The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Gorham Normal School Appro-
priation Vigorously Discussed.
A HEARING on THE PROPOSED
INSANE HOSPITAL.

Major Dickey Comes to the Rescue of the
Tax-ridden CANNES of Madawaska-
Appropriation of $500 for tho w. c. t.
U. Work Favorably Reported-Yester-
days Legislative Doings.
Special to the PRESS.)
Augusta, January 22.-The people of Mad
awaska went on record today as opposed to
the tyranny of the dog tax law. The petit
tion which they have sent to the General
court by Major Dickey.is aot only vigorous
in it's expressions, but at times wakes elo-
quent. 1t is signed by the Rev. Mr.. Burgess
and many voters. and is as follows:
please the honorable members of the
Legislature must seriously consider.
"1-That the law was never needed or de-
sired or asked for by the people of NADIA
waska who do not raise large fDcks of sheep
sLd have always found in the common law
ample security and satisfaction as to the
rare and trifing damages occasionally made
BY dogs in one way or another;
'2 That the new law is too hard; too Sc
we're to the people of this country, because
it liz aswell known; universally known
fact that the Inhabitants of this country
are extremely poor people. very few among
them being able to bear the new tax uncon-
cernedly, a great many being driven to the
painful and cruel necessity of killing their
dear, inoffensive and devoted dogs, while
nearly all those who comply with the law
and pay the tax do SO quite reluctantly,
keenly resenting the damage inflicted on
them and loudly crying out their most vigo-
rous protestation.
I'm consequence of the foregoing, the
people of Madawaska very humbly, but
most earnestly heg of the present legisla-
ture that the law on dogssbe so amended
that the different towns of the state be
given the faculty either of abstaining
from it or resorting to it according to their
own special wants, means or circumstances
whereby the law shall be expurgated of its
odious character of being oppressive and
tyrannical.in the case Of those who do not
want it, and declare themselves violently
offended by it,
PORTLAND MEASURES.
Mr.. Larrabee of Portland, presented to-
day bill to extend the charter of the Var
mouth and Portland Electric Railroad
company for two years. ,
Mr. Merrill of Portland, presented today
bill amending the charter of the Port
land Trust company to provide for tha cleo
ton of an executive board of seven mem
bers by the trustees to have the immediate
manag of the business. The chartes
is further amended to allow the corpora
tion to act as executor. trustee or assignee.
wOMEN'S DAY.
AS it was once said when Mrs. Livermore
appeared before a committee of the Maine
Legislature TO advocate woman suffrage.
that the law makers preferred to hear
what Maine women had to say. the ladies in
charge have decided that at the hearing
OIL the question of municipal suffrage be-
fore the Judiciary committee January 81.
only Maine women shall speak, each county
being represented. Lady Henry Somerset
will not make any reunarks at the hearing
proper, but will deliver an address in the
evening at the Augusta Opera house. The
members of the Legislature will be given
compliment tary tickets to this evening meet
ing. and seats reserved for them in the best
parts of the house. The boxes will be placed
at the disposition of the Governor, Presi-
dent of the Senate, and Speaker of the
House and others. So.the Legislators will
have an opportunity to hear Maine women
advocate municipal suffrage and also TO
listen to Lady Henry on the subject.
There were 297 Portland people among
the signers of the petitions for municipal
suffrage for women today. The Portland
signers include Mrs. George S. Hunt, MIs.
Edward Woodman, Mrs. Seth l.. LarTabee,
Mrs. Zilpah W. Spring, Gen. Francis Fes
senden, George S. Hunt, George W. True.
Frederic H. Gerrish, Charles F. Libby, n.
P. Burgess, Charles S. Fobes, A. T. Hall,
H. H. Shaw. E. l.. Cooling, Alpheus Griffin,
Hiram Knowlton, Rufus Deering. Rev.
Matt. Hughes. Rev I. Luce, Gertrude s.
Leavitt, Rev. G. T. Allen, Rev. ". S.
Ayres, Rev. Leroy S. Bean, Rev. Henry
Blanchard, Rev. G. E. Cate and E. 7. Bur-
rowes.
BIDDEFORD'S BOARD OF POLICE.
Two bills were presented today in rela-
tion to the guardians of the peace in Bidde-
ford. One was put in by Senator Prescott.
and abolishes the system of city constables.
As the police board act defined certain du-
ties in connection with the constables, it
was necessary to change it in order TO keep
the machinery running smoothly. and
bill for this purpose was presented by Rep
resentative Cousens. 1t is said that the ca
listing system of force of oonstables with
large powers has had many Objectionable
features, which will thus be done away
with, while the police and deputy sherifs
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