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

PhilbroOk as a subcommittee for in
vestigation.
The bills relating to the extension of
the rights Of Sanford Mills and the
compensation of the Biddeford munich
pal court recorder We're tabled for ac-
ton later. The committee voted to re-
port ought to pass on the bill allowing
AroOstoOk county to refund its debt;
also ought to pass on the bill amending
the law relating to assault and ba,-
terry; and ought to pass in new draft
on the bill relating to the rights IF
widows.
The committee on railroads, tele-
graphs and expresses had sever
al hearings scheduled for the al
ternoon. Judge Philbrook appeared
on the act extending the char
ter of the Wiscasset and Moosehead
Lake Telegraph Company, and later
the committee voted to report ought
to pass. The committee voted to re-
port the same on the bill giving the
railroad commissioners the same power
over the extension of steam railroads
that they now have over the extension
of electric lines. Seth NJ. Carter ad
dressed the committee in the interests
of this bill. Senator Hamlin spoke on
the bill extending the charter of the
Ellsworth Street r. II. Company. This
was tabled for action later. The bill to
extend and amend the charter of the
Castine Railway and Navigation Co.
was supported by A. NJ. Deveraux and
Judge Philbrook and opposed by c. T..
Woodward of Bangor. who claimed
that the bill created a new company
and gave it unique and great powers.
The bill was tabled for action later.
The hearing on the act to incorporate
the RoOthbay Harbor and Newcastle
r. II. Company was continued one
week
The committee on banks and banking
met. Wednesday afternoon. There were
four hearings advertised as follows on
the matter of the limitation of deposits
in savings banks: on the matter OF a
disclosure in writing of the beneficiary
when trust funds are deposited in a
savings bank; on the matter of paying
depositor's order on a savings bank
after death of drawer; and on the mat
ter of the payment or deposits of min
Ors in savings banks. These were all
matters suggested by the report of the
bank examiner, and were not on any
bill or petition before the Legislature.
President Z. A. Noyes of the Maine
Savings Banks Association. L. c. Cor
nish of Augusta. attorney for the asso-
citation, and Bank Examiner F. f.
Timberlake, addressed the committee
on these four matters, explaining them
and talking them over in an informal
way. No action was taken, all being
tabled until the next meeting.
The committee assigned February IA
for hearing on the act to amend Sec
ton SO, of chapter AZ, relating to pri-
vate, assigned and foreign banking. |
This bill has it's origin in the present |
condition at Calais, where the Bank of
Nova Scotia has established branch !
and is doing business without paying |
taxes to Maine or being under control |
of Names banking department. The
other banks of that section object to
such an intruder, and this bill is aimed |
at it.
The legal affairs committee had a |
busy afternoon. Mayor Beal of Ban |
gor, appeared on two matters affecting |
the authority of the Bangor municipal
court, one relating to the contributions
by husbands and fathers for the sup
port of wives and children. and the |
other giving the court power to pun
ish by Imprisonment the breaking of
local ordinances now punishable by
fine. On the first the committee voted
to report ought to pass, and the second
was tabled for action later The act
providing that book agents, as well as
other peddlers, be licensed was also
tabled. This act arises from a petit
ton headed by w. NJ. Ryan of Port
land, blind man, himself a travelling
vendor of almanacs and other publica-
tons. The committee voted to report
favorably on the act allowing Eastport
TO have either men or women on its
school board and to elect the board so
that the term of one member shall ex
pire each year. Gen. Leavitt appeared
before the committee on behalf of this
bill. On the matter of a permanent
fund for the use of the attorney gen.
eral in detecting and Furnishing crimi
nails, the committee will report in favor
of such n fund of $4,000. The original
movement was for a fund of $4,000.
+ The committee on agriculture had a
hearing on the bill amending the pres
ent law regulating the sale and analy-
sis of concentrated commercial feed
ing stuffs. 1t adds certain feeding
stuffs now exempted. Secretary Me-
Keen and John M. Winslow of Noble
boro. supported the bill. Prof. Wood
of Orono. was present and answered
some questions Of the committee. The
committee voted to report ought to
pass.
The Governor and Council had their
regular weekly meeting, Wednesday
forenoon. The recent. nominations
We're confirmed, routine work done, and
the report of the auditing committee
on the State treasurer's accounts re-
ceived. The Governor has not yet re-
ceived any answer to the invitation to
President Mckinley to visit Maine this
winter.
A bill will be introduced, today. divid-