The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-18

law for the organization of street rail
roads so as to obviate TIE necessity &c
far as may be of granting or extending
special charter for street railroads, and
to report by bill or otherwise
Mr. Smith of Presque Isle presented
bill to prohibit the shooting of ducks or
the Kennebec below the Gardiner bridge
between sunset and sunrise, and the use
Of jack lights on the river or Merrymeet-
ing bay.
The following measures were passed to
be engrosssd: Resolve, Castine Normal
school; resolve, Lucinda Harrows; re-
solve, salary of Hudson French; resolve,
settling lot in Drew Plantation; resolve
Lincoln Plantation; resolve. tate
Library; resolve, ST. Elizabeth Aslyu
resolve, Maine General hospital; resolve.
Knapp and Rowell; bill, Title by
Descent; bill, Shin Pond Stream Dam
and Improvement company.
On motion of Mr.. Pearl of Bangor the
resolve appropriating $1,000 year TOR two
years for the Bangor Childrens Home
was taken from the table and given its
readings.
On motion of Mr.. O'Neil of Biddeford,
the resolve making an appropriation for
bridge across Sandy stream WIS tabled,
pending its third reading.
On m otion of Mr.. Macomber of Au-
gusta the resolve in favor of the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital was taken from
the table, 1t was amended by Mr.. Hamil-
ton of Biddeford so as to provide that
the construction of the buildings shall be
completed with the money instead of
continued and that the supervision of
affairs shall be changed from the hospital
commission to the Governor and Council.
the resolve be tabled. Mr.. Maoomber
called for yea and nay vote and the oall
was sustained by the necessary one-fifuh
of those present. Mr.. Walton got per-
mission to talk on the measure and he
said:
"Three weeks ago got an order passed
requesting the clerk to provide each We'd
nesday table showing, first the appro-
priations and resolves introduced,
second, the resolves laying on the table,
third, the amount called for by these re-
solves. and fourth tho amounts appropri-
ated for the same purposes two years ago.
A week later I got passed an order
directing the secretaries of the commit
tees to report all such measures in their
possession to the clerk to enable him to
make up the full table. The first table
was due February 3rd, but We have not
seen it. Now all of these resolves cannot
be passed and / should like to have a
summary of these affair to go by. Re-
solves are being reported favorably by
humorous committees, and there Is no
other way to tell where We stand. wish
his resolve to be tabled no. only that
We may become informed before passing
it but because have further amend
ment to offer.
The resolve was tabled by vote of 85
to 40. Mr.. Macomber requested that
date for it's consideration be assigned and
MI. Walton named Tuesday of next week.
The order to investigate the expsdiency
of amending the general law relating to
the organization of street railroads
probably has its origin in some invest1-
cations which have been made by several
Portland lawyers. Lawyer A. A. Strout
of Portland says that Maine street rail-
roads are capitalized in stocks and bonds
at $50, 600 mile while it cost only SIG, goo
a mile to build and equip them. This
he explains leaves about so per cent of
the capitalization to go to the organizers.
IN THE SENATE.
Judge Stearna of Aroostook occ upied
the presidents chair after the introduc-
ton of new business. All senators were
present except Mr.. Simpson of Hancock.
Senator Grindle presented a petition
for bounty on wild cats also resolve
to pay Ellen NJ. Garland of Bluehill for
services in recruiting.
Senator Savage of Androscoggin, pre-
scented the following:
Resolved. that the sum of $500 for the
purpose of recovering the roof over the
forth wing OIL 6Q0 Sthb6 ChplUol, ouu re-
moving the ceiling in the Senate cham
Der SO as to replaster, paint and decorate
the Senats chamber prior to the meeting
of the next legislature.
Senator Weeks of PeRobscot, presented
an act to amend section one, chapter 1913,
Public Laws of 1895, relating to the ap-
pointment of police officers among the
Indians. 1t provides that they shall be
Indians, and their compensation shall be
fixed by the governor.
Senator Merrill of Cumberland, pre-
sented three vsry large rsmonstrances
against granting appropriations for the
State college,
Senator Savage presented resolve ap-
propriating 500 for the expense of the
committee trip to the State college. 1t
was passed to be engrossed under sus-
pension of the rules.
Senator Drummond of Cumberland,
presented an act to retire aged and in
firm police of Portland OIL half pay.
Senator Clasou, the leader OF the oppo-
sition to the Maine State college appro-
priation, had the three college papers in