Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-01
Grist Of New Measures and
Much Committee Work..
Sixty "Reminiscences Against Increased
Salary for Judges.
Normal School Tor Moulion Sec. Mckccn and
Newspaper Men Entertain Farmers.


still rolling in upon the Legislature
with unabated force. At least this was
true Of the House. though in the Sem
!. ate. as usual. there were few petitions
and fewer bills. The time for the re-
ception of private and special matters
expires. today. Both branches had
session Virgin of Portland taking the
chair in the House, and Chamberlain
Of Lincoln. welding the Senate gavel
Both gentlemen acquitted themselves
with credit. Aside from the new bust
ness there was not much of interest
in the morning session. The wheels IF
legislation are well oiled and the rou.
tine business moves along without a
hitch. In the Senate the order relating to
to have been considered. but on ac-
count of the absence of some senator's
it was re-assgned for next Friday
morning for consideration. In the
House there was a little passage at
arms between Peasiee of Wiscasset,
and McFadden of Dresden. regarding
the referring to county delegations Of
matters relating to the salaries of
county officers. An amendment was
delegations shall settle such matters
among themselves if possible: but i,
they prefer or cannot agree. the mat
ter shall go to the general committee
on salaries.
The new business of the House was
begun by the introduction of As long
remonstrances against the proposed
increase of salary of the judges of the
supreme judicial court. Powers of
Fort Fairfield. put in bill amending
the laws of 1895 SO that all releases of
dover heretofore or hereafter made, in
estates conveyed or mortgaged by hus-
bands or wives shall be deemed re-
leases of such right and interest by
descent. Virgin of Portland. intro
duced Il bill giving the Portland Y. NJ
e. n. right to hold property to the
amount of 100000. There was an act
creating the Bath and Brunswick
Water district, after the manner of the
WaterviMe and Fairfield district. A bill
was put in authorizing the Aroostook
county treasurer to procure by loan
so. 600 at I per cent. to refund the
county debt. Lisbon wants $1l.50 to re-
imburse it for money paid to needy sol
diers. Gardiner wants $26.63 for the
diner. wants s37.25 for caring for a sick
soldier in Battery c. Mr.. Maxwell of
Richmond, put in a bill Incorporating
"A. II. Shaw Il. w. Hyde. w. w. Pen
dexter, Chas A. Coombs, f. Fl. KIM
ball. d. L. Pierce. John S. Hyde. F. Fl.
Kimball. +. B. Nichols and F. +.
Southland the Bath Safe Deposit and
Trust Company. with the usual rights
and privileges. freedom Academy
want $500 annually for two years.
Cleveland of Houlton. pat in a resolve
CARRYING $4,000 for a new Normal
school in his town. provided the town
gives a suitable site. An accompanying
act creates such a new Normal school.
Kicker Classical Institute Of Houlton,
asks Tor $1,000 for each of the next two
years. A resolve came in giving FRAN
els Keefe $73442 to reimburse him for
his expenses in contesting the kitterE-
Eliot seat. An act appeared incorpo-
rating the Fort Fairfield Water Com
pany, and with it came remonstrance
from the Frontier Water Company
against the organization of new COM
many. The Passamaquoddy tribe asks
for $1,000 for, the usual tribal purposes
for each of the next two years. An act
came in making the salary OF the YORK
county commissioner $3.50 annually.
Gardiner of Patten. introduced bill
making mileage books of any railroad
doing business in Maine good for the
bearer. 1t does not undertake to es-
tab,ish a rate. but simply makes mile
age books transferable. as they were
formerly. and as they are now on some
roads. There were several petitions Tor
vestibuled electric cars to protect mo-
termen. 1t seemed like the old times
of the last session to have batch OF
petitions put in for the extension OF the
charter of the Westbrook. Windham
g. Harrison Railroad. A couple remon-
strances strayed in against repeating
| the bounty on bears.
| In the Senate there was a dozen re-
uonstrances against raising the judges
salaries. several petitions for the eN-
or,ntion of women from taxation. and
several bills of minor Importance. Be-
fore II o'clock. both branches had ad-
;,,,,,,ed TO 10 A. NJ. today.
i Tuesday afternoon was iilled WIN