The Portland daily press., 1895-02-20

been number of cases in court. AS a rep
resentative of the farmers of Maine with
whom dairying is a principle interest, Mr..
Mckeen thought that the agrie u lturists
We're asking nothing Unreasonable when
they asked that oleomargarine should not.be
made in imitation of butter. They were
not afraid of it il stood on its own merits.
In answer to questions by Mr. Bird, Mr..
Mckeen said that he had eaten oleomarga-
rine. He did not regard it as an unwhole-
SONS food. The reason that the words I'M
wholesome food were used in the title of
the bill was because il was amendatory of
the act of 1885. and that was entitled an
act relating to unwholesome food. Mr..
Mckeen said in reply TO a question by Mr..
Larrabee that oleomargarine competed with
Maine dairy butter whenever it could be
sold in the state as butter. Maine did not
make butter enough to butter its own bread
put some WAS shipped out of the state ana
some was shipped here from Boston. Mr..
Noble asked if butter colored in imitation
TO June grass butter did not sell better in
winter than unoolored butter. Mr.. Nc
Keen said that it did, but thought that was
not deception, although it was an imita-
ton OF June grass butter.
MIR. Wallace H. Weeks of Vassalboro, was
the next witness. He said he bought as
butter in October last pound of butterine
at the store of G. .Guptill, so India street,
Portland. At Arthur r. Halls he bought
pound of butterine, but bought it as but
terine. paying - cents. On the 7th and
9th of February, however. said MIR. Weeks,
he bought at the store of Mr.. Hall what he
believe to be butte1ine. He bought 1T for
butter, A sample of one of these purchases
is now in the hands of Prof. Bartlett of the
State college. The other purchase melted
in the witnesses pocket. These pure bases
were not put up in packages marked but
terine or oleomargarine.
UP THE PRESUMPsCOT.
The committee on interior waters has re-
cognized the claim of Mr.. J. H. Hezelton
OF Westbrook. who made that beautiful sail
up the Presumpscot river to Madison Falls
known to the people of Portland. Deering
and Westbrook. AS has been already re-
ported, Mr.. Hezelton seeks the exclusive
right to navigate the river for term of
years with boats transporting passengers
and freight for hire. Such rights have fire.
quently been granted by the legislature
and the committee has reported bill
giving such privileges to Mr.. Hezelton.
The bill gives j. H. Hezelton, his associ-
ates and successors the exclusive right to
navigate the Presumpscot river between
Saccarappa Falls and Madison Falls with
boats propelled by steam or electricity for
six years for the purpose of transporting
passengers and freight for hire. He shall
furnish reasonable facilities for such SER
vice during the summer season. and if he
oh Poi f1~ +Ler Il
month after reasonab BILE notice, the exclu-
sive right aforesaid shall terminate. Who
ever violates the act shall be liable to fine
of not less than $50 nor more than 800 for
each day or part of day that such viola
tion continues to be recovered BY and for
the use of said Hezelton. Reasonable tolls
may be charged for the transportation of
persons and p1 operty.
INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE.
A big bundle of remonstranoes from
Grand Army posts of Woman's Relief corps
was presented in the Senate today by Mr..
Walls, all against the appropriation in IA
vor of the soldiers home at Newport.
"Reminiscences against the listing bill are
coming in. Those already received bear
many names and they are only the first
spatterings of the shower. The remon-
strances presented in the Senate today bore
the names of Leonard Lord land thirty 9TH
er business men and farmers of Detroit"
W. ". Bolster and others of Auburn. j. A.
Boardman and thirty-three lothers of Ban
gor. and George G. Wing and thirty-one
others of Auburn. The petitions read as
follows:
1--WE. the undersigned, believing that the
or rorfar 20 Of nfh han Nf H.
has conclusIvely proved that no state can
obtain permanent financial relief from
tax listing bill such law either becoming
almost Immediately imperative or soon
driving beyond the jurisdiction of the state
theEproperty which it is hoped to ach and
BELIEVING that the passage of such bill
would hamper the free movement of money
and seriously disturb the system of credits
upon which all business now depends es-
pecIally In this period of financial depres-
sion during which all classes of business
men, farmers, lumbermen. merchants and
especially manufacturers need help not
hindrance-we respectfully enter our re-
monstrance against the passage Of the list
ing bill now before the legislature
E. N. Thompson of Portland and granite
workers in other parts of the state are
petitioners Tor law Tor len on monu-
mental granite work.
Petitions are still coming in favoring
Judge Savages amendment TO tb Constitu-
ton permitting towns to own their water
works without Iegard.to the debt limit.
The Waldo county. commissioners petition
that the clerk of courts be given an an nu-
al salary of $1lO0 in lieu of fees.
Senator Wood presented today resolve
appropriating $500 for each of the next two
years tic carry on the work of indexing the
plans and records. in the land office. ,
VIM. M. Savage and 255 others of Booth
bay harbor demonstrate against the repeal
of the act to regulate the use Of purse and
drag seines.
Senator Nickerson today put in resolve
appropriating $4,000 annually for the depart
ment of sea and shore fisheries.
Members of the Lincoln County bar
petition that the salary of the judge of pro-
bate be increased from $500 to 5000.
THE STATE COLLEGE.
The resolve in favor of the State college
appropriating $25o0O annually for ten years,
was assigned in the Senate today but, on
motion of Senator Day was assigned for