Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-18
RED HOT SPEECHE
Senate Cuts Down the Maine
State College Resolve.
House Unable to Dispose Of Ban
gor Hospital Resolve.
Other Features oi Busy "Wednesday y--The
Committee Work.

Capitol, the most exciting for the mem
hers and spectators in the II weeks ol
the session. In both bodies the morn
ing session continued until nearly 1.3t
F. NJ, and the interest did not have q
chance to lag. An hour or so was de.
voted to routine work and then came
the orders of the day. Nearly every
member was in his seat and all were
ready for the battle. In the Senate il
was the resolve for the Maine State
college. continued over for discussion
from Tuesday, that was the subject all
important. Exhaustive and eloQuen,
speeches were made by able senators on
the amendments offered to the resolve
as it passed the House. Senators Saw
age, Engel, Walls, Roberts and Billings
We're leaders in the fight.
The interest was intense when i!
came to the vote. The Senate voteg1
II to IA to non-concur with the House
vote of $4,000 for 10 years. and adopted
is to Is the amendment granting $40.
600 fer 10 years. 1t voted II to IA that
tuition be charged all students. Sena-
tor Savage's amendment to make the
appropriation for two years only in
Slcdu VI ~ was uelSdl6u 10 u
IS. The State college workers were blue
after the session. 1t remains to be
seen what the House will do now. Ii
seems to be the general opinion it will
accept the Senate amendment without
debate.
In the House after the disposal OF
routine matters, one of the orders o!
the day, bill relating to the Oxford
Light Company. consumed an hour
with wearisome debate. Finally twas
passed an amendment being added by
vote of 81 to so. Then the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital resolve came up
and took the time till 1.30 when the
House adjourned to continue the de-
bate and vote on the measure, today
The amendment of Austin of Milford
to strike out the commission was lost
without a division. Then Smith OF
Presque Isle, in long speech moved
to indefinitely postpone the resolve as
the House has already dcne once be-
fore this session. The motion was sup
ported by Pattangall of Machias
Whelden of Portland, and others, and
opposed by Dickey of Fort Kent, Wins
low of Portland, and Hamilton of Mat
tawamkeag. Today there will be more
oratory and vote on this resolve. The
speeches and the full routine work
and votes of both bodies are given in
the ,stenograpnic report.
Among the new bills, Wednesday, Mr..
Hutchins of Penobscot, presented a bill
providing that there shall be no in
crease in the salaries of state and county
officers, for a term of 10 years, unless
public necessity requires it. or for Sc
long a time as good and capable men
can be secured for these offices at th2
present compensation. Mr.. Fernald of
Levant, presented bill based upon the
Massachusetts law, aimed at the lob
byists. 1t provides that every person,
corporation or association employing
any person to act as agent or counsel
to promote or oppose any measure be-
fore the Legislature which affects their
recuniary interest, and is not distinct
ly in the interests of the whole people
Of the State, to cause the name of such
person TO be entered upon legislative
docket to be kept by the secretary OF
State. No person shall appear as coun-
sci before any committee unless his
name and the object Of his service are
SO entered. No person Shall be EN-
ployed as legislative agent or counsel
upon compensation dependent upon
the passage or defeat of proposed legis
lation. Within 30 days after adjourn
ment every person or corporation em
plGying legislative counsel or agents
shall return to the secretary of State
a full statement of all expenses so in
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not included in the provisions of this
bill, nor are the officers of institutions
receiving aid from the State. A fine
of 800 shall be imposed upon any per-
son or corporation employing counsel
contrary to this law, and similar fine
upon any counsel acting contrary to its
provisions. The Legislature may make
further rules to regulate lobbyists, ,and
may for cause debar them from their
lwork-Mr. Stevens of Cutler, intro
'duced bill allowing fish wardens to
Exercise their duties, not only in their
own countries, but also in adjoining
counties. The long looked for insol-
vency law appeared Wednesday
morning in the form of a report from
the legal affairs committee by Mr.
Walton of Skowhegan. 1t is a ponder
GUS document of a score of tyewrittel
pages. 1t repeals chapter 20 of the
/ Revised Statutes, and creates new
set of insolvency laws embodying the
points and suggestions of the sub-com-
mittees, published recently in full
| in the Journal. 1t has had th'
| closest scrutiny of the acute minds OF
the judiciary and legal affairs commit.
tees and it is not expected any member
will care to question it or dispute it:
passage.
There were very few hearings
Wednesday afternoon, but many of tht
committees met in executive session
and nearly all decided upon number
of reports. Some of them cleared uI
their dockets and will report finally
today or tomorrow. Some of then
have considerable work yet to do. Tht
Afternoon was busy one in the lobby
and the workers had all they coult
attend to.
The judiciary committee, Wednesda!
afternoon, in executive session. actet
on a number of measures. 1t wal
voted ought to pass on the bill allow
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