The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-02
From the State Capital.

The bills establishing normal schools in
| Presque Isle and Newport have been refer
| red to the next legislature.
| In the Senate Feb 23d Mr.. Shepherd of
Knox presented bill to amend the charter of
the Waldo street railway; relieves the com
| pany from running its trains during certain
parts OF the winter.
The committee on shore fisheries have an.
nounced that all special requests for close
time on clans have been put aside and that a
general law covering the same will soon be
introduced. This law will probably provide
a close time from June l to Sept. Is of each
year.
Senator Frye informs the Maine IepjsIa-
ture that he cannot leave his post of duty at
Washington to accept the invitation extend
ed to hlm some weeks ago to visit Augusta
as guest of the State. "Business before
pleasure is the principle this popular and
energetic senator acts upon, and he is right
In the House Mr.. Hill of Belfast present
ed an act to amend Sec. II, Chap 49, of the
revised statutes relating to the duties of
county commissioners providing that these
officers shall provide and keep in repair
courthouses with suitable room in each
Tor the county law library also the petition
Of Joseph Williamson and others of the
W aldo County bar in favor of the same.
General Brown of the committee on mil
ltary AFFAIRS III reporting, Feb. 9th ought
not to pass on the act for a more strict obser-
vatlon OF Memorial Day explained that while
the members OF the committee believed in
the proper observance of the day they did
not think that drastic laws would bring
about an increased veneration for the day.
After the routine business of the legisla-
ture was disposed of Feb. 22d the long de-
layed fight over the academy resolves was
precipltated in the House and the debate
was long and exciting. The general cues
ton was brought up by the action Of Jordan
of Lisbon to indefinitely postpone the resolve
for the Bluehill academy. The motion to
indefinitely postpone was lost without a
division and the resolve went on its passage
and the other academy resolves were passed
without debate.
The committee on temperance had a meet
ing Feb. 23d and voted ought not pass on bill
to amend the prohibltory law, on which a
public hearing was recently held. The bill
provided that minor changes should be made
IN the law 80 as to prevent the settlement of
liquor indictments out of courts, and making
certain the time when second indictments as
common sellers may show in order that jail
sentences may be imposed, and various
other alterations intended to put teeth" in
the present law.
At meeting of the committee on fish and
game Feb. 23d, the bill making close time
on deer on the Isle au Haut for six wears was
o,,ht ~ ,ss A. W. oa' "a pooUe Noeeo
for the. naasura aIIow;no ona,, +;,,,',1 =, ~
in Knox countv dnrinr tba ,,,a,,tb - o+
Der III each year. Waldo and Lincoln coun-
ties want the same privilege. Voted ought
to pass On the petition of l.. II M0sher
in SANDY Stream and tribptarias IN irni+'.
W. G. Fuller annearad for tba nat1+i0,.a.|,'
They asked for a cloae ti,na for tbraa 1l,a,
CommlssionAr St.niav thonaIt ~ 1fns,, oaio,
time vas NOT nerass.nv Pefarrad + ~
commissioners w. 'iie
The bill raising the SALARY of the snnrap,.
court Justices which had hae, rafnaaa NO.
sage ia the Maine SENATE. last week ca1,,a ~,
again Feb 2.ii and WAS given its tbird raaI
ing by vote of II to II Sbarn of Arooa
took, and HodseIon of CumherIand hntI
opposed TO the measure were absent praoj
dent Clasou cast the decidinp vnta Fab
24th the Bill was killed in tl,a Housa ,yban -
crossed Murnhv of lewiston n,,,traa ~ ~ w
definitely nustn1n. .nd on ~. ,,,l.i
Bird of EockIand rsllad fnr tho y,a.s 4,1i
navs. Tie motion was carr;aa NV yat4 af %
to ~ Nr Wilson of l.orh.tn ;,,,,,9l}ja+,i
moved In raconsi,}ar for NO 5 f f'p' ' -
venting further consideration nf t[e r1.,t+t.r
honing that snch notion ,1a,,ld ,,a+ rS;i
Reronsidaratlon uras r1fuoad ar,} ~, u.tl s-l'
apnIanded v,yoronaly anu Viio l '''
The Maine legislatura on.rad ;to ,in+1,
week with hrnf session.
The senate rareded and concnrrad rvi+ ~, w.
house on tbe inagas, saIar1 III rh;i, w. W
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raviving and mn5if-inn ~" AZ "a "c e,',1 oii'
lave va. nrasantad ~ ~ "N' E"'iio w.
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