The Portland daily press., 1897-01-28
THE FIRST SPEECH.
Mr. ROWell Of Kittery Airs Eloquence
in House.
PORTLAND ELEVATOR BILL RE
PORTED FAVORABLY

A Manual School at Presque Isle Proposed
Belfast and watervills Want Am
endments to Their Charters.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREssel
Augusta, January N.-The first speech
of the season was made today when Mr..
Rowell of Kittery addressed the House
on his resolve relating to the Kittery
navy yard.
The act to- empower the Portland Ele-
vator Company to lay tracks, lease its
franchises, was reported fought to
pass" and was given its first and SEQ
ond readings.
The judiciary committee also reported
favorably on the act to leRalize the
lease of the Old Town Street railway
to the Bangor, Orono and Old Town
company.
The report on the bill for the support
of the minor children of divorced wives
by husbands, was favorable to its pas
sage. These bills were given their pre-
liminary hearings.
The resolve approving the action of
the Governor and Council in engaging
attorneys to push the claim of Maine
against the government for its expense
in defending the Union was read.
Judge Philbrook of Watervills pre-
sented petition asking that the char
ter of Waterville be revised so that the
powers vested in the city council may
be exercised by the mayor and alder
men and to give the mayor power to re-
move officials for cause.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford presented
81, revised statutes, relating to mort
cages on personal property.
A petition asking that the charter OF
Belfast be so amended that three as
SCISSORS shall be elected on the third
Monday Of March, 1897 for the terms of
one, two and three years respectively,
and one annually thereafter, whose term
of office shall tie three years, was pre-
scented by MIR. Littlefield of Belfast.
Mr. Plummer of Lisbon presented an
act to extend the charter Of the Lisbon
water company for mn additional two
years.
Major Dickey Of Fort Kent presented
on the coast of Maine.
MIR. Houghton of Fort Fairfield pre-
sented petition Tor changes in the In
solvepcy laws so no discharge can tie
granted unless dividend is paid.
Mr.. Rowell of .Kittery presented re-
pressntatives in Congress from Maine
to exert their influence to secure II
appropriation for dry dock at the Kit
terry navy yard. He moved that it be
passed under a suspension of the rules
and pending this action il was tabled
on motion Of Mr.. Fill of Portland.
An act to esta bliSh manual sch DOL
ut PresQue Isle, was introduced by Judge
Smith of Pressure Isle. The act appr O.
rriat9s $40, 000 for the purchase of the St.
John Diocesan school and provides that
the cost of running the school shnll not
exeeea the expenses OF any OF the other
state normal schools. 1t provides that
not more than $4,000 shall :. tie paid for
the ST. john school. ~
Mr.. Williams of Augusta presented a
petition in favor of Westbrook Semi
nary.
An act TO repeal the special privilege
of school district numbers OF kenne-
burk, was presented by Mr.. Littlefe Id
of Kennebunk.
MIR. Hill OF Portland presented an
act granting Susan 3. B. Spring hit to
maintain dam at its present height
at the lower narTowS In West Harps-
well for the purpose OF retaining water
for fab culture.
Mr.. Fogler of Rockland presented an
act authorizing the Damariscotta Mills
Water Power company to develop ell,
and use electric power and to transmit
for lease and sale light, heat and power.
MIR. Dickey of Fort Kent presented a
bill to provide for homeopathic treat
meut at the insane asylum at Bangor
when it is desired.
An act authorizing the land agent to
sell land In Moor plantation was pre-
aented by MIR. Daggett Of Smyrna.
Mr. Coffin Of ShapleiRh presented a
petition asking for bounty OF DO cents
q head on foxes.
MIR. Rodick of Eden presented a resolve
appropriating 81, 800 for repairs on the
Castine normal school buildings and re-
furnishing the same.
Mr Dudley of Brookton presented re-
solve appropriating $500 to aid in build
ing a bridge between Maine and New
Brunswick at Forest City.
resolution of thanks to Il. G. SWEET
for his lecture in the Representatives
ball last evening on Picturesque
Maine," was presented by Mr.. Pearl OF
Bangor and passed.
In THE SENATE.
Senator Poor of Oxford presented a
petition asking that a part of the tax of
Peru be RENTED.
Senator Hargraves presented resolve
authorizino the state treasurer to borrow