Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-23

legislation were made against scalpers
the Maine Central would be willing to
have wives ride upon the mileage
books of husbands. In vigorous
series of questions to Mr.. Wilson after
his speech Judge Foster made much Of
this concession. and also of the fact
that the officials Were unwilling to
make public the number of passes is
sued. The legal sparring between
Judge Foster and Mr.. Wilson was
sharp and kept the crowd richly enter
tanned. At 915. the hearing was adj
journed TO 80 p. NJ. today. The con-
clusion of the hearing, the additional
evidence and the closing arguments
will probably occupy all the afternoon
and may extend into the evening. 1t
is the longest and most interesting
committee hearing for several sessions.
The committee on banks and banking
had no hearings. Wednesday afternoon
but 1t had an executive session and
acted on some important matters. II
has been busy preparing a general bill
embodying some important changes In
the banking law. and this bill is now
| ready to be presented to the Legisla-
ture. The amendments are six in num-
Der and all but the first are the out
growth of recommendations made by
Bank Examiner Undertake in his last
annual report. The amendments in or
der are as follows: % limiting the
number of directors of trust COM
pany, as well as of a national bank, as
is now the case. who may be
trustees of savings bank; (2) re-
curing that the persons deposit
ing trust funds shall declare the trust;
go providing for the payment of de-
positor's or drawers order after death
| "a allowing the bank to use its dis
erection in the payment of minor S
deposit: 90 authorizing the court to
order that unclaimed deposits be turn
ed over to the State treasury; go pro-
viding that the court have authority
to restrain bank from paying divi-
| dends or deposits in order that the
bank have an opportunity to recuper-
! ate In addition. to this bill the COM
mittee voted to report ought to pass on
the bill amending the charter of the
| Peoples Trust Company.
! The legal affairs committee acted
on a number of bills, Wednesday after
| noon. 1t was voted ought to pass on
| these measures: An act to legalize the
| doings of the Second Baptist Society of
| North Bowdoin; an act Incorporating a
water company in Van Buren, village;
| an act relating to the distribution OF
| the public laws: an act amending the
| charter of South Portland; an act
| legalizing the records and doings of
the Hartland Hall Association: and on
an act Incorporating the Andover VIII
lase Corporation. The committee
voted to report ought not to pass on
the bill to make February % legal
holiday. Action on the bill abolishing
the use of seals on deeds and other
contracts was deferred to give Judge
Stearns a chance to speak against 1t
later.
The judiciary committee considered
mainly, Wednesday afternoon. the two
bills drawn up by Mr.. Heath, one re-
lating to the returns by foreign and
domestic corporations. and the other
removing the present $lO,00O.000 limit
to the capital stock of corporations or
yanized under Names general law
i
smoke in behalf of the latter measure
The committee on claims did not
have a quorum so the seven hearings
assigned for the afternoon were post
poned until after the session, this
morning.
Hon. A. NJ Spear appeared before the
committee on towns for the petitioners
no the petition to divide the town OF
Windham. Due notice had not been
given the town and following the prec-
edent set by former Legislative COM
mittees on such matters. the petition
was referred to the next Legislature
The same disposition was made with
the petition to set off Ogunquit from
the town of Wells. AS Mr.. Britton. the
chairman on the part of the House
was not present on account Of illness
all the many matters on the table for
texecutive session were postponed and
will probably be settled, today, after
the hearing on the question of annex
ing the town Of Industry to Farming
ton.
The interior waters committee held
another hearing on the matter of the
| Lewiston Water Co, the city desiring
to take water from the lakes and
ponds of AndrOscoggin county. This
was given a hearing, Tuesday. and the
bill given to Representatives Garcelor
and Mercy to make a new draft OF
certain sections. making limitations as
to the uses of the water. The commit
tee voted ought to pass on the new
draft. They also voted ought to pass
on the bill creating lien on running
logs on the Penobscot river.
On a resolve in favor of the YorE
County Agricultural Society the agri
cultural committee voted ought not t,
pass This resolve does not refer t.
the State stipend but asks that tn,
State pay 500 to help them out O
their i'll luck. Secretary McKeen ex
planned the matter upon request Of tn
committee in an unprejudiced manner
No one appeared on the petition of ]
M. Hill and others in relation to tn
determination of weeds, and the petit
TONERS were given leave to withdraw