The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-29
DEERING'S DESIRE.
Asks for Insane Hospital and
Soldiers Home.
THE FORMER REQUIRING $40, 900,
THE LATTER $4,000

Many Bills Presented in the Legislature
Yesterday-A Proposition for the State
to Purchase the Blaine House in
Augusta and Maintain 1t Memorial
of the Distinguished statesman-The
Maine General Hospital Appropriation
Tabled-The State Printing Contract.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Augusta, January 28.-Senator Prescott
thinks that the state could have no more
appr opriate memorial ito the late James G..
Blaine than to purchase and maintain the
house in this city which was Mr.. Blafne's
home for so many years. In that house are
many mementcs of the dead statesman, the
desk which he used and pictures of famous
men who ere his friends. OF course there
is no assurance that Mrs. Blaine would sell
the house, but in order that the wishes Of
the people of the state may find expression.
Mr.. Prescott today introduced in the Sem
ate the following:
"Resolved, That committee OF three on
the part of the Senate with such as the
House may join. be appointed to inquire in
to the expediency of purchasing the home
w
pr presented to the state as memorial build
ing for an executive mansion and report by
bill or otherwise to the next legislature"
Mr.. Prescott's idea is that the funds whic b
could otherwise go to the erection Of a
statue of Mr.. Blaine here, could be devoted
to the purchase of the house. a
new form of getting aid from the state
is embodied in a resolve introduced in the
Senate today that the collateral Inheritance
tax on legacy of $4,000 to become due to
the st. Marts Home for Aged Women in Au-
gust be abated. The tax is 2 1-2 per cent
on S45OO and under the law would be de-
Quoted from the amount of its legacy.
MAINE GENERAL HOSPI TAI.
Mr.. Barrett of Canaan. held up the resolve
in favor of the Maine General hospital, to-
day. The resolve came before the House on
its massage to be enacted, when MI. Barrett
| moved that 1t be abled. and it was so
voted. The resolve appropriates $500. the
usual amount, and Mr.. Barrett's only ex-
PLANTATION in response to a request oy the
| PRESS correspondent was, that he wanted
| to look into the matter.
LABOR LEGISLATION.
| Representative Wheeler of Lewiston, has
been In Haverhill to advise the leaders of
the strike there. His presence was re-
| uuested by the strike leaders. MI. Wheeler
may intr oduce later in the session bill to
forbid the Withholding of per centage OF
the wages due employees until the per cent
| age withheld reaches a certain SUM. This
| practice is in vogue in some of the shoe
factories of the state.
STATE PRINTING.
| 1t is understood that the Lakeside Press
has made lower bid for the state printing
| than the Thurston print and it is believed
that the Lakeside's bids for both printing
and binding are below those of the present
contractors. If awarded the contract, the
| Portland concern will keep representa- tive
| in Augusta to receive copy and directions
| SO that the work may be satisfactorily done.
They will also have private telephone con-
| nection between their Portland Office and
the State House. W
| A GIFT FOR THE GOVERNOR. n
| The boys of the Reform school as mark
| of appreciation of the great int terest that
Gov, Cleaves has taken in their welfare,
| have made him coat and hat rack, which
arrived at the Capitol Monday. 1t is made
of oak and the work upon it is exceedingly
f.
| creditable.
What's the matter with Deering? That
| n uestion has evidently been asked in the
young city and fifty of her citizens have
signed the following petition, which was
greeted with considerable applause and
merriment this afternoon. Representative
| Moore of Deering said he had no knowledge
of the matter other than that the petition
vas sent to him with a request ttat 1t be
introduced. Here it is:
"We, the undersigned citizens and tar
payers of the city of Deering, respectfully
ask your honor4 b g body for appropria tion
of $40. .00u to start an insanesa sylum in .the
city of Deering. Also S30.0O0 to locate a
soldiers home in the aforesaid city of Deer
! ing.' The petition is signed by W. II.
Gerrish, NJ. D., }. g. Colesworthy. Alvin
Hall, Van B. Bray, G. P. ingalls,. G. g.
Lane, H. d. Burnham, G. G. Brown, P. NJ,
Henry Chandler. (RevD, F. H. Freese, d.
| B. Newoomb, II. W. llsley, A. M. Latham,
G. f. Sparrow, H. Read. H. II. Higgins,
Gardiner Walker, l.. F. Jones, S. s. Hussey,
T. E. Malone. H. 4. Hall, M. P. Marsh. W.
| n. Richardson, H. B. Smith, W. =. Aver,
PF. e. Briggs, r. H. Hooper. E. G. Jones'
Charles Hunt, D. F. Gulliver, j. J. Meader
John G Sawyer. H. J. Davis. RE. Goodnue
NJ. D., M. p johnson, Patrick Kane
Samuel Fogg. Ira NJ. Fish. A. l.. Chapman
| II. It. Harmon, Frank Crockett, f. A.
Boody, Wm H Dodge. George e. Davis
George A. Hall. G. r. MAI sh, t. e. Redlon
John q. Hull, j. N. Files. A. l.. Richardson
and G. E. Knight.
| THE DEERING PLAN.
Some Deering women think that the
woman suffrage question should be settled
bv women. Mrs. M. E. Moore, Miss Stella G.
Moore, Mrs. Nellie L. johnson, Mrs. Angie
E. Edwards. Mrs. Josephine Bradford, Mrs
Louise NJ. Fogg, Mrs. A. M. Dame and Mrs
r r Goodhue all of Deering respectfully
nray that an act be passed by your honor
able bodies enabling all women of this state
duIy qualified, to vote as to whether
women's suffrage be allowed OF not allowed
| in This state the time and manner OF voting
to be decided by your honorable bodies"
SOME OF THE DAYS BUSINESS.
Auburn people are in earnest about
the water works question, II the size OF
petition presented by Representative
Noh1o +odav is eny indication. Almor