Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-26
will prove Of great benefit to the farmers

Will prove OF great benent TO the Farmers
Mr. Savage said that while section
Of the bill makes It the duty of the sec.
rotary of the board of agriculture ia
prosecute violations of the law, 1t does
not exclude any other citizen of the
State from prosecuting.
Mr.. Roberts of Oxford, spoke In favor
of the bill; In view of the fact that
the original bill had been stricken Out
to meet the wishes of the dealers. he was
surprised that they should come here and
demand that the whole measure be killed
made to them. Representing the farm.
ers, who constitute the largest class OF
voters in the State, he would say that i
measure passed.
Mr.. Reynolds of Cumberland. spoke in
opposition to the bill. reading. severa
side the State. saying that such q law
would practically prohibit the shipment
of seeds by them into the State. because
the provisions were so stringent.
Mr. Roberts replied that these letters
probably referred to the original bill
which had been altered to meet the
wishes of the dealers.
Mr.. Salley of Somerset, advocated the
measure as necessary for the protection
of the farmers of the State from the
foreign seeds which injure the hay and
grain crops.
Mr.. Savage withdrew his motion to in
definitely postpone. The bill was read
the second time, and on motion by Mr..
Roberts the yeas and nays We're ordered
upon the question of passing the bill to
be engrossed.
Yea-Billings. Ferguson. Grindle. Har-
graves. Hurd. Mccullough. Merrill. Par
sons, Poor, Reynolds. Roberts. Salley,
Sharp, Witham.
| Nay-Chamberlain, Clason. Engel,
Head. Hinkley Maxwell. Morrill,. Pike.
| Reynolds. Savage. Stearns, Wallis Weeks
Wyman.
And II voting in the affirmative and II
in the negative. tie resulted.
voting in the affirmative. and the bill
was thereupon passed to be engrossed.
CHANGE OF NAME, MAINE STATE
COLLEGE.
I ELL an act to change the name of the
Maine State College, specially assigned
for today. was taken from the table.
This bill came from the House, the
majority report of the committee, fought
to pass, accepted.
The question was upon concurrence
with the House.
Mr. Savage of Androscoggin. moved an
acceptance of the minority report fought
This bill. he said. could not make a
university of the State College by chang
ing it's name, because its curriculum and
scope are not that of a university. 1t
would indicate an intention on the part
of the trustees to go on adding depart
ments at the expense of the State, neces-
stating constantly increasing appropria-
lions.
Mr.. Parsons of Piscataquis, advocated
the bill. 1t would be in the interest of
helping the graduates of the college to
advance in their several professions, as
who had graduated from universities.
whose training was no more efficient than
that of our. State College. He thought
the fears of the senator from Andros-
coggin. in regard to future increased de-
mands upon the State for the support of
the college We're groundless.
Mr.. Stearns of Aroostook, spoke il
favor of the bill.
The question was upon non-cOncurrence
with the House in the adoption of the
majority report. favcring the change of
name of the State College to the Univer-
sity of Maine.
Mr.. Stearns moved that when the vote
be taken. it be taken by yea and nays
were ordered.
Yea-Savage Sharp, Walls.
Nay-Billings, Chamberlain. Engel Fer
guson, Grindle, Hargraves, Head, Hink-
ley Hurd. Maxwell. Mccullough Merrill
Parsons, Pike, Poor. Reynolds, Reynolds,
Roberts. Salley, Stearns, Weeks, Wit
Absent-Clason. Drummond, Morrill,.
Simpson.
The motion was thereupon lost. the ma
jority report accepted, and the bill read
once.
On motion by Mr.. Parsons, read the
second time under suspension of rules
and passed to be engrossed.
On molten by Mr. Savage the bill pro-
hibiting the sale of cigarettes was, taken
from the table and tomorrow specially as
signed.
On motion by Mr.. Witham of Cur,l,er-
land. bill an act relating to the election of
duties OF school committees was taken
from the table and this afternoon as
signed.
On motion by Mr.. Witham. bill an act
70 amend section Is of chapter IL of the
Revised Statutes of 1sS3.as row amended,
relating to election qualifications ard
COMPENSATION of school committees. was
taken from the table and this afternoon
assigned.
On motion by Mr.. Head of Kennebec.
it was
Ordered. That there be paid the sum
of SO to each of the porters and night
Watchmen in the State House for extra
services rendered during this session of
the Legislature.
On motion by Mr. Clason of Kennc,oec.
il was
Ordered that the sum of $50 be paid TO
Walter b. Clark for his services as mes
senger to the committee on legal affairs,
for the year 1897.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act relating to the TRANSPORTATION
by common carriers of property the title
of which is in dispute.