Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-31
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Joint committee 10 specially COD
slider salaries il as follows: Weeks OF
Somerset, Stesrns OF Aroostook, Har'
graves OF York, on the senate; Wilson
OF GorhSm, Plummer OF Portland, Bry-
ant OF Knox, Field OF oakland, Spur Of
Otisfeld, Brown Of Falmouth and West
of Biddeford Of the House.
Mr.. Msniey has introduced an act
authorizing the Incorporation of the
American Ice Company, With q capital
OF sixty million dollars. This company
will absorb the big ice companies DOW
doing business, and may control proc
esses for the manufacture Of artificial
ice. IL will form gigantic trust. Chss.
Blair, Augustus c. Sprague, Henry
Shepherd, J. Henry Sturges, II. NJ.
Heath and =. T. Smith are named Is
corporstors.
Feb. Is is the day sc, apart for memo
rial exercises for the late Congressman
Dingley.
Tuesday Of next week, Feb. III, will
be dsy Of interest 20 some Of the peo-
pie Of Oxford County. On that day the
judiciary committee will give hearings
on the petition of citizens OF Hebron for
Incorporation with the privilege Of TAX
ing wster from Hall Pond In Paris; also
on the petition for incorporation OF the
South Paris Water Co. with the right 10
take wster from the same pond. On the
same day the committee on towns will
give hearing on the petition to cut up
Franklin Plantation and annex IL 70
Peru, Rumford and Woodstock. Hear
iugs on the resubmission of the prohib-
tory amendment and the repeal OF the
highway commissioner law come on the
same day.
Tuesday, Feb. II, is fixed as the date
Of the governors reception.
IL il evident that there will be At least
q strong opposition TO the bill raising the
salary of the supreme Court judges.
Petitions have been presented asking
that streams flowing into Songo Pond in
Bethel and Albany be closed TO fishing
The bill 10 prohibit wearing spiked
shoes In hotels, cars or other public
places, though there Is much 10 be said
In It's favor, Is thought 20 have no chance
Of passage. IL would work too much
hardship 20 the lumbermen in some Sec
tons Of the state.
Some OF the new matters introduced
during the week are:
Act TO establish Municipal Court in
Rumford Falls.
Oxford Railroad Company, authorizing
the building Of line through the towns
Of westbrook, Gorhsm, Stsndish, Wind
ham, Otisfield and Naples.
Resolve that $3.50 be paid TO Canton rs
abatement of state taxes.
Petition of citizens of Norway and
Waterford for S322 10 reimburse them
for money expended in csring for desti-
tute Italians left stranded by suspension
OF work OF the Oxford Central electric
railroad.
Petition Of George A. Wilson and 9TH
ers 20 increase the salary Of register Of
probate in Oxford county.
Msnley of Augusta has introduced an
act 10 regulate organizations and control
the business of corporations. This bill
provides for q most radical change In the
privileges granted under the general law
governing corporations. Now no CON-
pany can organize with capital above ten
million dollars. This bill permits COM
panies with capital unlimited TO organize
under general law by payment 70 the
treasurer Of state of ten dollars for each
one hundred thousand dollars Of capital
stock. The proposed bill opens wide
the door for the formation Of great
.'trusts, and Is likely to be pretty closely
scrutinized and fully debated before IL
comes TO q vote.
The legislature IL petitioned to get of
Highland farm from Oxford Village
corporation.
Mr.. Spur Of Osisfield has introduced
q bill to straighten out the law In refer
euee to old soldiers. The present Law
Il that no old soldier may be sent TO an
slmshouse. Mr.. Spurs bill does not
change the lxw, 30 far as II affects the
honest unfortunate, but IL does provide
that dependent soldiers, including those
Of the last war, who refuse to remain In
the homes provided for them bat wander
from place to place. may Be committed
70 almshouses.
Mr. Sutherland Of Biddeford presented
an act to provide State pensions for sol
diers Of the Spanish war under the same
cosdiEions - now apply 70 civil var vet