Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-02
MID-WEEK RUSH.
Wednesdays Session and Many
Committee Hearings.
Expected Fight on Bangor Hospital
Does Not MateriaIize.
Nc" "easurss.-rhe Tax on Sportsmsn. -
Oeerins Annexation Assured.

The spectators gathered in the gal
lefles and on the floor of the House
wednesday morning, expecting to SCI
light, or at least skirmish, on the
resolve Of $225,OOO for the Eastern
Maine Insane Asylum. But the Ban.
sor delegation had done it's work thor.
oughly and the bill went through its
second reading without even a whisper
of opposition. There was an audible
sigh of relief when it had passed, and
the friends of the hospital were visibly
happy. 1t was understood that if any
fight was made on the resolve it would
be made at this point. So the first
contest on the floor of the House Is
still a thing of the misty future, and
the session almost half gone.
Wednesday was as usual busy day
at the Capitol The session was packed
full of business. as is shown by the
routine stenographic report. and in the
afternoon there were hearings by the
score, with men in attendance from
everywhere in Maine. An important
new measure in the House was the re-
solve for a new drill hall and gym
hooAutIl WI AuC llIAN CIo oily VI MdlI1e.
The amount to be appropriated is left
blank in the resolve. and is to be filled
in, if filled in at all, by the committee
on military affairs. AS introduced the
resolve was referred to the committee
on the University of Maine. but Brown
of Falmouth, switched it off to the
committee on military affairs. Presi-
dent Harris says he will not urge any
special sum on the committee but it is
understood that the institution wants
at least $4,000 for this purpose. If any
private and special bills are introduced
during the remainder of the session it
will be under suspension of the rules.
as the time for their reception expired,
yesterday, and was not renewed.
Among new measures in the House,
Maxwell Of Richmond, put in a resolve
of $500 for Frank E. Southland of Bath,
for compiling the insurance laws. Ma
comber of Augusta, put in a bill ex-
tending the time in which the Lewis
ton, Augusta and Camden Railway
Company may file its location and COM
mence operations to December 81. 1901.
PASSPORT wants $504 to correct an error
in the school returns. Farrell of Van
Buren,, presented a bill amending the
charter of Van Buren, College so that
it may confer scholastic degrees ac-
cording to the attachments of the grad
yates. Peaslee of Wiscasset, put in q
bill furnishing by fine of $25 any person
who leaves the carcass of horse, cow,
sheep, hog. or any of the larger ami
mails on the land of another. Ellsworth
citizens petition that the school board
of their city shall consist of a member
from each ward elected by the alder
men for three years. Moves of Pownal,
put in bill dividing the town of
Windham. and establishing from a
part of it the new town of South Wind
ham. A bill appeared fixing the salary
of the Hancock judge of probate at
$1,000 Brunswick citizens sent in Il
petition for the repeal of all laws re-
lating to clans, and it was followed by
long petition from Hancock county
for a close time on clans in that coun-
ty from June / to October l. Field of
Oakland introduced bill exempting
all old soldiers of the Civil War from
paying a poll tax. Old Town wants $51
to reimburse it for money paid for the
aid of families of soldiers during the
war with Spain. Macomber of Angus
Ia, introduced bill changing the in
surance laws so that no foreign in
surance company of any kind shall be
admitted to business in Maine unless It
has paid up, unimpaired capital. if
stock company. of at least 100000 we'll
invested, or if a mutual company net
cash assets to this amount. The bill
also provides that no company shall be
authorized to transact more than one
kind of business, except that any COM
pany having a paid up cash capital of
$4,000 may transact both fire and
marine insurance. No stipulations or
conditions shall deprive the courts OF
this State of jurisdiction of actions
against such companies nor limit the
time of commencing them to a period
of less than two years after the cause
Of action accrues Among the petitions
introduced were 16 remonstrances
against raising the salaries of the
Judges; several remonstrances against
the proposed law against trading
stamps; for the repeal of the road COM
missioner law; for the extension OF the
Westbrook, Windham & Harrison x.
r.: for a charter for an electric road
between Gorham and Naples; for vesti-
bule cars on electric roads. There ap-
peared two proposed salary increases
from Sagadahoc county, one TO raise
the salary of the county attorney to
$500, and the other to give the Bath
municipal judge $1,000 instead of $500
as at present. fa
In the Senate the following order by
senator Blanchard made little stir:
ordered, That the trustees of the Uni
yersity of Maine be instructed to OBJ
tain for the benefit of the members OF
the Legislature. the salary and per-