The Portland daily press., 1897-03-04
Removal Of Contract Considered
in House.
EFFORT MADE TO REDUCE
AMOUNT PAID,
Measure Finally Passed-Numerous Acts
and Resolves Passed To Be Engrossed
Aroostook County Wants to Mako a
Temporary Loan.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Augusta, March 3.-Mr. Hamilton OF
Biddeford presided Ill the House today
for time and did 1T in the same off
hand way in which no debates. ssMajor
Dickey of Fort Kent presented re-
solve "to change the mode of warming
the normal and training school build
ings at Fort Kent" 1t appropriates $500
out of ANY money in the state treasury
for the purpose Of heating the school
buildings.
MIR. Floyd of Brewer presented bill
to amend .seotion of chapter 1870 of the
private and special laws of 1859 relating
to organization of the Protestant Episco-
pal church of Maine, so that it will read
as follows:
| "The annual meeting shall take place
at such time as may have been agreed
upon in the first week in Advent and
at such annual meeting an election OF
the register, q number of wardens and
vestrymen shall be had to serve until
the next annual meeting and until their
SUCCESSORS shall be chosen. +"
Mr.. Greenleaf of Southport presented
bill to incorporate the Wisoasset &;
Moosehead lake telegraph and telephone
company.
Mr.. Simpson of York presented re-
solve appropriating $40 to the town OF
York to make complete it's share OF the
state school fund for 1895.
| Mr.. Rowell of Kittery presented re-
monstrance against q polling place at
Kezar Falls.
Mr.. Floyd of Brewer presented bill to
enforce the payment of state and coun-
ty tax on timber, grass and unIeserved
| lands.
Mr.. Burns presented a petition asking
for bill to compel fraternal insurance
organizations doing business on the as
sessment plan to place in the first few
lines of all policies issued to Maine re-
sidents, the words assessment plan, -
and to have the words plainly printed
on all of their advertising mHtter.
The State college resolve was received
from the committee and assigned te
next Tuesday lending the first reading.
Mr.. Guernsey of Dover took up the
bill authorizing the Governor and coun'
Gil to contract with the Camden and
Rockland water company for water
for the state prison for II years at the
terms which have been in force for the
past 10 years under contract made by
Governor Bodwell and his council under
similar circumstances. The figures are
$4,000 a year. MIR. Guernsey offered an
amendment to provide that the amount
should not exceed $4,000, leaving the Gov
erDor and Council to make better trade
| if possible. He said 1T took courage to
oppose a measure that had been estab-
lished as this one has. He believed thai
$500 a year would be the correct
amount.
Mr.. Fogler of Rooklanu, described the
water system and opposed the amend.
ment Hs said it had cost the company
$3.50, 900 to get the works to Thomaston
and that it cost $3.50 to maintain that
part of the plant; that the income on II
is $1,000 from the town, S1750 from the
people and $4,000 from the state. leaving
a net income above1running expenses Of
$4,000 on the investment of $3.50, QUO,
which he thought was little enough.
Mr., Hamilton of Biddeford said be
agreed with the gentleman from Dover
in regard to his object, but not with his
methods. He said: "When 60 home
want to know just what each one of ths
state enterprises is going to cost and I am
in favor of giving the whole of these Of
some size and saying it is all yours and
against giving anyone a cheese to nible
on without the hope of having some left
have as much confidence in the Cover
nor and Council as anyone, but they are
politicians or they would not he here.''
Mr.. Guernsey asked for yea and may
vote and got unanimous consent tt
speak, He went on with his argument
The call for the yea and nay vote wal
not seconded and he doubted the vote
by which the amendment was defeated
and call for rising vote. The amend
ment was defeated, So to 16.
MIR. Furnish of Lewiston moved tt
table the bill and Mr.. Macomber of AL
gusta opposed him.
The motion to table was lost and the
bill passed to be enarossed.
The folio ing bills were passed to BIZ
enarossed: Searsport Water company,
ferry between Sullivan and Hancock.
Deer Isle Water company, KingtielG
water company, Crispus Graves fund
Maine Water and Power company, relat
ing to Maine State prison, Hallowel
Water company Lawry Dam company
piers and booms, Mattawamkeag river
Penobscor East Branch Log Driving
company, Coburn Steamboat company
Washington county railroad, Rumfort
Falls and BuckHeld railroad company
damages for land taken for highways
resolves of Main Eye and Ear Iniirmary
Josiah T. Mcclellan, Maine State prison
bridge across Narraguagus river. Simon
B. Gates. Passam aqoddy Indians State
Reform school, Calais academy, Penob
scot Indians.
The bill to introduce instruction il
cooking and use of tools in public sch coll
wos teh]sd on motion Of Mr. Merrill