Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
STATE SOLONS.
DOings Of the Law Gossip
About the State House.

DOings Of the Lawn Gossip
About the State House.
Senator GrindIe, of Bluehiil. who has
be@n detained at home because OF the
many demands upon him in his profes-
-io2al capacity. was present FOR the first
time last Wednesday. He took the oath
Of Office. and was conducted TO his seat by
Senator Simpson, OF Sullivan.
EIIsworth's petition for municipal sui,
trage for women had 1s3 signatures; Bar
Harbor's had ninety-two.
Representatives Hutchins, OF Penobscot,
and Chstio, Of Brooksville, are mem bers
OF the joint special committee appointed
under an order creating such commit
tee to which should be referred all petit
tons, bills, orders and other papers espec-
tally relating to salaries.
In the House Thursday, on motion of
Representative Hutchins, it was ordered,
That the mem hers OF the legislature
from Hancock county be hereby consti-
tuted committee and instructed to in
quire into the expediency of changing
the general term of the court Of county
commissioners so as to conform in time
with the general term OF the supreme ju-
dicial court. and TO report by bill or Their
wise"
many towns in Hancock county asking
an appropriation OF s, 90 for warden ser
vice IN the county.
One Of Hancock county's representa-
tiyes. Isaac Britton, OF Bucksport, rode
the camel over the burning sands, and
performed other strange rites, necessary
70 become mem Der Of the Arabic Order
OF the Mystic Shrine q, Kora Temple in
Lew .ston. last week.
The AMERICAN has received. with COM
plinent- Of :. 4. Holden, Of Bass Hsr Dor,
mai carrier OF he Senate, copy Of the
legislative register of Maine. The ia
gram of the House shows that in the
drawing for seats. Hancock county-s dele
CATION did not fare particularly we'll.
nearly a. u them being well back in the
hal. Boynion, Of Sullivan, Jared the
best. icing but three seats back. and e
sbo-I distance 10 he right Of ne speakers
desk. On he "a me- aisle, but three seats
farther hack. = Saunders, of Ellsworth.
Merrill. Of aehi!l, i on the middle aisle.
one seat tack OF the centre OF the hall.
across the a.-le. and one SCAT back Of him
: Iha-.oH. OF Deer Isle, and Immediately
behind nm i Hutchins, OF Penob-coi.
CEstto. q B-ooksyille. i on the first aisle
- the right q the SPEAKER, but one seat
from the rear OF the hail. Rodick, OF
Eden, has bout a. poor q seat as any Of
Hancock.- delegation, being al the ex-
treme zig At Of he hall. and one seat from
he rear. Pa:ten, Of Amherst. is at the
extreme left q the nall. but only four
seats from the front. Britton, Of Bucks
port, did not fare very well, being on the
third aisle 70 the left Of the speaker, and
four seats from the rear. In the Senate.
here seats are assigned by counties,
Simpson and GrindIe occupy seats Nos. l
and 2, which are al end of the second
semi-circle OF seats, and at the left Of the
presidents desk.
The hearing OF the petitioners for
municipal suffrage for women is to De
heard before the judiciary committee.
this "Wednesday afternoon. 4 score or
two OF petitions have been received, but
there seems 70 be less of interest in the
matter at the capitol than at some
former sessions. and the hearing is not
expected TO be as large as two years ago, |
when the capitol was crowded with /
women.