The Portland daily press., 1899-02-09

currence. III asks Mr. Frye 70 'isie A"e,n0
and refers to him as 'Our Senator" The
resolution follows:
Ordered, That the Governor. the Presi-
dent Of the senate and the Speaker OF the
House extend an invitation 70 hon
VIM. p. Frye, our Senator In Oong,sss
and "A member OF the commission TO ne .
gotiate treaty Of peace with spain, 10
visit the State Capital at his convenience,
durinr the session of the Legislature, as
the guest Of the State.
TIE TEMPORARY HOME.
Representative McFadden held up the
resolve in favor of the Temporary home
for Women and Children today. be
tabled 1t when it came up in the House
on the ground that 1t is Portland Ohatl-
~. IL was afterwards explained 70
Judge McFadden that the beneficiaries OF
the home come from all parts OF Maine
and that the institutions good work was
felt In all parts of the state. Mr.. NICE al
den and Mr.. Plummer of Lisbon tao'eu
a number of resolves today, MIR. rum
mer aiming especially at the academies
which are also free high schools.
THE LIQUOR FINEs.
County Commissioners Walker said TINS
morning that a law diverting half OF
the money received from fines imposed
under the liquor law to towns and cities
would cost the County of Cumberland
sl5. 600 year. This matter Is before
the legal affairs committee in the shape
of an order directing an enquiry into the
expediepoy Of the passage OF suc@ law.
A hareing willibe given ON Y tomorrow
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
MIR. Guernsey's action in calling halt In
the consideration OF the first appropris'
tjon bill may draw attention to many
of the Expenditures of the state govern
ment. When MIR. Guernsey engaged In
his tilt with MIR. Manley over the Dill
one of the matters he mentioned was the
increase. in the bills for state printing.
IL might be supposed at first glance
that the state was paying higher prices
now than formerly, but such is not the
case, The increased expenditures. are
due to the increased amount OF work
done. Mr.. Guernsey made his comparl-
sons with figures of 1888. In the last ten
years what may be described as ne"
system of state reports has come into ex-
istence. In that time there have been
established the board OF state assessors
the department of shore fisheries and the
commission of inland fisheries and game,
while the labor commissions reports
have been added TO the state printing
since 1883, and the board of agriculture,
which issues many bulletins in addition
TO its reports, has been made state
department Under the energetic SUI
pervision of State Superintendent Stet-
son, the printing for the educational de-
partment has been greatly increased. Then
the reports are much more elaborate than
they were ten years rgo. Now some OF
the reports are illustrated with half tone
pictures which cannot be procured for
a song There may be a chance for argu-
ment as to the value of some OF all this
literature. but its publication explains
the growth in the bills which is not due
TO any increase In price. In fact, the
price paid in Maine. as fixed by the
law, is much less than that paid in New
Hampshire and other states.
THE DAYS BUSINESS.
Senator Reynolds of Cumberland pre-
sented q bill amendatory Of the law In
relation to hawke and peddlars. The
bill, which is planatory, provides
that "the provisions of this chapter are
not applicable to commercial agents SELL
ing goods by samples to dealers only +;
and are not applicable to dealers having
an established place of business in this
state, nor TO their commercial agents.
Senator Reynolds presented the follow
ing bill relating to the iling Of papers in
cases heard before the law court:
"1n each case argued before the law
court the clerk Of the district in which
such case is docketed, shall cause to be
fled in the county law library of his
County, one copy of the case, IL printed.
one COPY of the briefs of counsel, II print
ed, end one copy of all matter especially
printed for the hearing of such case, and
it should he the duty of counsel to fur
njsh the clerk with one copy of all print
ed briefs for this purpose
RMr. Philbrook of Watervi.le presented
today bill making the punishment for
arson or attempted arson, either impris-
onmeut for life or for any term of years
at tho option Of the judge.
Mr.. Daigle of Madawaska introduced q
bill to punish by fine of not more than
$500 or imprisonment or not more than
three months any person not regularly
admitted attorney. who practices or ad-
vertisss to practice as a lawyer or col
lection agent.
MIR. Spur of Otisfeld put in a resolve
for $si. "a to reimburse Otisheld for sup
plies furnished the family OF a soldier in
The laos war with Spain.
SMALL ARMS FOR ARMY.