The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-25

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The bill relating to the recording of the
assignment of wages was also passed to
be engrossed.
The bill to incorporate the Wiscasset
and Moosehead Lake Telegraph and
Telephone company was passed to be ens
crossed.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford offered an
amendment to the cigarette bill so that
it would apply only to minors under
twenty-one years of age. The amend
ment was lost. He then offered an
amendment to make the bill prohibit
bringing cigarettes into The state. Ibis
amendment was also lost. The bill was
then given its third reading and passed
to he enRrossed.
Mr. Pearl moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill to charter the Shawmut
Navigation company to navigate the
Kennebeo between the Shawmut dam
and Ekowhegan. Mr.. Pearl said that a
bill to give anyone sole right to navigate
the river at that point would be detri-
mental to the interests of the Good Will
Farm. ee
The bill to charter the Ashland Water
company was indefinitely postponed on
motion Of Mr.. Pattangan Of Machias
who made the motion by request of Mr..
Smith of Marsardis who is i'll.
The bill granting the Georges River
Mills the right to develop and sell
elect rical power was passed to be en-
crossed. !
The resolve to cover the expense Of
travelling libraries was assigned for the
afternoon session on motion of Mr..
Knowlton of Portland. The bill provid-
ing travelling libraries was also assigned.
The bill to establish the privileges Of
pharmacy graduates was called and Mr..
Blanchard Of Wilton moved its indefinite
postponement. Mr.. Pattangall explained
that the bill related chiefly to pharmacy
graduates. fact that Is not disclosed in
the head.
MIR. Blanchard said n graduate should
stand on his own merits and not be
bolstered up by legislation.
Col. Ststson of Bangor said the object
of tho bill was to establish the rights of
state college men on level with those of
the graduates of other colleges in the
state, The motion to postpone was lost
and the bill was passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Blanchard of Wilton moved the in.
definite postponement of the bill to
change the name of the trustees Of the
Maine State college of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts to the University Of
Maine.
Col. Stetson said the name should be
changed because graduates sometimes
found it difficult to get places because
they are from an agricultural college.
Judge Philbrook said he was grsdu-
ate of an institution which must by
terms of will be called q university
COLBY and he considered the circum-
stance very unfortunate for that institu-
ton. He thought the change of name
should be simply to make it the Maine
State college. He predicted that should
the institution be called university all
coming legislatures would be asked to
make appropriations for the establish.
ment there of law, medical and theo-
logical courses and extensive post gradu-
ate courses.
MIR. Pattaugall of Machias said that
the college when called an agricultural
college was sailing under false colors and
that the institution should have name
to represent the diversity of its courses of
study. he said the Ohio university has
the same courses as the Maine state
college and that graduates of the latter in-
stitution having on their diplomas the
legend Trustees of the Maine State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts were ut disadvantage until he
proved himself to be good man in his
profession. Mr.. Pattangall said the rights
of the college were not in question as in
case Of the resolve, but that in this bill
the students asked a favor of the legisla-
ture.
MIR. Blanchard said he did not believe
the Institution had right to be called a
university. and that it conferred only
two degrees. bachelors of science and
agri culture.
Mr.. Pattangall said that no agricul-
tnral degree was conferred hy the college,
but that the degrees were bachelor of
science and full degrees in civil, mechan-
ical and electrical engineering.
The motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was lost SO to 40. The ILL was then
Eassed to be engrosssd.
IN THE SENATE.
A merry wood fire blazed in the Senate
cham Der when President Day called for
order at O'Clock this morning.
The majority report OF the committee
on labor, making no change in the hours
of labor in factories, having been ac-
cepted, the House yesterday passed the
Senate today without debate.
Senator Stearns tabled the bill to regu-
late tho admission Of candidates to the
bar. S2
TIE bill TO regulate the shipment of
lims took it's two readings and was passed
to be ,engrossed.