The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-09
From the State Capital.

The governor has signed the 1925, 900 re-.
solve for carrying on the work on the Ban.
| gor Insane hospital.
Representative Grindel has withdrawn his
bill putting close time on Holsters in all
Maine waters from October 1st to May 1st.
There is prospect 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.
The committee on sea and shore fisheries
has voted ought to pass on the bill creating
close time on smelts aud eels from April
1st to November 1st in Bagaduce river and
bay.
bill has been presented in the Senate to
incorporate the Sebasticook Manufacturing
and Power Co., for furnishing power, electri,
city lighting etc, to the towns of Clinton
Benton, Albion and Winslow capital stock
S150,000.
Mr.. Philbrook of Waterville has introduc
ed an act to incorporate j w. Black, F. l.
Mortland, w. Grinnell, W. H HAYDEN G.
F, Gordon, j. H. Kneeland, as the Searsport
Water Company with capital stock of $50.
o00 to supply the town of Searsport with
pure water.
Mr.. Batch of Orland has presented the
petition of G. NJ. Warren and II others in
favor of law to prevent the seining of mack
erel and porgies IN Penobscot bay; and Mr.
Goss of Stonington the petition of E. P
Spotford and 116 others for close time on
the digging of CLANS in Hancock county,
The judiciary committee voted Jan 3lst
to report in favor of an increase of $500 in
the salary of the supreme court judges The
original petitions were for an increase of
$500, giving the judges SIS 900 salary The
committee will also report favorably on the
bill prohibiting the use of spike shoes in
hotels, cars or public places.
Mr., Perce has presented remonstrances
against increase of salaries of the justices of
the Supreme Court of W. r. Gilchrist and
50 others of Knox and Freedom; Peter w
Aver and 65 others of Freedom H f. Smith
and 27 others of Waldo; c. Fl Waterman
and 81 others of Belfast; G. E Terry and 80
others of Montviie; D 0 Bowen and 80
others of Morrill,; Joseph Ellis and % others
of South Brooks.
| The legislature closed the fifth week last
Friday and adjourned to Monday. The new
measures introduced include bill creating
lien tor two years on monumental work a
bill providing for State burial of destitute
soldiers of the war with Spain; the resolve
of SIS 900 for the use of the sea and shore fish
commissioners; and an order calling for an
itemized account of expenses from the cattle
commissioners.
A bill before the legsla ture of interest to
| fishermen is one which provides that all
barrels for packing picked fish shall not be
less than 16 1-2 inches between the chimes,
instead of the minimum of II inches as now !;
prohibits the selling or expectation unlaw-
fully of any fish known by the seller to be
tainted or damaged unless sold as such, and
forhlds the receiving of any picked fis for
ira nsportation not inspected, branded or
stepciled
The resolve for the new drill hall and
gymnasium at the University of Maine was
put in Feb. 1st; the Amount appropriated,
however. was left blank to be fl He'd in by the
committee 1t is understood that the insti-
tuition wants S25 600 for this purpose. Mr..
Macomher Of Augusta put in bill to keep
out foreign insurance companies with a paid
up capital less than 5000 600 Mr.. Field of
Oak taud introduced biil exempting old
soldiers from poll tax The time for the
reception of private and public bills expired
Feb. 1st and was not renewed.