The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-04

act prohibiting fishing in Duck Pond
during the years leS7-S-9.
Resolves appropriating $3.50 for Nathan
Levi and 500 for Horace Nicola, the
Indian delegates, 10 pay them for tneiF
sessions work, were passed under sus-
pension of tbsrulss.
Mr.. Merrill of Portland moved thao
House paper No. IA be taken from the
tabls. Ii WAS done, and Mr.. Pearl on
Ranpor moved to amend by striking OUT
tbs word sstwenty" and inserting "ten.
The motion passed. 1t extends ths CHAR
tor of the company which runs the ferry
at Marsh Rips on the Penobscot for tsn
years.
The appropriation for cattle killed ias1
year on account Of tuberculosis Uas gwen
its readings.
Mr.. Sherman of Buxton presertea a'i
sat to amend the chapter of the Ssoo
River Telegraph and Telephone compa-
ny.
MIR. Hill Of Portland presented an acO
IN revive the charter of the Portland
Land company.
Mr.. Fogler of Rookland presented Pc
tition fcr monument for Major General
Hiram Berry.
Mr.. Currier of Earmipet6n presented
a pexition for the charter of the franz
lin and Kennobec railroad.
Mr.. areenlsaf Of Southport presented
an act to incorporate the Southport and
Booth bay Telephone and Telegraph com
pany.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford presented
. bill providing that towns may prohibit
riding bicycles on the sidewalks. The
PENALTY authorized is S..
The committee on fish and game hav-
ing reported n new draft and ought to
PASS on the bill to license guides, Mr..
Sewall Of Bath moved that 1t be read
under SUSPENSION OF the rules and she
reading was no sooner begun than 1t
was tabled on a motion by Mr.. Hutchins
of Penobscot, who took it for granted
that it was resolve on account of the
rules having 20 be suspended to read
it, When he learned that it was the
guids act and not the the game appro-
prietion and that the only rule to sus-
pend was the one OIL printing, pending
second reading, he moved 1t be taken
from the table. motion for its read
ing WINS then passed and 1T was about to
be done when it was again tabled on
motion of Mr.. Whelden of Portland.
The reprinting was in order ON account
Of the new draft which includes an ad-
ditional provision that licensed guides
may shoot deer in September for camp
use for themselves and their hosts. This
provision which practically outs close
time to September LIST, is Thought to have
been Mr. Whelden's motive in tabling.
1t has created much informal discus
sion.
On motion of Mr. Hamilton Of Bidde-
ford the Gettysburg monument resolves
were tabled and on his motion also were
taken from the table. They were read
under suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. Hill of Portland presented the fol-
lowing bill:
The trustees of Diocesan funds of the
Diocese of Maine shall have power to
take and hold real and personal estate
ooutri buteil for pafochia endowments
or either church purposes to the amount
OF 5000, 600 and to manage and dispose OF
the sane In accordance with the terms OF
tho several aifts, grants or endownenfs,
and said trustees shall keen an account
wish each endow men or gift comprising
said fund and report their doings in
managing the same and the condltlon
thereof to the convention OF tue diocese
annually.
A communication from Dixie Hines,
editor of the American Whaelman. in
favor of convict labor on reads, was re-
csived from the executive department