Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17
BUSY TUESDAY.
State College Bills and Re.
solve Appear in House.
Many Speeches and Votes After
noon Committee Hearings.
Fish and Game Resolve Cut from $40, 600
TO SIS ,000-- Other Features.

was the hVelleSt yet. In the House it
was long and was full and overlooking
with business. There were yea and
nay votes galore, and speeches from
all parts of the hall on measures Of
much interest. good speeches too, full
of force and feeling with an occasional
flight OF eloquence
Bills and petitions of private and
special nature were conspicuous by
their absence but numerous new and
long looked fer measures appeared.
Among them came the State college re-
solve, and bills to change it's name etc.
also the order for the ways and means
committee to examine the necessity of
raising the State tax rate and to re-
port the rate necessary to meet the
State expenses. After the reference of
the new bills and petition, came the de-
bate and votes on bills assigned for the
day and on those taken from the
table.
The resolve for the enforcement of
the fish and game laws was the most
important and was speedily crippled.
1t was amended by Mr.. Philbrook of
Waterville by substituting $4,000 for
| the $4,000 appropriated. A motion to
recommit was lost IS to G. after some
lively sparring, and the motion to raise
the appropriation from $4,000 to $50. 900
| was lost 80 to SO. Then came Mr. Dur
gin of OrOno, with an amendment rails
| ing the appropriation to $4,000 which
was carried 66 to 81.
The resolve of 900 for the Farm
| ington normal school which came up
to be engrossed. brought out some
good speeches from Messrs. Noble.
| Aver, Blanchard and Dickey, and the
| motion to table was lost los to lG
Messrs. Noble. Fogler, Austin, and
Hamilton made strong pleas for the
| recommittal of the bill for the regis
tration Of guides and it was ordered
| back to the committee. In all, four
aye and nay votes were taken and
much real work was done. 1t was al
most II o'clock when the House adj
| joulmed to today al 10 A. NJ. 1t was
| the busiest session yet and the whole
story of debate. votes and business is
given in the stenographic report. The
Senate session was about half as long
and was without special interest. Be-
low is given a summary of the new
measures appearing, Tuesday morning
Mr.. Kipsman of Cornville, presented
a bill providing that whenever a per-
son subscrihes for a paper Or magazine
for definite time and payF in advance
for the same he shall not be liable for
further subscription unless it be con-
| tinued at his reQuest.-Mr. Holbrook
OF Brunswick presented a bill prohi-
biting the trapping of foxes by use of
any scent or bait at any time, or trap
| ping foxes in any manner between the
| first of March and November, under
penalty of $40 for every fox SO trapped
The long looked for resolve for the
Maine State college arrived, being pre-
sented by Mr.. Stetson of Bangor. 1t
calls for 100000 for each of the next ten
years to provide for the current eX-
Lenses of the college, and for further
sum, not named, to erect shop build
ing, to contain wood and iron working
rooms, forge room, dynamo room. reci-
tation rooms, etc. With the resolve is
d long statement of fact explaining
the needs of the college, it's recent
growth and the insufficiency of its in
come to meet it's expenses.-Mr. Dur
Sin of Orono, presented a bill chang
ing the name of the Maine State COL
lege" to the University of Maine to
take effect next June.-Mr. Fernald of
Levant,- presented bill giving grad
yates of the State college, in the prac-
tce of any profession for which they
may be prepared, all rights, privileges
and exemptions granted to the grad
yates of any institution within or
without the State. The statement of
fact with the bill states that the right
of the pharmacy graduates OF the col
lege has been questioned.
Several long remonstrances were re-
ceived from Bangor, against any
street railway using the streets Of that
city without the consent of the city
Mr.. Shaw of Saco, presented BILL
amending the laws regarding conta-
gious diseases among cattle. 1t pro-
vidcs that the State, not the owner
as at present. shall pay the fees for
testing and examination OF suspected
cattle.-Mr. Talbot of Lewiston pre-
scented bill providing for the abolish
ment of imprisonment for debt.--Mr,
jones of Lincoln, presented bill reiat-
ing to the sale of corporal personal
property which provides that record IL
made a substitute for delivery in all
cases.
In the Senate an act was presented
to enable the town of Dexter to eS-
tabish a system of waterworks and
observation-disclosures of Piscataquis
presented an act amending section 81,
chapter 81, Revised Statutes relating
to liens by inserting after the words
arrived at the port of shipment in
third line at bottom NOf section the
words, And until it has been shipped
or board a vessel or laden In d car" >
morrill, of Cumberland. presented an act
regulating the shearing Of sheep as fol-
lows: Every person having the charge
of any sheep as owner. or otherwise.
who neglects to shear said sheep be-
tween the first days Of May and July
in any year or who shears or permits
to be sheared any of said sheep at any
other season of the year than between
the first days of May and July. shall
be punished by fine not exceeding 500
for each offense.-When the resolve in
favor of Gorham normal school came
III up for it's second reading Pike Of
! York, had it tabled. Mr.. Pike gave us
| hic raa son for ta hlinp the resolve that