Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-08

today. There We're many in attend
ance and fully score Of speakers.
Representative Maxwell of Rich
mond, Senators Pierce of Waldo. and
Merrill of Somerset, ex-senator Hersey
of Oxford. County Commissioners
Seavey and Walker of Cumberland,
and others spoke in defence of the pre-
sent law and against any change.
Senators Sharp of Aroostook, Grin
die of Hancock, and Blanchard of.
Franklin, Representatives Blackstone
of Perham, Weed of Monticello. Pierce
of Blaine, and others argued in favor
of changing or repeating the present
law. r s4ta
On the matter of establishing a
municipal court at Rumford Falls.
Hon. Geo. D. Bisbee, r. 7. Parker A.
E. Storms. Hon. Waldo Pettengill and
Triaf Justices Morrison and Johnson
all of that town, appeared in favor of
the bill. The committee will report
ought to pass. Representative King
explained the bill to legaliZe the doings
Of the trustees of the charity fund of
Caribou Lodge. F. and A. NJ. and the
report will be ought to pass.
The room of the temperance commit
tee in the basement was filled to over
flowing, Tuesday afternoon. The ladies
OF the w. G. +. L., were out in force
to oppose the proposed resubmission of
the prohibitory amendment But no
opposition was necessary. Not voice
was raised before the committee on be-
half of the Portland petitioners who,
asked for resubmission. Mrs l.. N. n.
Stevens addressed the committee in
general way, but, as no speaker had
favored rcsubmssion, she had no OPP
portunity 10 fight the battle for which
she was well prepared. Others spoke
briefly. 1t was assured from the start
that resubmission had not the ghost of
a show.
II. Reynolds of Livermore. explained
his petition for the better enforcement
of the law. He presented IA bill pro-
vidinS among other things that the
penalty Of imprisonment should be in
flicted for liquor selling. and that it
should not be left at the discretion of
the judge. Iix- County Attorney Grant
Rogers spoke on this matter, but did
not advocate all the measures of the
proposed bill.
1t was popularity supposed that the
hearing before the taxation committee
on the prayer of the many petitioners
that women be exempted from taxation
would be- the feature of the day But
it was held ut $50 p. NJ and was over
before most people knew that it had
begun. 1t was held in the Office of the
State overseers and Il fair number of
women We're present. though many
many more appeared after the hearing
was over. Three, speakers addressed
the committee, Mrs. Helen Coffin Beedy
Oh FafmlnSton, Mrs. Day or Portland.
and Mrs. Crosby of Dexter. Their ar
gument was almost all along the usual
line for women suffrage. and had little
bearing on the subject of taxation. The
committee listened carefully but lost
no time in voting that the petitioners
have leave to withdraw.
The committee on education had 10
hearings on the programme. Tuesday.
among them being the, resolve for new
Normal schools ia, Dexter Calais,
Houlton, Danforth, Presque Isle and
Newport. There were friends of each
place present, and many Aroostook
speakers addressed the committee. The
Calais resolve was put over on account
of the absence of Representative Muir
chic, and the claims of Dexter as a
location will be presented in executive
session by Senator PIummer. Principal