The Portland daily press., 1897-01-26
WOMEN and Fish.
Measures In Their Interest to Front
at Augusta.
THE DEERING DISMEMBERMENI
SCHEME MAKES APPEARANCE.

Appropriations Asked for Gorham Normal
School-Half Million Will be Asked for
Women's Prison-Amendment to West
brook Railway Charter.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I
Augusta, January 25.-The legislature
did very little at it's short afternoon
session today, except to properly refer
many minor matters aud give few bills
their first and second readings. Time was
given to the usual petitions regarding
young women for whom more protection
is asked, older ones for whom a reforma-
tory prison is req uested; also for fish and
woman's suffrage. Three measures for
women and one for fish have been to the
front in the sessions so far.
Meanwhile it is predicted that GER
tain institution for men may have to
struggle for the big plum it wishes to
pick.
In the House Mr. Moore of Moscow in
troduced bill for the use Of a punitive
chair for criminals.
Mr.. Burns of Westbrook introduced AN
amendment to the Westbrook charter. It
provides that the general management
and control Of the public schools shall
sometime be vested in school commit
tee to consist of seven instead Of ten
elected by ballot by plurality vote, two
members from citizens at large, one from
each ward to hold Office three years. The
terms of Office are arranged 30 that only
a minority will 60 out each year and the
usual management of starting in with
mem bers elected for one two and three
years respectively is included in the
amendment. The measure also provides
that vacancies in the offices Of wardens
or ward clerks STALL be filled by appoint
ment by the mayor. Vacancies In the
council shall be filled by plurality vote
of the remairing members of that body.
A bill to authorize Winterport to pur.
chase the water works of that town was
presented; also a petition for an appro-
priation for the Home of the Good
Shepard at Rockland.
Mr.. Wilson of Gorham, presented re-
solve approprating $780, 900 for the Cor
ham State Normal school for 1897 and
S13, 600 for 1893.
Petitions from the people of Westbrook
and Windham asking that the Westbrook,
Windhaln and Harrison Railroad COM
many be granted charter were presented
and referred.
Mr.. Moore of Deering presented
petition for the annexation of 70 part of
Deering to Portland.
There was a remonstrance against the
proposed change of the town line be-
tween Berwick and South Berwick.
Mr. Briggs Of Auburn, presented pills
regarding the sale of seeds, fertilizers
and concentrated foods, and the lnspeo-
tion of such wares offered for sale.
| measure to authorize York county
| to make a loan was referred to the YorK
county delegation.
An order for the judiciary committee
to inquire into the feasibility OF addit1on-
al legislation regarding Incompetent
druggists was passed.
TIE act co change the name of Kittery
and York Electric Railroad company tc
the Portsmouth, Kittery and York Street
| Railway was passed to he engrossed.
Mr.. Currier of Pennington, introduce
a resolve appropriatinQ $40, 900 year fol
two years to complete building for the
| Farnaingt IN State Normal school.
MT. Jewell of Hallowell, presented ar
act to incl rporate the HalIowell watel
commissioners.
The acts extending the charter of The
Maine Live Stock Insurance company. *
repeal chapter SOB, special laws of 1928 tt
regulate the taking of fish in the Nara
auagus river. to mend section II O
chapter 224 Of the special laws Of 1Si9, re
lating to the Augusta Municipal court
and to amend an act establishing
municipal court in the town of Water
Vile, were given two readings and as
SIGNED to the session of Tuesday morn
ing.
The judiciary committee reported tina
the bill providing for bonds satisfactor,
,, to the judge of probate on the part
trustees and guardians and the resolv
appropriating $4,000 year for stat
pensions ought to pass.
1t was voted to give the latter it's read
lings Wednesday of this week under tn
suspension of the rules.
IN THE SENATE.
senator Clason Of Kennebec, presente
an act to amend the law regul' ting tn
, election Of state senators. Under tn
! present law a vacancy must be filled b
the unsuccessful candidate having tn
: next largest number of votes to the on
] who is elected. Senator Clason's amend
ment provides that the Senate may b
free from such restriction in it's oho1c
of the successor of any member VIII
, resigns or dies.
t Senator Wyman of Washington, pre-
S scented petitions from Cherryfeld. MI
bridge and Ha rrington asking for an al
for %ba ruo0ul bridge.