Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-26
|rA QUIET SESSION,
Thursday Morning,With Many
Hearings in Afternoon.
Features Of the Lively Hearings in
Various Committee Rooms.
Gov. Powers Appoints Two New Aids.ds. Camp
On Ms stan.

! Thursday mornings session of tn,
LEGISLATURE was the shortest ant
quietest for week. In neither bod,
was there any debate. any vote taker
or any incident to arouse the interest,"
or the members or the many spectators
present. The session lasted only ar
hour and adjournment was made unit
today at 10 A. NJ. 1t is not likely there
Twill be any Saturday session this week
The consideration of the resolve fol
the Sisters of Charity hospital of Lew.
lfston. was postponed week on account
Of the illness of Mr.. Noble. it's cham.
pion. The pressed hay bill was in.
definitely postponed, and the CONNER,
cial feeding stun bill was sent back tc
the committee. The bill adding two new
Iaids to the Governors staff was passed
to be enacted. Later in the day. Gov
ternor Powers announced the appoint
ment Of Col. l. X. Stetson of Bangor
and Henry A. Wing of Lewiston as the
Tnew aids and these two gentlemen
were kept busy receiving congratula-
lions. during the day. from their many
friends at the Capitol. Col. Stetson was
an aid on the staff of Governor
Cleaves and is now a member of the
Heuse from Bangor Mr.. Wing as
former, EDITOR of the Lewiston Sun, and
ltheNpresent Boston Herald representa-
tive for central Maine. is widely known
and everywhere liked. Both are gen.
| tlemen OF exceptional ability and fine
lSerso1ai qualities. and both have long
been intimate personal friends of Gov
ernor Powers; The fact that Mr. Wing
is known as d Democrat made no dir
ference in the appointment, and the
act of courtesy will be appreciated by
the minority as tits applauded by the
majority. On all sides We're heard
words of commentator for these two
appointments.
l. Among the little new business that
appeared lin the House. Thursday. was
a remonstrance with AIS names from
York county against granting authority
ITO the county commissioners to lay out
"a highway across Webhasset river in
Wells. Among other petitions that APP
Epeared I'M the House were six for tn
fWiggfn school taxsbill, six for the. ant
cigarette law, several for n law against
trapping 'foxess~one for, municipal suf-
Ifrage for women, and one for the bet
lfer projection: of girls. g
In the Senate It was even quietei
than in the House and routine work
Etsok ups all the time, no new bills or
petitions appearing. Senator Reynolds
| of Cumberland, was in the chair most
Eof the session. In the afternoon a
large part of the members and their
l.iadies visited Togus.
| The hall of the House was filled.
| Thursday afternoon, at the adjourned
hearing of the committee on inland
fish and game on the bill for the reg
I istration of guides. Many guides and
wardens were present. This bill, ION
which largely attended hearing was
held several weeks ago. was reported
lfavorably to the Legislature and then
sent back to the committee to give the
lremonstrants a chance to be heard.
Several other matters came up first.
1.-The extension of the close time on
tbeaver for six years longer. the act to
lrepeal the close time on mink, and the
bill changing the salmon laws of the
lPenobscot river. These were briefly
discussed by Commissioners Carleton
and Stanley, Col. Harrington and
Icthers, and were laid over for action.
1 The remonstrants to the bill to reg
lister guides, prevent forest fires and
facilitate the gathering Of statistics
= relative to the amount of inland fish
land game killed and taken in Maine.
|, We're led by John Swasey of Canton,
representing the Rangeley guides, and
Elk Councillor Holman of Pennington,
representing the Dead River guides
lThey had numerous witnesses and 1.-THE
lhearing promptly became breezy and
lfull Of interest. Mr.. Holman opened
1.-THE case, presented remonstrances with
Imany signers from the Rangeley. Dead
River and Moosehead regions. and ex-
lplaining why the guides were against
lit He did not believe there was a
tneed for such law or a demand for it
1.-THE guides are in great part unable to
write out the report that would be- re-
Toured. The commissioners are making
a mistake in judgment; nobody lean
s,duestion their good motives.
: Can't. Fred c. Barker Of Bemis. WAS
the first witness called and was fol-
lowed by James Matterson, president
of the Rangeley Guides Association
: which. has so members. They said the
sentiment was. strongly against, the
J proposed law. though the guides are
Willing to do all the bill requires OF
Them. Phineas Richardson Of Ken
Inebago Lake, and Grant Fuller OF
lEustis, were also examined. and in the
Characterization Mr.. Carleton made
fmany strong points for the bill.
After these witnesses were examined
1by the remonstrants, Commissioners
iCarleton made telling argument in
flavor of the bill. tearing to pieces the
Testimony of the witnesses. and read
ling many letters from guides wardens
lind Others, showing a strong feeling
flor the bill, and exposing the methods
fused by the remonstrants to arouse
feeling against it. Honest guides can
tnot object to 1t, and the preservation
iof the forests and the protection OF the
fish and game demand it. In the
midst of Mr.. Carleton's argument the
I! committee took a recess for supper.
! In the evening. Col. E. c. harrington
Commissioners Oak and Stanley. Capt
atwood of Winterport, Guide Fuller Of
Franklin and Guide Pooler of Ole
i Town, were among the speakers ant