The Portland daily press., 1899-03-02

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1he tsE WIS ,ien 81 on fie tatir.
a cunsnrrent order was pasisd that thu
rislat ire hom two sessions day after
act.nsseay, March s,h 1ho Introduction
uf this order Is the sign ef TIE beginning
u ihe enil.
THE DAYS BUSINESS.
MIR. Heynolds frpm the committee on
legal affairs, reported ought to pass on
the bill authorizing the trustees of the
miuis,esial fund CT the Congregational
society CT Buxton to apply tho interest OF
the fund towards the payment Of the
salary of the clergyinen.
MIR. Pierce Of tins Waldo county dele
CATION reported ought to pass ON the bill
liking the salary Of the judge OF probate
at $500 and If che register at 5000.
MIR. Hamlin for the judiciary coiumittse
reported ought to pass on the bill to ex.
tend the charter of the Blue H.ll Water
company.
Mr.. Chamberlain for the committee on
shore fisheries reported ought to pass on
the bill TO repeal the laws relating to the
use OF RATS or boat in fishing for smelts
on the Bagaduce river.
In the Bouse. p,t tion was received
from the executive committee of the State
Y. NJ. &. A., asking that 1t be reim-
bursed for $500 expended In caring for the
soldiers in the Spanish war. The com
mittee spent $500 and has raised $500 of 1t
fr ON other sources.
A bill wns presented to amend the West
brook city charter so that school build
ings may be insured
A CLAM LAW.
MIR. Chamberlain from the committee
on ses and shore fisheries to which was
referred the order directing the committee
to inquire Into the expediency OF gener-
al close time on CLANS has reported bill
as follows:
Section 1.-The canning, packing and
barrelling OF CLAIMS. either fresh or in
salt. and the digging Of clans for the
purpose of canning, packing or barrellirg
between the first day of June and the
fifteenth day Of September following, is
hereby prohibited under penalty OF one
dollar per bushel in the shell. But this
section shall not apply to the barrelling
OF clans in the she'll for consumption in
this state.
Section 2-Ihe shipping or transpor-
tation Of CLAIMS in any manner beyond the
limits of the state between the first day of
Jnne and the fifteenth day of September
following except CLAIMS which had been
canned, packed or barrelled between the
fifteenth day of September and the first
day Of June is hereby prohibited under
penalty Of three dollars for each bushel so
shipped or transported.
DEXTER WILL FIGHT.
One of the many towns which want
normal schools, does not propose to con-
cnr in the reference of the whole matter
To the next legislature. This is the
thriving town of Dexter and three mem
bars of the committee on education have
signed minority report In favor of
school in that town. The signers OF the
report are MessIs. Plummer of Dexter,
Gardiner of Patten and Webster OF
Chesteryile The reports were made in
the Senate this morning and asst gned for
Friday.
MEDALS FOR THE SOLDIERS.
When the report of the committee on
military affairs Oh the proposition TO give
to Maine soldiers of the Spanish war
medals oommemorating their services,
came before the House this morning,
General Brown. the chairman of the com
mittee. made an explanation. He said the
committee was in sympathy with the
spirit of the resolve, but in view of the
fact that some of the Maine soldiers were
still in the service and the records of their
service WIRE not at hand, the committee
did not regard it expedient to take action
at this time The report was accepted.
THE MILEAGE QUESTION.
The railroad war goes merrily on The
latest development is the sending of hun
dreds of copies of the speech Of Judge
Foster to all parts of the state The
Judges remarks, which SO stirred up the
legislature, have been printed in pam
phlet 1Orm Mr.. ddTulneT OF Phtten is
the man who is taking the lead in this
matter. The number of the pamphlets
may be inferred from the fact that Mr..
Gardiner laid in stock of $40 worth of
pastage stamps the other day to pay the
freight on the Judges eloquence.
THE SONGO JETTIES.
Senator Withsm today had the adverse
report on the resolve appropriatiDg $1,000
for the construction of the jettes at the
mouth of the Songo river, recommitted to
the committee on interior waters. MIR.
Witham hopes that the committee after
further consideration, will favor an ap-
preparation even If they do not feel that
the entire sum asked for should be
granted.
FREEDMAN NOT READY TO SELL.
New York, March 1.-The representa-.
tiyes OF the National Leag ue Baseball
clubs beoan the animal sehaduta una,tin .,