Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
And Changed Fish and Game
Laws Earnestly Sought
Through Medium Of Host Of Peti-
lions and Bills,
which Already Begin to Cumbes Committees
TabIes-Important Matters Pending.

There is no doubt that the women are
going to ask for the privileges Of woman
suffrage. Yesterday big petitions for
such law began to come into the two
branches OF the Legislature. These petit
tions are 80 plethoric with names that it's
safe to assume that those Of yesterday are
but the first shower Of the flood to come.
There is also evidently no end to the
petitions for changes in tho fish and game
laws, greater appropriations, etc, a big
batch being presented, Tuesday.
The people of Washington county have
long believed that they should have a rail
road Seeing what has been accomplished
In the county of Aroostook, they are con-
WINGED that they can have railroad. Two
bills relating to this proposed road were
introduced by Mr.. Mccullough Of Calais,
in the House, Tuesday morning. One
extends the charter four years and au-
thorizes the Washington County Railroad
to purchase the Shore Line Railroad
from st. John to st, Stephens; to enter
into q contract with the State to carry
troops and munitions of war in times of
trouble free Of charge, for period of 20
years and to receive therefor an amount
equal to So per cent. of the State tax on
the road. AS an additional part Of the
contract, the bonds Of the road shall be
exempted from taxation, State or NUM-
cfbal. for 20 years. The enabling act au
thofizes tho county of Washington to sub
scribe for $500, 600 Of preferred stock. 1t
is understood that, today, Col. Greene's
bill asking for an extension o: the charter
Of the Maine Shore Line Railroad will be
presented. 5r.+ &e...tt
York county sends in petitions for a
change in chapter 81, Revised Statutes,
to bring its provisions into harmony with
tho constitution to promptly and effec-
tually suppress the liquor traffic in the
State.
Hallowell asks to take water from Lake
Cobbosscecontee and the Knox Wooden
Co. OF Camden wants to take water from
Canaan pond.
z Among other things desired OF the
Legislature is $4,000 annually for the
Temporary Home at Dcering, a railroad
from Newport to Milo the town of Whit
ney wants $1,000 to aid in building roads,
a law to prohibit the taking of herring
with seines in Machias bay from the first
day Of June to the first day of November
a law ratifying the assignment of the
Rumford Falls & Rangelcy Lakes Rail
road Co., by the Portland & Runlford
Falls Railway, an extension of the Oak
land Water Company's charter to Dec. 81,
1893. The town of Warren asks for s74S
which is said to DO due her from the
school funds. :...
Mr.. Barrett of Canaan, put in bill to
amend the statutes in reference to damages
for injuries caused by defects in highways,
80 that failure to give notice of tho con
dtion of a highway will not be bar to
proceedings, but may be taken into con-
Alteration in determining the question of
negligence Failure to give IA days
notice of the action shall prevent the re-
covery of costs, but not that of damages
E .Sebasticook & Moosehead r. r.
Senator Hovcy of Somerset, presented a
bill to extend the rights, powers and
,priyileges of the Sebasticook q Moosehead
Railroad, granted under chap. III OF Pri-
yate and Special Laws of 1891, for four
years longer.
Senator Hovcy also presented a Dill
authorizing the Sebasticook e. Moosehead
Rhilroad Co. to extend its line from
Athens village to Monson Junction in
Abbot. This bill also allows the com
paar.t6 construct and operate telephone
: or tsNeraph lines along It's route or any
where in the counties of Somerset ana
Pisoataquis, with power to sell or lease
the same. The capital stock of said cor
poration may be increased by its stock
81 li6iders to not exceeding 5000 shares, PAL
value, EOU euC1 l. C eiho ava
4 athg thS railroad to Monson junction Is
limited to 1899. The act provides thai
2sidr io,xears no steam or electric road On
allowed to parallel the Scbasticook 9
81 Moosehead Railroad.
Senator Prescott introduced an act Il
4 Ssiimaond sec. 1873, chap 266, Public Laws
Of 1898, changing the tax for militia pur
poses from one twelfth of a mill to one
tenth. q
~ Senator Harlow Of Oxford, presented
bill to amend chap. 1874, Private Laws o
/, 1891 relating to an act to incorporate th'
Oxford Central Telephone & Telegraph
Co. The amendment permits this com
peny to extend its operations into An
droscoggin, Cumberland and Franklin
counties.
Is Simon b. Gates and Others ask to b'
incorporated the VIM Water & Power
Co. This bill gives permission to build