The Republican journal., 1897-02-04
line. Referred to Committee on Manu-.

Maine. Referred to Committee on Manu-
factures.
The Senate passed to be engrossed an
act additional to and amendatory of chap
ter 634 OF the Private and Special Laws OF
1888 as amended by chapter so of the Private
and Special Laws of 1895, related to the
Hampden and Winterport Electric Railway
and Light Company.
Jan. 90. The Legislature met at a. m
and at 10 adjourned to Monday, at 80 %. m.
Among the new measures in the House were
a resolve for the Eastern Maine Insane Asy-
lum ,appropriating 800 600 for1897 and $500
600 for 1898 for new buildings; a resolve for
S25, 900 as SUI bsidy to any railroad company
building travel and railroad bridge over
the st. John river at Fort Kent, providing
the Dominion government pays like sun ;
| resolve appropriating $4,000 for new
normal school at Calais; resolve appro-
| prlatlng 5000 for two years for the Healy
Asylum, Lewiston; bill creating "a hour
law for women and children in manufacture
ing and mercantile establishments backed
by 40 petitioners from all over Maine; a bill
that old soldiers need not pay poll tax; a
bill that the State shall take care of all pau
pers in towns of less than two hundred ia
| habitants and 900 valuation: a bill for a
| bounty of 81 on wild cats bill to rid the
State of pack peddlers.
BY Mr.. Martin of Liberty petition of
| Hunt, Walker & Co., Liberty, asking for
sufficient appropriations for fish hatchery in
St. George lake and sufficient warden ser
vice for the years 1897 and 1898; of l.. G.
Morse and others for same.
| By Mr.. Littletield of Belfast, petition of F.
F. Bramhal and others of Be fast asking
| for appropriation for sufficient warden SER
vice in Waldo county and fish hatchery for
the years 1897 and 1898; of n. F. Patterson
| and others of Belfast for same of A. A.
Small and others of Belfast for same: of H
| E. Mcdonald and others for same of Joseph
Tyler and others for same.
By Mr.. Martin of Liberty petition of D.
| w. Bennett and others asking for a close
time for trout for three years in all the
| brooks flowing through the town of Mont
| vile, and that ali that shall be caught there
after shall be limited to 25 for each person
for one days fishing, except residents of the
| town.
By Mr.. Kneeland of Searsport, petition of
j. III. Sullivan and others of Searsport ask
| ing appropriation for sufficient warden ser
| vice in Waldo county for 1897 and 1898 and
| for operation of fish hatchery.
By Mr.. Martin of Liberty. an amendment
| to common school law that where schools
are discontinued the school officers shall
procure and pay for the transportation of
| pupils TO other schools where the travel is
more than reasonable distance.
By Mr.. Hurd of Northport, petition of
| Frank /. Dickey of Northport and others
for appropriation for sufficient warden ser
vice IN Waldo county and for operation of
| fish hatchery for the years 1897 and 1898.
Senator Grindle of Hancock introduced
bill to incorporate the town of Swans Is
land. The proposed town is to include
| Swans Island, and all islands within three
miles of high water mark of Swans Island
excepting Marshan's Island, which may go
into the town business for itself later. The
name of the new town, if incorporated, will
| be Swans Island.
| The PapphSppt indiana ho al for fho
privilege of killing deer, moose and caribou
| at any season of the year contend that the
game is theirs by virtue of treaty rights.
The bill to establish normal school at
| Presque Isle has proven quite shock to
the men who came here with a we'll laid
F. plan to have a normal school at HoultOn
| The new plan Is to purchase the St. JOHN
diocesan school property at a cost not ex-
| ceedlng Sl0oN and establish there a State
| normal school Representative Gilman of
! Houtou is a leader in the movement for the
i proposed school at Houlton and is on the
education committee. Those who are york
! ing in the interests of the Madawaska school
| have been gwen hint of opposition i'll the
| education committee, and minority reports
/ III case they fight the Houlton plan or give
any decided support to the Presque Isle
| school substitute.
| Feb. For an hour and 4 half President
| Day read and assigned bills and petitions in
! the Senate and for an hour and half in the
/ House Speaker Larrabee did the same
Senator Reynolds of Cumberland brought
in petition, PRAYING that no debtor be al
| lowed to 90 through insolvency unless he
can pay 80 cents on the dollar.
Senator Eng!e introduced a bill to amend
! chapter II of Revised Statues regarding the
time allowed for calling meetings of stock
| holders Under the present law IA days are
| required. The Engel bin makes 1t any time
to which all the stockholders may agree.
! In the House the Committee on Inland Fish
and Game reported the bill prohibiting
killing deer on Long Island, ''ought not to
| pass" More petitions for the punitive chair
and to rid the State of pack-pedders came in
The new charter of Augusta was introduce
| ed by Mr.. Williams of that city
Judge Philbrook of Waterville introduced
an act to regulate the sale of mlk and to
| compel inspectors to give duplicate samples
| of milk seized.
| Mr.. Martin of Liberty, presented the
petition of I. P. Mathews and 25 others of
Liberty asking for the passage of bill to
rid the country of pack peddlers.
| Mr.. Mc!ntire of Rockport, presented the
| petition of j. B. Packard and 40 others of
| Camden, for liberal approximation for pro-
lection of fish and game for 1897 and 1898.
Feb. .. 1t required just so minutes for
| the House and so minutes for the Senate to
transact their business to-day. The lobby
was crowded, men being present from all
| sections of the State. The Engel railroad
bill, hearing on which was held this after
noon, was the main topic of discussion.
In the House many petitions were received
| for the reduction of the Savings Bank tax.
Simpson of York introduced an act, ad-
ditional to chapter 81 of the revised statutes,
relating to the transportation of bicycles as
baggage without extra charge. Referred to
the committee on legal affairs.
Several more petitions in relation to the
| prohibition of the manufacture and sale of
| cigarettes were received, and referred to the
committee on temperance. Pearl of Bangor
| presented petition for change in the by
| laws of the Eastern Maine General hospital
so that any practicing physician may prac-
tice there. Wheeler of Gilead introduced
an order authorizing the Judiciary commit
| tee to investigate and report on plan to es-
| tablish uniform rate of poll tax through
| out the State.
Stetson of Bangor put in an order setting
apart Wednesday, February 10, for eulogies
on the late Ex-Governor Davis.
| Mr. kneeland of Searsport presented the
remonstrance of E. A. Buker and Ill
others of Searsport, against any change in
the law regulating the taking of salmon in
| Penobscot river.
Mr.. Hutchins of Penobscot presented the
remonstrance of H. J. Wood and 112 others