Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-01
STATE sOLONs.
Doings Of the Law-Makers-Goss ip
About the tate-House.

more real work than was done in the
lature finally adjourned on Saturday.
The closing days were brimful of work.
On Thursday aud Friday three sessions
were held in each branch
The House Wednesday refused to re-
cede from the position it took on the
Newport soldiers home resolve, which it
voted to indefinitely postpone. The
Senate non-concurred. This resolve also
went to a conference committee, which
reported disagreement. The report was
accepted. That settles the soldiers home
for two years.
The act to increase the salary of the
county attorney of Hancock, was recon-
mitted to the committee on salaries by
the Senate, and the House receded and
voted to recommit. On Wednesday the
committee on salaries reported "ought
not to pass", and the report was accepted.
The committee on shore fisheries, on
petitions praying that there be estab-
lished and maintained two or more hatch
cries for the propagation Of Holsters,
reported an order authorizing the COM
missioners of shore fisheries to make
legislature.
Representative Boyntons wide-tire
bill has been "indefnitely postponed.
The bill providing for the registration
OF guides has been approved by the gov
ernor.
The committee appointed by the last
legislature to consider the advisa bility of
the purchase of the residence of the late
James G.. Blaine as State executive
mansion, have asked for an extension of
time until the next legislature, which
was allowed.
Among measures killed last Wednesday
were the bill for registration of bicycles;
the bill providing for State examination
of teachers; the bill to reduce tax on saw
ings banks
For the first time of the winter the de-
Gliding vote of President Day was needed
in the Senate, Thursday. The bill under
consideration was that regulating the
sale of agricultural seeds, and after an ex-
tended debate, the vote on the question
OF its passage to be engrossed was ii to
IA. President Day voted for the bill and
thus secured its passage. 1t had already
passed the House. This bill and that
regulating the analysis and sale of com
mercial feeding stuff were the chief
measures of the winter demanded by the
farmers, and hundreds of petitions for
both We're sent in. Both will become
laws.
ANTI CIGARETTE BILL.
The ant-cigarette bill, which has been
on the House table for over three weeks,
was given passage Wednesday, after sew
eral amendments had been rejected 1t
came up in the Senate Friday, where, by
vote of Is to 10, an amendment was
adopted making the law apply only to
minors. The House refused to concur
with the Senate amendment, and con-
ference committee was appointed. The
committee reported in favor of the amend
ment and thus the bill was passed:
AN ACT to prohibit the manufacture Of
cigarettes, and the sale thereof to
minors.
Section /. Whoever, by himself, his
clerk, servant or agent, directly or indi-
rectly, manufactures for sale, or directly
or indirectly sells, offers for sale, has in
his possession with intent to sell, or gives
away to any person under the age of
twenty-one years, any cigarette, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars, or by imprisonment not excee ng
sixty days.
Section 2. Trial justices and mum pal
and police courts shall have jurisdiction
OF offences described in the preceding
section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
May one, eighteen hundred and ninety
seven.
(Approved March 27.)
NO PRIZE-FIGHT VIEWS IN MAINE.
Two new bills, both the outcome of
the recent Corbett- Fitzslmmons prize
fight, appeared in the House last We'd
nesday. The first reads: "Any person
exhibiting publicly any Photographic or
other reproduction of prize fight, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding
$500" The other related specifically to the
Corbett- Fltzslmmons fight, and provides
fine of 200 or imprisonment for three
months for violation of the law
The judiciary committee unanimously
reported ought to pass on the first and
shorter bill. The report WAS accepted
and under suspension of the rules the bill
was given three readings and passe ed to be
engrossed by vote of TO to %.
On Thursday the bill was taken up in
of rules.
This is the quickest time made by any
measure at this session, and comes pretty
near being record breaker.
EASTERN MAINE INSANE HOSPITAL.
The House last Wednesday refused to
accept the Senate amendment to the
Maine insane hospital resolve, which did
away with the cOmmisso and reduced
the appropriation from $4,000 to S175,-
900. The House insisted that 1t should go
to Il conference committee.
The committee consisted of three mem
bers from each branch, the House mem
bers opposed to the resolve, the Senate
members in favor of it, As might be ex
pected, the conference committee agreed
to disagree, and then the House voted
unanimously to refuse to again recon-
slider this measure.
Four times the House has dealt this bill
blows which would have killed a less te-
nacious measure, but each time The Senate
breathed little new life into it, and sent