The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-17
TALKED OF MILLIONS.



Ia. b. sarssst Of brewer. who has
keeu 10 tbs Ice busiseas for twsnty .fivs
years, said that n this charter were
sranted othsr deslsrs could not compets
in the open vita ". I'VE have paid out
q good desl VI money for labor on the
Penobscot rives," ssid Mr.. Sargent, and
we do not want 20 bs crowded out Of
business"
u. &c. Dalo OF orrington also opposed
the charter.
The committee then sought some en-
isbtenment on the manner OF organizing
sixty million corporations and Mr..
Haynes told them that the cost Of organ
izing under the New Jersey law is greater
than in Maine, which Is one Of tbs req
sons the company seeks . charter In this
state. In New jersey u would cost
twelvs thousand dollars to organize under
the general laws while In Maine It would
cost only six thousand under q special
charter. % II seems that even sixty million
dollar combines take heed Of the pennies.
The COMMITTEES next svinesd . good deal
of curiosity about those features OF the
charter which permit tbs company to run
passenger steamers, manage sumner
hotels, maintain telegraph lines and do
various other things too numerous to
mention. MIR. Heath agreed with msm-
bers OF the committee that some Of these
things might be imnaterial but he
Thought ths right to acquire Joe
making machinery esssutiaL 10 would
prevent competition between the natural
and the artificial Ice.
The matter was than tabled. -Four
general corporations bills including that
authorizing Maine companies 10 Issue
stock to any amount were reassigned for
u hearing next Wednesday.
Mr.. Heath advocated the act 70 regulate
the appointment and powers Of receivers
Of corporations. and on that relating TO
mortgages by corporations. The first 10
IN attenpt to change the msthods OF -
Letting receivers for corporations and to
some extent define thcir powers m d
duties. -'ls other relates to the method
of recording mortgages.
The committee voted ought to pass on
bill to amend charter of Lewiston Gas
Light company.
THE FISHERIES.
/. CLANS shad, alewiyes, msnbAdsp,
herring, smelts and some other fish fig
ured today. In the fisheries COMMITTEES
room. Mr. n. l., Hamilton OF Chsbeaugus
appeared In opposition To the pstition
of George l., Skolfeid end others that
slime fishing In the waters of CISCO bay
mar Harpswsli be prohibited. This Is
the mater involving the Hnrpswell smelt.
The petitioners claimed that the seiners
were getting all the sIuslts and the sup
ply was diminishing. Mr.. Hamilton
claimed that shis was not No and that
tho SEEMING gave work to about 40 men,
Hon. Elmer p. SpofIori appeared In
favor of the proposition to put n Gloss
time on Hancock county CLAIMS.
4 The old controversy over the uss Of
seides then came up.
Petitions 10 prevent seining in Saoo
and Penobscot bays were considered
together and Mr.. George II. Hnsssy Of
Biddsford appeared In behalf of the Saeo
bay petitioners.
Charles A. True, Esq. who appeared
for the rsmonstrAnts. asked . series OF
questions to show that dsh had been
scarce on the Maine coast In years when
the old law WAS in foros prohibiting
seining.
Representative Grindsl spoke for the
petitioners who ask shat seining may be
prohibited In Penobsoot bay. Mr.. Grindsl
expressed the belief that the steamers
by their extensive operations were driy.
ing away the fish.
Mr.. Hill of Belfast also spoke In favor
Of tho petitioners. as did Representative
KAllook Of south Thomsston.
Mr.. True briefly opened the case for
the remonstrants.
Mr.. Trus called leng list Of witnesses
men prominent in ths nshing business
who told how the mAokerei sardins. men
hadsn and other industries had beer
built up along the coast until they CIV,
employment to thousands Of Maine people
and distribute million Of dollars IN
nuslly. Legislation which forbade ID,
| use of seinss would be tbs death blow
to the industry, The witnesses secuted
the idea that ssinins endangered the sup
ply of fish. Among the ssntlsmsn VIII
testified were Hon. Luther Msddoohs, y
Il. Squirting. Il. I. Lswis. q. A. Green
law. I. ". Baldwin. y. g. Littlsdslt
of Boothbay Harbor, Daniel MAspa Of
Round Pound, ". q. Thompson of Bris
toi, and N. J. Hanna Of Bristol.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
! The COMMITTEES on finance today heart
the reasons why Me- Francis Kssfa th,
successful claimant for the Eliot ssat
asks the state to Reimburse him 70 the a.
tent of some $3.50. Mr.. Heidsrs sppssres
fur Mir. Keets. and argued that Ne. Kssf
should be reimbursed after having bssl
deliberately counted out. The matte
was refers to . ub-oommittee consist
ing of Messra White and Powers.
The insurance eomnitsss this: after
noon heard Mr.. Maoonhsr's sxpianatiou
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