The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-20

| Senator Hinkley Of franklin called mp
the Dill to register guides and opposed 1t.
Senator Parsons defended the bill and
an animated debate followed.
1t was noon when the vote on the
amendment of Senator Hinkley was
taken. 1t resulted in Senator Hinkley
vosing alone, all the rest Of the Senate
| being against him. Senator Hinkley
put in another amendment striking out
the word "guide' and inserting the
words professional guides. Again the
Senator from franklin stood up alone
and the bill was passed to be engrossed.
| Adjourned to $50 O'Clock p. m.
| The following measures were passed to
be enRrossed by the Senate, In relation
to duties and compensation of state
prison physician: in relation to Municipal
court of city Of Portland; in favor of
| GUNNER Training schools for teachers;
in favor of the Soldiers Home in Maine
| in favor Of the Industrial School for
Girls; in favor Of Portland school for the
Deaf; relating to smelts in Damafiscotta
river; In favor of town of York
tachments.
AFTERNOON SFSSION.
At the afternoon session the House
made an assault on the calendar and
changed It's complexion.
The bill relating to the inspection of
seeds was assigned to next Tuesday.
The..b to make the town of Maxfield
q plantation WAS Indefinitely postponed.
The resolve in favor Of Potter academy
of Sebago was taken up and passed to
| be- engrossed.
| Bill relating to free high schools was
assigned to Tuesday next.
| The bill for the examination of teachers
was also assigned to Tuesday, as was
the bill relating to the taxation of the
property of religious societies.
The bill relating TO the collection OF
taxes was reoommitted to the committee
on legal affiaiIs.
On motion OF MIR. Knowlton of Port
land the bill relating to compensation
| Of surviving partners was taken from
the table. he then amended 1t SO that
no surviving partner can get commits
sion for continuing the business of the
firm. The bill was tabled on motion OF
Mr.. Taylor of Rookland.
| The county estimates were received
and referred to the committee on county
estimates.
| On motion of Mr.. Hamilton of Bidde.
ford the motion in favor of the Little Sa-
maritan society was taken from the
table, given its second reading and
| u1Sbcu w 10 CuSIOSSou. uo TcHUlt6 IL
favor of the Bath Military and Nava.
Orphan Asylum was also passed to be
engrossed.
The House adjourned at $50.
When the vote was taken on the Max.
field matter Austin of Milford raised the
point of no quorum, but Speaker LARA.
bee under Reed rules declared a quorum
present amid applause.
The afternoon session of the Senate
opere., at $50 p. m. Senator Roberts
of Oxford introduced an order instruct
ing the COMMITTEES OH agriculture to az.
certain If the secretary of the cattle com-
mission had procured and filed suffic.
lent bond as required by law. Referred
tn the committee oil agriculture.
Senator Savage called up the resolve on
ssctarian appropriations and had it as
| signed to Wednesday. March "a, when
both reports of the judiciary committee
will come up for debate.
| The bill relating to ways WAS taken ur
by Senator Savage who amended it by
striking out the last six lines, after
which il was passed to be engrossed.
| Adjourned at 4 p. m.