The Portland daily press., 1895-02-22
adopt the minority report in favor OF the
bill and the motion prevailed 6S to OF.
NEW HOUSE BUSINESS.

The joint committee on binding report
that they have contracted with Burleigh s.
Flynt 10 do the state printing and with
Smith and Reid. NJ. Whelden laid the report
on the table for printing.
Mr.. Grindle of Bluehill put in bill which
provides that towns may appoint man In
each school district who shall look after
the repairs on school buildings in that
district. furnishing of fuel. ect.
A printed petition that all sleds drawn by
two horses in Aroostook county shall nc
four feet six inches wide was presented by
Mr.. Leavitt of Limestone. Eight renon-
strances against the listing bill each well
signed We're presented.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor, introduced an
order that the committee on pensions in
quire into the expectancy of amending the
law relative to state pensions for disabled
soldiers and seamen Of 1S61-5, with homo able
discharge who were disa bled by wounds, in
juries or disease received or contracted
while in line of duty.
SOLDIERS POLL TAXES.
The agitation over the payment of poll
taxes by honorably discharged soldiers and
ailors has resulted in the reporting of the
following bill by che committee on taxation,
exempting only the state pensions:
Paragraph s. section of chapter 6. of the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
adding after the word charges" in the last
line the word. land the polls of all soldiers
and sailors who receive state pensions" SO
that said paragraph shall read as follows
VIII. The polls and estates of persons
who by reason of age. in trinity and poverty
are in the judgment of the assessors unable
to contribute toward the public charges;
and the polls of all soldiers and sailors who
received state pension
OF INTEREST TO BRUNSWICK.
A bill of great interest in Brunswick is
wheels. This measure is expected to settle
local controversy Of long standing. AS
reported from the committee ON ways and
bridges, etc.. bill provides that no person
| or corporation shall transport any load,
goods OF thing in any vehicle on wheels
drawn by more than one animal over any
portion of Main street in the town of Bruins
wick between the railroad crossing and
AndIoscoggin bridge unless the rims end
tires of the wheels of such vehicles shall be
at least five inches wide. il such persons or
corporations shall have been previously for
hidden SO to do by the selectmen OF said
town.
Any person or corporation violating the
provisions of the bill shall pay a fine of five
dollars for each offence.
THE STATE PRINTING.
The committee on state printing today
presented their report in the House. and it
was tabled on motion of Mr.. Whelden of
Portland. The report is accompanied by
contracts with Burleigh & Flynt, printing
and Smith and Reid. bidders for the work
at the old prices. A new provision was in
serted in the printing contract TO provide
that all bills shall show the proportion of
the cost which goes to pay for the stock
used in The work.
THE CAPE ELIZABETH BILL.
Mr.. Cole will tomorrow o fer the amend
ment to the division bill changing the name
of Elizabeth to south Portland. Mr.. Cole
will also put in an amendment to section
four of bill SO that it shall stipulate that
the town property in the territory of each
of the new towns shall become the property
of the town in which it is situated. This
amendment was suggested by Captain Boyd
who thinks that the section as now drawn
would lead TO litigation.
FOR THE PIGGERY.
The resolve in favor of the Insane hospital
at Augusta, was made to appropriate $14. OOO
instead of $40, 600 on motion of Mr.. Williams
of Augusta today. and in that form was
passed by the House. 1t still provides for
the palatial piggery.
FOR THE REFORM SCHOOL.
The committee on the State Reform school
voted this evening to report a resolve ap-
propriating $4,000 for new cottage at the
school. Messrs. Albion Little, Fred Atwood
Waldo Pettingill and E. P. Wentworth told
the committee CT the need of the new build
ing. The committee also voted TO increase
the annual appropriation from $4,000 to
$4,000, the increase being necessary to pro-
vide for the maintenance of the new cot
tage.
THE FISHERIES HEARING.
For two days, the committee on shore
fisheries has struggled with the question of
the repeal of the SEEMING law passed two
years ago, Yesterday, the petitioners for
the repeal of the law put in their side of
the case. They alleged that the SEEMING law
is destroying the fish on the coast, notably
in the region of the mouth of the Kennebec
and around Cape Small Point. 1t was testi-
fed that the seiners off the mouth of the
Kennebec scooped in about all the fish
| which might have otherwise assembled the
river. --..-
This afternoon the remonstrances wer
| heard.
| Judge Bcnney of Portland, before the
committee on education today. advocated
| the amendment to the charter of Hebron
academy removing the limitation on the
amount Of property which the institution
| may own. The bill will be reported. The
| resolve appropriating $4,000 for the dormi-
tory for the Portland School for the Deaf
will come in tomorrow. 1t stipulates that
the city shall continue to furnish school
rooms and that the state shall have power
| to terminate the arrangement at any time.
VIM. NJ. Bradley, Esq, representing the
Portland school board, appeared before the
committee and expressed satisfaction with
| the terms of the resolve.
| The Judiciary committee will report the
| bill increasing the amount to which the
| Episcopal Diocese of Maine may hold
property and that permitting gas light COM
panies to furnish heat and power. The bill
relating TN tha emp1oyment of st an ooro nbaro