The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Toutlue WOrK was done.
In the Senate forty-one bills were passed to
| De enacted and sent to the Governor for his
| signature.
An amendment was offered to the Eastern
Maine Insane Hospital resolve in the Senate
| making the appropriation $4,000 for 1897
and 100000 for 1898 and doing away with
| on Tuesday for debate.
The order directing the State assessors to
place the tax rate at 3 mills for 1897 and 2 "a
mills for 1898, which was tabled bv Mr.
Hamilton of Biddeford Saturday, was given
unanimous passage in the House.
A resolve was introduced appropriatine
Sl,ooO Tor the Governor and staff to attend
the ceremonies connected with the transfer
OF the Grant monument to the CITY of New
York
The only speech of the House session was
made by Mr.. Wilson of Gorham on the
order relating to the election of railroad
commissioners instead of by appointment
The Senate had referred this order to the
Committee on Railroads, but the House in.
sisted on its former reference to the Legal
Affairs Committee.
There IS no more com mmittee work on the
programme but both branches will hence.
forth have two sessions daily. II is almost
impossible to finish work and finally ad-
Journ this week, as had been hoped.
In the Senate the resolve in aid OF the
Chlldren's Aid Society of Maine was passed
to be engrossed, and the resolve in favor of
Freedom Academy was finally passed. The
House passed to be enacted, an act to in
corporate the Searsport Water Company.
March 23 The House voted to concur
with the Senate in the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill providing fees for big game
killed by non-residents.
The bill to revise and consolidate the laws
governing sea and shore fisheries was passed
to be engrossed.
An order providing that on and after
Tuesday, March %, all matters on the table
shall be taken up and disposed of in the
order they were tabled, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot of Lewiston, the
order fixing the State tax rate was reconsid-
cred and the order was recommitted to the
committee on ways and means.
The bill relating to free High schools was
passed as amended
The bill relating to the sale of agricultural
seeds was passed to be engrossed.
Mr Merrill of Portland offered an amend
ment to the bill on taxation OF the property
OF religious societies so tombs and parson-
ages not exceeding $4,000 in value shall not
be included in the provisions OF the bill
The amendment was adopted and the bill
was passed to be engrossed.
The bill relating to subsidies for agricul-
tural societies was passed to be engrossed.
The reports on the 54-hour bill were taken
from the table for consideration. Mr. O'Neil
of Biddeford moved the acceptance of the
minority report but he was voted down and
the majority report, which was that the bill
ought not to pass, was accepted.
The bill relating to fraternal beneficiary
organizations was passed to be engrossed.
The bill relating to the compensation and
qualifications of school committees was
passed to be engrossed.
The house adjourned at l. O'clock
The senate insisted on the reference OF the
Wilson railroad order to the railroad COIN
mittee.
The vote was reconsidered whereby the
report of the committee on federal relations
recommending the erection of dry dock at
Portland was accepted and the matter was
referred to the committee.
The bill for the reduction of the savings
bank tax was defeated after long discussion
by vote of 10 to II.
The Newport Soldiers Home resolve was
passed to be engroSSed.
The Savage amendment to the Eastern
Maine Insane Hospital resolve, making the
appropriation S115, 900 and killing the com
mission, was passed to be engrosse,i.
The afternoon session of the House was an
hour long and free from features of unusual
interest. The bill relating to the United In
durated Fiber Co. was signed for Wednes-
day. The House, refused, II to 50, to indeti-
nitely postpone the bill relating TO the ship
ment of lime in bags and the bill was passed
to be engrossed. The bill embodyng Nicho-
las tessendens $ recommendations for amend
ments to the Australian ballot law was in
definitely postponed.
In the Senate the bill regulating the sale
and analysis OF concentrated feed stuff
aroused debate. The bill was opposed hv
Mr.. Savage of Androscoggin, and supported
by Mr.. Roberts of Oxford, Mr.. Merrill of
Somerset and Mr.. Grindle of Hancock 1t
was passed. II to g. The bill relating to the
use of compressed air for power was indet-
nitely postponed. The bill for summer train
ing schools for teachers was PASSED to be en-
crossed