The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-02
At Augusta.

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81 so, with an amendment by Merrill of
Skowhegan providing that town NAV
elect several ssioners, came up
for three readings under suspension of
the rules and was passed to be engrossed
though not until after somewhat lively
debate The new bill does not, 30 Mr.
Chase from the legal affairs committee
explained, affect the raising of money,
but only the method of spending it.
Among the bills and resolves given their
first reading in the senate Thursday,
were, resolve in favor of Arson Acad
envy, resolve in aid of the Babbitt Ridge
Road in Moscow. They had formerly
passed the House.
MIR. Merrill of Somerset presented the
remonstrance of II. A. Boston and "a
others against the change In the law
relating to the election of highway COM
missioners.
The bill increasing the salary of judges
came up in reconsideration. The vote
stood:
YEA.-Adams, Chamberlain, Clason,
Drummond, Dudley. Harmon, Har-
graves, Head, Hurd, Jones, Shepherd,
stearns, Vickery, bite, Whitehouse.
-15
NAY = Blanchard, Fernald, Grindle,
Johnston, King, Merrill, PIERCE, Pike,
Plummer, Reynolds, Sawyer, " eeks,
Witham, Young.-14.
ABSENT H odsdon, Sharp.
And 10 voting in the affirmative and
IA in the negative, the motion prevailed
and the bill was read the second time
and pasaed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Merrill of Somerset,
order directing the secretary of the
board of agriculture to furnish the com.
mittee on financial affairs full and
itemized account of all moneys drawn
by him from the State treasury for the
years 1897 1898, and to whom paid and
for what purpose, was taken from the
table and passed.
In the Senate, Friday, on motion of
Senator eeks of Somerset, the bill re-
lating to the election of highway com.
missioners In town was taken up, the
ouse amendments adopted and it was
given its several readings under suspen-
sion of The rules and passed to be en-
crossed.
The trustees of the University of
legislative order recently adopted, sub
mitted detailed statement of the sal
aries paid officials and employees at that
institution The scale of salaries paid
gives the professors $500 year; assist
ants, 1920; instructors, 5000 to $1,000,
tutor, $500: assistant tutor, $3.50 Pres
ident Harris has the use of an unfur.
nished house, pays certain commence
ment and other college entertainment
expenses, and receives $4,000 annually.
G. E Gardiner, dean OF the law depart
mept, gets $1,000. There are six profess
sors at $500 each Prof. {. ID. Woods
of the experiment station receives $500
from the college as professor of chem
istry.
The committee on judiciary reported
ought to pass in a draft on the bill pro-
viding for the admittance of women to
practice law in the courts of Maine.
The hct states that mo person shall be
denied admmission license to practice
as an attorney-a, law on account of sex"
In the House, Friday, the committee
on military affairs reported ought to
pass on resolve in favor of soldiers of
the Spanish war who received medical
treatment at their homes, provided the
United States shall not 10 reimburse
said soldiers.
The committee on inland fisheries and
game reported ought to pass on a bill
providing for the revision OF the game
laws.
The committee on education reported
to refer to the next Legislature the So
called Nv iggin act" relating to the
assessment for the school fund.
The House indefinitely postponed the
bill to increase the salary of judges of
the supreme court by vote of 81 to 25.
Both branches voted to adjourn until
Monday.
Mr.. Rowell from the committee on
ways and bridges, on resolve in aid of
building bridge across the Kennebec
river between the towns of Bingham
and Concord in Somerset county, re-
ported in the House that same be re-
tened to the next Legislature.
Resolve in favor of Hartland Academy
was read and assigned
Among the measures that finally passed
Monday were:
Resolve in favor Of the Maine General
hospital.
Resolve in favor Of repairing and
maintaining Babbitt Ridge road in the
town Of Moscow in the county of Som
erset
Resolve making appropriations for
the Pebobscot tribe OF Indians
Resolve in favor of v omen's hristian
Temperance Union.
Resolve in favor of the Bangor Chill
dren's Home.
Resolve appropriatiDg money to carry
into effect an act establishing Travelling
Libraries.
Resolve in favor of extra pay of Maine
Volunteers in the war with Spain.
Resolve in favor of Arson Academy.
Resolve in favor of the Bath Military
and Naval Orphan Asylum.
Resolve in favor of springfield Normal
school.
Mr.. Merrill of Skowhegan, presented
bill an act to authorize the town of
Skowhegan to perfect its title to the
school property in said town.
The committee on State lands and
State roads reported a resolve granting
$3.50 for the repair of the bridge cross.
ing the Kennebec river at The Forks.
The last week of congress is always a
busy one, this week is no exception,
The army reorganization passed the
Senate, Monday, by vote of So to Is.
The resolve in favor of Arson Acade-
my and the resolve in aid of Rabbit
Ridge road in Moscow have passed
finally.
senator Weeks occupied the presi-