The Republican journal., 1897-04-01
The Maine Legislature.

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What Is Said and Done at Augusta.
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a. There were busy sessions of
ranches OF the legislature this morn
Ia the House many measures were
.-.- Il concurrence The new disclosure
p AS passed after debate
-solve providing $4,000 for 1891 and
ior lS9S for use of the cattle commis-
was indefinitely postponed after a
cd debate, opposition to the resolve be-
va ly Mr.. Diekey of Fort Kent. Later
Nte was recuusidered and the resolve
tIl afternoon.
committee of conference on the New
- Home resolve reported unable to agree
Ire House adhered to the action of in
lJr postpOnement, thus killing the re-
Committee Of conference on the East
Maine Insane Hospital resolve We're
uabe to agree, and after a long debate
House a second committee of con-
was appointed.
new Insolvency bill was passed to be
-4td without debate. In the Senate
measures We're disposed of at the
ug session. Among the measures
~ he cugrOssed were the caucus bill,
prohibiting Photographic or other
-rutati0us Of prize fights a bill relaU-
the support of paupers in unincorpo-
places, bill relating to suits on prom
notes, the DeerIng enabling act, the
rohibling the sale, manufacture or
Cigarettes.
lung the measures indefinitely post
. IA concurrence, were the bill regulat-
width If tires, the bill for travelling
Is, the bill for State examination of
Aers and the bill amending the Austria
illOt law.
debate bin for the better observ-
Il the Lords day was indefinitely post
ing debate took place on the bill re-
to the sale OF agricultural seeds and
-sed by vote of Is to II, the president
the deciding vote for the first time
session.
bill changing the name OF the State
.-- to the University of Maine, passed
vote Of % to 3 after lively debate.
House adjourned at noon till p. n.
The Senate uli q.
afternoon session of the House was
ted to the matter of the United Indu-
Fibre Co., which asks the right to sup
rltebric light and power to Portland and
ing The majority report of ought not
ass was accepted by a vote of so to 81,
three hours debate
lt Senate session was devoted to routine
and the disposal Of matters in concur
ur-4
aJ p. ~. both branches adjourned to I 30.
feature of the evening session in the
Sc was the debate on the S15, 900 resolve
he cattle commissioners. The commls-
IS not popular and may meet sudden
al death.
the first time of the winter the decid-
g vote of President Day was needed in the
ate, Thursday, to decide q tie. The bill
-er consideration was that regulating the
of agricultural seeds, and after an eX-
red debate, participated i'll by Senators
age of Androscoggln and Reynolds of
mherland against the bill. and Roberts of
.ord and Merrill and Salley of Somerset
o, the vote on the question of its passage
We engrossed was II to IA. President Day
rcd for the bill and thus secured its pas
-, 1t had already passed the House
i9 bill and that regulating the analysis
d sale of commercial feeding stuff were
chief measures of the winter demanded
the farmers, and hundreds of petitions
r both were sent in, and both will become
The Maine State College of Agriculture
.d Mechanic Arts will go out of existence,
Ni june, and its place will be taken by
r University Of Maine. The bill changing
NautY IpI WUlCH bLt lIlGUuS VI but COL
e. have fought so earnestly, has now pas
d both branches and will probably receive
- Signature of the Governor 1t was the
aston of much oratory in both branches.
Assed the House 80 to 40 and the Senate
ln %.
he committee appointed by the last Leg
atire to consider the advisability of the
ichase of the residence Of the late James
Blame as State executive mansion have
ked for an extension of time until the next
5islature, and, Thursday, an order passed
th branches allowing them this.
ot cent for the Eastern Maine Insane
spital this year. Four times the House
IS Killed this resolve, and Thursday it
mped on the corpse. AT the morning ses-
m the committee of conference, appointed
r previous afternoon, reported that it was
able to agree The Senate appointed a
rDnd committee. The House finally re-
Sed to adhere by a vote of 10 to 81, after d
ug debate in which the whole hospital con-
oversy was gone over, and joined the Sen
e in a revised committee of conference.
: the afternoon session the committee like
lse reported that it could not agree, and
at the two bodies were not likely to agree.
hen the House voted to adhere by vote of
too, and then to prevent the breath of life
om returning to the resolve this session, it
fused to reconsider this vote. Thus the
after will rest for two years, when the
'feated Bangor men will renew fight with
eater vigor
The Newport Home resolve will have to
ait over two years, and then perhaps the
ovement for the home will gather strength
I'd the old soldiers get united for it, and
zen it NAV come before the next legislature
lth better chances of success. Twice this
inter the House has Indefinitely postpon-
the resolve, while the Senate passed it by
majority of one. The committee of con-
renee reported Thursday that it was un-