Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10

SoH sHdIl set SelneS or nets Wp6flan ON
Ieet OF any weir under a penalty OF
| $5oO; no boat shall be allowed Within
5oO feet of any weir from sunset tC
sunrise after notification by the
owner of the weir. under penalty OF
$40.
The doctors were in charge of the
first hearing before the legal affairs
committee. Thursday afternoon. The
matter at issue was the question of
adding two Eclectic physicians to the
State board of medical registration.
AT present the board consists Of four
Alopathic members and two of the
Homeopathic school. DR.. Henry Berry
of Biddeford. spoke in favor of the bill,
urging that the Eclectic school is wor-
thy of representation and that it is I'M
fair to keep them off the board. The
bill was opposed by DR.. A. X. p. Me-
serve of Portland. He said that of the
1900 physicians in the State. only 81 be-
long to the Eclectic school. and of this
number only IS are graduates of any
school. The committee voted unani-
mously to. report ought not to pass.
The bill to legalize the doings a
Rangeley Plantation in Franklin coun-
ty was the. occasion of an interesting
controversy and not a. little amuse-
ment. AS the plantation has only
about a dozen votes and its total tax
assessed is less than $500. it was not
great matter anyway. There are two
factions in the plantation and one
charges the other with maintaining
sort Of Tammany ring. f. e. Timber
lake appeared for the party opposing
the act, and B. E. Pratt of Rangeley
for the town officers who ask the Leg
ing. There We're several witnesses
present and the plantation books were
put in evidence The committee voted
to report ought to pass in a new draft.
This will give the present town officers
powers to cali legally a new meeting
which was the real point at issue. The or
der directing the committee to look into
the expediency of amending the liquor
law so that half the fine shall go to the
municipality instead of the whole going
to the county as at present. Gen. Lea
witt, who introduced the order, could
not come before the committee to ex-
plain and defend it. County Attorney
Libby and County Commissioner Walk
er, of Cumberland, spoke in opposition
to such a change in the present law.
They claimed that it would work great
Injustice to the smaller towns in all
counties which now profit from the
fines paid into the county treasury.
Later in executive session the commit
tee voted to report legislation mex
pedient.
The committee voted to report ought
to pass on the bill making a minor
change in the charter of the Fort Fair
field Village Corporation. 1t was voted
to report ought not to pass on the bill
providing that selectmen be elected
for terms of three years, the term OF
one member of the board to expire each
wear. The Morey usury bill will be re-
ported favorably in a new draft the
limit Of loans affected is made $500. and
the limit of the interest which may he
| charged is made 3per cent. for periods
| of three months or less. and Is per
cent. for periods of year
The finance committee first heard the
REPRESENTATIVES of the W.. c. T. y
Thursday afternoon. The resolve III
question was one of $1,000 annually for
the DEPARTMENT Of the Union which pro
vides homes for homeless children,
The same appropriation has been MADE
FIR the mast six years, and Mrs Ger
trude Stevens Leavitt of Portland. ana
Mrs. Oscar Hoiway Of Augusta, ex-
planned the great good that is done VIII
this money. Later in executive session
the committee voted 70 repor. Jus ~ y
pass on the resolve. s>4s. -,
The friends of the Maine Eye and Ea'
Infirmary of Portland, were present II
force and made strong case Tor I'M
work of the institution which asks To-
it's usual appropriation of $1,000 annu
ally. Those who spoke for the resoiV
were L. b. Winslow, Portland; Dr'
C. wedgwood, Lewiston; Gen. l.
Rangs and Rev. FIR. Charland, water
Vile: Hiram Kicker, Poland springs
Rev. Mr.. Webster, Albion Littie an
; DR.. Chas. w. Bray. Portland. ner
, were several other prominent NE
present ready to speak II phelr voice
: was necessary. Some expected opposi
. ton to appear as result OF the recen