Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-13
FRIDAYS SESSION
An Hour Long, Then All De-
part for Home.
a Glance at the New Bills and Pc
titions introduced.
Next Session 1850 P. n, Monday Cap.
. itol Notes d interest.

At 9 A. NJ. Friday. the Legislature
convened for its fourth and last ses-
sion OF the seventh week. The session
was an hour long and then came the
usual grand exodus of members over
Sunday. The next session will be at
$50 r. NJ, Monday. There was not a
full attendance in either branch Fri
day morning. and in both the hour
was consumed with routine work,
marked by very little to arouse discuss
sion or interest.
A telegram received from Belfast
announcing that the condition of Rep
resentative Littlefield was a little inn
proved, was received with loud ap-
plause when read by the presiding Of
ficer. Committee reports, bills in third
readings. concurrent work and new
bills and petitions were disposed of
with a rush. The resolve for the
Central Maine General hospital of
Lewiston. tabled Wednesday, by
MIR. Fogler of Rockland, was TAX
en- up by motion of Mr. Noble
of Lewiston. and passed to be
engrossed. None of the many other
resolves and bills ON the tables were
disturbed. Next week they will be the
occasion of some debates and excite
ment. The week just closed has been
busy one and considerable real bust
ness has been transacted. The Legis-
lature is now well into the heart of its
work, and the rush will continue to the
end. A few prophets are risking their
reputation on the date of adjourn
ment. Some think the 6Sth Legisla-
ture will adjourn sine die by the mid
die of March. Two years ago it was
March 81.
A summary of the new measures in
troduced Friday. is given below:
Mr.. Palmer presented bill amend
ing in some minor details the Bangor
city charter. The chief change is in
method of calling special meetings of
the city overnment.-Rockland also
wants it's charter amended in the mat
ter of laying out and widening streets
MIR. Pattangall of Machias. presented
a bill establishing a western Washing
ton county municipal CONFEDERATION
wants $2l1 for supplies furnished State
paupers.-Calais wants $11S5 as the
amount due it from railroad taxes in
1S94-95-96, on the stock owned by Miss
Mary H. Pike whose residence was err
roneously recorded.-Mr. Gowell of
Berwick, presented a bill amending
the laws for the relief Of poor debtors
by providing shall be summoned be-
fore the nearest disclosure commits
sion. either in his own town N. the
one nearest At nresent he NAV he
summoned anywhere in the county
HarnswelI wants a village CORPORATION !,
= Mavor Heard and 1SS others Of Rid
aeford and Mavor ord and 17e others
of Saco asl, for the right to fish he
low tho lower falls in tho Saco river
"A hill WAS presented by Mr.. ONeil of
H;ddeford. piv;po them and all .nthers
tbis ricbt nv lava long natit;or was
nresented from, KNOX county for a law
prohibiting hunting dogs from running
at large in close time-Wayne wants
authority from the Legislature TO raise
Iv taxation net moro than 5000 to use
in the celebration of the one hundredth
anpivarsarv of tho incornora tion of rho
town.-A resolve was introduced au-
thorizinp tho SECRETARY Of State to con-
tract for 65O comics of the Maine State
wear book at a cost not exceeding 81. so
ner conv-'rhere were a number of re-
inconsistencies against any change in the
present smelt laws of the Kennebec
river or the present salmon laws of the
Penobscot batch of petitions an
reared on matters already much petit
TONED for. as the EQUALIZATION of the
school tax. the bounty on wild cats.
the reduction of the tax on savings
ba nks, the returns of communication
money. a "a hour law for women and
children. etc-Mr. Hamilton of Bid
deford. presented a bill amending the
law so that in Saco and Biddeford
yenires shall be directed to the mar
shal or deputy marshal. as those cit
lies having no constables.-Two long re-
,nonstrances were received against the
incorporation of Swans Island as a
town.-Mr. Walton of Skowhegan, pre-
scented a bill authorizing the Good
Will Home association of Fairfield, to
increase its capital from s15O,OO0 to
500. 600 and to enlarge it's purpose to
include a home and aid for needy
GIRLS.
In the Senate Senator Engel of
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