The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-03
One Law Maker Proposes to Nakt
Them 80.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO DEER
ING'S CHARTER.
Proposition to Re9ire Portland Police on
Half observation-disclosures Against
Changing Law on Deer-Ex-Gov. Davis
to Be EuIogized.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREsgI

Augusta, February S.-ln the House
today MIR. Pattangal presented petition
for the establishment of municipal
court in the western part of Penobscot
county.
Mr.. Maxcy of Gardiner presented Pc
tition for municipal suffrage for women
headed by Hon. Frederick Robbie of
Gardiner.
Mr.. Moore of Deering prevented an act
to establish commission of public works
in the City of bearing.
MIR. Knowles of Portland presented an
act amending section 45 of chapter 40
of the Revised Statutes SO that it shall
read: "On the discharge of any convict
who has conducted himself well during
his Imprisonment the warden may give
him from the funds of the prison sum
not exceeding S11, and if he requests it,
certificate of such good conduct and
shall take care that every convict on
his discharge is provided with decent
clothing"
There were several petitions for a
change in the insolvency law to provide
for dividend of 30 per cent before a
discharge can be granted.
Messrs. Shaw of Saoo, Goodwin of
South Berwick, Jewell of Hallowell,
Weeks of Fairfield, Wilson of Gorham,
and Hutchinson of Auburn. presented
petitions for reduction of the tax on sav-
ing banks deposits.
Mr. Moore of Deering presented an act
to amend chapter SOC, private and special
laws of 1885, entitled an act to incorpo-
rate the City of Deeirng.
Mr.. Hutchins of Peno bscot presented a
remonstrance against changing the laws
on taking salmon from the Penobscot
river.
Mr. Pearl of Bangor presented resolve
approprinting $1,000 to J. F. Gerrity &
Co., of Bangor for the purpose of show
ing views of Maine game, fish and re-
sorts.
MIR. Daggett of Smyrna presented a
bill to am end section 3 of chapter "a OF
Revised Statutes relating to paupers in
plantations, by str liking out the WORD
two" in the second line and inserting
Zone" and by striking out forty" in
the fourth line and inserting Fifteen. y
MIR. Simpson of York, presented the fol-
lowing bill:
"Bicycles are hereby declared to be and
deemed baggage for tbs purposes Of this
article and shall be transported as bag
gage for the passengers by railroad cor
porations and subject to the same liabili-
ties, and no such passenger shall be re-
Quired 10 crate, cover or otherwise pro-
tect any such bicycle provided, however,
that a railroad corporation shall not be
required to transport under the provis-
ions OF this act more tlan one bicycle
for single person"
Mr.. Walton of Skowhegan presented AN
act amending section Is of chapter 65
of Revised Statutes. relative to poor deb
tors, go that it will read:
"Nothing herein contained affects any
other remedy for the enforcement of
judgments and executions, but debtor
making disclosures before commission
er shall not BIZ arrested on any execution
upon said judgeIn ent, nor shall Il debtor
who has disclosed upon arrest or any
execution be required to disclose on the
same judgmnt, or on any Judgment
based thereon, before commissioner ex-
cept that after the expiration of 15 years
a debtor, who has been released from
arrest or imprisonment by disclosure
under the provisions of this chapter may
be cited to discharge at the expense of
the creditor i'll the same manner as is
provided in chapter II of the public
laws, of 1887 as amended by chapter Sl3
OF the public laws of 1898, all the pro-
visions of which chapter are made nppli
cable to such disclosure. The commits
sioner shall make on the execution a
certificate of its fact on disclosure.
Mr.. Moore of Deering presented bill
to amend section 6, chapter 9 of chapter
1s of the Revised Statutes, relating to
ways by adding "but the provisions Of
this section shall not apply when loca-
ton has been determined by committee
of the Supreme judicial Court upon ap-
peal from decision of tho county commits
sioners thereon. In such case proceed
ings regarding the location shall be
closed recorded and the same became
effectual as If no appeal for increase of
damages had been taken.
Also section Of said oh apter 10 as
amended By adding after the word al
lowed in the first line the "words not ex-
ceeding."
MIR. Knowlton of Portland presented
an act to extend the rights OF the Under
wood company.
Mr.. Pearl of Bagor presented a petition
having 550 signers asking for change
in its bylaws Eastern Maine General
hospital.
Mr.. Moore of Deering presented Pc
tition, in favor of the proposed appro-
priatron for the Westbrook Seminary.
MIR. Burns of Westbrook presented Pc
tition asking for charter for the West
brook and Fl arrison railroad.
Mir. Hussey of Guilford, presented n
remonstranoe against changing the law
on deer.
Mr.. Kneeland of Searsport presented a
remonstrance against changing the law
on catching salmon in the Penobscot
river.
Mr.. Cushman Of Andover presented a
remonstrance against the bill to license
guides.
This following orders were read and