The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
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Augusta, March 23.-The House con-
CURED today in Indefinitely postponing
the bill providing fees for pig game
killed by non residents.
The bill to Incorporate the South Port
land Trust aud Banking company and
several bills Incorporating companies in
various parts of the state were given
their third readings under a suspension
of the rules and passed to be engrossed.
The resolve to fit out the new National
Guard companies and the bill to revise
and consolidate the laws governing sea
ard shore fisheries were passed to be en-
crossed.
An order providing that on and after
Tuesday, March %, all matters on tho
table shall be taken up and disposed of in
the order they were tabled was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot of Lewiston
the vote passing the order relating to the
state tax rate was RECONSTRUCTED and the
order recommitted to the committee on
ways and means.
Mr.. Knowlton of Portland. moved the
indefinite postponsment of the bill relat-
ing to the sale of agricultural seeds. He
argued that the bill could not be made
effective unless every bag Of seeds sold
was inspected. He also thought that the
detection of persons guilty of violating
such law would be attended with great
difficulties.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford said that
10 law could make men honest, but that
he believed in the principal of the bill.
MIR. Hamilton said that inspections might
be inconvenient to the dealers. but that
the real cost would he to the farmers
who were willing to pay. Mr.. Hamilton
said that it costs from $2U to $40 an acre
to prepare land for grass, and that it
was discouraging II it produced weeds.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost and the bill was passed to be
engros:ed.
Mr.. Weldon of Portland, moved the in
definite postponament OF the bill provid.
log for the examination nf teachers.
Mr.. Pattangall Of Machias, Offered an
amendment to strike out all but the
seventh section of the bill and substitute
ing the law Of 1885, ON examination of
teachers. The section not abolished by
the amendment is-on providing for the
expense of the examinations. The bill
and amendment were tabled On motion
uf Mr.. Hill of Portland.
Mr.. Merrill of Portland offered an
amendment to the bill on taxation of the
property of religious societies SO that
tomhs and rarsonages not exceeding
$4,000 in value shall not be included in
the provisions of the bill. The amend
nent was adopted and the bill was passed
to be engrossed.
The bill relating to subsidies for agri-
cultural societies was passed to be en-
crossed.
Regarding the minority committees
report signed by O'Neil on the 81 hour
bill, MIR. O'Niel said that he simply
wished the minority report of fought to
pass he accepted and that be could
amend the bill His motion WAS lost
and the majority report was accepted.
The vote by which the bill 10 charter
the Windham road was passed was recon-
siierad and the Senate amendment
adopted. This prohibits the use of the
Portland Railroad conpany's rails and
the extension of the Windham line into
the other company's territory. The bill
was then passed to be engrossed.
The bill relating to fraternal bene-
ficiary organizations was passed to be en-
crossed.
The bill relating to the compensation
and qualifications of school committees
was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddef6rd moved the
indefinite postponement of the bill in
creasing the Madawaska Training school
allowance from $4,000 to $4,000 annually.
Major Dicksy of Fort Kent and Mr..
blanchard of Wilton, talked in favor of
the bill. MIR. Burns of Westbrook said
the bill also gives $1,000 extra to each of
the other normal schools. The motion to
postpone was lost Al to 81, and the bill
was passed to be engrossed.
Judge Philbrook of Waterville obtained
reconsideration of the vote passing the
bill relating to school committees and
amended it SO it will not apply to cities.
The bill was then passed.
The bill relating to the salaries of
judges and registers in ths insolvency
courts was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Pearl amended the Maine Insane
Asylum resolve by reducing the amounts
of some items slightly, and the resolve
was passed.
The Portsmouth, Kittery and York
railway bill was passed to be engrossed.
The bill establishing nine wards in
Augusta was taken up and MIR. Macon Der
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