Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-27
FEATURES OF FRIDAY.
"A Busy Session, Then Ad-
journment to Tuesday.
Full Text Of Proposed Law to Regu-
late Party Caucuses.
Now Measures Introduced : Few Committee
Hearings Notes.

N AHc SiSHAu Wceh VI the Ootn LCSlSld-
ture closed. Friday, with a busy ses-
sion of an hour and then came ad-
journment until next Tuesday at 10 A.
NJ, and the usual grand exodus of the
members for their homes. There was
not large attendance in either body.
In the House breeze was made by the
attempt Of Mr.~Daggett of Smyrna. to
amend the resolves in favor of the
Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indians
by striking out the small sums appro-
priated for the salary of the Roman
Catholic priest and the repairs on the
chapel He met strong opposition.
however, and the amendment was
overwhelmingly lost. The bill for the
letter protection of girls and the re-
solves for the Eastern Maine General
hospital and the Childrens Aid Society
of Bangor We're taken from the table
ana put on their passage without de-
bate.
There was mass of committee re-
ports and fair amount of new business,
Mr.. Knowlton of Portland, introduced
a bill providing that any clerk of the
supreme judicial court who has served
eight years may come up for denomination
to the bar after six months study in
stead of the two~years' study common
ly required.-A petition came from
Washington county asking for a
change in the lobster laws so as to al
low the taking of Holsters under nine
inches between April Is and July L.
Also q number of anti-cigarette petit
lions came straying along.-Mr. Boyn-
ton Of Sullivan. introduced bill re.
qufring the use of wide tires upon team
wagons used upon all dirt roads. Or
team wagons drawn by one horse the
tires shall be three inches wide. or
those drawn by two horses five inches
wide. and on those drawn by four o,
more horses seven inches wide. The
penalty for using tires contrary to this
law shall be SO flne.-Mr. Fernald OF
Levant, presented resolve fixing the
dates of the Maine State fair and the
Eastern Maine State fair. The resolve
declares that it is not for the best in
terests of the State for these fairs to
he held the same week. and provides
that if their managements cannot
agree upon dates which shall not con:
nict, they shall be heard before the
Governor and Council who shall fix
the dates for the fairs. If the associa-
,tions refuse to comply with this pro-
vision they, shall not receive any finan-
cial aid from the State.
. In the Senate the bill relating to the
analysis and sale of commercial feed
ing stuffs was re-referred to committee
on agriculture in concurrence.-Wall
of Knox, presented an order directing
the messenger of Senate to discontinue
wood fires in Senate chamber. Mr..
Walls said the heat was oppressive.
Stearns of Aroostook. moved to lay
order on the table. The senator from
Knox doubling the vote the member
arose and stood while being counted.
The Senate voted IS to I to continue
wood fires.-Senator Roberts of Oxford
presented an act providing for placing
the management of roads to a certain
extent under State Board of Agricul-
ture. 1t provides that the board by
means of maps. charts, cuts, drawings,
printed or written articles, lectures, or
otherwise. disseminate knowledge
throughout the State concerning best
known methods of building and main
tanning highways and sidewalks in
towns and cities or State, and in par
/ ticular to impart to county commits
sioner the street commissioner of cities
and selectmen of towns such informa-
| ton. The secretary of the board and
one of it's members shall hold annually
two farmers Institutes in each county
and as many more as they may deem
eXpedient for the public discussion Of
topics relating to husbandry and best
methods of building highways and il
| may issue bulletins or employ experts
| lecturers, q reporter. or other aids tC
enhance the usefulness of the board
Members shall receive no compensation
except for time actually employed al
$500 per diem and six cents a mile for
travel. The board shall appoint a sec.
rotary, a chief executive officer fci
term, of three years. who shall annual
| ly present a report of his observation:
in relation to highways to be included
| in agriculture report.-Senator Savage
of Androscoggin, presented an act
amending section IS, chapter AZ of Re
vised Statutes, as amended by chapter
SO, Public Laws of 1895, relating to cor.
,porations. This provides that before
corporation shall commence bushes.
the president and directors shall prepare
a certificate setting forth the name
and residence of the clerk in addition
to other information in regard to cor
pporations as is now required by law
Clason of Kenpebec, presented a re
solve for 800 in favor of VIM. H
Holmes, of Augusta. for bounty due
him in War Of the Rebellion.-Senatol
Savage presented an act amending sec
| ton 60, chapter 81. Revised Statutes
relating to auditors as follows: "Tht
fees and necessary expenses of auditors
SO appointed shall be paid by the
county on presentation of the proper
certificate Of the clerk of courts fol
that county. and the amount thereof
shall be fixed by the court upon the
coming in of the report. Merrill OF
Somerset. presented a new draft fO'
the bill for the enumeration of poultry
1t requires assessor to return on frs
day of April, 1898. and on first day o.
April every fifth year thereafter thu
number of all kinds of poultry. will
estimate. value of eggs and poultry
noted separately. produced during
, the year preceding. keeping their re
turns of each kind of poultry separate
to the State assessor, said propert!
shall not be included in the tax list.