The Republican journal., 1899-02-23
From the State Capital.

Mr.. Hill of Belfast has presented the me-
tition of A E. Hutchins and Sc others of
Belfast in favor of the passage of an act to
create lien on monumental work.
Mr.. Hill of Belfast has presented the re.
monstrance of John NJ Fletcher and So others
| against an act to create the office of State
engineer; also the remonstrance of Otis D.
| Wilson aid 20 others of Waldo county
against the same.
Representatives Spratt, Nickerson. Daw.
son, Hill, Bryant and Grindle nave presented
| numerous remonstrances against the an.
| pointment OF State highway engineer
About every town in Waldo county has been
| heard from; and remonstrances have come
IN thick and fast from all over the State.
| Mr.. Bryant of Knox has presented the re.
monstrance of G. A, Ingraham and 81 others
OF Knox against creating the office OF State
highway engineer; also remonstrance OIL
q. Whitney and 81 others of Thorndike
against same; also remonstrance of Fred A
| Whltten and II others of Unity, against
same.
In the Senate Feb. 10th the bill to increase
the salary of the Supreme Court judges from
$1,000 TO $1,000 came up for consideration,
after being times conferred. Stearns of
Aroostook defended the bill in a long
speech, and it was opposed by Merrill of
Somerset, Grindle of Hancock Fernald of
Androscoggin. The bill failed of passage. II
to II, and thus ends this much advertised
matter. There were no new measures of
Importance in either branch.
The long deferred tight over the first gem
eral appropriation bill. which carries 81 Cos
000 came off in the House Feb. 10th. Guern-
sey of Dover moved to strike out items for
the Augusta insane asylum; light and water
for State prison; and State printing and
binding, amounting to S127 300, asking more
| time for consideration of these matters
Manley of Augusta in charge of the bill
explained and defended the bill There
were numerous short speeches on the vari-
Gus items, but each attempt at an amend
ment failed and the bill went on its passage
unamended.
Before the legislative committee on i1di-
ciary Feb. 10th was argued the matter of IN
cooperating the American Ice Compa nv
with a capital stock of $50 000,0 900. Hon j
NJ. Haynes and Hon. H. NJ. Heath appeared
for the bill. The bill effects a union of the
knlcAerbocler and Consolidated Ice Com
panes which control the Kennebec river ice
business. They are already com bined and it
| is merely matter of being incorporated un-
der Maine laws or elsewhere. The Penob-
| scot ice men oppose the bill, but the outlook
is that it will be reported favoraby.
The session of the Maine legislature Feb
18th WAS devoted mainly to routine business
4hduloS VI augusta IuuIOuuCeu wv U reserves
for temporary loans, one for 1899 and the
other Tor 1900, neither to exceed $4,000
Inc hrst is to renew the temporary loan of
SloOoOU, which tails due IN few days I'm
der suspension OF the rules it was passed to
be engrossed The committee on temper
ance reported adversely on the matter of the
prohiblt0ry amendment. Several bills re-
latlng to school matters were presented in
the senate This ends the work of the
seventh week. Adjournment at noon was
made to + 30 H. m. Monday.
ihe oid controversy over the ase OF selnes
came ul before The hshe.les committee Feb.
ION. reunions 10 prevent SEEMING IN Saco
anu Iehouscot pays We're CONSIDERED together
anu Mf, george ii. Hussey OF Blddetord ap-
peared IN behalf Of the Saco bay petitioners.
Charles A. irue, ESQ, who appeared for the
renonstrahts, asked Series OF questions to
snow mat hsh had been scarce ON the Name
coast IN years Wien the old law was IN force
pronlpl'lhg SEEMING. representative Grlndle
SPOKE lof The petltloners VINO ask that sem
ing may be prohibited IN Penobscot bay.
MT Grndle expressed the belief that the
steamers hy thelr extensive operations We're
drlVlpg away the hsh. MT HUI OF Belfast
also spoke III iaVor OF tle petltloners as dld
Representative hallock OF South Thomas
ton. Mr. True called long list OF wit
hesses, men prominent IN the hshlng bust
ness VINO tod now the mackereI, sardlne,
nenhaden ana other Industries had been
butt up aiong the coast until they give EN-
pioynent to thousands OF Maine people and