The Portland daily press., 1899-03-04

the appointment Of u special committees
10 discover how many reports OF the
yscious state departments are printed ana
how many are necessary and-here comes
the snapper--to inquire into the ex'
pediency Of abolisning the office OF secre-
tary to the board Of agriculture. Today,
MIR. Bennett OF Hollis wanted to got ems
vote Whereby the order was passed. recon
sidered. MIR. Bennett is n good taiker
and his three minute speech interested tine
House II II did not convert them 70 the
Hollis mans way OF thinking. Mr.. ben.
nett began by saying that the Doaru OF
agriculture was abont all the farmers nau
lett. eve had an agricultural college,
he continued, ."bCt they stove that 70
pieces and made law school Of it. ihey
ripped the road law to pieces anu tne
school law was all smashed up ana they
didn't Improve things either. III the
farmers have any rights We sho uld assert
them here this morning. These farmers
institutes are important things. are you
ready to take away the farmers last
means to get information on the great
subject OF agriculture? When you touch
the rights Of the farmers you tear NJ one
of tbs great interests of the state. III you
are going to investigate take some Oh
appropriate here for fish and game, foxes
aud rabbits and every thing else under the
sun. l hope every man who has an In
terest In a farm, who has flower pot In
his window or chicken coop In his door
yard viii vote in favor Of reconsidera'
ton.
he was surprised at the attitude Of the
gentleman fyom Hollis. He is looking
through the wrong window. The order fe
not aimed at the farmers. Mr.. beal
thought the Investigation proper one
and did not believe the House would re-
consider its vote. The House didn't II
refused by heavy majority. The Senate
passed the ORDER in concurrence while Mr..
Bennett was making his plea for the
farmers. The special committee 10 made
up of Senators HaIgrayes, Pierce and
Head, Represen tatives Bsal, Mauley.
Brown of Falmouth, Wilson Of Cherry
field, Chick, Hill and Rankin.
THE INDUSTRIAL SHCOOL
The co:umitIe IN education made re-
port toda, which il carried out will make
a radical bauge i tho control of what
has been ,, ,arde, as a state Institution.
1t seems Il llt tn, Maine Industrial school
for Girls a. lila. lowell Is managed by
corporation 1t is u corporation main
tanned solA y for ~ benevolent purpose,
but the com mites think the time has
come when yhis institution, which re-
ceives $40, ON ann ually from The state be
side special appropriations. should be
under state control. The usual resolve
appropriating So BOO, and resolves calling
for $3.50 for lire escapes and $4,000 for re-
pairs on the building recently burned
were reported by the com mittee today
with the ppoviso that the buildings should
be turned over to the state Ald the trus-
to-, nppointUd by the Governor and Coun
ell.
BANGOR HOSPITAL.
The completion of the Eastern Maine
Insane hospital will make ut necessary to
have some law for the opacation of that
institution. Some time ago, the matter
was referred to the committee on insane
hospital and This morning that committee
reported bin, which was explained by
MIR. aikhurst of Bangor MI. Park
hurst said 1t W as deemed be,t to place the
control of both hospitals in the hands of
the existing board of trustees Of the Au-
gusta hospital but as the new institution
will add to the labors of the trustees, the
bill provides for an additional member
of the board. 1t rs expected that the Ban
gor hospital will be IN use before the as
sembling Of the next Legislature and the
bill so far as possaile makes the existing
laws applicable to both institutions.
IN THE HOUSE.
The committee on agriculture this
morning reported that the bill to repeal
the feed stutfs law of 1891,
the bill ought not to pass. Mr.. Buck of
Orland moved that the report be tabled
and assigned for next Wednesday. 1t was
SO voted.
The committee on legal affairs reported
hat the matter of the Torrents system of
land transfers be referred to the next
legislature.
The committee on education reported
that the bill to establish a normal school
at Machias he referred to the next legisla-
turs.
There was considerable amusement
when two reports came In from the COM
mittee on federal relations, in regard to
Representative eject Roberts. Both re-
solves declared that Mr.. Roberts should
not be allowed to serve In Congress. The
committee reported adversely, adding that
they do not uphold polygamy but think
the members Of the Maine delegation able
to deal with the question.
The bill to revive the rights of the old
warehouse wharf in Portland lower har-
Dor was adversely reported.
The railroad committee this morning
acted on q number of the many matters
before them and sent in a lot of reports
The Cumberland and Oxford railway
scheme, the rival to the Westbrook,
Windham and Harrison, WAS the subject
of an adverse report No report has yet
been made on the extension of the West |
brook, Windham and Harrison charter,
but IL is understood that favorable re-
port will be- made. The Winthrop Tele
phone company's charter was favorably
reported in new draft. The Wiscasset
Telegraph and Telephone company bill,
the bill to extend the charter of the Lew
iston, Augusta and Camden road were
favorably reported. Ought not to pass |
was the verdict on the charter of the
Ossipee Valley Telegraph and Telephone |
company.
Measures to incorporate the Monmouth
Center Village corporation and to insure |
normal school buildings were favorably |
reported.
MIR. Hyde of Bath introduced bill this |
morning TO provide that the. committees |
of the various political parties shall call |
cauouses by posting notices in conspicuous |
places.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate today, the following bills |
were passed to be enRrossad under suspen- |