Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-26

DA111 AEN Lib
bills, Representative walton Of skow
hogan deserves d great share Of tn,
credit, and his name will remain close
" connected with both.
the many persons who have signed
petitions for a law ito rid the countr,
OF hawkers and peddlars'' were give,
leave to withdraw in the report Of tn,
legal affairs committee presented, yes
terday.
me end of the session is not SO neal
as to prevent numerous members from
wishing to be excused for the rest OF
the session. Those excused, yesterday
included Representatives Moore d
MOSCOW, Coffin OF Thorndike, Chatt'f
OF Brooksville. and Cushman Of Ando.
yer, and Senator Poor Of oxford.
The only new bills to appear a!
Thursdays session were the acts for
the assessment of the State tax for
1897 and 1898. each occupying As closely
printed pages. The tax by counties
and by cities and towns is given in
detail. based on their valuation at 2A
mills for beth years according to the
order Just passed. The amount assessed
is 1905, 179.49 for each year.
The committee appointed by the last
Legislature to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of the purchase Of the residence of the
late James G. Blaine as a State exec
utive mansion have asked for an ex-
tension of time until the next Legisla-
ture, and. yesterday, an order passed
Doth branches allowing them this.
The last committee reports are in.
Yesterday afternoon, the finance com
mittee reported ought not to pass on
the resolve for new brick vault for
the state department, referred to the
next Legislature the resolve for the
preservation Of the old block house at
Fort Kent. and reported leave to with
draw to the petitioners that homoeo-
pathic physicians be appointed on the
hospital STAFF of the State.
The anti-cigarette bill reached the
Senate. yesterday. and was tabled for
consideration, this morning. Amend
ments will be offered, and it's friends
and foes will continue then the fight
that was carried on SO long in the
House. 1t Is expected the bill will pass
the Senate, as 1t left the House.
The Newport Home resolve will have
to wait over two years, and then per-
haps the movement for the home will
gather strength and the old soldiers
get united for it, and then it may come
before the next Legislature with better
chances Of success. Twice, this winter
the House has indefinitely postponed
the resolve. while the Senate passed il
by majority of one. The committee
Of conference reported. yesterday, that
1t was unable to agree, the two bodies
adhered to their former action, and the
resolve died natural death.
This Maine State College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts will go out
Of existence. next June. and it's place
will be taken by the University of
Maine. The bill changing the name,
for which the friends of the college
have fought so earnestly, has now
passed both branches and will probably
receive the signature of the Governor
It was the occasion of much oratory in
both branches. 1t passed the House
10 to 40 and the Senate 90 to 8.
At $50 p. NJ, the House and Senate
assembled for the first evening session
hour long and there. was a good attend |
ance in both branches. The work was
mainly of a routine nature with no de- |
bate and little to arouse interest. In the |
tn ..f
sl5.OOO for the use of the cattle commits |
sioners. At the morning session. this re-
solve had been indefinitely postponed |
division. chiefly. as the result of |
4 speech in his most unique and forcefui |
vein by Major Dickey. Later, an at
tempt was made to reconsider this vote /
In the evening the matter was again |
talked over and was laid over to be SET
lied, this morning. Briggs of Auburn, |
to IS saS
will be offered. today. doing /
away with the commission and leaving |
he matter of tuberculosis with the board
If health. Among other measures dis
'ussed in the House was the bill for the
admission of attorneys and the creation
# State examining board. 1t was fin
legislature. Both this and the resolve |
or the cattle commissioners have been
passed in the Senate. The House and
Senate at about $50 adjourned to the |
usual hour, this morning.
The matter of the United Indurated |
Fibre Co. will come up in the Senate,
his morning, and 1t lis said the victory
against it there will be even more decid ID
han in the House. yesterday afternoon. |
Senator Stearns. it is said. will speak in
behalf of the Indurated Co.. and there
nay be quite a debate. All seem to agree
that the final adjournment will come.
his afternoon or evening. or Saturday |
evening at the latest. There are quite a
lumber of measures yet to be settled he
ween the branches, and some. like the
Bangor hospital resolve and the Wilson
order relating to the railroad commits
'ioners. may be hung up and killed.
Thus far there has not been the slightest
1elay in waiting for the printers, and
here does, not promise to be any. The
Usual number of orders for extra pay for
pages. messengers. clerks and others,
appear at the closing sessions. and there
S a mass of matters, large and small.
pleasant and unpleasant to be looked
after as the end approaches.
Large and magnifcently framed crayon
portraits of ex-Governors Burleigh and
Cleaves were hung in the State library. |
yesterday: They are the work Of G; e;