Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-21
BRIEF AND BUSY.
Important School Bills Intro
duced in the Senate.
Inc Features Of Wednesday Session
in Both Branches.
more Rs'o'vss-Fish and Game Matters
Town Divisions


van again be used to designate the ses-
sions or House and Senate, Wednes-
Eoth branches We're called to order al
~ "A. M. and before II both had adj
Jourhed' but it must be remembered
that the wheels of legislation do not
stop revolving when the gayel falls for
Tue adjournment of a session. In the
halls and Hobbies the members and
their friends gather, and in the buzz
and hustle that fills the rest of the
forenoon and much of the afternoon
tnere is no little real legislative work
zone. The new box for the reception
Oh bills and petitions was in place in
front OF the clerks desk, yesterday.
out the members did not seem to know
IL and passed in their documents in the
old way. They will soon learn to an
preciate the. box, however. There was
quite an attendance of spectators
yesterday. In the House and Senate
the first committee reports of the ses-
sion We're made. Following is a sum-
mary of the important new business
that came up, Wednesday,:
In the House there came a number
VI petltlons for an additional term of
the supreme judicial court at Caribou
10 serve the ends Of justice. Then
came a shower of petitions from East
ern Maine for labor lien on leather,
presented by Dudley of Brookton.-
The Alonzo Wing Library Association
wants its name changed to the Wayne
Library Observation-Disclosures was a
number of petitions for municipal
suffrage for women, and for reforma-
tory prison for women-The oxford
village corporation wants it's powers
enlarged.-Citizens of Somerset county
ask for State aid in building a bridge
between Starks and Norridgewock.
across the Sandy river.-Mr. Holbrook
OF Brunswick, introduced a bill pro-
Vlding that each town shall elect a
road commissioner to. have entire
charge of roads and bridges.-Cum-
berland county wants $500 for war
den service.-From oxford county
come remonstrances against changing
the present laws relating to deer.
moose and caribou.-Van Buren, wants
State aid in building the Daigle bridge.
Calais Academy wants $500 for two
years.-Mr. Stevens of Cutler. pre-
scented a bill for the better protection
OF the lobster fisheries which provides
that the municipal Officers may grant
permits to residents, on payment of an
agreed sum, upon certain conditions.
to take Holsters as well as other fish.
The town of jefferson wants $248.5O
on account of an error in the school
fund.-Mr. Sewall of Bath, presented a
resolve for $1,000 to repair the monu-
ment of Ex-Governor King in Oak Hill
cemetery. Bath, and a resolve for
500 for the permanent care of the lot.
"A petition was presented asking for
for drafted men in the
late war.-A resolve was introduced to
pay j. w. Wakefield the balance due
him as liquor commissioner.-A long
petition came from PenObscOt asking
for lien upon spool lumber and bass.
Waldo county wants $1,000 for war
den service.-Somerset county wants
$1,000 for the same purpose.-Mr. New
regulate the packing. marking and sale
of sardines.-Cherryfiel Academy asks
for $1,000 annually for eight years.
Monmouth Academy asks for $500 for
two years.-A petition comes from
Waldo county to increase the salary of
the county treasurer to s400-Piseata-
quis county wants $4,000 for warden's
service and for the propagation of fish.
Mr. Dickey introduced resolve for
$3.50 to repair and preserve the block
house at Fort Kent.-The citizens of
ask that a fish way be built
in Lily pond in that town.-Part of the
citizens of Whiting. Washington
county, want to be set off from that
town and Joined to the town of East
Machias.
In the Senate, Senator Grindle of
Hancock, appeared for the first time
and was duly sworn in before the Gov
ernor and Council. A special joint
on salaries was announced.
Woman suffrage and woman reform
atory petitions came in patches, also
petitions regarding State pensions. A
bill was introduced pfOVlulnS lof tne
division of the town of Mechanic Falls
into two voting precincts. The feature
o. the session were the two important
school bills presented by Senators
Roberts and Salley. Senator Roberts
bill creates a State board of teachers
examiners and defines it's duties as
follows:
Sec. l. The Governor and council
shall appoint a State board OF ex-
aminers, consisting of one member
from each congressional district; the
State superintendent of common
schools by virtue of his office shall be
chairman ex-officio. The board shall
have charge of the examination of all
for positions as teachers in
rublic schools of State. The members
shall serve four years, one member re-
firing each year, provided that at the
time of the first appointment members
shall draw lots for terms of one, two,
three and four years. Each member
OF the board except the chairman shall
receive for his services $500 per day
and travelling expenses while on the
discharge of his duties.