The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
PRAYER Of a Veteran in the Maine
House.
PROTEST AGAINST PROPOSED
SOLDIERS HOME AT NEWPORT.
The Bill M aking Appropriation for Same
KiIled-Portland Charter Bill Passed
BY the Senate-Fire investigation Bill
Tabled.
ESPECIAL TO THE fREss.l

Augusta, March 1.-THE House did q
lot OF BUSINESS today. A bill authoriz-
ing kittery to raisesa sum not exceeding
$500 for the observance of the 2o0th an
niversary was presented by Mr.. RoweH
of Kittery, read three times and passed
under.suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Gowell of Berwick, presented
bill to incorporate the Ogunquit Sewer
company.
Mr.. Coffin of shapleigh presented the
following bill:
Exceptions may at any time, within
the thine limited by law for h!ing ex-
ceptions, be taken to any opinion, di-
reotion or omission of the presiding
Judge at any trial in bis charge to the
jury, whether previous mention thereon
shall have been made, or not1oe thereof
given or not and such exceptions
shall be allowed Notwithstanding the att
tention of the court may not previously
have been called to the matters involved
in such exceptions.
Mr.. Patten of Amherst presented bill
to legalize the organization of the PLAN
tation of SWANS Island.
The report of the majority of the labor
committee against the 54hour bill and
the minority report in favor of the till
was tabled on motion of Mr.. O'Neil Of
Biddeford.
The act enabling Portland to annex
Deering by mutual consent, reported by
the committee on towns, was tablsd
on motion of Mr.. Moore of Deering.
The unfavor able report of the commits
tee on military affairs on the resolve TO
appropriate 500 for the repair Of the
block house at Fort Kent, was accepted,
aud Major Diokey tried to get the vote
of acceptance rescinded, but failed to do
SO.
Mr.. Burns of Westhrook presented q
remonstrance against the resolve in ia
vor of the aoldiers' home at Newport.
The resolve in favor of the Sisters Of
Charity hospital of Lewiston, was read
and assigned to next Wednesday.
Mr.. Martin Of Liberty. asked for COM
mittee on investigation, but yielded when
Mr. Noble of Lewiston said further In
formation would be forthcoming.
Mr.. Rounds of Paris moved that the
resolve appropriating s15, 600 for the
soldiers home at Newport be indefnite-
ly postponed.
Mr.. Winslow of Portland spoke in IA
vor of the resolve.
Mr.. Lincoln of Perry said: "We old
soldiers saved the country and now let US
alone Let us die among our friends
and not down on that shore of Newport
lake. The government gives US pen
sion and that Is enough. They tell US it
would take $3.50, 900 to care for 40 inmates
of hospital at Bangor. Now they
ask for SIS, coo to provide for old
soldiers at Newport. In the name Of
heaven, what kind of shape do they
propose to put us in theref"
Mr.. Cox of Randolph said that when a
soldier went to Togus, his family might
be dependent on the town, but with
such home rs the one proposed will
cause his family to be cared for.
Mr.. Stetson of Bangor and Mr.. Hamii-
ton of Mattaumkeag spoke in favor Of
the resolve. Mr.. Hamilton was applaud-
ed.
Judge Philbrook Of Waterville, Pssrl
Of Bangor, Burns of Westt r0ok, Moore
of Deering and Rounds of Paris, spoke
on the bill, the two former favoring 1t
and the last two opposing
Mr. StetsCn of Bangor called for yea
and nay vote ana the vote was taken.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
carried, "a to Sc.
Mr.. Durgin of Orono said when tie
guide bill was called up, that he hoped
Mr.. Goodrioh's amendment causing the
fees received to be paid by the commits
sioners to the state treasurer would not
prevail, The amendment was defeated
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