The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
At Augusta.

Both branches on Thursday passed
the following order: Ordered, The
Senate concurring that the several joint
standing committees be and are hereby
instructed TO make their final reports on
or before March 8, 1899.
The following were presented and re-
ferred in the senate, Friday:
BY Mr.. Weeks of Somerset, bill an act
to amend section 81, chapter 116, r. y,
relating to costs in trial justice courts.
Bill an act to amend section 3, chapter
81, X. s., relating to the jurisdiction of
trial justices.
On motion by Mr.. Merrill of Somerset
it was
Ordered, That the State of Maine
Cattle commission be and are hereby
directed to furnish the committee on
agriculture as soon AS practicable a full
and itemized account of all their expen-
ditures for the years 1897 and 1898, In
Guiding the names of owners of all
animals destroyed by their orders, with
the appraisal of each animal, the amount
of money paid veterinarians or other
agents; the amount expended in travel
ing expenses for themselves and their
employees; expenses of dsinfecting
premises and cars or other places, which
Suhli ne iulIy ucSlRudtCd3 Aut lull
amount of the compression of each of
the commissioners and the number of
days eSch has been actually engaged in
his duty as commissioner.
In the House Mr.. Mecher from the
committee on pensions, on bill an act to
provide State pensions for the soldiers
and sailors in the late war with Spain
reported ought to pass in new draft bill
an act to amend chapter IA of the re-
vised statutes relating To state pensions
Mr.. base from the committee on
legal affairs, reported ought not to pass
on bill an act establishing a town council
in the town of Skowbegan, for munich
pal purposes.
Bill 40 act to authorize the Skowhe-
gan Electric Light Company to issue
bonds, passed to be engrossed in the
House, Friday.
Mr. Melcher of Portland, presented
bill an act TO amend chapter SO, of the
Public Laws of 1887, relating to the
burial expenses of honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors of Maine.
The committee on fish and game re-
ported Thursday that the hunters tax
act be referred to the next legislature;
on the matter of placing the enforcement
of the game laws in the hands of the
sheriffs, that legislation is inexpedient.
Many petitions for two cent mileage,
good for the bearer, were introduced by
Virgin of Portland. introducing one of
A. X. Bixby and 60 others of Skowhe-
gan.
An act providing that druggist who
substitutes drugs for others named in
prescription shall be punished by fine
OF from five to one hundred dollars, and
shall be liable for damages to any per-
son injured by such substitution, was
presented.
senator Plummer of Penobscot, intro
dnced resolve approprating twenty five
thousand dollars for the year 1899 for
the erection and furnishing of a suitable
building for the Central Maine normal
school at Dexter; provided and upon
condition that there be CONVEYED to the
state free of cost lot of land in said
town of Dexter with foundation ready
for normal school building, including
facilities for sewerage and water supply.
Mr.. Mcfarlane from the committee on
inland fisheries and game, on bill an act
providing for State hunting license and
to obtain revenue for the protection of
moose, deer and caribou, reported that
same be referred to the next legislature.
Mr. Merrill of Skowhegan, presented
bill an act to repeal section of chapter
BOG of the public laws of 1897 relating
to taxes on wild lands.
Among others in the Senate Mr.. Mer-
rill of Somerset, presented remon-
strances of j. S Hoxie and IA others of
North Fairfield; X. A. Davis and 30 9th
ers of Norridgewock, against increase of
salary of judge of 5. J. court.
The governor has signed the 1925, 900
resolve for carrying on the work on the
Bangor Insane hospital. There is a re-
port that strong attempt will be made
to undo the work of the last legislature
in granting $4,000 annually for ten
years to the University of Maine.
In the Senate, Monday Mr.. Merrill
of Somerset presented petition of N ".
Brainerd and 10 others of Somerset
county for aid in repairing Forks bridge,
so called.
score of petitions asking that
women be exempted from taxation, and
a resolve carrying $4,000 annually for
two years for the support of summer
schools for teachers were presented.
On motion by Mr.. Weeks of Somerset,
the several petitions relating to the
salaries of the Judge of probate and
register of probate of Somerset county
were taken from the table and referred
to the Somerset county delegation
In the House, Mr.. Merrill from the
committee on Judiciary, reported ought
not to pass on bill an act to amend Sec
ton 2 of Chapter l42 of the Revised
Statutes relating to minors.
A dispatch was read in the House by
Hon. J II. Manley from Senator Frye
announcing the ratification of the treaty
between the United States and Spain.
The House greeted the information with
storm of cheers and applause. The
Senate also received the good news with
like expressions of Joy.
A little later in the House, Represen-
tative Guernsey of Dover, introduced an
order, which was given unanimous pas
sage, instructing the Speaker to send
message to President Mckinley express
ing the qualification of the House at the
action of the national senate in ratify-
ing the treaty.
Representative Hopkins of Deering,
introduced bill to abolish the use of
seals on deeds and other instruments.
1t provides that all deeds, bonds and
other contracts now required by law to
be under seal, or purporting to be under
seal, shall be valid when signed and de-
livered, although no seal is affixed. 1t
also provides that the action of assump-
sit may be maintained for breach of any
written contract.
In the Senate Tuesday, the bill relat-
ing to increase of salary of judges was