Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
FRIDAYS WORK.
s,u--..v
A Quiet Close to the Sixth
Week Of Session.
a Busy Afternoon for the Education
Committee.
Nave sss>.A,s~ .'',ssi--+
NC" weeks Presramme.-A Bill 10 Amend
the General cesporatisa Law. !.

var 20 presume that the session is nov
"ah over. There has been some tall
VI an earlier adjournment chan tw,
years and four years ago. in each O
winch cases the final session was helt
f'oM March q, but few really believ,
tllere will be gain of more than ;
week, at the most. There is a grea
mass of work yet stacked up befor,
the committees, and the order requir
ing them to report finally on or )afor.
march ). remains tabled in The Senate
mere are several matters now pending
ON which it is possible that haze
fouSht contests may develop, thus hin
uerlng an early adjournment. Satur
Gay sessions will be in order soon. bu
at present everything is waiting for thu
committees to dispose of tbs bills and
resolves before them. This week ha.
seen much accomplished. and next
week promises to be much more lively
fridays session was short in both
branches, and the routine work filled
Ill all the time. Oratory and special
features were not on the programme
In the House Gardner of Patten
created a little stir by introducing an
order directing the railroad committee
to ascertain from the railroad corpora
tons doing business in Maine the
number and kind of passes issued b..
each during 1898. Chase of Portland,
at once moved to table the order. An
attempt was made to debate the order,
but under the rules this was shut off
by the motion to table, and Mr.. Chase,s
motion prevailed. The order will come
up for consideration. next week.
Mr.. Garcelon of Lewiston. introduced
bin amending the general law of 1925
relating to the organization of corpora
tons. 1t provides that any electric,
gas, telegraph or telephone corporation
organized under the genera, law may
do business in any part of the State
where it's charter allows. That is. it
may enter the limits of any municipal
ity without having to obtain the con-
sent of existing corporations there do
ing the same kindAOf business. as is
now the case. Such change in The
law was recommended by Governor
Powers in his first message. 1t is an
important matter and Is likely to pro-
woke lively fight. Beal of Bangor, in
troduced Il bin authorizing the city of
Bangor to raise loan by notes OF
bonds for municipal purposes. to such
amounts and at such rates of interest
as the city council may determine. r..
e. Mitchell of Litchfield. petitions that
his farm be set off from that town and
annexed to Wales. Over 800 citizens OF
Industry, have signed remonstrancc
against any part, of their town being
joined to Pennington. There were 20
more petitions for a two-cent mileage
book good for bearer, and various petit
tons and remonstrances on other
matters that have been before
the Legislature for some time. An
erder was passed calling on the COM
missioner of sea and shore fisheries for
an itemized account Of the eXpendi-
lures Of his appropriation.
In the Senate Governor Powers sent
in a set of resolutions forwarded ny
the North Dakota Legislature faVorlnS
the election of United States senators
by popular vote. The bond OF Treas
urcr Simpson was accented ana APP
proved. Among the committee reports
was one from the Cumberland deiega-
ton. in favor Of fixing the salary OF the
Cumberland register of probate a. Slooo
with $1,000 extra for clerk. -aire. There
were no new bills, petitions or resolves
Of consequence.
XIV II O'Clock both : branches were
through and had adjourral to Monday
al.4.30 r. NJ AS usual a great part Ct
the members left Ion the afternoon
ira ms for home.s leaving the Capltoi IN
comparative quite. = +.
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: The committee on education was the
only COMMITTEES to have public near
ings, Friday afternoon. Chairman
blanchard and one OF. two others were
absent. Representative Peasice 81
! Syviscasset. spoke on the bill to ihcor-
morn fe Wiscasset academy and on the
| resolve of $500 annually'in its favor
ThA academy is one Of the Oldest IN
stit,,tio,fs :, in the State, and was
Formerly Incorporated. but of late
wears .hasybeen doing. business asa free
High school. The RESOLVE Of s6oo0 70!
! Westbrook seminary was next eaKei
1ip. This institution has not been nay
ling State aid. but. has recently fount
fts,;,f IN a hard place financially ana tWt
vcars ago asked the State for $l0,oo0
i r. was given $4,000 and it now asks fo
Inc balance, to bridge it over the pres
4 emit crisis. M. F., Frank OF Portland
ana Treasurer Forbes of the seminary
addressed the committee. The latte
1 said that il this aid is given. tn
d .seminary will not ask for; another Stat
\ appropriation forr6o years more. Rep
! resentative chamberlain. of Lebanon
(explained the needs OF. Lebanon
academy, which asks for $500 annually
I and Chas., w. Stuart appeared in be
j.half of the resolve for Hartian
academy. The cause of Freedom
| academy was preaentedrby' ,ex-senato
! A. 7. Billings. Senator Pierce. and Rep
4 resentative. Bryant of Knox. Repre-
I sentative Blackstone of Perham, ad
dressed the committee in behalf Of tn
hill amending the present law as to tn
TRANSFORMATION of scholars.
b. The matter of raising the standar
Of admission. to.tflet Normal school an
Or maintaining "a uniform standar
: among the Normal schools was consid
cred at length by the committee. TIL
standard of admission has recent
heen raised somewhat and there is
feeling that another step in this diret
tion should be taken. This increase
the efficiency Of the schools. make
..,;r axpanse less to the State and ir