The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
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Augusta, March 1.-THE Legislature
has begun the last week of the session
unless everybody hereabouts is very much
mistaken. 1t is expected that the final
adjournment will occur OIL Saturday.
There was little OF interest in today's
session, tut q large amount OF routine
business was transacted which brings the
close just so much nearer
FOR A TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY.
The measure for which the state board
of trade has been agitatiDg for several
years has at last received favorable con-
sideration. The bill to authorize topo-
graphic survey of the state passed in the
House this morning after being explained
by Gen. Brown. The bill follows:
"Section THAT the governor be and
Is hereby authorized to appoint COM
mission. to consist of three citizens of
this state, qualified by education and ex-
perience for such service, to confer with
the director or th 9 representative of the
accept It's cooperation with this state in
the preparation and completion of con-
tour topographic survey and map of this
state which is hereby authorized to be
made. Said commission shall serve with
out pay, but all its necessary expenses
shall be approved by the governor and
paid out OF the state treasury. Said COM
mission shall have power to arrange with
the director or representative OF the
United States geological survey concern
ing this survey and map, its scale.
method of execution, form and all details
of the work. in behalf of this state, and
may accept or reject the work executed
by the United States geological survey.
And it is hereby provided that said map
shall accurately show the outlines of all
townships, counties and extensive wooded
areas, in this state as existing on the
ground at the time of the execution of
these surveys; the location of all roads,
railroads, streams, canals, lakes and
| rivers and the location and height OF all
dams; and shall show by contour lines
the elevator and depression of the sur
face of the country.
"Sect. 2.-Said commission may expend
for the prosecu ion of his survey sum
equal to that to be expended upon the
same work by the United States geologic
al survey, not to exceed at the rate OF
twenty five hundred dollars (S250O) an
nually for the years 1899 and 1900. and
the governor Is hereby authorized to
draw his orders on the state treasury for
such portions thereof as may be required
from time to time, from moneys not
otherwise appropriated, upon receipt of
vouchers signed by not less than two
member of the commission.
! "Sect g. For the purpose OF making
the surveys herein before provided for, it
shall be lawful for the persons employed
in making the same to enter upon all
lands within the boundaries of this state,
but this act shall not be construed rs
authorizing any unnecessary Interference
with private rights.
! INSURANCE LAW.
| The war between the ''old line" insur-
ance companies and the companies con-
Quoted on the assessment plan has re-
suited in the reporting of a compromise
bill by the insurance committee. The
proyiso in the first section has been
added by the committee. The second SEQ
tion is made to apply only TO casualty or
accident insurance. There was no such
reservation in the original draft. The
bill, which 1T one of considerable import
ance, reads as follows:
"Section mo corporation transacting
business under the provisions of chapter
237 of the Publ, Laws Of 1889 and acts
additional thereto or amendatory thereof
shall hereafter issue in this state, any en-
dowment. limited payment life, install
ment or annuity policy or any contract
containing auy provision for or reference
to extended insurance, or paid up or
cash surrender value, any payment to the
policy holder.
provided always. That this act shall
not apply to any such corporation issuing
endowment, limited payment, install
ment, or annuity policies with extended
paid up insurance or cash surrender
values. when the contract or determinat
reserve under such policies is charged OF
carried ON the books of such corporation
as a liability.