Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-06
A QUIET FRIDAY.
An Uneventful Session and
Little Committee Work.
An Adjournment Made Until Mon.
day Afternoon at 4.30 O'clock.
Features Of Friday a The Capitol : Gov. and
Mrs.. eswers6e 10 Reultsu.

There is no Saturday session this
week Yesterday the House met at
"A. NJ. and the Senate at 10, and after
sessions of about an hour each, an ad-
Journment was made until Monday at
$50 P. NJ. The Senate was in favor of
adjourning until Tuesday morning, and
to this effect amended the House order
but ENJOYS from the House held q con-
sultation with the senatorial powers
that be and as q result the Senate
gracefully reconsidered it's action
and passed in concurrence the House
order for Monday afternoon session
The sessions Of both branches were
free from incident of note. Friday. A
mass of routine work was disposed OF
but there was no debate and no voting.
Not more than third of the repre-
sentatives were in their seats but
nearly all the senator's were present.
Senator Wyman of Washington, pre-
sided we'll over most of the Senate ses-
sion. In the House the anti-cigarette
bill was tabled by Mr.. Hamilton of
Biddeford. pending its third reading.
The bill for the registration of guides.
reported in new draft from the
committee and the $4,000 resolve for
the Newport Relief Corps home were
also promptly tabled awaiting their
first reading. and both will bring forth
some eratory next week..
Mr.. Wilson Of Gorham, introduced an
order that caused a. little flutter of ex-
citement. 1t calls upon the legal af-
fairs committee to examine into the
advisability of law providing for the
aipntiNn nf tho roll raj uso
instead Of their appointment as at
present. the committee to report by a
bill or otherwise.
Almost no new measures appeared
Friday. There was a batch of petit
tions for law regulating the sale and
analysis of commercial feed stuff and
for the inspection of grass seed. and
some remOnstrances against changing
the present lobster laws. Mr.. Briggs
Of Auburn presented bill amending
the laws for the protection of sheep so
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. 49,
In the Senate Savage Of Androscog-
gin. presented resolve ,appropriating
from State school funds for each of
years 81 and '9S the sum of $500 to de-
fray the expenses of holding at least
four summer training schools for
teachers. and for the purpose of pre-
pairing and distributing among the
teachers of the common schools and
school officers of this State, outlines,
suggestions. and directions concerning
the management. discipline and meth
p6c ;,, Tor bn
purpose of providing improved systems
of instruction: said schools to be con-
Quoted by and said documents to be
prepared and distributed under the
direction of the State superintendent.
Hinkley of Franklin, presented an act
repeating certain obsolete. private and
special laws creating close time for
fishing in the public water of the State.
An act was presented amending sec
ton g. chapter 90, Public Laws 1887, as
by chapter 2O6, Public Laws
of 1893 by striking out the words "citios
and towns in the first line and insert
ing in lieu thereof the words: 'The
experimenting school committee OF
every city and town in the State.
Section 4, chapter %. is amended by
striking out word neglect" in first
line and inserting in lieu thereof the
words where experimenting school
shall neglect" Section
chapter %. is amended by adding
thereto the following: "Superintend-
ing school committees shall have pow
err to fill vacancies occurring during
the year and in case any truant officer
shall neglect or refuse to perform the
committee shall have power to remove
such officer" s4
Walls of Knox, presented a resolve
appropriating annually for two years
the sum of 500 for the use of the Maine
Society in conducting its
and publishing reports of the
same.
. After the adjournment most of the
law makers left the Capitol and the
city. Many will remain at home overl
Monday to participate in the munich
pal election on that day. With the ex-
ception of the judiciary committee
room, the State House was very quiet.
Friday afternoon. This committee was
the only one to have any hearings on
the docket Most of the other commit
tees are getting we'll over the rush and
for them the end is in sight. But for
the overworked members of the judi
ciary there is no rest and no prospect
of rest. They had several hearings on
the programme. Friday afternoon,
when the rest of the members were de-
parting for their homes.
The bill establishing the Maine
polyclinics was first taken up. and DR..
f. r. Holt of Portland. spoke briefly
for the measure. Then came the main
hearing of the afternoon, which con-
tinued over into the evening with Its
testimony and arguments. The mat
ter before the committee was the ques-
ton of repeating or amending the law
passed two years ago. which provides
that when a gas or electric company
for heating, lighting. manufacturing
or mechanical purposes has possession
of the field under the general law, an
ether similar company shall not come
in there without special act of the
Legislature in its behalf. This Is the
law which Governor Powers denounced
in his inaugural address as tending to
create and foster mOnOpolies. and
whose immediate repeal be strongly