The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-04
Bill to License Guides Before the
House,
AND TO ALLOW GUIDES 10 KILL
DEER in SEPTEMBER.
Bill to Compel Railroads to Carry Bicycles
VIII Be Heard Before Railroad Com
mittee-Committee Will Visit State
College Today.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

Augusta, February S--Mr. Randall Of
Kittery presented an act to authorize
Frederick A. Staples to build and main
tain wharf in the tide waters Of Piscnt-
aqua river in the to wn of Eliot.
Mr. Blanchard of Wilton presented an
act to incorporate the Kipgfeld water
company.
More petitions for equalizing school
tax were offered.
Speaker LARA bee announced that some
of the petitions for equalization of school
tax were going to the com mitrse on edu-
cation and others to the com niittee on
taxes he said that one committee
should be agreed On for the reference of
these petitions.
Alr. York of Nohleboro presented re-
monstrance against changing the law
Oh smelt fishing in the Damariscotta.
Mr.. Golden of Belgrade presented re-
monstranoe against the proposed Maine
Central wharf at Readfeld.
Mr. Moore of Deerina presented the fol-
lowing resolve with evidence of it's pas
sage by the Deering Board of Trade:
Resolved, That the Board of Trade of
the City of Desring hereby requests its
representatives ia the legislature to use
all legitimate means to repeal the un.
wise legislation Of 1895 which. 10 the
language of the Governor in his late in
augural tends to create monopolies, and
to prevent healthy competition in the
matter of supplying and distributing
electric power within the limits OF this
city for manufacturing and other pur-
poses, and in view OF the benefits to be
derived from the cheaper generation of
electricity by water POWER. and further
request our representaGiv to secure nee
essary legislation which shall authorize
the g5Uniued s,Induratad Fibre Company
of New Jersey, Its SUCCESSORS and as
signees to supply electrical and other
power to our citizens for the above pur-
poses, and to transmit the same from
its source of supply on she Presumpscot
river to this city.
Mr.. Murray of Penn broke presented an
act instructing assessors to enumerate
poultry.
| Mr.. Pattangall of Machias, presented
an act 10 increase the efficiency of the
| free high schools and eoualize the amount
OF state aid to preparatory schools,
amending sections rs and 81, chapter II,
r. s., as atspreseut amended.
Mr.. Currier of Pennington presented
bill to establish q salary for the
sheriff of franklin county.
| MFR. Larrabee of Ssbaer presented re-
solve appropriasing $500 or the term OF
two years for the Potter Academy at Sc
bago.
Mr.. Cook of Casco presented petition
from Otisfeld, and Mr.. Burns OF West.
brook,a petition from Westbrook in favor
Of the Westbrook, Windhan and Harri.
son railroad. Mr.. Burns presented 9
similar petition from the municipal off
GERS Of Westbrook.
Mr.. Tolman of Carroll presented ps-
tition asking that law be enacted pro-
hibiting the use of fire arms by boys I'm
der IS years of age.
| Mr. Tolman also presented a petition
asking for $500 year for the Springfield
Normal school.
Mr. Sewall of Bath presented resolve
authorizing W. 8. Blanchard & Co, &c
publish a map Of Maine under the su.
pervision Of the lard agent and forest
com missioner, providing that the state
be put to no expense in obtaining data.
MIR. Currier of Pennington presented
a bill to amend the act Incorporating
the village of Farminaton
| Mr., Whelden of Portland presented eli