Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-09

capital stock is fixed at $50, 900, and NAV
pe increased to an amount not exceeding
$500, 900. The corporation is not to COM
mence business until all the stock has been
subscribed for and so per cent. paid in.
Uniformity in insolvency Courts.
by bill presented in the House by Mr..
Hill Of Portland, the judges Of courts of
insolvency and probate are instructed to
prepare, before the first day of June. 1895,
uniform ruleS of practice and procedure and
uniform blanks which shall be submitted
to the judges Of the supreme court for ap-
proval. New rn,es may be made from
time to time in the same manner and sub
ject to the same approval. After three
years, only the uniform blanks shall be
used, all others being forbidden.
Boundary Lire for Smells.
Two years ago bill was passed by the
Legislature, establishing line in Damaris-
Gotta river and fixing as one of the boun-
Diary marks what were Familiarity known
as "Merrill's Lodges, and they were so
named in the bill. The measure was to
restrict to one part of the waters named
those who took smclts with a net, and to
another part where ice forms in the Win
ter, those who took smelts with hook and
In of ha lode
wrong in the bill, being on the chart
simply 1.-THE Lodges Consequently the
law was imperative and the smelters went
wherever their sweet will inclined them
Insurance Matters.
Two or three bills from the insurance
committee will probably be put in, today.
One is to make the fee for license of
agents of surety companies So instead of
81; 80 being the fee for agents of other
companies Another bill is to amend the
law requiring fraternal beneficiary insur-
ancc companies to make their annual
statements to the commissioner on or be-
fore April /. The amendment will pro-
vide for making these returns on or before
March l. Another bill will be to repeal
chap. 81 Public Laws of 1891. This APP
piled to company transacting business
on the endowment plan but which has
since failed.
Committees Organize.
n,,;t ho 7 oric1n two
mittees met and organized Tuesday after
noon: Judiciary, Spofford of Hancock
chairman, Knowlton of Portland, sccre
tary; legal affairs Shaw of Aroostook,
chairman, Lane of Augusta, secre-
tary; railroads, Hill of Kennebec, chair
man, Twitchcll of Bath, acting chair
man, Wildes of Skowhegan, secretary;
agriculture, Wiggin Of Aroostook, chair
man, Adams of Bowdoin, secretary;
finance, Wood of Kennebcc chairman,
Spear of Rockland secretary; on taxation,
Marston of Somerset, chairman, Gilbert
of Greene, secretary; education, Hume Of
Washington, chairman, Howes of New
Sharon, secretary; military affairs, Pres
colt of York, chairman, Patten of Bath,
secretary seashore fisheries, Nickcrson
of Lincoln, chairman, Crockett of North
Haven, secretary; mercantile affairs and
insurance, Hovey of Somerset, chairman,
Hutchinson of Auburn, secretary; towns.
Penney of Piscataquis, chairman, Ryer-
son of Livermorc, secretary.
Legislative Notes.
Governor Cleavcs arrived here, Tuesday
afternoon.
Architect Coombs of Lewiston, was
here, Tuesday.
Geo S. Rowcll, Esq, of Portland, was
at the Capitol, Tuesday afternoon.
Councillor Holman of Franklin, arrived,
yesterday, and will be sworn in, today,
The committee on education will visit
the Pennington Normal school, Thurs
day.
For routine matters, remarks, etc.,see stem
ographic report
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