Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-28
THE FIRST SPEECH
And Other Important Legis-
lative Matters, Wednesday.
Woman Suffrage and Other Hear
ings in Afternoon.
Sixty Lawmakers Take Trip 10 Bangor on
Especial Train.

the Capitol. in fact the liveliest vet in
spite of the fact that so lawmakers
hiea themselves to Bangor on a special
train at noon. The morning session of
House and Senate was an hour long
and was packed full of business. The
reception of bills, petitions, etc, and
reference no longer occupies the whole
or the session as at first, but there are
now committee reports, bills in all
tnree readings, concurrent work and
other matters, most of which, to be
sure, is attended to by the presiding Of
fcer.
But yesterday the House had a real
speech by member the first of the
session. 1t was short, to be sure, but
was speech nevertheless. The speak
er was Representative Rowell of Kit
terry who addressed the House briefly
on a. resolution which he introduced
urging the Maine congressman to use
their energies to secure an appropria-
ton for a dry dock at Kittery. The
resolution was tabled, pending it's third
reading.
There was a flood of petitions, yes
terday. for a law raising the age of
protection for girls. for municipal suf-
frage for women, for appropriations
for warden service in various counties,
OIL tl,ot
petitions for voluntary insolvency shall
| not be allowed unless the estate can
ray a dividend. There was a grist of
bills to establish new corporations and
to extend the powers of old ones, and
also several orders given in full in the
stenographic report. Below are men,
toned some of the the new measures
appearing at Wednesdays session.
Franklin county wants $4,000 for war
den service. There are few counties
yet to be heard from in this line. Mr..
Blanchard of Wilton, introduced a bill
changing the present laws relating to
the purchase of text books, the effect
of, the amendment being that changes
in text books can be made at any time
the authorities see fit. Belfast citizens
ask that their city charter be amended
so that three assessors shall be elected
next March for terms of one, two and
three years, and one annually there
after for term of three years Brewer
citizens think that the service of their
present electrical company is suffi-
Icient and ask that the Brewer Light
nd no hnriza1 n
| electricity for the city. Mr.. Saunders
of Ellsworth, introduced a bill author
izing any and all the Maine corpora
tons using steam, gas or electricity to
use compressed air subject to their
municipal regulations. Hill of Port
land, presented an act granting to
| Susan S. Il. Spring, proprietor of the
tide water mill and mill dam at or near
| the lower narrOws at West HarpsWell
and her heirs the right to maintain
said dam at it's present height for the
purpose of the culture of fish and said
Susan S. B. Spring and her heirs are
granted the exclusive control and use
of the tide water and pond in the mar
rows above said dam without other
| claim for damage than that provided
in chapter 9S of the Private and Spec
ial Laws Of 1866. All persons are for
hidden to take any fish or shell fish,
clans excepted, from said water or the
shores or flats thereon. 1t provides
penalty of $40 fine and further fine of
81. 90 for each fish or shell fish taken.
| The new normal school contest made
it's first appearance in session of the
House in a bill to establish a normal
school at Pressure Isle. 1t asks for the
purchase of the property of the st.
! Johns diocesan school at price not
to exceed $4,000. The cost per year of
the school shall not be greater than
| that of the present schools. CaStlne
| normal school was also heard from
and a resolve was presented asking for
$1,000 for 1897 to repair the school build
ing. A long petition comes from DeX-
ter declaring that the bill of the Pen
obscot county commissioners Is excess
sive and asking that it be reduced.
Indian township, Washington county,
asks for $500 for two years to repair
roads and bridges. Several petitions
come from the coast for the establish
,nent of two more lobster hatcheries.
Piscataquis county asks for $4,000 for
warden service and fish hatcheries.
i Mr.. Coffin of Shapleigh, presents Pc
tition that the State pay a bounty OF
SO cents on foxes.
In the Senate Drummond of Cumber-
land, presented an act amending an
!. lact fixing the salary of the recorder OF
1.-THE municipal court of Portland, which
provides that said recorder shall re-
ceiye $4,000 which shall be in full OF al
, services including clerk hire. an in
crease of $500. Mr.. Drummond also
presented an act amending the act re-
lating to the Judge Of municipal court
of Portland, increasing the salary from
, $1,000 to $780, Senator Drummond OF
!. cumberland presented batch of petit
lions from Portland banks asking fol-
/. eduction of tax on savings banks. Mr.
!. REYNOLDS Of Cumberland presented ACT
, incorporating The York Sewer Com
J. lpany, Josiah Chase. II. ID. Woodman
: will r. Howard. John l.. Chase anf
Hiram w. Perkins as the incorporates
l An act was presented relating t.
1 time of holding the September term OF
3 supreme judicial court in Piscataquis
: county. Mr.. Drummond presented
IAN act relating to Portland
Safe Deposit Company, author
: ;zing it to hold real ant