The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-04
At Augusta.

Thursday, Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield,
succeeded in getting the act regulating
the sale of commercial feeding stults
recommitted to committee on agricul-
ture.
Committee on education has reported
on the various Normal school and acade-
my appropriations before them as
follows: Parsontield, Bluebill, Calais,
Monmouth aud Lowell Institute, $500
annually; East Corinth, 500 annually;
Lee Normal, $50; North Yarmouth,
$500.
Committee ON reform school voted
ought to pass on $40, 500 for reform
school for two years.
Committee on State College reported
bill providing for State tax of LIZ of
mill for support of State college for
10 years. This would give the college
nearly S2S, 900 annually.
Committee on education voted ought
to pass on $500 for Cherryfeld and
Wilton academies, same on bill require
ing all academies and schools receiving
State aid to report to state superln-
tendent of schools. 1t reports bill in
stead of the State board of examiners
making State superintendent Of schools
the examining board, with three grades
81 ctlIlilcd'es DIS 'no " iii'i o'it O"i,eg
for. The superintendent is TO be pald
So3V addluohai salary lnSlea4 Vi NE
sl,3Oo asked Tor III the ola Oil lor state
examiner.
Committee on banks ana banking
voted ought to pass on bill reducing tax
on savings banks | 8 of 1 mill.
me cigarette plll Wis lePoi'e"
ought to pass by committee on temper
aupp Thursday aftpruOOn
Bill adding two alds TO Governor
stan was passed 10 10 pr eh'e.eo, .,..,,,4,l.
Ia the House fIlday' were presenter
upon all dlrect ROADS, ufes three lhclies
WIDE SNAIL be USED on team wagons
draWh by one morse I'VE 'hcneS ~'"o On
."Iso "'""i ~ r." Nv, fa,,r
49, -. .l'l. Go ha;no, &1o fnr
,i;pI'',i,, 81 49,. Ia,,,
rasnlya that IL ie not for rhe interest
= ~ Dt,'ta tI,at +I,, 600 Nainn F,irs
y, VIZ a'' atine e% gran, I'm State hold
their fairs on the same week.
The committee on judiciary have
formulated their bill relative to eau
cuses. 1t is entitled IAN act in relation
To political cascuses."
among the acts approved by the gov
ernor were.
An act to establish bounty on wild
cats
An act to amend section /, OF chapter
u OF the Revised Statutes as amended
by chapter lo7 OF the Public Laws OF
1870 relating to title by descent
An act relating to the stan OF the
eommander-in-ehief
The Judiciary committee had one
important matter before 1t FRIDAY, IN
the bill giving the Maine Eye and Ear
1ntirmary power to hold property to the
extent of sl,000,0OO This institution
has had several large bequeSIs' the
chief being the Harrington legacy, rep
resentln9 about SZOO'ooo, ana IL wants
to come INTO legal possession OF them'
In the senate Tuesday the Gorham
Normal school resolve WAS the occasion
of long and animated discussion which
finally resulted in w. passage OF the
HIS n0o f"r 1so- '," ,',p 600 oon for 1eos
paso,vo in favor of aid in buildiny q
bridge across sandy Stream in Lexing-
ton Plantation WAS finally passed.
an "cI u ia,ny ""u V9p''i ~ ~ .''I V,
G,i"a and F ',, Tnlenhonn and rela-
graph COMPANY and to make legal aud
valid certain doings of said company,
was pas7eo 10 oe eIgrosseu.
me comm Tee IN uhilitai5 an 'lls
On n' no ros,lva for ak 600 for tbe Rrlief
Corps Home at Newport. or this
81 900 for support of the institution in
lo91 and $1,000 for ills support Ia ISIS.