The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-16
At Augusta.

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Mr.. Leavitt from the committee on
railroads, telegraphs and expresses, re-
ported legislation inexpedient on bill an
act requiring railroad corporations to
issue tickets at n uniform rate, good for
passage of bearer.
Mr.. Murchie from the committee on
railroads, telegraphs and expresses, re-
ported ought to pass in new draft, under
same title, bill an act TO prevent the
fraudulent sale and use of railroad
tickets.
Friday there was presented in the
Senate by Mr.. Weeks of Somerset, re-
monstrance of c. A. WILDER of 215
others, voters and tax payers of Madi-
son Village Corporation, against setting
off land of T. b. eston from said cor
poratlon.
Mr.. " eeks for the committee on legal
affairs, to which was referred petition of
D. S. Moore of Moscow and others, pray
ing that paupers in unincorporated
places be cared for by the county com
missioner of the respective counties re-
ported ought to pass, bin an act to
amend section 30 OF chapter "a, of the
Revised Statutes, as amended by chapter
81 of the Public Laws of 1887, and as
further amended by chapter 203 of the
Public Laws of 1897, relating to the sup.
port of paupers in unincorporated places.
In the House Mr.. Merrill from the
committee on the judiciary reported
ought not to pass on bill an act relating
to the DEGREES of courts of probate.
Mr.. Virgin from same committee re-
. l,a
secret ballot and avoid the defects and
expense of the Australian ballot law.
Same gentleman from same committee
reported same on bill an act to abolish
the method of voting by the use of X
mark under the election laws of thus
State, and provide for the use of sepai-
ate party tickets attached to ballot
sheets
Mr. Bodwell from the committee on
ways and means on order to inquire into
the expediency of establishing the rate
necessary for the assessment of a State
tax for the years 1899 and 1900, reported
the accompanying order:
Ordered, That the State assessors be
directed to assess the State tax for the
years 1899 and 1900 on the valuation as
years at the rate of n mills on the dollar
of said valuation for said years. The re-
port was accepted and the order read
and passed
The matter ofrevision OF laws relating
to taxation is likely to be referred to the
next legislature.
The State tax for each of the two
years next coming will amount to 1907.
950.9S.
The resolve providing the equipment
of the State troops when they shall be
reorganized out of the money to be
received from the general government
was indefinitely postponed in the House
Tuesday on motion of Gen Brown of
the military committee.
A bill was presented in the House by
Mr.. Johonnet Tuesday to establish a
municipal court in the town of Pittsfeld
The bill providing for scientific tenn
perance instruction in the public schools
was indefinitely postponed in the Senate
Tuesday
The bill to establish a municipal court
IN the town of Skowhegan WAS read and
assigned tuesday,
DIV an at W POI lbb III
chanted Stream Dam and Improvement
Company passed to be epgrossed in the
Senate Tuesday.
Among the bills passed in both
branches, Wednesday, were:
Bill an vet 10 outhoriza Topographic
surv Y Of The State in cooperation with
the United States geological survey aud
bill All act to prevent incompetent per
sons from conducting the business Of
apOthecaries.
The bin requiring certain towns TO
support free high schools. passed the
Senate but was ind finitelY postponed in
the House and the Senate subs, qurntly
eoncurred with the House.
The matter of taxation of railroads
goes 70 the next legislature.
Quite . STR VS. prCcipi'atsd in the
House BY an order from the S nate pro
posing adjournmen', Friday at midnight.
This was opposed by Gardner Of PaJten.
Smith of Hartland, Merrill of Sk0wh, =
gan, Mickey Of Gardiner and Others and
it was refused passage ny vote of II to
50. Subsequently, committee Of con
ference betw cen the wO branches was
raised which " i'll report today.
The bills establishing muuio iDal court i.
in SkoWhegan ard Ptrstl Ill have been
referred to the Text legislature.