Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-18
Features Of Wednesday SEES
sion and Committee Work.
a Busy Day, but not so Busy and
Even,ful as tuesday.
Eastern Insane Asylum Given Blow The New
Measures Introduced.

iA TIE AFTERNOON. 1T was not, however,
SO full of eventful features as Tuesday
had been. There were present, as is
the case daily now, large number of
spectators in the galleries and on the
floor, ladies being in the majority. Sem
ator Stearns of Aroostook was in the
chair part of the Senate session. The
House session was over an hour and a
half long and the only feature arOusing
special interest was the vote to table
the resolve for the Eastern Maine IN
sane asylum with the proposed amend
ments, submitted by Mr.. Hamilton of
Biddeford. The amendment abolishes
the present hospital commission and
provides that the 100000 appropriated
shall complete the hospital and not
merely continue it's construction. Mr..
Macomber urged that the resolve had
been long enough considered and should
he passed TO be .engrossed. Mr. Walton
leading the opposition, asked to have
the resolve tabled and printed with
amendments. The vote resulted in
tabling the resolve, So to 40. and it will
he taken UP for consideration next
Tuesday.
. There was an amusing incident
in the Senate when the report of the
committee on salaries was read Fought
not pass" on the bill raising the salary
of the Lincoln county judge of probate.
Chairman Engel of the committee de-
clared the report was wrong. It was
firally discovered that by mistake the
committee had used an ought not
pass" blank in making it's report in
stead of an Ought to pass" blank.
and everything was Strengthened cut
to the satisfaction of all.
Following are mentioned some of the
new measures appearing in Wednes-
day mornings session. Petitions with
500 names from Portland and Bangor
were received against appropriations
money for sectarian purposes.-Mr.
Knowlton of Portland, presented bill
Regulating the fees of deputies MAXIM;
liquor seiZureS.-Mr. Walton of Skow-
hogan. presented Il bill providing for
a tax of five per cent upon the estate
|Cf every deceased person, to he asses
sed upon the value of the real estate
and the gross amount of his PERSONAL
property; from this shall be deducted
|all taxes paid by him upon the same
property for the three years preceding
his death.-PetitiOns came from Her
mon, Levant, Newburgh, Stetson and
Searsport, that the Bangor, Hampden
land Winterport railway be allowed to
extend it's line through these towns
Mr.. Smith of Pressure Isle. presented
a bill providing that whoever kills any
wild duck, on the Kennebec river or its
shores. south of the Gardiner and Ran
dolph bridge. between sunset and day
| light forfeits $25 for each offense.
Whoever kills or hunts ducks there
with aid of artificial light forfeits $50
for each offense.
Following is the text of the bill en-
titled IAN act to provide funds for the
protection of the inland game of the
State" presented by Mr.. Stetson CT
Bangor, Tuesday and laid on the table
to be printed: Every nonresident
| of the State of Maine who engages in
the hunting or killing of moose, carl
bou. or deer in any county in the State
of Maine, shall be required to pay I"
the State twenty-five dollars for every
bull moose, fifteen dollars for every
caribou and five dollars for every deer
shot, taken or killed by him-or had
in possession in open season.-Such
Su,pS shall no aid to the commissions
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efS OF lnHanu IiSheries anu game VI u
persons by them authorized to receive
- ,nd ebau forthwith ba Maid into the
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treasury OF the oldte' anu such money
| thus received by the treasurer shall be-
,nd hecoua a narpanent fund for the
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protection vi Saihe' Tue iiteres' VI
i which shall only be used for that pur-
nosa annual,v IF anv nonresident
20 .H, -. ,.;o,a.a .t;.
ShaH Nlolate VI atteiiip' ~ 'ioidte inns
section he shall be fined fifty dollars
and COSTS and said penalty shall be
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pald 10 the state treasures as par VI
| the permanent fund. There shall be
attached To every moose. carbon and
80, ~ ,,,,o,,;s.;o,,.
deer transported uiuer lhe prov isioiis
| OF this section, tag signed by the
stating that this section
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mas Deen computed Will
! In the Senate Senator Grindle OF Han
cock. presented a resolve directing state
treasurer to pay TO Eben NJ Garland OF
Bluehill. sum of 500 for expenses in en-
| listing. subsistence and transportation or
recruits in the war of the rebellion or
act amending section ]. chapter ABB Pub
lie Laws OF 1888 regarding the appoint
ment of special officers to perform ponce
duties among the INDIANS OF state. II
provides that Governor, win consent
of Council. may appoint such INDIANS 70