Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-13
A CONTESTED SEAT.
The Eliot Case Before the
Elections Committee.
Brief, Busy and Breezy Sessions Held
Thursday.
Division in House Important Resolves Re
port Of Normal School Commission.


The Capitol. In both branches there
was busy morning session of an
hour, and in the House the session was
decidedly breezy at times. Moreover.
| there was something Of interest going
| on in the afternoon, which has not been
| true of any previous afternoon since
ing session witnessed continuation
of the avalanche of bills. petitions and
resolves. and several of much import
ance were presented. Great interest
centered in the afternoon hearing on
the contested seat in the Eliot dis
trict 1t was the first committee hear
ing Of the session, and it had peculia.
features which made it of more than
ordinary Importance. 1t was the first
the Maine Legislature since the Beale-
Huxley contest over the Phillips sea.
in 1898.
The morning session Of the House
opened amid a din that reminded one
member of d country shingiing bee.
| The diagrams of the House had az
rived, and every member proceeded to
tack one on the inside of his desk
cover. When the tacks were all driven
under way, music of another kind was
in order. There were two divisions Of
the House during the morning, the
first of the winter. The first was over
the matter of referring the resolve
appropriating money for the cattle
commissioners. In Senate it had been
! referred to the committee on agricui-
ture. Messrs. Parkhurst and Beal
wanted the House to non-concur ana
sent it TO the finance committee.
| Messrs McFadden and Manley spok.
| in favor of concurring with the Senate
| in the matter. The latter gentlemen
| carried the House to the tune of 6S TO
! 50, and the resolve goes to the agri-
| cultural committee. The second divi-
| sion came on the matter of referring
to the judiciary committee the various
petitions for an increase in the salary
of the supreme court judges. McFad-
den of Dresden, opposed such reference
and in his remarks seemed to intimate
| that the members of the committee
were already committed on the ques-
ton. This brought to their feet every
| member of the judiciary; and each Of
the seven declared with emphasis that
they had not signed any such petitions.
On the division the petitions were sen,
to the judiciary committee by vote
of 81 to 4S, and then Mr.. McFadden
explained his previous remarks to tae
| satisfaction of all.
The report of the finance committee
authorizing a temporary loan of $780,
900 for war purposes, was accepted anu
the resolve was given its first and sec
ond readings under suspension OF the
rules. In the grist of new measures in
tho House the lOllOWliIS NCiC VII 49,
important: Beal of Bangor offered
resolve carrying $36S5.5O to cover de-
fciencv for cattle killed on account OF
4 tuberculosis by the cattle commissions
ers during the past year. MacompeF
of Augusta presented resolve Tor slo'-
ono for the Augusta City hospital 10
form a part of building fund. payao':
$1,000 in 1899 and $4,000 in 1900. provided
that no part of this shall be paid unit
like sum has been raised by popula.
subscription. York county petitioner
ask for the protection of deer IN tna'
county. Bangor asks for authority Z
construct a bridge over kenduskeas
stream. Monmouth Academy asks iol
$500 annually for two years resolve
Twas introduced paying Thomas Bailey
J the representative of the Passama
: o,oddy tribe, 1920. Laliberte' MAYO
Dickey's successor, put in resolve 70
5000 to build bridge over Fish rive
in Fort Kent Weed of MontlceH
presented a bill repeating the highwa'
commissioner law passed two year
| ago, and leaving the matter of high
wav commissioner optional with town
as was formerly the case. A Dill wa
introduced raising the salary OF IN
: Lincoln register of PROBATE
ssoo Leavitt Institute asks FOR $ee
Q 60, two years. Macfarlane OF Green
: vile nut in an important bill regardln
= tho guides law" 1t aims to improt
e .,d strengthen the present law by et
o,raging the organization OF IN
Guides into associations, and the
classification into three grades.
forbids non residents to hunt witho'
tho aid of guide, and compeis u
,,;des. associations to discipline men
hers for violations of the law. Mo-
9 cow wants 5000 to help it in repairlr
pohbit Ridge road in that town.
Tn fhe Senate, the Central Man
'e General hospital at Lewiston ask