The Portland daily press., 1899-02-25


Figures Asked For-Desn of So
Called .Lsw SCHOOL, Highest SAL
arfed OHieer ON List-Ycsterday's
Doings.
ESPECIAL TO 1HE PREssJ
Augusta, .Februarv s4-Something
dropped when the bill increasing the sal
aries Of the justices of the Supreme court
reached the House this morning and the
bill was killed and coffincd in short or
der. vote to indefinitely postpone being
followed by motion to reconsider. The
defeat OF this motion ends any chance to
again get the bill before the House aud
the motion was made for that purpose.
The friends Of the measure, cheered BY
Its passage In the Senate, planned to
have the bill assigned for consideration
and debated In the House. They began
by moving to table the measure, and the
motion was received with such storm
of protest that then and there effort In
behalf of the bill came to an end. The
opponents while they had an overwhelm-
ing majority, did not propose to leave the
bill where anybody could get at 1t as
was done in the Senate. When the first
vote was taken in the upper branch and
the bill was refused u passage, Senator
Fernald. who lead the opposition moved
to Indefinitely postpone but Withdrew the
motion ut the request of Judge Stearns
Ii was the understanding Of the situation
by MIR. Fernald that no further attempt
H. h.. hNaY =
again taken up Yesterday and passed as
reported in this mornings PRESS. The
opponents of the bill at the time of its de.
feat in the Senate were willing to let IL
down easy by agreeing to reference 10
the next legislature. Wten 1t came up
today in the House, there Was nothing
uncertain In its treatment. The action
was short and decisive The bill now
goes back to the Senate which may vote
70 Tecede and concur or to adhere to It's
former action. What the Senate does is
immaterial The bill is dead.
When the bill came up in the regular
order, Mr. Merrill of Skowhegan moved
that it be laid upon the table. The mo.
lion was greeted with shout OF no
which was heard in Hallowell, two miles
away. The bill then took Its first read
ine Then Mr.. Murphy of Lewiston moved
that the bill be indefinilaly postponed
and this motion also went with rush.
The vote was no sooner declared than Mr..
Bird Of Rockland moved to RECONSIDER
and on this motion he called for the yeas
and nays, but subsequently wit adrew the
motion and called for the yeas and nays
on. tue question of indefinite postpone
ment The yeas and nays were oruered
and the vote resulted - to -. The -
members who voteu against postponement
and so went on record rs in favor OF the
till were Messrss. Beliean, bodwell,
Brown OF Falmouth, burns, Chase,
Drummey, Guernsey. Harris, Hutchings,
Maxoy, Merrill of Skowhegan, Morey,
parkhurst, Perkins, Philbrook, Plum =
mer Powers, Sanborn, Smith OF PresQue
Isle, Virgin and Webb. MIR. Leavitt,
VINO would have voted against the mo
ton and for the bill was paired with Mr..
King, VINO opposed the bill Messrs.
Melcher and Sargent of the. ortland del
egstion voted against the measure.
Mr. Wilson or Gorbam made the mo-
ton to reconsider. The rejection of that
motion ended the bill
UNIVERSITY FIGURES.
The University of Maine was heard
from today in response to the order call
ing for a statement of it's receipts and ak
penditures The response is long and
oeipts and expenditures foot up $40. AL. so
for the year 1898 or the expenditures,
3! ,65l. AZ were for salaries. which ranged
from 5000 received by President Harris
TO S.23 received by the char woman.
The professors and instructors receive
salaries ranging from $3.50 to g.. 900 which
is paid tho dean of the law school.
There are on the pay roll 10 professors,
three assistant professors. librarian,
foreman of shop. three tutors at 5000 each,
six assistants In the several departments
at $3.50 each, secretary to the president
and faculty, who receives s700,a stenogra.
pher, janitois, etc.. there being 46 names
on the roll The resources and property
of the Institution are given as follows:
Land grant endowment lls,3OO. 20
Coburn fund, 500, 900. %
Loans on real estate, l0,yl6.S7
Value Of lands, $3.50. W
Value of buildings, ls2. al. 10
Value of apparatus, 33, o26. 20
Value OF library, ls,55O.00
TIE DAYS DOINGS.
senator Merrill presented n bill amend
Ing the dog tax law by making money
collected under it payable in the coun-
ty instead of the state treasury.
4 The judiciary committee has reported
the bill TO permit women to become men,
bers of the bar and to practice law In
Maine.
The legal affairs committee reported
the bill relative to fees In insolvency pro-
ceedinss. ~
The education committee reported that
the bill in reference to the manner of the
assessment of the common school fund
should be reported to the next legislature.
The committee on inland fisheries and
game reported bin codifying the iish
afd game laws.
1he education committee disposed Of
the normal school question by reporting
in favor of reference to the next legis-
lauure.
The bill giving the proprietors of Forest