The Portland daily press., 1899-03-03

offered the proposition TO exempt from
the payment Of the license itinerant
vendors of clothing, carriages, pianos
etc. The indications are that the bill
will not escape from the committee
room again. Should 1t do so, the menu
bers in the House win kill IL with amend
ments.
resolve providing an emergency fund of
%, 200 for the State Board of Health. A
resolve appropriating $1,000 for the
grouping of the reports of local school
superintendents, will also be reported.
Hon. Clarence Hale and L. T. Garlic
ton, Esq, again fought the Winthrop
Telephone case before the railroad COM
mittee today. Mr.. Hale contends that
the company can organize under the
general law and Mr.. Carleton who
drafted the general law declared that
the Winthrop people will never do any
telephoning under the law. Mr.. Carle-
toms attitude on this question strongly
suggests the old saying. chickens come
home to roost.
The Judiciary committee has pretty
we'll cleaned up its docket. The legal
| affairs committee sat with the Judiciary
long enough to declare against a revision
of the statutes at present, ought to pass
was voted on, bills to permit the appro-
val of sheriffs' bonds by County Com
missioners before the shcriffs' terms
begin; regarding bonds of registers of
probate; exempting cities of less than
1900 population from the registration
erty; in relation to the foreclosure of
mortgages. On the Lisbon Water Com
pany it was voted ought to pass and
ought not to pass on the Topsham char
ter 1t was voted ought not to pass on
bill relating to the use of voting ma
cnines, changing the penalty for arson,
relating to the the preservation of pro-
prietors' records, creating the Portland
| Fire Commissioners, concerning the
legitimacy of children; relating to trus-
| tee process; in relation to the powers of
guardians. and ON the order for resolve
to change the eligibility Of candidates
for Governor.
The shore fisheries committee heard the
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question of forbidding the taking OF
smelts with anything but hook and line
| in Casco Bay The York county pc
titioners that they be allowed to take 10
| inch Holsters i. were given leave to with
draw.
In the House, on motion Of Philbrook
March S there be two sessions day was
| tabled.
These measures were presented:
BY Beal Of Bangor, an act to repeal the
section of the law relating 20 inn holders
and yictualers, requiring them to give a
bond not to sell Intoxicating liquors.
By McFadden, an act to revise the laws
relating to fisheries 30 that weirs on the
Cathanoe and other rivers In that section
may extend twenty-five feet beyond one
eighth of the channel and that every weir
be stripped to render IL incapable of
taking fish.
| Forty citizens Of Freeport petition to be
Incorporated as the Freeport Village
Corporation.
| There were score of remopstrances
against The repeal of the feeding stun in
spection law.
Beal of Bangor presented orders calling
for a special committee on printing and
binding-seven em5ers Of the House ami
three of the Senate-to ascertain how
many reports Of the several departments
are printed each year, and the cost Of the
same, and: recommend: to the legislature
how many 10 is advisable to have printed,
and further take into consideration the
necessity and advisability of continuing
tn, ofioe of secretary of the board of
agriculture.
The Senate amended the ord or for final
reports of Committees extending the time
to Friday, March 10.
Senator Dudley moved that the resolve
in favor Of repairing the Forks bridge
pass to be engrossed.
Senator Stsarns from the committee on
judiciary reported legislation insxpedient
on the order relating to the support of
paupers.
Senator Drummond from the same com.
mittee reported ought not to pass on the
bill amending the laws relating to cruelty
| to animals
Hamlin from the Judiciary committee
reported in a new draft and that 1t ought
| to pass. the bill to authorize the Castine
Water company to engage in the business
of electric lighting and furnishing electric
| light and power. Blanchard. from the
| committee on education reported in new
draft and ought to pass, the bill relating
| to the rights of towns to make bylaws
| concerning truants, giving towns the
rights asked for to fix the penalties etc.
The same gentleman reported ought not
TO pass on the bill relating to common
schools which came from the last legisla
ture.
Chamberlain from the same COMMITTEES
reported ought not to pass on the bill
amending the law relating to the discon-
tinuance of schools and conveying school
children.
A REYNOLDS from the committee on legal