The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-25
Some Indefinite PostpOnements Yes.
terday.
STATE EXAMINATION OF TEACH
ERS ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
Free Travelling Library Act Another-The
Bill Forbidding Photographic Repre-
sentations of Prize Fights Passed Under
Suspension Of the Rules-Tax Rate Or
der Passes Senate.
Especial TO THE PRKss.1

AuEusIhs Marcn "a. AT the afternoon
session of the House several northern
Maine members were excused from
further attendance SO that they may start
for their homes Immediately in order to
get there before sunday.
The bill to amend the charter Of the
Waldo Street Railway company, the bill
to amend the charter of the Long Pond
Dam company, and the Portland Rail
road company bill were passed to be en-
| crossed.
Mr.. Walton Of Skowhsgan spoke in
favor of the bicycle bill. He contend ed
that bicycles cannot be taxed ~ is other
property, but was in favor of that
registration with fee Of 81 for eaoh
bicycle especially as the wheelmen
favored the arrangement The bill pro-
vides that so cents shall go to the town,
40 cents to the state treasury and 10 cents
to the clerk who registers the machine.
MIR. Walton read the head given tho bill
In the PRESS, also the opening para
graph OF the article to show that the bill
was OF Importance enough to attract
coDsi dera BILE interest in the cities.
Mr.. Holmes Of Addison who had
moved the indefinite postponement of the
bill spoke in favor of his motion. The
motion to indefinitely postpone was de-
feated 40 TO Bs.
Mr.. Holmes then offered an amend
ment OF take out all the important pro-
visions Of the bill. The amendments was
adopted 81 to ~.
Col. Stetson said he rode bicycle IL
or 20 miles day and spoke from sx-
perience He moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill and oallsd for a yea
and nay vote. The motion was carried III
to7.
| It was evident that few wished for the
bill to pass with the amendment from the
rural districts. Mr.. Walton voted against
the bill as amended.
The bill to prohibit the reproduction Of
prize fights by photographs introduced
and referred this morning was read
twice. Mr.. Blanchard of Wilton moved
indefinite postponement of the bill. The
motion was lost 65 to 90, and the bill was
passed to be engrossed.
The bill to prohibit the kinetoscope
reproduction of the Corbett- Fitzsimmon's q
mill was reported unfavorably by the
committee and the report was accepted.
The bill to incorporate the Somerset
Traction company was passed to be en-
crossed.
] The bill for the examination of teachers
was indefinitely postponed and the action
was greeted with great applause by the
members.
Mr.. sewall of Bath moved the indefi-
nate postponement of the bill providing Q
travelling libraries. He gave figures re.
prescribing the number of libraries and
books in libraries In the state and said he
hoped that there would be COMMITTEES
on library two years from now who
would make an inventory of the books in
the library to see ii there were books on
the shelves to correspond with the cata-
| logue. Mr.. Sewall then went on to call
attention to hooks in the library worth as
high as $500 volume and books which
could not be found north Of the Con-
gressional library. Mr.. Sewall said the
books OF this big reference library should
not be carted about tho country, neither
should large amount of fiction be put
into library started for reference.
Mr.. Floyd Of Brewer spoke in favor of
the bill. 2
The motion to postpone was carried and
the resolve to cover the expense of
travelling library was refused a passage.
The act to enable Deeripg to annex
Portland when both cities vote for an.
nexation was passed to be engrossed.
The reference committee on the pressed
hay bill reported that the bill ought to
pass and the report Was accepted and the
bill passed to be engrossed.
The House receded from it's action in
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