The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-20
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Augusta, March 19.-The House session
this morning was largely consumed in
passing, defeating, reading and amend
ing bills taken from the long list of bills
on the table. Bills are being fought out
on the pending question even if it be
only the first reading.
Mr.. Whelden of Portland presented a
bill to fix the salary of the state superin-
tendent of common schools at o., 500 and
his clerk at $1,000. The till also provides
that the superintendent shall biennially,
after the adjournmentssof the legislature,
have printed 5000 copies OF the school
law for distribution to municipal officers.
He shall also keep municipal officers
posted on new school enaotments and
other matters Of interest to them.
The railroad committees bill to regu-
late the organization Of electric railroads
was given its several readings, the third.
reading being under suspension of the
rules, and passed to be engrossed.
The committee on railroads met Friday
| tering the Windham, Westbrook & Har-
rison railroad oonditionally. II the
Bridgton narrow guage builds to Harri-
son before November Let, 1893, then the
| Windham, Westbrook & Harrison COM
pany can only build to Naples, otherwise
| they are chartered to Harrison.
A ohnrtsr to the Portland Railroad
denied and the company ordered to go tc
the general law, but the company Is
authorized to issue bonds.
Mr.. Pearl of Bangor moved the indef-
mite postponement of the bill providing
for the inspection of commercial feeding
stuff sold in Maine. He said it put taz
on the former and gave dealers from
other states an advantage over Maine
dealers.
| Mr.. Fernald of Levant opposed the
motion to postpone the bill and called at.
tention to the large number of farmers
who had signed the netitions for the bill
Others favored the bill.
| Mr.. PEARLS motion to Indefinitely post
pone was lost 70 TO 81 on vote by
division. The vote was when announced
applauded. The bill was given its pre-.
liminary readings and under suspension
of the rules the third reading The bill
was then passed to be engrossed. The
bill is new draft making the compen
sation for analysis ten cents per ton, al
above the actual expense Of analysis tl
be paid to the state treasurer.
| Mr.. O'Neil argued in favor of his
Hm endment to the bill relating to the
orders may take charge Of the body of g
stranger who happens to die while on his
travels. The amendment was adopted.
| On motion Of Mr.. Hamilton the bill tc
amend the Biddeford charter was again
tabled aud assigned for next week.
The bill relative to packing sardines
was taken up on motion of Mr.. Rodick
of Eden slightly amended by him and
passed to be engrossed.
The resolve in favor Of the Children's
Aid Suciety Of Rookland WIS passed to
| be engrcssed on motion of MIR. FogIer of
Rookland.
i The bill relating to the duties Of the
state superintendent Of schools was taken
| from the table given its third reading
| and passed to be engrossed.
| The bill r. ting to travelling libaries
was given preliminary readings.
Bill giving the Oxford Light company
special powers not granted under its
| general law, rend and assigned.
On motion of Mr.. Hill of Portland.
the bill relating to the goods IN ware
houses on which storage has not been
paid was amended to provide that the
notice to the owner shall be by registered
| lGUU0r auCl UDo illl w 40 IOuo hAu dSSlgu6tl.
Mr.. Foqler of Rockland moved the in
definite postponement of the bill to pro-
vide for the instruction in cooking and
| the use of tools in the schools. Carried.
On motion of MIR. Pearl of Bangor the
House non-concurred in the Senate
amendments, Which provided that two
thirds of the mem bers of the city council
NAV call a meeting and adopted an
amendment making che required number
ten members. This is as 1t was reported
| from the committee. The original bill
however, called for two-thirds, but Mr.
Palmer of Bangor got it changed in the
committee to ton.
On motion of Mr.. Stetson of Bangor
the resolve to equip and organize travel
| ing libraries was read and assigned
| The following measures were passed to
| he engrossed by the House: Convey ring
school children; salary. county attorney,
Cumberland county; mortasging of
| wards estate by guardians; taxation of
insurance companies: Maine Gettysburg
commission; Photographic views: Maine
| industrial school for girls; relating to
board of agriculture; Supreme Judicial
| court, franklin county; relating to
poultry industry.
IN THE SENA TIE.
The resolve giving S275, 900 to Eastern
Maine Insane Asylum. which was in