The Republican journal., 1897-02-18

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STRANGE of 7. S. Singer and 218 others against
any change in the law relating to taking
smelts from Georges river.
By Mr.. Britton of Bucksport, remon.
STRANGE of Alva Parker and 81 others OF
Bucksport, against any change in the law re-
lative to taking salmon in Penobscot bay
and river; remonstrance of Harvey Heath
and Jag others of Verona, against same; re-
monstrance of George W. Abbott and 60
others of Bucksport, against same.
By Mr.. Rodick of Eden, remonstrance OF
George c. Hardy and 2O2 others against any
change in the law regulating the taking of
clans.
A motion to adjourn had been made in the
House, and half the members were on their
feet when Speaker Larrabee announced that
he had Just received telegram from Bel
fast, stating that Representative Littlefeld
had passed comfortable night and showed
marked Improvement. At this there was a
glad clapping of hands all over the House,
An amendment to the divorce law before
the legislature provides that the party ap-
plying for divorce must be resident of the
State one year and that when both parties
are proven guilty of violating the marriage
vow no decree shall be granted.
Feb 10. Senator Grindle of Hancock had
an act to amend section 6, chapter 6, revised
statutes, providing that towns may by vote
exempt widows property from taxation
when the amount does not exceed $500
Senator Drummond had five petitions to
amend charter of Portland so that women
may serve On the school board of the city,
and four petitions asking that aged or in
firm tiremen of Portland be retired on half
pay.
AS tie charter of the Castine Railway and
Navigation Company expires Wednesday,
Senator Mccullough of Washington secured
the second and third reading of the act to
extend the charter, and so the bill passed to
be engrossed
Senator Grindle had an act to extend the
charter of the Bluehill Trust and Banking
Company.
House bills read and assigned
An act additional to and amendatory of
chapter 4S of the Private and Special Laws
of 1887, entitled an act to incorporate the
Winterport Ferry Co.
An act to regulate the sales and ANALYSIS
of concentrated commercial feeding stuff
An act to divide the town of Deer Isle and
incorporate the town of Stonington.
In the House the following matters were
presented and referred:
By Mr.. Ames of REORGANIZATION of
Miss Addie 9. Ames of Jefferson, and 48
others, asking for more stringent law in re-
gard to the manufacture and sale of cigar
cites.
BY Mr.. Kneeland of Searsport-Remon-
STRANGE of James Treat and 81 others, re-
lating to the taking of salmon with drive
nets in Penobscot river above tide waters.
By Mr.. Kneeland of Searsport-Remon-
STRANGE of j. F. HichbOrn and SO others
against the proposed law relating to closing
weIrs on the Penobscot river IS hours of
each week.
BY Mr.. Chatto of Brooksvile-Petition of
s. L. Condor and 40 others for the enact
nent OF a law prohibiting the taking of mi
gratorv fish with net or seine in the waters
bav wi bnl 10 nf Low
in the town of Brooksville
BY Mr.. Hurd of Northport-Remonstranc
OF ). Fl. Duncan and IA others against clos
ing of weirs 4S hours of each week in Penob-
scot river.
Mr. Kneeand of Seavsport presented a
bill asking that Josiah P. Brown be REIN
bursed for recruiting volunteers.
An important bill presented in the House
Monday afternoon, was that by Mr.. Blanch-
ard OF tile Committee on Education. 1t was
drawn up by that committee after an lnves-
tlgatlon and eXann B. on of the recommen-
dations regarding the common schools
embodied in tho recent report of State
Superintendent w. W. Stetson. Among
the numerous changes made in the present
common school system 10y this bill are the
following; 1t provides that the town school
committee shall consist OF three, no more,
no less citizens; the superintendent shall
( be elected by the committee but shall not be
a member OF it; the superintendent shall be
known as the superintendent OF public
schools, not of common schools, as now: il
! makes Imperative, not merely permissible,
as now, the carrying of pupils to school by
! towns the superintendent is given greater
power and control over teachers he alone
examining them and giving them certifi-
Gates; it removes the present !ive-vear limit
! regarding the change of text books by
towns; schools of less than 10 pupils shall
a Il
the town. These are the most important
changes, and the bill is regarded as one that
m 4ans much. 1t was tabled to be printed
Feb. Is. There We're busy sessions to-day
two hours long, i'll both branches. Among
the new measures introduced We're the fol
lowing:
A resolve arrrapritting $50 600 for the
Maine state College for ten years, and an
other sum, not named, for new building
bill to change the name of the Maine State
College to that of the University of Maine :;
bill recognizing pharmacy graduates of the
Maine State College; bill prohibiting the
trapping of foxes by use of bait, or trapping
at all between March and November a bill
providing for the State and not the owner tC
pay eXpen es of testing cattle suspected of
being diseased bill abolishng imprlson-
| ment for debt
An order was introduced authorizing tn e
Ways and Means Committee to report what
increase in the State tax is necessary to
meet expenses.
In the House Mr.. Pierce of Frankfort pre-
sented the remonstrance of George G. Rich
and 300 others. against the bill authorizing
the town of Winterport to purchase fran
chses and property of Winterport Water
Company. Mr.. Coffin of Thorndike present
ed the petition of R. E. Jackson and 26 others
for equalization of school tax.
The resolve for the Gorham Normal school
was tabled in the Senate.
The resolve for the enforcement of the fish
and game laws was amended in the House
by reducing the appropriation from $40 ,OOC
| to S25, 600
The resolve for $4,000 for Pennington
Normal school was passed to be engrossed
after vote Of 10S to 16 against laying on
the table.
The bill for registration of guides was re-
committed to the fish and game committee
The Social Season.
The Sons of Veterans have given up their
F ,urth of March ball, and the cane contest
has been declared off.