The Portland daily press., 1899-02-04
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss,l

Augusta, February 3.-The unanimous
action of the House of Representatives
yesterday in passing the bill for the an
pexation of Deeriug to Portland under
suspension OF the rules was repeated by
the senate today. When in the course Of
the mornings business the president an.
nounced among the papers from the
House the bill annexing the city Of Deer.
ing to the city of Portland. Mr.. Adams
of Penobsoot rose and moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill receive
its passage to be engrossed. There was
no objection and the motion prevailed.
The bill was then given its several read
ings and passed to be engrossed In con-
currence with the House. BY engrossins
is meant the printing of the bill in the
peculiar type used for the official copies
The bill as engrossed will come back
from the printing Office on large sheets of
parehment bound together. The commit
tee on engrossed bills will compare this
official copy with the original reported
from the committee and II they lind no
errors, and there are not likely to be any
will report the bill back as truly and cor
rec,ly engrosssd. This report will be ac.
cepted and then the bill will be laid be-
fore the House ON it's passage to be en-
acted. Having passed the House It may
be Immediately carried to the Senate, and
there also passed. Then nothing will
remain but for the president of the Sen
ate and the Speaker of the House to at
tach their signatures before the bill is
handed over to the executive department.
Governor Powers might delay signing the
measure, but It 10 probable that he Will
attach his signature as soon as the bill is
presented TO him. All this may be ac-
complished by Monday evening, SO that
Tuesday morning the people Of the Deer
ing may wake up .. in : wards eight
and nine of the Greater Portland.
As the time limit on special and private
legislation has gone into effect but little
new businss is coming in, and that under
suspension of the rules. In the House
Friday, these matters were presented:
Petitions in favor of the Westbrook,
Windham and Harrison electric road.
Act for the better preservation Of early
records, prov iding that town clerks and
other persons who have in their posses
sion or under their control any records OF
con yevance of real estate known as pro-
prietors' claims, to be directed to deliver
the same to the register Of deeds In their
respective counties. Any person neglect
ing or refusing to comply with this act is
liable to q fine not exceeding Si00 and I'm
priscnment of not over one year.
Petition that S. o. Hancock and others
railroad through Gorham, Standish,
Windham and Raymond to Casco, thence
to Naples village.
Resolve reimbursing F. /. Campbell.
treasurer of Cherrytield. in sum Sl44 for
money expended in aid of state pension
ers.
Petition of John X. Ames and Others
of Machias for an extension of the charter
of the Moping Dam and Improvement
company.
Petition from residents of Knox county
for repeal of chapter 2s5, Public Laws
of '97, SO that persons engaged in legiti-
mate industry shall be secure in their
persons and property and not be subjected
to unreasonable fines
Act providing that honorably dis
charged soldiers Of the war with spain
dying in destitute circumstances may be
buried at public expense.
When tho report of the committee re-