The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-26

On motion of Jugde Philbrook of Wat
eryille the clerk was directed to make
fitting response to the letter.
The cattle commission resolve thor
came up and Mr. King of Caribou snid
that bill creating new commission
had been introduced. he referled to a
bill presented by Mr.. Briggs providing
up as follows: one member to be nolri-
mated by the board of health, one by the
board of agriculture and one by the state
grange.
Mr.. Briggs said that it had become
evident that the cattle commission had
not served the public well. He gave fig
ures TO show that over so per cent of the
appropriation had been expended for
salary and expenses and then went Oh
to state that the secretary of the COM
mission had not signed a bond as re-
CURED by law.
Mr.. Macomber of Augusta moved the
indefinite postponement of the bill on
TIE ground that the commissioners should
have a chance to defend themselves.
AS the bill had not been referred to any
com mittee Speaker Larrabee read the
bill in full.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost.
Mr.. Merrill in order to put himself on
record against legislating three men out
of office, opposed the bill unless the bill
would first be printed to give them a
chance to defend themselves.
HssMr. Pattangall said he thought 1t would
be a kindness to the commissioners to
legi slate them out OF Office If they were
to be left to pay for the cattle they have
killed.
This brought up the resolve and Major
Dickey of Fort Kent said that the cattle
commission could not be restricted in
its expend itures BY appropriations and
that his idea was to repeal the present
law and let the cattle alone and see if
they would not get WELL The bill was
tabled.
The resolve for SIS, 600 for the commits
sioners and its al endment making the
omouut ScUUU WAS MISC Ia Dl6U.
Judge Ph.lbrook asked that the bill
regulating the admission to the bar be
referred to the next legislature instead
OF being indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Pattangall said that.he did not OBJ
ject to the reconsideration of the vote to
postpone if it was simply to refer to the
next legislature but if it was for any
other purpose he would like to speak on
the bill which he considered the flares t
measure ever presented. The vote to post
pone was rsconsidered and the bill refer
ed to the next legislature.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Savage took up the Deering-
Portland annexation bill at the opening
Of the afternoon session, had it recon-
sidered with the House amendment and
then added on amendment of his own.
which was passed to be engrossed. The
provides that if either Port
land or Deering fails to hold an election
in March, 1898, special meeting shall be
called.
The second conference committee sent
In a report through Senator Stearns. the
oh airman that 1t could not agree on the
Eastern Maine Insane asylum. What
action will the Senate take on this report
Of the committee, asked Senator Savage,
who had taken the chair while President
Day went out
No answer was returned, so Senator
Engel got up and assigned the Mama
kanta Navigation company bill to Friday
The bill authorizing the Penobscot
Central railway to lay it's tracks in Ban.
gor took its two readings and was passed
TO be engrossed.
1t WAS voted to present the Remington
tyne writer used in the Senate to Presi-
dent Day. The messenger to the railroad
committee was voted $50.
Senator Witham had an amendment
to the bill regarding the election of
school committees. 1t was adopted and
the bill was passed to be engrossed.
The resolve for the election of Senators
came up. The resolve calls for consti-
tutional amendment which provides that
in case of death or resignation of Soma
tor an immediate election shall be
had. It was passed to be engrossed by a
vote Of "a to 0. The committee on legal
affairs made its final report.
Adjourned to 7.9o this evening.
Fifteen Senators were present at the
evening session Of the Senate, which be-
gan at {. 80 O'Clock.
The Indurated Fibre company's claim
to get into Portland was on motion of
Senator Savage, assigned to Friday morn
ing.
Senator Reynolds of Cumberland moved
to non-concur with the House in the
adoption of amendments to methods of
electing superintedents Of town schools.
The Senate non-conourred Senator
Williams amendments were adopted and
the bill was passed to be engrossed.
Senator Roberts's, amendment to the
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