The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-01

senting 100 miles, or less which shall be
accepted and received for fare and passage
OF the bearer OF said mileage ticket, on oil
lines Of said corporation issuing the same.
Sect. 2.-On petition OF any railroad
corporation, included within the pro.
visions Of th Is act. MI ed with the railroad
commissioners asking that IL may be ex
empt said commissioners may In their
discretion exempt such railroad from the
provisions Of this act, II In their iudg-
pient the public welfare or financial con
dition Of the railroad require or demand
It.
THE wEsTBgooK ROAD.
The petitiona In favcr of the Westbrook
windham and Harrison charter are
making their appearance. Two presented
today wsie by A. N. Waterhouse and ~
others Of westbrook and Daniel A.
Holmes and 45 others of wesfbrook.
PRIVATE BANKERS.
A bill presented In the House today
substitutes for section So, chapter AZ,
s., the following:
"No person shall issue any drafts, bills.
notes or other dividends Of debt payable
to bearer or to order, as q private banker
for the purpose of loaning them In circu-
lation rs money; nor. unless specially au-
thorizsd thereto by the Legislature, shall
contribute to. the funds or become menu
Der of any association for the purpose
aforesaid; nor transact any other business
that banks may do by their charters. ex-
cept making discounts and receiving de-
posits, nor hold any agency or branch
Office for the purpose of transacting
banking business, or OF receiving, is
suing, loaning or putting in circulation.
any money. bills, notes or deeds or other
evidences Of debt OF or for the account Of
any banking association. corporation or
company not Incorporated In the state. or
of any private banker not resident there
in, under o penalty of $1,000 for each
offsnse. to be increased by Indictment for
the use OF the state, or by action OF debt,
half to the state and half to the prose-
cutor. This section does not prohibit
banks, Incorporated In the state from ex-
ercising their powers under the foregoing
provisions of this chapter nor from re-
ceiving and paying out. In the usual
course of business, the bills of foreign
banks, the circulation of which Is not
prohibited by law; nor does 1t interfere
with the business of banking associations,
corporations or companies of other states,
whose business relates exclusively to the
purchase or sale of commercial paper. OF
negotiable securities, or foreign bills of
exchange.
THE MOVING CONTROVERSY
The question as to whether Bank Elk.
aminer Undertake or secretary Dunbar
shall occupy the luxurious private office
OF the bank examiner during the session
of the Legislature was again postponed In
the Senate today and SO the breathless
anxiety about the matter Is undated. If
action Is postponed continually the end
OF the session may arrive before the con
trovesy Is settled. Secretary Dunbar Is In
the attitude Of an observer. he Is in the
room because the legislature set II apart
for the use of the secretary In 1891, when
the State House was enlarged and of
course he will stay until the Legislature
directs him 10 go somewhere else. Mr.,
Undertake gets his title from the
Governor and Council, who authorized
him TO take the room rs private office.
Ea oh title Is good SO far AS IL goes, but
the Senate seems to have the older claim.
Ii would Re great inconvenience to the
officers of the House and Senate were the
secretary put off In an out of the way
corner, but then how are the banks 10
conduct their business If the examiner has
only one office The difficulty might be
solved to the satisfaction of all concerned
by rebuilding the older portion of the
State House. IL would cost couple of
hundred thousands but 1t would end the
controversy.
THE CASE OF THE SMELLS.
j. II. Pierce and IS others petition for
a law to make II unlawful to catch
smells, other than by hook and line,
under penalty of $50 for each offence is
any Of the waters of Cssoo bay between
the head of Fore river, Portland. and
L. okout Point, IIarpsweli, for period OF
five years. Mr. Sargent of Portland pre-.
scented the petition.
Mr.. Cham berlain presided at the fore
noon session of the Senate today.
Mr. Reynolds presented bill TO repeal
section of chapter 1914 Of the private laws
and special laws of 1875, SO far as it APP
plies TO the town of South Portland. dis-
oarding the old set of by laws that applied
to the town of Cape Elizabeth.
Senator Reynolds introduced bill to
amend the charter of the Dover and Fox
croft village lire company.
Senator Reynolds intr duced bill TO
assign TO the town of south Portland the
A CARD.