The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-26
MOVING FAST ENOUGH.
Legislature Under Full Head of
Steam.
SEED BILL PASSED BY SENATE
YESTERDAY.

kaleidoscope Bill Passed and Cigarette Law
Tabled-state College Becomes Univer-
sity of Maine-Speaker Larrabee An
nounced as a Candidate for Governor.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.]
Augusta, March 25.-The committee of
conference on the resolve appropriating
Sl75, 100 for one pavilion for the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital could not agree
and the State college people have begun
to talk about an appropriation of $50. 900
for gymnasium AMI swimming pool.
These two cheerful items greeted the
homesiok legislators when they reached
the State House this morning. OF course
the State college matter will not be
pushed this year, but the hospital matter
is burning issue" before a body of
men who have begun to object to bills on
the ground that they are too long for en-
crossing clerks that are already afraid
that their work may postpone final ad-
journment.
The Bangor delegation viii ch has
steered the hospital resolve sesmed yes
providing for only one Pavilion.
On the bill to have the constitution
amended SO that the expenditures of state
money for seotarian purposes may be
prohibits there were two reports as out
lined in the PRESS several weeks back.
The report that such constitutional
changes hould be made was signed by
Messrs Savage, Druhmond, Knowlton,
Hamilton and Smith, and the report
against such measure was signed by
Messrs. Stsarns, Philbrook, Weeks and
Fogler. The latter report was adopted in
concurrence with the Senate.
The committee on state auditor re-
ported that such an official was desirable
but that they could not in the time at
their command draft satisfactory bill,
and reported in favor Of referring the
matter to the next legislature.
Judge Philbrook offered an amend
ment to the disclosure bill providing that
So instead of $40 should be the original
debt limit on which debtor can he ar
rested on the strength of an execution
not made void by disclosure. The amend
ment was defeated and the bill passed to
be engrossd.
The resolve appropriating $4,000 for
the use of the cattle commission with
which to fight diseases among cattle was
read.
Major DIckey said that the resolve
m AIDE the state cattle insurance COM
pany which paid as much for diseased
cattle when they were condemned as they
would be worth were they healthy. Major
Dickey spoke for five minutes sprinkling
in some choice Aroostook profanity, and
the bill was Indefinitely postponed The
action was followed with roar of ap-
plause and much confusion. Only one
member voted for the bill.
The resolve for the purchase of comics
OF York deeds for the library was passed
to be engrossed.
The bill to incorporate the Livermore
Falls Water company was passed to be
engrossed in concurrence.
Acts for the assessment Of state tax tor
1897 and 1893, were presented and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
mesns.
The petitioners who ask for legislation
to rid the county of pack peddlars were
given leave to withdraw
of
solve in favor of soldiers home at New
port reported that it was unable to
agree and the House on motion of Gen.
Murray of Pembroke voted to insist on
Its action in Indefinitely postponing the
resolve.
The bill to equalize the doings of the
Saocarappa Aqueduct company was
passed to be engrnssed.
Judge Smith of Presoue Isle said that
the committee of conference on the
Eastern Insane hospital had agreed to
disagree, and that the report was In the
Senate. Mr.. Palmer of Bangor asked
that messenger be ssnt to the Senate
for the report. The Speaker ruled that
this would hot be in order.
Mr.. Pattangall of Machias, moved to
reconsider the vote indefinitely postpon-
ing the resolve in favor of the cattle com
mission. He said that the commission
was in debt January 1st, $4,000 for cattle
killed and that this sum ut least should
be cared for as the cattle owners had
practically given credit to the state.
Major Dickey of Fort Kent said he was
willing to pay up the old debt, but that
there was no stopping the commission
unless it's funds we're stopped.
Mr.. Pattangan said that If the votes
was reconsidered he would offer an
amendment making the resolve cover the
old debt only. The motion to reconsider
was carried SO to g.
Mr.. PattaDgall offered an amendment
substituting $4,000 for S15, 600, and the
resolve and amendment were assigned
for the afternoon session.
| The report Of the committee of confer
enoe on the Eastern Insane hospital was
received from the Senate and Mr..