Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-11
STATE SOLONS.
Legislative News of Interest to Han.
cock County Readers.


cock Count, Readers.
The sixty-uinth legislature OF Maine
convened Wednesday. January 1.
In the Senate o. B. Clason, OF Gardiner,
was elected president. and Kendall NJ
Dunbar. OF Damariscotta. secretary. ;.
A. Holden, OF fremont, was elected post
master ava mail-esrIier.
|. h Stet=on. of Bangor. wss elected
speaker Of the House, snd William ;. Cot
ton, c ERIK.
In he Senate Thursday Senstor Hamlin
was appointed chairman otthe committee
on governors message, to act With 3
similar committee from the House. snd
report reference Of its several subjects
to appropriate committees.
THE COMMITTEES
The Joint standing committees, and the
standing committees Of the House aud
Senate, were announced Thursday Ham
cock couutys delegation has Jared well IN
the Dis position OF isvors.
Senator Hsmin has one OF the coveted
places on the important judiciary COM
mittee. He is also member OF the COM
mit,ee on military affairs, and on the SEN
ate committee on eugrossed bills.
Senator Grindle has several positions Of
honor. He Is chairman of tie committee
on insane hospital, and OF the committee
on mines and mining. He is also s mem
Der OF the special joint committee on East
ern Maine insane hospital, and the joint
committee on counties.
Representative Drummey, of Ells.ort
has a much-soug ht-sfter place on the
joint committee on rsiEr Dads, telegrsphs
and expresses.
Representative Somes. of Mt Desert. is
on the joint com miitee on commerce. the
joint committee on reform school and the
House committee on county estimates.
representative Jelli=op, o, Surry, Is on
the joint Committee on counties. and the
joint committee on claims.
Representative Br,ton, OF Bucksport,
is on the joint committee on towns, and
the House committee on wsys and means
Representative Sargent. OF sedgxick, s
on the joint committee on insane hos
pitsI, and the House COMMITTEES on cleo
tions
Representative Brimmer, OF Msrisyille
i on the JOINT committee on mgnuisc-
ture-. snd the joint committee on lsbor.
Representative Buck. Of Oriand. j. on
the joint committee on shore fisheries,
and the JOINT committee on library.
Representative Co.'S. Of sloniugton. :
on the joint committee en- saore fisheries
Representative BRIGHAM, OF sullivan.
is on the joint committee on ways aud
bridge.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
The legislature rsa->em bed tuesday
and Is settling down to business. The
sTa'su he Of bills sud petitions began
early.
Along WIKI the rush q me a resolve for
the completion OF the Eastern Maine in
zane to-urtsI, carrying ali appropriation
OF IS go hGt to he PAID IN lea9 and half
n 800 With the resolve Was long
statement of facts regarding the COM i
ton Of the work now and the needs for
the future.
= mas Of bills. petitions ana resolves
came do%n from the last legs sfure.
Among those referred TO the judiciary
committee Is petition OF Moses Hawkins
aud o. hers for an act giving them power
to supply the town Of Sullivan with pure
water.
roducsd III the Senate W6s bill to
Change the name Of Colby university back
to the more appropriate one OF Colby col
lege. which IL bore until a few years ago.
There we're several long petitions in ia
vor OF increasing he salaries of supreme
court judges.
The battle Tor snd sgsins, the present
ballot Law WAS begun in the House By the
passage OF an order calling for the secre-
tsry of state to make statement OF the
expenses incurred for printing, sdvertis-
ing, clerk hire, etc, since the adoption OF
the present law. A bill has been pre-
pared repeating the present Australian
system. II was to have been presented
yest erdsy but failed to appear II il
hrief bill and has three sections The
first repeats in toto t ne present law; the
second reenacts the old law and he third
section provides for a rail before the
polling place, behind which only one
person shall 60 at time to vote.
GOSSIP
John d. Buck son of Representative
Buck, of Orlsnd, is one of the page. in
the House.
Senator Hale left for Washington Thurs
day morning.