Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-02-15
STATE SOLONS.
Legislative News of Interest to Han
cock County Readers.

COCK County Readers.
Last wednesday in the Senate, Senator
drindle presented petition OF Frank p
Greene and eighty. six OF hers and Thomas
Grfeve and six others, OF BIuehiIl, in
favor OF abolishing the draw bridge a,
salt pond. In the House the same da,
Keep. Jellison, OF Surry, presented a SINH
lar petition from Scion A. Long and
twenty hers, OF East Bluehill.
On Thursday similar petition from
Eaton and forty-six others, OF South
BuehiIl WAS presented in the Senate b,
Senator Hamliu. The committee on ways
and bridges has referred the bill to tn.
committee on legal affairs.
In the Senate Wednesday a bill to re-
peal the law for bounty on bears was
reported favoraby.
A bill was introduced Wednesday ask
ing for &c. mileage book There has
been flood Of petitions in favor OF tbi>
bill. The bill provides that every rail
road OF over fifty miles, wholly or partl,
In this State, shall sell at a rate not ex-
ceeding two cents per mile, mileage
convenient size, containing coupons
representing 1000 miles or less.
Among petitions presented In the
House Wednesday in favor OF amendment
in the present ballot law, were petitions
OF E. E. Brady, James A. Staples, l. N.
Avery and Others, OF Ellsworth; and J. d
Remick, OF Trenton.
Rep. Drummey presented petition Of F
s. Call and sixty-eight others, OF Ellis
worth, for an amendment to the law so
that it shall be the duty OF all school
boards to provide pupils with the neces-
sary means of studying physiology and
hygiene, with special reference to the
effects of alcoholic drinks upon the human
system.
Rep. Buck last Wednesday presented
petition OF NJ ID. Chatto and thirty-fiv i've
Others for the enactment OF a law to pre-
vent the SEEMING OF fish in Penobscot bay
ana Its tributaries; a petition OF e. II
Hooper and eleven others for a close time
on CLANS. Mr. Buck. from the committee
on shore fisheries. also reported bill for
the protection of fish In Bagaduce river,
nay and tributaries. The hil passed the
House Friday to be engrossed.
In the Senate Thursday Senator Grindle
presented bill to provide for the better
protection OF weirs. 1t provides that n"
person shall set seines nets within 500
feet OF any weir, under a penalty of $500;
no boat shall he allowed Within 300 feel
''f any weir from sunset to sunrise after
notification by the owner OF the weir
under penalty of $40.
In the House Thursday a resolution was
introduced protesting against the seating
by Congress of Roberts, representative
elect from Utah, on the ground hat he is
a polygamist
In The Senate Thursday, bill was in
troduced, the purpose of which is to pre-
vent State officials and employees fron
the State mileage when they
travel on n pass.
The bin to change the law relative to
he election OF seiectmen, overseers of
I he poor and assessors, which was printed
in full in THE AMERICAN Mst week. was
adversely by committee on
legal fla RS Friday.
The bill to limit he rate of interest on
loans on personal property was reported
favorably in the House Friday.
The resolve in favor of Bluehll- George
Stevens academy passed the Senate to be
engressed Monday
HEARINGS.
There WAS hearing before the iudici-
airy committee last Wednesday on the
bill to establish municipal court at Bar
Harhor. B. f. Clark appeared in favor
There was no opposition. The committee
voted to report favorab'y, and did =.
report in the Senate on Thursday. The
bill came up for first reading Monday and
was tabled on motion OF Senator Grindle
The committee on inland fisheries and
game reported fought to pass'' on bill
allowing Henry j. Simpson. OF Sullivan,
to breed quail for sale. The bill passed
t he House to be engrossed Monday.
The committee on game reported that
the bill to prohibit the hunting OF par
tridges was inexpedient.
GOSSIP
On Thursday leave of absence was
to Rep. Brimmer, OF MariavilIe,
until Monday, Feb. 20, on account OF ur-
gent town business.
Senator Grindie, OF Hancock, Will in
troduce bill at this session giving wom-
EN- the right to become members OF par
ishes and other religious associations, and
be allowed to vote in all elections and on
questions relative to same. 1.-The women
Of Maine" says DR.. Grindle, "always take
great interest in church affairs and carry
the burden OF maintaining churches and
associations and should he Civ.
t he right and power to be included in my
NIL. | cannot see what poss bic objection
anyone conid raise against it, and be-
lleve there will be none"