealth to the state. and
if the appropriation for tie protection
of inland fisheries and game is to be
largely increased, he believes that SINH
lar treatment should be given the shore
fisheries department. The appropria-
ton is now $4,000 annually, and Mr..
Written will ask TO have it increased to
$4,000.
POWER FROM THE SHEEPSCOT.
William Doe, of Duke Center, Pa, j.
H. Linck of Williamsport, Pa, Albert
M. Card of Alma, Henry Ingalls, Of Wis
casset, and Charles P. Collins of Brad
ford, Pa, ask to be Incorporated as the
Maine Water and Electric Power Compa-
nv. with power to hold water rightsaand
land on the Sheepscot river. for the pur-
pose of procuring power to operate cleo
trio railroads, water supply systems, etc.
Among the bills presented today is
one authorizing the Lewiston Bleachery
to build an electric road from its works
to a connection with the Maine Central
railroad.
TAXATION OF VESSEL PROPERTY.
Mr.. Moore of Gouldsboro presented to-
day bill for the taxation of vessel
DIOO6TUy. i pIOt1QCo U0ou ucRASo Ol1 NSs'-
sci property in the foreign trade shall
be levied on the net earnings, provided
that the agents of such vessels make re-
turns under oath to the assessors in each
city and town in Maine in which any
owner resides, showing the amount of
the dividends paid, such dividends be-
ing the basis of taxation. No vessel,
unless actually engaged in the foreign
carrying trade, or in port undergoing re-
pslrs, is to be included under the act.
FOR HUNTERS WHO TRESPASS.
Mr.. Haines of Wauerville presented to-
day a bill providing that in actions to
recover for damages done by trespassers
on lands which they have entered solely
for the purpose of hunting, shall be for
the actual damages only, and in all such
cases where the damages recovered do
not exceed $40, only one-quarter as much
costs shall be recovered by the prevail
ing party as the amount OF damages re-
covered amount TO. Such actions shall
not be begun without demand for set
Element first being made. and the plain
tiff shall recover no costs unless the
amount of damages recovered exceeds
the sum previously rendered him in set
Element.
THE DAILY GRIST
Mr.. Mccullough Of Calais presented to
day the bill to extend the charter of the
Shore Line road three years. This is the
| line of which Colonel Green is the pro-
| moter. A small part of the town of Ber-
wick desires to be annexed to South Ber-
wick, and bill for the purpose was put
in today by Senator Mitchell.
Aroostook county people are petition
| ing that the County Commissioners be
| instructed to erect county buildings at
Caribou.
A resolve for the purchase of the his
tories of Maine regiments provides that
| a suff cient number be bought to supply
| the State Library, Maine Historical So
ciety, Grand Army Posts libraries, etc.
A bill amendatory to the charter OF
| Thornton Academy removes the restrict
| ions on the amount of property which
| may be held by the trustees.
| Petitions are coming in from Andres
| coggin county for a continuous close
| tim on deer for the next five years.
| An act relating to fraternal beneficiary