The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-11
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Augusta, March 1O.-The committee
on Eastern Maine Insane hospital held
a meeting.this morning and after live
ly debate voted to report resolve appro-
priating 1916. 200 with the provision that
There be built for that sum within two
years two pavilions The majority were
in favor of retaining the hospital COM
mission and there will probably be
minority report in favor OF abolisLi ing
the rcom mission.
All petitions for new normal schools
before the educational committee have
been referred to the next legislature.
All but three of the committee and ap-
parently a majority of the Legislators,
seem to be of the opinion that when an.
other school Is established it will be at
Houlton.
The committee on labor is divided
on the 54-hour law. The bill will be re-
ported In a new draft tomorrow substi-
tuting 5S hours for 81. The report will
be against the passage of the bill and
there will be minority report in favor
of it, signed by Mr.. Forest Of Lewiston
and MIR. O'Neil Of Biddeford.
The committee voted to report an
amendment to the secret ballot according
to Nicholas Fessenden's recommends
tions, ought to pass and ought not to
pass on the amendment to have direc-
tions on the. ballot; ought not to pass on
the bill to incorporate the city of Deer
ing water company; ought not to pass
ON bill to leealize the doings of the OK
ford Light and Heat company; ought to
pass on bill relating OF endorsement of
writs; also bill relating to suits for
taxes.
JUDICIARY.
The committee on judiciary voted to
report ought to pass on the bill to charter
the Lewiston Trust and Deposit com,
pany, bill providing that clerks of SUI
preme courts may DO examined for the
bar after eight years service as clerk,
and six months study; extension of
charter of York Light and Heat COM
pany; bill to extend charter of the Cum
berland Illuminating company; bill to
enable guard ians to mortgage the wards
property; bill authorizing the Maine Eye
and Ear Infirmary TO accept and hold
property to the amount of a million
dollars; the bill making Saturday after-
noon half holiday for the Portland
Clearing house, and the bill authorizing
that company to transfer stock, and
ought not to pass bill to provide for ex-
animation of veterinary surgeons.
There will be two reports on the bill
to prohibit the raising Of money by taxa
tion for sectarian institutions. The COM
mittee stood ave to four.
DEERING ANNEXATION.
The committee ON towns voted to re-
port bill authorizing the annexation of
the whole of Deering to Portland when
both cities shall vote for the change, and
that the same ought to pass. There will
be two reports on the bill to set off
small part of Berwick and annex it to
South Berwick the committee voting ave
to five on tine question.
Tbe committee opened hearing on the
petition asking that South Portland be
incorporated as a city and Lawyer A. M.
Spear of Gardiner appeared for the re-
monstrants and asked that the hearing
be postponed on the ground that legal
notice had not been given. The commit
tea went into executive session and voted
to refer the petition to the next legisla-
ture.
The committee on temperance voted to
report ought not to pass on the bill to
prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors.
City Solicitor Matthews of Deering,
Representative Moore of Deering and A.
W. Pierce of that city appeared before
the committee on legal affairs and asked
that the bill to incorporate the DeerinR
Water company be referred to the next
leg islature.
f. G. Clason represented the Portland
Water company and President George P.
Wesoott of the company and E. G.
Jordan, joined him In asking for a
decision on the matter at this session.