The Portland daily press., 1897-02-12
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.I


| . Augusta, February 11.-When the pre-
| liminary business of the House
had been attended to this morning and
the new bills, resolves and petitions
were called for. Speaker Larraboe called
on Mr. Sewall of Bath to the chair, and
that gentleman preceded during the in
PRODUCTION of new business
Mr. Saunders of Ellsworth presented
an act to incorporate the Lamoine Beach
water, company. s esa.
Mr.sDnrgin of Orono presented a bill
to amend section 43 of charter 30, R..
s., relating to weekly close time for
taking salmon in the rivers of the state.
| The word "Penobscot' is stI token out
of the 18th and goth lines.
| Mr.. Pierce of Frankfort presented a
remonstranoe against changing the laws
on taking salmon from the Penobscot
river.
Mr.. Hathorn of Medford presented an
act establishing the salary of the judge
| of probate of Piscataquis county at
| $500 a year.
| Mr.. Noble of Lewiston presented pc
titions of homeopathic physicians, ask
| ing that homeopathic treatment be al
lowed in the Eastern Maine Insane hos
pital.
| MIR. Talbot of Lewiston pr esented a
bill to authorize the insurance commits
sioner to revoke the license of all insur-
ance agent or broker for cause.
Mr.. Guernsey of Dover presented re-
solve to appropriate $3.50 for the state
library. tas a.
Mr.. Saunders Of Ellsworth presented an
act to extend the charter of the Ellis
worth street railway company.
Mr.. Wilson of Gorham presented re-
monstrance against abolishing school
district No. in Gorham.
Mrs. Dudley of Brookton presented q
petition asking for an increase of tolls
for BasKahegan dam company.
Mr.. Noble of. Lewiston presented an
act to establish n homeopathic depart
ment In the Eastern Maine Insane Hos
pital.
| Mr.. Burrill Of Corinna presented a Pc
tition for law to stop the hunting of
| cartridges with dogs. accompanied by
a bill. The bill says, "No person shall
in any manner use dog in hunting
or killing partridges. - Penalty $40,
| AMI IS for each bird killed.
Mr.. Burton of Union presented a bill
| to incorporate the Union and Warren
electric light and power company.
| Mr.. Straw Of Saoo presented an act
| to amend the act relative to contagious
diseases among cattle. 1t strikes out the
provisions that pedigreed cattle cannot
be appraised when killed at more than
5000 and unpedigreed at more than $50,
and substitutes a provision that no
equine can be appraised at more than
$3.50 and no bovine more than $50.
Mr.. Hill of Portland presented re-
solve requesting the senators and repre-
sentatives in Congress from Maine to ex-
ert their influence to secure an appro-
priation for dry dock at Portland.
On a motion of Mr Wheldsn of Port
| land. the guide license bill was taken
from Gno UaDie. tuF. Edllnef Oh bangor,
presented an amendment providing
that the game commissioners shall pre-
scribe under what conditions guides
badge shall be worn and also that the
badge shall be returned when person
ceases to become a licensed guide.
The resolve appropriating S53, 900, for Q.
new building for the Gorham normal
school, was taken from the table, and
Mr.. Whelden Of Portland said there
was once a dormitory al this school. but
1T was burned. Two years ago 1000
was appropriated for another. No one
expected that this was enough, but it
defined the states policy in the matter.
ME-. Whelden made al argument in
favor of the resolve. and his motion that
it pass to be engr ossed was seconded by
Mr.. Burns of Westbook, who spoke at
some length on the mnntter. Major
Dickey of Fort Kent spoke in favor of