Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-03-08
STATE SOLONS.
Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

toSh Soehty heduefs.
The bill to increase the salary of the
judge of probate of Hancock county
reached the Senate Wednesday, and was
passed to be engrossed. 1t was passed to
be enacted Tuesday.
In the Senate last Wednesday Senator
Hamlin presented petition of Frank w.
Lunt and Others, OF fremont, asking for
legislation to protect owners of weirs.
The judiciary committee in the Senate
Wednesday reported ought to pass on bill
to extend charter of BiuehilI water
company, and bill to incorporate Lily bay
water company at Deer Isle. The bills
were passed to be engrossed Friday.
The committee on sea and shore fisher
les reported ought to pass, bill an act to
repeal laws relating to the use OF RATS or
floats in fishing for smelts in Bsgaduce
river. Passed to be engrossed by tue
Senate Friday.
The bill to prohibit the killing of deer
on Isle au Haul was passed to be enacted
in the House last Wednesday, and in the
Senate Thursday.
The bill to extend charter Of Bluehill
Banking and Trust Co. was reported fav-
orabIy Friday.
The bill to enable the Winter Hsrbor
Co. to purchase stock of the Grindstone
Neck Water Co. was passed to be enacted
in the House last Wednesday, and in the
Senate Thursday.
The executive committee last week re-
ported ought to pass, on bill to extend
charter of Ellsworth street rail-
way; same on extension OF charter OF
Castine Railway and Navigation Co.;
fought not to pass" on bill to incorporate
Bluehill and Bucksport Railway Co. !;
same on bill to incorporate Castine and
Eastern Railroad Co. The House refused
to accept report in relation to Bluehill &
RuckSpnrt 90 Tho Ga nsid
its vote accepting the report, and the bill
was recommitted to the committee on
railroads.
The bill to extend charter OF Castine
Railway Il Navigation Co. was passed to
be engrossed in the Senate Friday.
The committee on towns last Thursday
reported bill in answer to petition Of
inha bitants of No. :. to be annexed to
Sullivan.
Rep. Buck, from the committee on
shore fisheries, in the House, Friday, on
petition reported bill an act to prevent
the taking OF smelts by drag seine in the
waters OF Bucks Hsr Dor, CIRCUITS Har-
Dor and Lawrence bay in the town Of
Brooksvile.
The most important new bill last week
was introduced in the House Friday, and
caused sensation. 1t relates to the tax
alton of railroads, and amends the pres
emf law so that the tax shall be about one
per cent. On Tue dctudl NAIue Oh the rosus
in this State, or about double the present
rate. Rep. Gardner, OF Pstten. who IN
troduced the BILL called attention to the
fact that the revenues OF the State are at
a low ebb, and that sonnet hing must be
done in order hat any increase of the rate
of taxation may be avoided. Increased
taxation OF railroads will add SIZE, 900 to
500, 900 to the income OF the State. This
is the principal motive OF the measure.
Another cause for the introduction of the
bill is he claim that the railroad proper
ties of the State, so far as franchises of
the railroad may be regarded as property,
do not pay their share OF taxes as COM
pared with other property.
HEARINGS.
The executive committee last Thursday
voted to report fought to pass" on bill in
favor of draw bridge at salt pond, Blue