Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-20
SHORT SESSIONS.
Matters Of Much Interest and
Importance, tuesday.
Special State College Committee Re
port. Another Ballot Bill.
more Resolves for Appropriations - Other
State House Matters Of tuesday.

AiiOi IlliS, dl ~ u CLOCK
Unless otherwise ordered, are on the
programme now. At 10 A. NJ, Tues
Gay, the law makers rubbing their
ears ana blowing on their fingers,
While discussing vigorously the Won
derful capability of the Maine climate
ior 10 degrees change of temperature
IN Is hours. gathered at the Capitol
and proceeded to business. The SEES
slons of both branches We're short, as
sessions always are at the first of the
term, but matters were not allowed
10 drag. few spectators We're pres
ent. The feature of the day was the
report of the special council committee.
presented in the Senate. A few COM
mittees had hearings after the ses-
sion and in the afternoon. Below is
q general summary of the new meas
ures appearing in Tuesdays session.
Mr.. Williams of Augusta, presented
at the request of A. c. Cameron of
New York, the claim of this gentle
man Tor balance due him as State
binder in 1880. This claim comes up
regularly each session. Mr. Cameron
claims that about $500 of the money
due him from the State was never
paid, and this with the interest for IS
years now amounts to $155S76, for
which sum he now prays.-The town
of Moscow asks for 5000 to repair the
1,iI yC, = tNl >,
town has raised a like sum.-Lee Nor
NAL Academy asks for $1,000 for two
years.-A bill was introduced to in
corporate Oakfield plantation as the
town of Oakiield.-A petition comes
from citizens of Berwick that they
may be set off and incorporated in the
town Of South Berwick They claim
to be to all intents and purposes a part
of South Berwick now, and want to
become so legally.-Franll E. Rowell.
Horace Mitchell, Willard T. Spinney,
and j. H. Walker of kittery, and j. l..
NJ. Willis, III. /. Durgin and T. F.
Staples of Eliot, ask to be incorpo-
rated as the Kittery and Eliot Street
Railway Company, with a capital not
exceeding 5000, 000-Ten petitions come
from Lincoln county that fishing with
drag seines in Damariscotta river be
allowed.-From Bangor comes petit
ton that the length of RATS of logs
which may run or be towed in the
Penobscot river be regulated so as not
to interfere with the passage of ferry
boats between Bangor and Brewer
Leonard Atwood, William D. Hewitt,
w. II. Amber of Philadelphia. Fl. II.
Rice, r. w. Butler, Andrew Croswell.
and G. II. Stinchfield of Pennington,
and II. 3. Prescott and Nathaniel
Harding Of New Sharon, ask to be in
corporated as the Franklin, Somerset
and Lincoln railway company, with
a capital stock of 800, 000.-East Cor
NTH Academy asks for 5000 for two
years.-The Maine Trust and Banking
Company wants its charter amended
SO that its trustees shall be not less
than five, instead of not less than ten
as now.-The ferry across the Penob-
scot between Ayers Falls and Marsh
Rips wants it's charter extended 20
years.-Edward N. Mayo and others
of Orono, ask to be incorporated as the
Orono water company, with capital
of not more than $780, 00.-Twelve
petitions come from Oxford county for
an appropriation of $500 for warden
service-Penobscot county asks for at
least $500 for fish hatchery and for
warden service.-A large number of
Orono citizens believe they are dis
eliminated against by the present
salmon laws, and ask for change of
the law so they can take fish with
drift net one day in the week from the
Bangor dam to Midway, but not
within 300 yards of any dam or mill
race.-Mr. Sewall of Bath, introduced
8. bill providing that all schools re-
ceiving State aid make full reports
and account for all expenditures and
receipts to the trustees of the State
normal schools, on penalty of forfeit
ing such aid.
In the Senate, Senator Drummond of
Portland, presented the following act
in relation to the Portland Elevator
Company:
Sec. 1. In addition to the power con-
ferred upon the Portland Elevator
Company by it's organization said
company is hereby authorized to lay
and maintain over it's premises such
track or tracks as may be necessary
to connect it's elevator and storehouse
with the tracks used by the Grand
Trunk Railway Company, for the pur-
pose of storing and shipping grain and
said. Elevator Company is hereby au-
,horized and empowered to give and
the Grand Trunk to receive lease OF
the franchises, elevator, power house,
store house, tracks and other property
connected herewith. Thecoupon bonds
and acts of said company are made
of oxford presented an
act amending chapter 102. Public Laws
of 1891 as amended by chapter 261 oil
;oublic Laws of 1898, relating to Aus
tralian ballot law.
Sec. 10. Chapter 102 is amended by
Inserting after the word "ofiice' in the
oath line the following: On the upper
MARGIN of the ballot there shall be
printed in large plain type instructions
for voting in language as follows: To
vote n straight ticket make cross
mark (X) in the square over the party
,ame. TO vote split ticket make a
cross mark (X) in the square over the
merry name, erase printed name in list
under cross mark (X) and I'LL IN ne"
name Amend section a by inserting
- word .choice' the following