Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-31
Mondays Brief Session, and
the Weeks Programme.
Close Time Of Seven Months Pro-
posed on Lobsters.
Masonic lawmakers. Tonight Entertainment
Capitol Corporations.

cess comes around. MONDAY alter
Moons trains brought back the crowd
OF lawmakers who departed, Friday
and the quiet Capitol again became all
hustle. The session. ut 4.30 T.. NJ.
Was without any feature outside the
routine line. 1t was about half an
hour long and only fair amount Of
new business appeared. A good num-
Der of spectators were present. The
chaplain in the House included mat
tcrs of prospective legislation in his
prayer with :. frankness that caused a
smile in spite of the SolemEity of the
occasion,
Among new measures in the House,
Philbrook of WatcrVillc. presented an
act authorizing the Lockwood Com
pany of Watcrville, 10 increase its cap
ital stock from 81, ,O0o.0O to $500 900.
Rodwell of Hallowell. put in an act
amending laws of 1895 so that Halo
well may he made an exception in the
law providing that all cities shall
maintain a board Of registration. A
bin was presented reviving and extend
ing the act of Incorporation of the
passadumkcag r. r.. which was pass
ed in 1871. and allowing the westerly
terminus ol lfit' Todu u DS eFlI1cT hIctH-
bush. Passadumkeag or Enfield
Morey Of Lewiston. put in bill all)w-
ing Lewiston 10 take water for munic-
ipal purposes from Lake Auburn or any
other pond in Androscoggin and to con-
vey it to Lewiston with all the rights
ii now has in taking water from the
Androscoggin river. Hartland Acad-
enly asks for $500 annually for two
wears. Biddeford wants $4356 from the
State in abatement of taxes for 1886
97 and '3S. A bill was introduced al
lowing the kennebec register of pro-
bate $500 for clerk hire each year A..
J. Cameron of New York, sends in his
bill for State printing and binding in
1879. The balance. he claims, is now
due him with interest to date. is $l642. 49,
He sends a strong statement of facts
This bill has been a feature of each
session for almost a score of years
Grindel of Islesboro. put in a bill ere
ating a close time on Holsters in all
Maine waters from October l to May
| of each year There We're several pc
titons for "a law prohibiting the use Of
purse seines in Casco bay; several re-
monstrances against the extension of
ty: 10 petitions for the repeal Of the
road commissioner law: remonstrances
against the proposed increase of the
judges salaries: petitions for law
prohibiting the use of trading stamps.
and batch of petitions asking that
the dumping of sawdust in Swift river,
oxford county. be prohibited. Judge
Smith of Presque Isle. presented Il bill
amending the law in relation to trus-
tee process so that $50 shall be ex-
empted.
business Senator Drummond present
ed a bill to provide that persons held
upon complaint or warrant charging
assault and battery may settle the case
in the manner provided where On in
dictment has been returned. Senator
Jones presented n bill giving to the Sc
bois Dam Company the right to engage
in manufacturing.
The Legislative programme FOR this
week includes numerous Interesting
features In the Senate. this morning,
the order relating to a new room Tor
Secretary Dunbar will come up for con-
ei(aration, and this matter which has
been so much discussed will probably
he finally settled. 1t has aroused
much interest. and no small amount of
feeling. The Eastern Maine hospital
come up for its second read
ing in the House, "wednesday. and Ii
there is any fight on this measure II
will be made then. The long expected
resolve for drill hall and gymnasium
may be expected later in the week
And the delayed general appropriation
bin may be along any day. 1t is pos
sible That the limit of the terms for
private and special bills which expires
"Wednesday. may again be extended.
Several committees, notably those on
ed,,cation and on. the State prison, will
make tours of inspection during the
week. In a social way there Will be
several notable events. the most pfofni-
nent being the reception rendered py
Mr. Nanley to his fellow members. TINS
evening and Thursday evening. with
the committees the week Will De most
busy one. The. next three afternoons
will witness half a hundred committee
hearings, as are indicated by the no.
tices on another page. wednesday
will be fish and game day, and the big
hearing will probably be held in the
hall Of the House. The committee on
towns will act on the Deering annexa-
tion matter at it's Wednesdays session.
A canvass Of the Legislature by one
interested shows the presence OF 81
members of the Masonic order among
the $50 members of the House. SIX OF
the House officials are also Masons'
In the Senate almost all the members
belong to the, order.
Secretary ,McKeen, with the aid Of
the State House reporters. is to furnish
an entertainment in the rooms of the
hoard for the farmer members of the
7 legislature, this evening. 1t prom
;ses to be something unique. and stand
ing room will be at a premium. How
ard owen, the dean of the reportoria
corps. will preside over the festivities
Holman f. Day will read an origra
,,oer,. Thomas Murphy will give 9
declamation. Frederick Fassett Is
slated for a song. Messrs. Mason, Cog
-, couillard and Perkins are being