The Portland daily press., 1897-02-27
ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY.
Legislators Have Elections to Look
After Monday.
RESOLUTION TO MAKE CATTLE
SHOWS AGREE ON DATES.

Little setto as to Open Fires-Amenmdents
To Corporation Laws Proposed by Sem
ator Savage Smyrna Statesman
Doesn't Want to Pay for Church of
Pleasant Point Indians.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Augusta, February 26.-There was
very little discussion in the House today
and n small amount of new business.
MIR. Steyens of Cutler presented Pc
amended to allow the catching of HOLSTERS
of nine inches or more in length in Wash
ington county between April 10th and
July list of each year.
Mr.. Boynton of Sullivan presented a
till providing that all team wagons used
upon dirt roads shall have tires Of the
following widths: One-horse wagon,
three inches wide; wagon drawn by two
horses, five inches; four or more horses,
seven inches. The penalty is fixed at a
line not exceeding So
Mr.. Fernald of Levant, presented the
following resolution relative to fixing
the dates of the Maine State Fair and
the Eastern Maize Fair:
Resolved. That it is not for the best
interest of the state for the two Maine
State fairs drawing stipends from the
state to hold their fairs during the same
week: that it the officers of the two Orga-
mutations holding said fairs cannot agree
upon the dates of holding their fairs
said officers shall be heard before the
x,aiI ho Chc1I Gvf ta
dates for said fairs; that If the officers
of either Of said associations refuse to
comply with the decision of the Cover
nor and Council, all financial aid from
the state shall be withheld.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Knowlton presented bill to
amend section 20 of chapter 40 of the Re-
yised Statutes. relating to the admission
of persons to the practice of law. 1t PIC
yides that person who served eight
years as CLERK of the Supreme Court
NAV take an examination for admittance
after reading six months in q regular
law office.
The following measures were passed to
he ergrossed: Bill granting TO r. A.
STAPLES right TO construct wharf aud
Maintain same in tide waters; bill Great
ing fire commissioners city OF Auburn
bill authorizing Dexter to have water
works and sewer, bill for better protect
ion of girls, resolve in favor of the ban
gor Children's home, resolve in favor
Of the Eastern Maine General hospital.
Mr.. Daggett of Smyrna called up the
resolution il favor of the Penobscot Tube
company, and offered an amendment
striking out tn, item of 500 for the
priest Oh the island. The amendment
was lost and the resolve assigned to next
Wednesday. Mi. Daggett then called up
the resolve in favor of the Passama-
Ind
inent striking out the item of $500 for
the priest who looks after the spiritual
welfsie of the people at both Peter
Danas Point and Pleasant Point the
item for SIS for repairs Oh the church at
Peter Dana's Point and the amount de-
signated for repairs on the school house
ut Pleasant Point.
This amendment was lost and the re-
solve assigned to next Wednesday.
1t is explained that so many thousand
dollars go to these tribes each year and
the Ind ian delegates come here to let the
legislators know how the tribesmen wish
e.money divided rs to expenditure. The
original treaty provided that the state
should give each tribe so much corn, q
certain nuInb Der of red blankets, q certain
number of gray blankets, etc, but by
mutual consent it has been changed so
that the whole stipend shall be paid in
money. Mr.. Daggett evidently not I'M
from the standpoint of thoss who are
opposed to raising money for taxation for
sectarian purposes.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Engel spelled President Day
for while in the Senate today.
The Senate concurred with the House
in sending the concentrated feed bill
back to the committee on agriculture.
The pressed hay bill which was indie
fnitely postponed in the Hou Sc yester-
day was laid on the table on motion of
Senator Clason of Kennebec.
Senator Walls Of Knox presented an or
der directing ths messenger to discontinue
the open fires in the Senate.
he said the temperature was
to endure such heat until he went to a
place where it was compulsory.
Senator stearns of Aroostook said he
liked the open fires and requested that
the messenger shut off the steam and
keep the logs burning. The order was de-
fsated by a vote OILS TO z, all Of the
fieshy senators voting with Senator
Walls against the open fires. That gen.
tieman is stout and sits near one of the
f1resplaces.
Senator Roberts of Oxford presented
an not to regulate the duties of the secre-
tary of the state5board of agriculture. 1t
provides for the supervisor of highways
by the board and for the distribution of
charts, maps and documents and for
lectures at farmers institutes called for
that purpose. TIE board shall elect "A
secretary who shat selvo without pay
and have charge Of these matters. Mem
bers of the board are given So day aud
expenses when on road duty.
I he bill provides that town and city