Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-01

TUESDAYS GRIST.
lewiston's Water Supply Dis
cussed in the House.
An Anti-ScaIpiug Bill, and a RockIand
Gold Mine.
6F
The Work OF the Session and OIL tho MANY
Afternoon Committee Heprinss.

at TUESDAYS session. The debate on
this subject occupied an hour of the
tvo-hour session in the House. and
when IT was all over they were where
they were when they opened the de-
bate, or. rather, not quite SO far along.
Most of the members had very little
idea what was being talked about. but
the Lewiston and Auburn men We're
very much in earnest. At present
Lewiston's water supply comes from
the Androscoggin river, and it is COM
planned that the water is made impure
and unified for domestic purposes by
the big pulp mill up the river. The
bill provides that Lewiston may take
it's supply from Lake Auburn in Au
burn, "or any other pond in Andres
its water from Lake Auburn and is
willing Lewiston should do likewise.
though it objects to Lewistons taking
it for manufacturing purposes. Harris
of Auburn offered various amend
ments to the bill which Morey of Lew
iston, opposed. A dozen members took
a hand in the debate, mainly for the
purpose of getting information upon
the disputed points. At last. after an
hours talk. it was agreed to RECON-
nit the bill to the committee on in
terror waters.
There was a scarcity Of chaplains.
Tuesday morning. Only one, Rev. Mr..
Phillips of Augusta. arrived, and he
was late. After praying in the House
he FASTENED over to the Senate and
that body was accordingly made ready
for business. rather behind the
scheduled time. The Senate session
was brief and devoted mainly to
routine work. A resolve of $1,000 was
reported for "a bridge over the Kenne-
bee at The Forks. In the House there
was parliamentary tangle over the
bill repeating the $4,000 annual appro-
pi idtIOIl lOI Tie VI MdlLt,
which has been on the table since in
troduced by Plummer of Portland. two
weeks ago. Mr.. Plummer took it from
the table and on his motion it was re-
ferred to the legal affairs committee.
Gardner of Patten tried to have this
vote reconsidered that the bill might
go to the committee on University of
Maine. Chase of Portland, moved to
table the motion to reconsider. The
House was getting into deep water in
the matter and finally the whole thing
was left in status quo until today.
The expected anti-scalpers' bill APP
peared in the House, Tuesday, pre-
scented by Beal of Bangor. 1t provides
that no person but an authorized
agent shall sell. offer for sale. or loan
any railroad mileage book or coupons
therefrom: or any ticket limited to
purchaser. under a penalty of not less
than $40 or more than 500 for each Of
fence. Any person Offering in pay
ment for transportation a mileage book
or limited ticket not rightfully his own
shall suffer penalty of not less than
81 or more than $40 for each offence.
About the most unique matter that
has yet come before the Legislature is
"a batch of petitions and letters relat
ing to a supposed gold mine under the
city of Rockland. Alvin H. Fogg of
Rockland writes long letter to the
Governor and another to Representa-
tive kallock of South. Thomaston. de-
scribing the mine and it's great value.
He offers to convey it to the State free
of charge, to be worked by the State
for all time. the surplus earnings to
be used In constructing good roads
..especially around the base of steep,
ledgy hills" He says that there is
broad lode of gold ores indicating an
inexhaustible supply. A petition signed
bv 40 Rockland citizens urges the Leg
islature to send a committee to exam
me the ores and report to the Legisla-
ture with recommendation for appro-
pirate legislation.
A bill to make the prohibitory law
more effective was sent in by Grant
Rogers, Rev. Z. v. Stevens and Rev. A.
!. Wheeler. a committee of the Maine
Grand Lodge of Good Tcmplars. Among
other things it provides Cd that any
complainant i'm a liquor case may en-
nloy an attorney to prosecute the az
ton: (2) that imprisonment as well as
a fine shall be part of the punish
ment for breaking the law: CD that d
person on trial for intoxication shall
no released and his fine RENTED if he
gives evidence against the party OF
whom he bought the liquor: and al
that any Judge or justice failing to ASK
a prisoner on trial for intoxicatior
where he procured the liquor shall be
fined not less than $50.
Among the petitions and remon
strances that appeared. Tuesday. wer,
"A natitions that Ocean Park be an