The Republican journal., 1897-03-11
The Maine Legislature.
What is Said and Done at Augusta,

introduced in the Legislature. The sessions
of both the Senate and House to-day were
about of the usual length. There were no
features of particular Importance outside
the ordi nary routine, but some matters of
interest came up.
In the Senate Mr.. Savage introduced an
amendment to chapter 40, r. S., that when
ever there is change in the Office of the
clerk of a corporation he shall within
twenty days after acceptance OF the office
file a certificate of his election in the regis
try of deeds.
Passed to be enacted
An act to amend sections and G. of chap
ters 1868, of the Special Laws of 1850, relating
to the election of city assessors of the city
of Belfast
An act to extend the charter of the Wa
terviie & Wiscasset Railroad Co.
An act to organize the plantation of
Criehaven.
In the House the resolve for the Maine
State College was tabled and assigned for
next Tuesday for discussion. Several other
important matters were tabled.
The debate on the water contract for the
State prison was participated in by Messrs,
Gurnsey of Dover; Fogler of Rockland;
Hamilton of Biddeford aud Macomber of
Augusta. The bill was passed to be engros-
sed.
Passed to be engrossed
An act relating to instruction in the use
of tools and in cooking in public schools
On motion of Mr.. Merrill of Portland, this
bill was laid on the table pending its third
reading
An act ito incorporate the Searsport
Water Co. On motion of Mr.. Whelden of
Portland, this bill was laid on the table
pending its third reading.
The bounty on bears is to be repealed
The committee has thus voted on the recon-
incubation of the commissioners. Some of
the bear hunters will object to this but it
seems only fair. Bears are worth hunting
for other considerations than the bounty
the present bounty is in great measure paid
on bears killed in New Hampshire or New
Brunswick; the hunting and trapping of
bears means the slaughter of many moose,
caribou and bear, in close time, for food anG
bait.
The matter of close time on clans dur
ing the summer months is being discussed
by the sea and shore fisheries committee,
and last week all sections of the coast were
represented at the hearings. Nearly all
agree that such close time would be good
thing and the committee will probably so re-
port.
The Relief Corps home at Newport, the
bone of contention1 in former years, bas
found favor with the committee, and it has
voted ought to pass on the resolve appropri-
ating $4,000. OF this amount $13 900 is for
a new building, 81 900 for expenses for 1897
and 81, 600 for expenses in 1898.
The bill giving town liquor agencies the
right to procure their stock of wholesale
dealers, under certain conditions, instead of
the State agent, as at present, was killed by
the temperance committee, Tuesday after
noon.
Nothing has yet been done by the COM
mitee on ways and means relative to raising
the State tax rate. The committee will
wait till we'll toward the close of the session
so as to have the total appropriations to
figure on before making its report as to the
required rise in the rate
March 1. In the house to-day petition
was presented from the students of Hamp-
den academy asking that the name of the
State college be changed to the University
of Maine.
By Walton of Skowhegan, the remon-
STRANGE of members of Russell Post G. A. r.,
of Skowhegan, against appropriation for
Soldiers Home at Newport.
By Talbot of Lewiston, an act making
Sunday close time for fishing and attaching
the regular close time penalties.
By Blanchard of Wilton, bill Increasing
the normal school appropriations to S31 600.
to be taken from the school fund.
By Walton OF Skowhegan, a bill licensing
bicycles at 81.
bears was killed by indefinite postponement,
and the cigarette bill passed to its second
reading by d substantial maj rity.
In the senate the resolve in favor of Cor
ham Normal school was finally passed.
Mr.. Billings of Waldo presented the petit
tion of A. p. Ritchie of Monroe and 10 others
for the enactment of law to regulate the
sale and analysis of concentrated CONNER
cia feeding stuff.
The Governor has approved the following
act: An att To amend sections ! and of
chapter $50 of the Public Laws of $50 reat-
ing to the salary of the treasurer of the coun-
ty of Waldo.
March 5. There was quiet session in
both branches of the Legislature this morn
ing.
In the House Briggs of Auburn presented
bill for the protection of sheep that towns
and cities shall retain the money received
from the licensing of dogs, and not pay it
over to the State as under the present law.
The bill for the registration of guides was
tabled as was the resolve in favor OF the
Newport Soldiers Home.
The most important measure introduced
was the order of Wilson of Gorham, order
ing the committee on legal affairs to inquire
into the necessity of amending the present
law so as to make the railroad commission
ers elective instead of appointive and also
to provide for appeal from their decision
to the supreme court.
In the Senate Savage of Androscoggin
presented bill appropriating S2,500 from
the State school funds to defray the expen-
of four summer schools.
The resolve in favor of the Eye and Ear
Intirmary was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Billings of Waldo presented the petit
ton of Miles PeaSe and q others of Waldo