The Portland daily press., 1897-01-23
Legislature ldjourns Until 4.SO
Monday Afternoon.
NEW PLAN FOR ELECTION OF DL
RECTORS OF ELECTRIC ROADS.
senator Parsons Introduces q Bill That
Has the Merit Of Novelty at Least
More Petitions for Westbrook Road
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Fish Exhibit for the State House.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J
Augusta, January 2z.-The House Of
Representatives had q shorb session this
morning and after listening to the titles
Of o lot Of petitions on matters which
have been prominent every day few
new ones were received and the House
rested at ease while the Senate was dis
posing of yesterdays House business.
Among the new matters presented were
a petition for the extension of ths charter
of the Bangor Boom company; petition
for an act to authorize Hallowell to pro-
vide its own electricity, and an ac5 to
charter the Searsport Water company.
There was also presented an act to
make the salary of the Judge of probate
Of Knox county $500 year instead OF the
sum established by law.
Mr.. Cook of Casco presented petition
| from the people of Otisfleld asking that
the charter of the Westbrook, Windham
and Harrison railroad be granted.
A resolve appropriating $1,000 for the
/ proposed Kipgmau bridge was presented
| by Mr.. Tolman of Carroll. 1t provides
| that Kingman may have the money ap-
| propriated If 1T contributes in addition
| enough to complete the bridge.
| Mr.. Fogler of Rookland, presented a
| bill providing that whenever widow OF
a testator shall file in the probate court
notice Of non acceptancs of will and
claims her rights under law, she shall
have the same right and interest IN such
testator's estate real and personal. but
shall not be entitled to both unless by
the will that the testatoF so intended.
Mr. Kinsman of Cornville, presented q
bill providing that any proprietor of tbt
sharos of a natural pond not exceeding
ten acres shall have the exclusive righ,
to cultivate and capture fish in such POND
givs public notice Of his intention ue
OCCUPY the pond by posting at least thr a
notices on the shores.
The notice shall be sworn to and then
4 fled with the court clerk.
proprietor may fish in his pond as
and when he pIeases with the privileges
and restrictions set forth in the revised
statutes in chapter 40, section 63.
= No other person shall fish there with
out the consent of the proprietor.
A1 order directing the librarian Il
provide fifteen volumes of the ryisec
statutes for members, was passed.
II, An order directing the clerk to vid
each Wednesday printed slip for eacl
member giving the measures under con
sideration which contemplate appropria
tions and measures making appropria
, tions that have passed was read ant
passed.
An order directing the secretary O.
state to purchase for each member l
, volume of Reed g rules WINS pessed.
An order for printing Senate, Hous'
and Joint rules was passed.
Tho in 5ioiary cnmf IN ittaa TanOrta0 tina
, the act extanding the charter of the
Maine Live Stock Insurance company
she act relating to the municipal cour1
of Waterville, and the act relating to thu
municipal court Of Augusta. ought tt
pass.
The railroad committee reported tha
the bill to change the name of th'
Hampden and Winterporr railway ough
to pass.
The inland fab and game committe;
asked nernissi1n to offer new draft ot
the act to repeal chapter SOB of the public
laws, 1898, relating to fish ing in Nara
guagus river
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Parsons of Piscataquis, intro
duesd the following act:
In all elections for directors or man
agers of corporations organized or exist
every subscriber or stookholder shall
have the right to vote in person or by
proxy for the number Of shares owned o.
subBoribsd by him for az macy person
] as there are directors or managers to o.
elected or to cumulate snch shares anG
vote thereon and give one candidate ss
many votes as tue number of directors
or managers multiplied by the number
of his shares shall equal, or to distribute
them on the same basis among as m am
candidates as he may think tit and sueh
directors and managers snail noG ID
, elected in any other way.
Senator Drummond OF Gum berland
presented an act providing that cour
: which annuls marriages may also decre'
for the care of minor children, for thf
changing of the woman's name anG ma,
afterwards alter such decree and employ
compulsory conditions sach as execn
tions, attachments and other eHectlv'
powers 90 enforce the DEGREES.
Senator Savage of Androseoggin pre-
seDted an act providing that section nve
of chapter 6S, revised statutes shall hppl,
to voluntary trusts arising under sectloI
Is of that chapter.
Senator DYummond of Cumberland
presented an act giving courts the SAM
powers In serving processes on iore!gl
corporations doing business Ia MAIN
that they have with Maine oofporaslons'
The committee on towns rerorted tina
the petitioners who ask that part Q
Madison be incorporated as town TO o
known as Old Point be allowed 60 wlun
J draw.
The judiciary committee reported tina
the bill relating the Portland Elevate
company ought to pass.
Senator Reynolds of Kenneheo intro
duced an order directing the erection Q
tank in the rotunda for the exh lpltlol
of the products of Maine fish .hntoherless;;
Both branches voted that the commit
tees on military affairs, educatloD
agriculture and State college, ard sue
Others as may join, may visit the stat
college at an early date.
Charter of Proposed Harrison ana "es'
brook Railway.
In the bill TO incorporate the Wesl