Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-12
GOOD SPEECHES
And Close Votes Now the
Daily Order Of Session.
thursdays interesting Features Of
the Committee Work.
New Measures Introduced. Longest and Liveli.
est Session Ystia House.


ute yesterday. Speech making was on
'he programme and important business
was transacted. Mr.. Sewall of Bath.
was called to the chair and presided
over part of the session of the House
apiy. There was net a great amount
OF new business. but-there was a mass
OF concurrent work, committee reports
ana the disposal of many measures
In various stages Of passage.
me important bill for the registra-
ton of guides was taken from the ta-
Die and put on it's passage with a mi
nor amendment by Palmer of Bangor.
Inc hrst general appropriation bill
carrying million and a quarter dol
lars was passed by the House to b.
enacted. Senator Clason's bill to pro-
tect public records by requiring towns
ana cities to have safes was tabled in
the House by Hamilton of Biddeford
The resolve of $4,000 for the new
building of the Gorham normal school,
assigned for yesterday. brought out
speeches and another yea and nay
vote. Whelden of Portland, Burns of
Westbrook, and Pattangall of Ma
chias, favored the resolve in earnest
speeches. while King of Caribou, urged
a conservative course and wanted to
table the resolve. His motion was lost
10S to % and the friends of Gorham
were made happy by the passage of
the resolve to be engrossed. The En-
gle railroad bill was taken from the
table by Sanborn of Sanford and given
its first reading.
The resolve in favor of Brunswick
for support of State paupers, tabled a
week ago by Mr.. Hamilton of Bidde-
ford. was taken from the table by the
same gentleman who moved that it
be indefinitely postponed. In the
course of his vigorous remarks Mr.
Hamilton declared it was a dangerous
precedent, and would give every city
o chance to assault the treasury Mr.
HolbroCk of Brunswick, defended the
resolve and said it was merely a mat
ter Of justice and equity toward his
town. Mr.. Furbush of Lewiston, also
spoke in favor of the resolve. Mr..
Hamilton again vigorously assailed
the resolve and said it was matter
for the Governor and Council to act
upon. The motion to indefinitely post
pone was carried 81 to 80.
It was 11.45 when the House ad-
journed, after the longest and liveliest
session yet. The Senate had a quiet
and uneventful session of about an
hour. Both bedies will meet at 9 A. NJ
today. Following is a summary of the
new business of Thursday:
Mr. Talbot of Lewiston, presented a
bill giving the insurance commissioner
power to revoke the license of insur
ance agents or brokers for sufficient
cause.-A long petition from Corinna
was presented with bill accompany
ing it to prevent the hunting of par
tridges with dogs.-Seventysi petit
tions were presented from homeopathic
physicians. asking that homeopathic
treatment be allowed in the new East
ern Maine insane hospital. A bill to
this effect was also preSented.-The
dry dock question is arousinS much in
terest. Portland came forward yes
terday, following the example of Kit
terry and Bath, with a resolve which
Mr.. Hill of Portland. presented. asking
the Maine congressional delegation t6
use their efforts for an appropriation
for dry dock at Portland. There are
other cities yet to be heard from
The three memorials are all in the
hands of the federal relations commit
tee-A bill was introduced increasing
the salary of the judge of probate of
Piscataquis county to $500.-A resolve
was introduced by Mr.. Gurnsey of Do
Yer, giving the State library 5000 per
year for scientific and technical works
on railways and their construction
The Gorham school district fight is
with clio
crs was received against abolishing
district one of that town.-A petition
was received from Penobscot lumber
men asking for law to regulate the
sale of unmarked logs found floating
down the river. and providing for the
distribution Of the proceeds.-Mr.
Blanchard presented a bill fixing the
salary of the Franklin county sheriff
al 5000. to be paid from the county
treasury instead of by fees as at pres
lCnt.-NumerOuS remonStranceS against
changes in the present smelt laws re-
sarding the Kennebec river, were pre-
sented, and several bills to create new
Corporations.-A remonstrapce with
1915 names was presented by Mr.
Moore of Deerng. against the annexa-
ton of any part of Deering 70 Port
land y
In the Senate President Day called
| Clason of Kennebec to the chair.-A
bill was presented by Drummond of
Cumberland. legaliZing the doings of
New York Machine Company.-Savage
of Androscoggin, presented an act ad-
ditional to chapter 105 of Revised Stat
utes. 1t provides that no other ease
ment existing in upon. over or through
the land of another shall be extin-
guished by the adverse obstruction
thereof, unless such adverse obstruc-
ton has been continued uninterrupted
ly for 20 years and notice in writ
\ ing given by the owner of such right
of way or other easement to the per-
son whose land is subject thereto,
setting forth said owners intention to
contest the extinguishment of such
right of way Cr other easement, and
duly served and recorded as herein
after stated, shall be deemed an inter-
ruption of such obstruction and pre-
vent the extinguishment of such right
of way Such notice may be given by
owner of such right of way. his agent,
guardian or officer by giving in hand
TO owner of land, his agent, or guar
dian an attested copy thereof.-Sena-
for Cayapa also introd1lcRd an act ad