The Portland daily press., 1899-01-25

in crease, although probably not to $1,000.
It was thought that q compromise might
bs reached at 1900. Nav the gossip Of
the lobby Is that 1t will take q hard fight
to get any increase. The reference Of
the matter to the Judiciary committee
composed OF lawyers Is now pretty gen.
orally regarded as a mistake. 1t was said
BY one member today that the movement
would be In better shape with divided
salary committee behind 1t than II WIN
with a unanimous report of the ljadiciary
committee. 1t Is limited that when tho
matter reaches. the House an attempt may
be made to recommit It, this lime send
ing 1t to the mmittee on salaries. A
remonstrance against the increase was
among the House papers todsy. IL came
from Bath.
The salary committee is still looking
for job. Today Mr.. Wilson Of Gorham.
the House chairman, moved that ah
measures hereafter presented bearing up
on the matter of salaries be referred to the
COMMITTEES. The motion was tabled on
motion of DR.. Peaslee of wiscasset
II was to clear the table that Judge
McFadden today took up the memosial
Of Eugene Hale and others In favor Of the
increase Of the judges salary and moved
It's reference to the judiciary committee.
This action does not indicate that MIR.
McBadden favors the increase. He made
the motion merely to simplify the bush
ness Of the House.
Bearing on the question Of the judges
salaries, soma figures compiled By one Of
the Supreme Court justices are Interest,"
ing. They relate to the amounts received
by the judges. The figures show that 10
1898 nve of the eight judges sat as ref
eress and received In all $500. or an aver
age of $40 for each of the eight judges.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEER.
The Cumberland delegation met this
noon and voted to recommend an extern
sion Of six years in the close time on deer
In Cumberland county. Mr.. Wilson Of
Gorham opposed making the extension
Of absolute close time. He took the
ground that there are now so many deer
In the county that II hunting was psr-
mitted in the single month Of October,
the deer would not bs exterminated while
men who cannot afford trip to the far
distant game regions of the state would
have an opportunity to try their skill as
nimrods. The delegation did not see 1t
Mr.. Wilson's way.
PAST CHANCELLORS' ASSOCI-
ALTON.
Senator Reynolds today presented bill
to incorporate the Portland Past Chan
cellors' Association. Edward C.Reynolds,
Augustus +. Moulton, Lysander A.
Gould, Charles A. Strout, Andrew M.
Heseltine and their associates, are the
inoorporators The corporation may hold
real estate and establish fund not ex-
ceedipg s2Oo, 200 for the use Of the order
of Knight Of Pythias.
THE INSURANCE BILL.
When Mr. Morey's bill repeating the
arbitration clause Of the insurance law
went back to the House today with the
reference changed by the Sente from the
legal affairs to the insurance committee,
the House reoeded and copcurred with
tha Senate SO that matter Is now in the
charge of the insurance committee.
FOR THE SOLDIERS.
In the days new business there were
some ouriosities in the way Of legislation
for the soldiers. Isaac Moore of Soner-
Vile asks to be given $500 for commuta-
ton money paid out by him in the Re.
belllon. Charles M. Bradbury of Compa-
ny G, Fret Maine, informs the legislature
that he paid sl2 for leReings, hat and
oyerooat when he went forth to chastise
tho Dons in the recent unpleasantness.
He did not get the goods and wants the
state to pay the sl2.
THE HOSPITAL PESOLVE. y
The Eastern Maine Insane hospital re-
solve went through the Senate this morn
ing without ripple of opposition. The
resolve came up on its passage to ba
engrossed. The last attempt at opposition
in the Senate was made last evening
when "a conference was held by several
of the members who did not favor the
resolve. This plan was to call for the
yeas and nays. Yesterday they thought
they could muster eight votes which
would have been sufficient to order q
roll call. Either the opposition vas not
as strong as they had anticipated or the
members concluded that nothing would
be accomplished by the roll call. The
resolve now goes to the House.
SENATE BUSINESS.
L. B.Weston petitions that certain land
owned by him be set of from the Aadt-
son village corporation.
Senator Stearns presented bill autho-
rizing the building of piers in Fish river.
The Ponds Sheer Boom company,
which does business on the st. John
river, asks to have it's charter amended.
An order presented by MIR. Plummer
directs the military affairs committee to
inquire into the advisability of having
tie annual reports of the Maine Depart
ment, 6. A. r., printed at the expense
of the state.