The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
SEVERAL MATTERS REFERRED TO
NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. Rounds Caucus Law Among the
Measures TO Meet This Fste-The
state Tax Cumberland County VIII
Have to Pay-The sheriff. Fec
Question Goes Over - Important
Measures Reported.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.l


committees which had not already I'm
ished their work prepared to submit their
final reports and the members who had
nothing to do spent the time singing such
ainiliar tunes as "Good Night Ladies',
II Was Seeing Nellie Home" and the
sweet Bye and Bye The presentation
of the final committee reports and the
manifestation of unexpected musical
talent are two infallible signs OF the end
of the session. The impromptu concert
was given in the Senate chamber. While
it was in progress, the committee on the
judiciary, legal affairs, salaries and taxa
ton were dealing with number of mat
tars of momentous Importance. The
legal affairs committee had before them
the bills to repeal the "consent clauses, -
so called, of the corporation laws of 1898.
The committee will make an adverse
majority report. Tn ere was talk tonight
that minority report may be presented
in favor of allowing companies organized
under the general law to distribute elec-
tricity for manufacturing but not for
lighting purposes in towns and cities
where there are exist ng companies.
The bill making minor changes in the
act annexing Deering to Portland will be
favorably reported. The providing Tor
the inspection of milk was recommended
for reference to the next Legislature. An
other matter before the committee was
Senator Reynolds bill in reference to the
use of passes by state officers. The COM
mittee will report "ought to pass in a
new draft" The amended bill will pro-
vide that officials need not give the state
the benefit they derive from the use OF
passes where mileage is allowed by
statute, but where expenses are allowed
the officials can draw only the actual
amounts expended by them. Officials
must furnish certificate with their Item
ized accounts, but the sworn statements
are not required. Senator Reynolds will
move to substitute the original bill for
this new measure.
The judiciary committee cleared Its
docket this afternoon. 1t voted to report
that MIR. Rounds's caucus bill be referred
to the next legislature; ought to pass In
new draft on the bill in relation to
collection agencies; re ference to the next
legislature on the bill crea ting state
board of charities; ought to pass in new
draft ON the bill regulating admissions
to the bar; ought to pass In new draft
or the bill to provide for the sale Of real
estate of corporations taken in execution;
to refer to the next Legislature the bill to
repeal the law requiring innholders to
give bonds. The committee will give the
next legislature chance to deal with the
question of the fees of the Cumberland
LIQUOR deputies. The report will be for q
reference TO the statesmen of two years
hsnee.
The committee on salaries heard the
cases of several deserving and underpaic
officials. The proceedings were enlivened
by the appearance of Judge MoFadden
who opposed the bill to increase the salary
of the register of probate of Lincoln
county from $500 to 500. Judge McFad
den told the committee that farm property
had SO depreciated in Lincoln county
that 1t was almost impossible to ses 1t.
He suggested that otlioeholders who art
not satisfied with their income might re
sign and try farming with hay at VI
ton in the barns. Judge MoFad den sale
that he did not mean to say that this dc
probation In values was confined to Lin
coin county. He thought 1t was genera
throughout the state. DIR. Peaslee o
| Wiscasset, who with a number of othel
Lincoln countrymen, appeared in favo
of the bill, said that he wanted to say u
the committee that there are towns II
Lincoln county which show an increase
in valuation instead of decrease. I'M
committee voted to recommend the In
crease. The same report will be Ihade oi
the bill to allow the kennebec register o.
probate $500 for clerk hire, as also IN TN
bill fixing the salary of the HANCOCK at
torney at $500.
Mr.. Beals special committee TO ex
anime into the subject of state report
and inciderta to consider the advisa
lbility of abolish,ns the ssffiee OF secretar