The Republican journal., 1897-03-04
The Maine Legislature.
What Is Said and Done at Augusta

tor the State to have to pay S14 900 for plans
for hospital. Senator Savage argued for the
| resolve, which was finally passed.
Maxwell of Androscoggin, presented an
order that the commissioners of the Eastern
| Maine Insane hospital deliver to the COM
mittee on Eastern Maine Insane hospital all
| books and papers in relation to the hospital.
| Merrill of Somerset, took the resolve ap-
| propriating $4,000 for inland fisheries and
game from the table. He cautioned the sen.
ate to go slow in appropriating money. On
| his motion the amendment cutting the ap-
| preparation to $4,000 was struck out and
the resolve for SO, GOO passed TO be engross-
ed.
AT the opening of the session of the house
| Speaker Larrabee read the following tele-
| gram from Belfast: Representative W. l..
| Littletield, whom the papers have had as
| dead, is up travelling around the house. He
! is now sitting at his window enjoying HIM
| self, and wishes to be remembered to all. y
The news was received with applause.
Later telegram of congratulati0n to Mr..
| Lttletield OF Belfast, expressing delight and
| congratulation on his improved health and
| prospective recovery was read by the speak
er and the house authorized that it be for
warded to him. The telegram was publish
ed in The Journal last week
Goodrich of MaNtield took the sea and
i shore fisheries resolve from the table and
moved to reduce from SO 900 to $4,000 This
was objected to and speeches were made
| against llc TeuutblOu DN StWdiI Ol fdtn,
Rodick of Eden, and Fogler of Rockland.
| Both amendments We're killed and the bill
as reported was given its second reading
A large number of anti-cigarette petitions
were presented.
| Dickey of Fort Kent presented a resolve
asking for an additional 81 900 for the NADIA
waska Training school.
| Pattngaall OF Machlas presented an act
to amend section IL, chapter SO, Revised
Statutes, allowing women to administer
oaths.
Passed to be engrosed
| An act to amend sections and g. of chapter
| 363, of the special Laws of 1850, relating to
the election of city assessors of the city of
| Belfast.
Resolve in favor of the Children's Aid
| Society of Maine.
On motion of Mr.. Fogler of Rockland
this resolve was laid on the table pending
its second reading for printing statement of
| facts.
The first time of the winter for commit
| tee to make two reports on measure comes
with the bill to create the Office of State
commissioner of highways. The Judiciary
committee could not agree on the matter
and Senator Drummond will present the re-
port ought to pass and Mr.. Hamilton the
report Ought not to pass The good roads
people will fight hard for such a commits
| sloner.
| Feb. % There Was short and quiet ses-
| sion Of both branches of the Legislature this
morning. Very little new business was Of
| fered, but much routine work was done.
| The House Concurred with the Senate III
sending the resolve for the eastern Maine
| Insane Asylum back to the committee The
pressed hay bin was indefinitely postponed.
| The commercial feeding stuff bill was sent
back to the agricultural committee. The
committee on education reported resolves
for many academies, nearly all of which
! We're cut down from the sum asked for. The
bill adding two aids TO the governors staff
| Was passed To lie enacted. In 81 Senate the
following House bill was read and assigned
An act to amend sections and &, of chapter
! BOB of the Special Laws of 1870. relating to
the election of city assessors of the city OF
Belfast.
The committee on the State college voted
| in executive session, Thursday, to recon-
mend an appropriation for the college Tor ~
years of one-tw cltth Of mill on the vaiua-
ton Of the State. The original resolve
called for so 900 annually for 10Years. One
| twelfth of d mill on the present State yalua-
ton means about S27 300 annually. The
| committee took no acton in regard to the
resolve for an appropriation tor new huid-
| ing. this wear, and it is not likely that any
Will be recommended. The matter of chang
| ing the name of the institution to the nj
versity Of Maine was re-assigned for later
| hearing.
The $4,000 petitioners for the anti-cigar-
cite law have won the first point in their
fight, and the committee on temperance
Will report fought to pass or the bill which
prohibits totally the manufacture, sale or
gift of cigarettes i'll Maine. This decision
was reached in executive session, Thursday
| afternoon and the friends of the bill claim
1t will pass the Legislature as easily as II
| Il JiI II The INIT H.
perance will hold another hearing, next
| Tuesday at P. NJ, on the bill relating to
| liquor agencies and other matters.
The committee on banks and banking in
executive session, Thursday afternoon, con-
| tinued its consideration of the bill reducing
the tax on savings banks, and finally voted
unanimously to report ought to pass. The
| bill reduces the rate substantially l-o per
| cent and the law is not to go into effect
| until 1898.
The bill providing two additional aids for
| Gov. Powers staff finally passed on Thurs
day and the governor promptly announced
the appointment of Col. L. X. Stetson OF
Bangor, and Henry A. Wing of Lewiston
as the new aids and these two gentlemen
| were kept busy receiving congratu latlons,
during the day, from their many friends at
the capitol. Col. Stetson was an aid on the
staff of Gov Cleaves. Mr.. Wing, a former
Bangor newspaper man, as former editor OF
Lewiston Sun, and the present Boston
Herald representative for central Name, is
widely known and everywhere liked. Both
are gentlemen of exceptional ability and
fine personal qualities.
Feb. %. The session of the Legislature
to-day was only one hour long, but consider
able business was transacted in that time.
In the Senate Mr.. Savage of Androscog-
gin, presented an act relating to corporations
that before incorporation they shall prepare
a certificate setting forth the name and resi-
dence of the clerk in addition to the other
information required by law
An act was presented to place the man
agement of roads under control OF the
State board of agriculture to some extent:
The board may disseminate know ledge ol
! the best known methods OF building anu
maintaining highways and sidewalks, and
impart the same Information to the county
| commissioners, street commissioners OF
cities, and selectmen of towns by means OF
maps, etc. The secretary OF the board shail
hold two Institutes in each county annually
to discuss road questions and may ISSUE
bulletins and employ experts to lecture
The board shall appoint secretary Tor
three years, who shall publish annually
report.
| Mr.. Billings of Waldo presented a resolve
in favor of Freedom Academy.
An act to amend sections and q OF chap
ter 1868 of the Special Laws of 1850 relating
to the election of city assessors IN the city