Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-09
/. HARD AT WORK.
Wednesday With the Lawmak-
ers of Maine.
Vain Attempts Made to Kill Im[ or.ant
Resolves.
The Anti.scaIpins Bill, and Other Hearings d
The Afternoon.


work. There is a little play mixed in.
as the Portland trip Of Tuesday night
and the expedition of another large
party to Brunswick. last night,
but the work comes before the play.
Wednesdays session was long and full
of business, and a number of commit
tees handled important matters in the
Most of the committee
work in now done, but there are vari-
GUS odds and ends to look after.
The feature of the long session of
Wednesday forenoon was the series of
attacks on resolves that come up for
their last reading. McFadden of
Dresden, was in the lead. and
assailed the resolve of $4,000 annually
for the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
of Portland, moving its indefinite post
ponement. The resolve and the insti-
tuition were defended by Manley of
Augusta and Field of Oakland, the
latter having been opposed to the re-
solve, earlier in the session, and Mr..
McFadden's motion failed. little
later another resolve, that of $1,000
annually for the Augusta City hospital.
was assailed by Mr.. McFadden. Again
Mr.. Manley, as chairman Of the finance
committee which had reported these
resolves, came to the rescue. A few
words of explanation as to the work
and needs of the institution. con-
WINGED the House that the resolve was
a worthy one and Mr.. Nc
Fadden's motion to indefinitely post
pone was lost without a division. The
resolves were passed to be engrossed.
One resolve, however, met a chilly
reception in the House and was in
definitely postponed on motion of
Brown of Falmouth. 1t carried only
$12, and was in favor Of Charles NJ.
Bradbury of Biddeford. soldier of
the war with Spain. to reimburse him
for money paid for clothing. His re-
endorsement is otherwise provided for
by law, and the resolve was unneces-
sary. There was good debate on the
report of the committee on agriculture
Ought not to pass" on the bill repeal
ing the commercial feeding stuff law.
The farmers do not want this law re-
pealed, and Chick Of. Clifton, argued
strongly for the acceptance of the COM
mittee report. He was followed by
others and the House supported their
views.
In the Senate the matter of a new
Normal school for Dexter, on which
there were two reports, :.a : referred
to the next Legislature, as have lean
the claims of various other cities and
towns in eastern Maine. Numerous
tabled matters in both branches were
taken up and pushed along. The bill
creating a lien on monumental work,
was given some important amend
nentS III the 1OuSe, duu SOIuc ou-
jectionable features eliminated. There
was a big lot of committee reports,
Wednesday. The whole story of the
routine work is told in the stenographie
report elsewhere. ~
There were very few new measures
Senator chamberlain presented from
the committee on education, bill in
/. new draft to establish free high
schools. 1t provides that towns OF
over 5000 population: shall raise not less
than $3.50 for the support of free high
school, the State to- provide an. equa
sum. Towns between 1900 and 1000
shall raise, $3.50 or more for the same
purpose: towns between 1000 and 1900
$500. and towns between 500 and 1000
$50 Farrell of Van Buren,. introduced
a bill raising the salary of the mem
hers of subsequent Legislatures from
$3.50 to $3.50. and the salary of the TIVE
presiding officers from $500 to $4OO
Merrill of Skowhegan, introduced
tbill establishing municipal court II
his town. There were few remon
strances against the anti-scalping bill
and also petitions and remonstrance
ON matters already familiar.
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