The Portland daily press., 1899-03-11

Mr.. Aspasy sxplAinsd - follews; He
sid that early In the ssssssn thsrs vs.
resolve Ausherizing . war Ioas fur eloo. =
900 70 cover cxpensss INQUIRED y the
governor and council. Sincs that time ny
actien of the Legislature II sDproprissing
said sum, clstnas agsrsgatins eSo.oo
more have come In. Thess claims hsd
been fiisd with the government along
with the others already presented. But
the government moves slowly In paying.
1t may be some time ere the stats can
secure funds due IL; - the state treasurer
by these resolves Is authorised to hire
$50 900 more this year and $3.50, 900 next
year to renew both loans Including the
peace loan already incurred. the state has
now or will soon have q temporary loan
OF $450,0oa
INNKEgPER'S LICENCEa
There was a hearing before tbs judiciary
COMMITTEES this afternosn on the bill to
repeal that part Of the present law which
requires innhoIders to give bosd. 1t Is
law not generally observed. Reprssen-
tativs Beal of Bangor ana members Of the
Hotel Keepers association appeared.
Mr. Beal told the committee that the
law IL . dead lsttsf but IL stands ~
menace TO the hotel keepers Of the stats. II
the law was enforced 1t NO uld b . great
burden on the hotel kespsrs, some OF
whom could not procure such . bond.
Mr.. heal told the COMMITTEES that the
hotel business does not flourish; the hotel
keepers are poor, but hotels are necessary
and SO they are ma ntained.
Landlord Judkins Of the Elmwood
no tel, Waterville, Is also the president Of
the Maine Hotel Keepers association.
Mr.. Judkins said the association had
voted to present this matter to the leeisla-
ture. The hotel keepers want 10 BE- legal
innholders and do not want to b held up
asliilegal innholdsrs.o The : innkecpers
do not now give the bond. The law has
fallen into disuse. One difficulty now 10
that the innksspsF who has not given
bond cannot sue to recover for board from
unscrupulous psrsous.
Mr.. Manley-The law makes tbs hotel
keeper liable on the bond II hs sslis
liquor. doesn't 1t.
MIR. virgiu-It does II any one brings
suit
Mr.. Manley-Then the liability Of
hotel keeper is double that Of anybody
else under the law.
K. N. BlandinR Of Bangor. secretary Of
the Hotel Mems association, coTroDofatsd
the statements Of MIR. Judkina
Mr.. Virgin asked how II was II tbs law
was disrsgarded that it was = burden 10
the hotel keepers.
Mr.. Judkins-I can answer that quss-
ton In part. The law has been used BY
persons In various parts Of the state - .
weapon against hotel keepers and In one
case It lead to the closing Of hosel Be-
side that, when the bond Is not given,
suits cannot be main tanned against psr-
sons who owe the hotel keepers money.
Mr.. Manley-You lose quito large sums
of money in that wayf
Mr.. Judkins-Quits large sums; yes. cir.
BATH GAS COMPANY TROUBLES.
The Bath Gas and Els,trio company.
which suffered through the financial
slumps Of GaIen q. Moses and Fritz h.
Twitohell, again had its innings before
the COMMITTEES on judiciary this afternoon.
At the commencement OF the session .
bill was introduced to empower the Bath
Light and Power company to acquire
the old plant and reconstruct the compa
ny. No agreements could be made between
the coutending parties.
Lawyer Trott of Bath said that the peo-
pie of Bath wanted Gen. Thomas W. Hyde
and his sons, who are interested In the
Bath Light and Power company TO have
charge Of lighting the city.
Hon. Charles 6. Cook Of Portland. rep
resented the bondholders of the old com =
pany who are not satisfied with the
terms OF settlement He said that he
feared that the new company wanted leg.
islstion to rsorganize with the Arst mort
gage bondholders and freeze out the SEQ
ond mortgage bondholders and unse-
cured creditors. MIR. Cook proposed an
amendment whereby the reorganization
must be attended by consent Of the second
mortgage bond holders and unsecured
creditors.
Mr.. Trott thought that the unsecured
creditors should not be considered a.
they hold notes Of Mr.. Moses.
Mr.. Cook said that the creditors would
suffer heavy loss from tho Moses notes,
bnt these creditors wanted something to
say about the reorganization.
Mr.. George II. West OF Portland said
that he represented creditors who didn't
want q freezing out process applied. If
this bill was not passed the unsecured
creditors Iwould re-organize the company
themselves in an effort to protect their
claims which amount to 800. 900. He ad-
mitted that the Bath Iron Works had
large interests that required protection.
but said the old plant was thoroughly
equipped and ought to earn 8 per cent
on 600. 900. He asked that the creditors
be let alone and allowed to continue as
they are now.
The committee voted to report ought
not to pAss