Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23
SHORTEST YET.
Half Hour Sessions in House
and Senate.
! hen Adjournment Until Late Next
Monday Afternoon.
Little New Business b. News and Notes Of Fri.
. day at the Capitol.

WHY III tilelf seats When speak
er Larrabee raped to order. Friday
forenoon. but nobody raised the point
or no quorum" and the. wheels of
legislation revolved merrily for about
twenty minutes and then stopped sud-
oeniy, not to start again until 43G
+. Nj, Monday. In the Senate the ses-
Sion was little longer and fewer were
absent, but little or nothing of inter-
est arose. The work of both bodies
was routine in character, disposing of
measures in concurrence. hearing I'M
important committee reports and re-
ceiving few bills and petitions In the
House scarcely a voice was heard be-
sides that of the speaker, and when
it was time to adjourn, he found it nee
essary to credit the motion to a gem
tleman who, neither by word or sign,
had shown any interest in the mat
ter. A score of ladies were present at
the session.
Among the few new measures in the
House, Mr.. Fogler of Rockland, in
troduced bill providing that when
ever a widow of testator shall file d
notice of her non-acceptance or waiver
of the provisions of the will of such
testator, and claims her rights I'M
der the law she shall have the same
right and interest in such testator's es
tate. real and personal, as is provided
in case of intestate estates, but shall
not have both unless the testator so
intended.-The mayor and city govern
lnent of Hallowell ask for a charter
giving the city the right to supply it
Five thousand dollars is asked for to
build bridge in Kingman over the
probate of Knox county wants his sal
airy increased to $500.-Mr. kingman
of Cornville introduced a bill allowing
any proprietor of a natural pond, OF
not more than ten acres, to have the
exclusive right to cultivate and cap
ture fish there.-The Bangor Boom
Company wants an extension of its
charter
In the Senate as well as in the House
there We're numerous petitions for
womans suffrage i'll municipal cleo
tons and for raising the age of con-
sent to Is years, also relating to spec
ial fish and game legislation. The re-
solve for $4,000 for two years for State
pensions was the first important meas
ure of the session to be passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. Parsons of Piscataquis, present
ed an act relating to election of direc
tors and managers of corporations.
rectors or managers of corporations
every subscriber or stoclzholder shall
proxy for the number of shares owned
or subscribed by him for as many per-
sons as there are directors or manag
ers to be elected; or to cumuiate
such shares and vote thereon and give
one candidate as many votes as the
number of directors or managers null
tiplied by the number of his shares.
such directors shall not be elected in
any other way.-Section Il, chapter 60,
Revised Statutes, relating to change Of
name in divorce proceeding is amend
ed by act presented by Drummond of
Portland, by inserting after word re
uuire," in fourth line the following
words: Change the name of the
wife at her request. Senator Savage
presented an act relating to voluntary
trusts providing for application of sec
ton five, chapter 6S, of Revised Stat
uies cases of voluntary trusts arising
under section Is of said chapter
Weeks of Penobscot, presented act
relating to the municipal court OF
Old Town. placing judge of same on
salary of $1,000 a year and turning all
fees into county, provided that town
shall furnish suitable rooms for the
holding of said court and the atten-
dance of city marshal or his deputy
al request of the judge.
At the close of the session most OF
the members left the Capitol not to
return till Monday afternoon, and the
corridors assumed their usual recess
annearance. In the afternoon about a
dozen representatives were in then
seats and two or three senators. Sew
eral of the members have their wives
with them. and do not join the genera
ayodus for the recess. There We're nc
committee hearings on the programme
Friday afternoon. President Day ano
sneaker Larrabee were among those
who went home Friday afternoon.
Governor Powers went to Boston or
The early train, Friday, on business
tr;n He will return Monday The
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