Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-19
RECOMMEND.
4 Brief and Busy Session,
Monday Afternoon.
Municipal Suffrage for Women--lm.
portant Railroad Bill.
Augusta City Hospital Asks for $4,000
Treasurer Simpsons Bond.

--O' SAAS 1C3lSlAtuTc Is DIT IL
again. The third week of the session
has arrived, and those who are in a
position to know say that the time for
solid work to begin is here. After a
three days recess, spent by most of
the members at their homes, the leg
is'ators reconvened, late Monday after
noon, for short though busy session.
Today, and each day till Saturday,
there will be busy sessions at 10 A. NJ,
and an avalanche of bills and petitions,
orders and resolves, important and I'M
important, public or special in nature.
is sure to pour in.
Monday was dark day at the Cap
itol, so dark that the electrics were
kept turned on all day in the offices
and in the chambers of the House and
Senate. 1t was quiet as Sunday most
of the forenoon, but in the afternoon
the crowd began to gather, and the
seats in the two halls began to fill.
Promptly at 4.3O both bodies were
called to order by their presiding Off
GERS, with two score seats empty in
the House, and few in the Senate.
Daniel Mason, representative from
Bristol, appeared for the first time.
and was conducted by Representative
Burns of Westbrook to the Governor,
but there was no Council meeting, so
he will be duly qualified, today In the
House. after the formal opening and
the disposal of Senate papers, there
came a rush of bills. petitions and re-
solves, the most important of which
are mentioned below.
Mr.. Williams of Augusta, introduced
a resolve for $4,000 for the Augusta
City Hospital one-half payable in 1897
and one-half in 1898. to be expended in
bona fide outlay for grounds. buildings
and permanent expenses. 1t is pro-
vided in the resolve that this $4,000
shall not be paid until the institution
shows that $4,000 has been subscribed
as a part of the building fund.-The
plantation of Perkins in Franklin
county wants it's tax related for the
next 10 years, and the Franklin delega-
ton will consider the matter.-The
Little Samaritan Aid Society wants
$4,000 year for the next two years for
it's home in Deering for friendless and
destitute boys. Mr.. Moore of Deering
presented a number of long petitions
for this. headed by such names as
those of eX-GOv. CleaveS, eX-Gov.
Dingley, Gen. Conner and like names,
all over the Stakeholder suspension
of the rules resolve for 1888 to pay
the expenses of the House committee
to attend the funeral of ex-Gov. Davis
was passed to be engrossed.-The
woman suffrage movement made its
first appearance of the session in a
dozen petitions from various sections
Of the State to give women the right
to the ballot in municipal elections
Nathaniel Meader. Frank A. Smith,
Fred Pooler, Frank B. Philbrook,
Frank 3. Weber, r. Wesley Dunn, 1.
S. Bangs, f. r. Drummond, and M. c..
Foster, all of Waterville. asks to be in
corporated the Union Gas and Electric
Company.-The Maine Water and
Electrical Power Company wants it's
charter amended so the time in which
it shall actually commence business
shall be extended two years.-The
Temporary Home for Women and
Children at Deering asks for $4,000 for
the next two years. This home was
established IA years ago.-Mayfield
wants 5000 from the State on account
of mistake in its valuation.-The
Maine Central asks for the right to
construct and maintain a wharf and
boat house at it's popular pleasure re-
sort at Lake Maranocook.-Leav In
stitute of Turner asks for $1,000 year
for five years.-Macwahoc plantation
wants $500 for bridge on the military
road over Macwahoc stream.
In the Senate there were a number or
petitions for an appropriation of $500
for the Auburn hatchery and feeding
station. The idea of having the county
delegation handle these matters seems
to be given up and all such petitiohs
and resolves are referred to the COM
mittee on inland fisheries and game
A resolve of $4,000 to secure the prop
err enforcement of the fish and game
laws and to aid in the propagation OF
inland fish and game was introduced.
The first step in Grange legislation
came in the introduction of the recent
resolutions of the Somerset POMONA
Grange favoring law for purer ana
cleaner grass seeds, an act repeating the
present law which provides for the
repairing of the highways by hign-
way tax, asking for more equai ad-
iustment of the school tax, ASKING 1or
a law to prevent fraud in the manu-
facture or sale of cloth in this state
Senator Drummond introduced Dill
providing that personal property shaii
descend direct from the deceased to
the heir. and not through the admin-
istrator, as at present.-A dozen peu-
tions were received from various parts
Of the State asking for the establish
ment of reformatory prison 10Y
,vomen.-A bill amending the present
railroad laws. which is called very
imnortant measure, was introduced by
senator Engle and is published in an
other column.
The members of the special commit
TOE anpointed by the Governor to ex-
mine the State treasurers accounts,
arrived, yesterday, and were at the
state House. Today, they Will begin