The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-04
NORMAL SCHOOLS WANTS.
, heard. Many questions were

Judge Stearns and MIR. Noble asked if
the petitioners thought that II IN view OF
the provision of tho constitution relating
to cruel and uusual punishment man
could be sentenced to occupy the CHAIR
They referred the question to ex-Attor-
ney General Baker, who was present
and he said that as long as NO permanent
injury WAS done the prisoner the consul
tuition would not be violated.
DR.. Bean was asked how five hours in
the chair after long debauch would
affect man. He said it might bring on
delirium tremens.
Judge Stearns-In case of deIirium
tremens the punishment might result in
death.
in death very often.
One witness was asked his name.
Answer" Page"
"What?n
"Page. You will find it on both sides
of the leaves in your Bible. +"
Question-Wh do you think of this
cha ir Elder Page. Answer think it
will keep tramps out of a town.
c ity Marshal Morse of Augusta, said
he did not think one chair in Augusta
would amount to anything. but that
several with law authorizing their use
woull BIS desirable.
Mr.. Baker, tho inventor, said he had
never had anyone in the chair longer
than one hour. 81 could not get anyone
to sit In it. have offered to pay mon
ten dollars day and feed them on good
beef stsak if they would sit in the chair,
but no one would do it..
Mr.. Baker said that he and Judge
Brown would like to have the matter left
open with permission for Judge Brown
and himself to draw mild bill for its
USE The petition was tabled.
Hon. Herbert M. Heath opened the
discussion of the matter of incorporating
the Hallowell Water Commissioners.
The committee on judiciary tabled the
act to divide the town of Mechanic Falls
into two voting precincts, referred the
act to incorporate the Hallowell Commits
sioners to subcommittee. tabled the
petition Of A. Baker and others for the
use of the primitive chair in the punish
ment of criminals and referred the
petition of Gilman Roberts and others
for an act to mise the age of protection
of girls to subcommittee
+ The committee on banks and banking
considered a petition to have banks
give bonds to depositors. The petition
ers were given leave to withdraw.
/ The railroad committee voted to report
ought to pass on the Engel bill and on
the act relating to the Rumford Falls
and Buck field railroad.
The com mittee on towns heard the
discussion on the division of Deer Isle.
Councillor e. Il. Spofford said the
town contained IS square miles and 1000
population and that the business Sec
ton desired to lie set off and made 10
town to be known as Stonington. He
said there is no longer any objection.
In the proposed division of Berwick.
George e. Yeaton of South Berwick ap-
peared for the petitioners. The plan con-
templates setting off six families and
their property to South Berwick where
their interests arc said to centre. The
railroad station patronlzed by South Ber-
mick is on this triangular piece Of land
and this Was used as an argument by the
petitioners among whom are the families
involved. W. S. Matthews, Esq, con-
Quoted the opposition ana he carefully
cross examined Charles Stone, who gave
numerous reasons why he should like to
resome citizen of South Berwick. d.
v. Moore, Esq, also appeared for the op-
position. The opposition declared that
Berwick had been cut up enough and
that South Berwick would always be
wanting part of Berwick. 1t was con-
tended that other residents had as good
reasons to desire to be set off as the ones
referred to in this casa.
Ali parties agreed the land involved
was too POOR to raise white beans on,
but in regard to other points there was
a great deal of argument.
At the evening session the bill was
tabled and the committee voted to re-