Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-08

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remonstrances against an increase Of
the judges salaries were received and
put on file. The Senate, by the way
will consider the matter of the salary
of the supreme judges. Thursday, in
stead of on Wednesday as arranged
last week.
| Other new measures appearing,
| Tuesday, were a bill by Fuller of South
Portland. authorizing +. II. Leavitt, S.
| p. Leavitt ana their associates to re-
build and maintain the old warehouse
wharf in Portland lower harbor DAVIS
of Brownviile, put in a bill providing
that warrants issued by any trial JUS
| tice in Piscataquis county sh iii be re-
| turnable before the Dover municipal
of the court from $50 to $40. Numerous
lobster fishermen in Milbridge and
Steuben ask for a close time from July
l to October l on Holsters in Milbridge
bay. The Aroostook County Pomona
| Grange sent in a set of resolutions
asking for a new normal school m
Aroostooll county. and urging that the
matter of it's location be left TO the
voters of the county. A long petition
| comes from Cumberland county tina:
close time be created on clans in
that county from June L TO October 1.
Powers of Fort Fairfield. put in a bill
creating lien on hay III favor of those
who cut and harvest 1t. continuing for
80 days. and similar lien on pressed
hay. A petition comes from Gambler
land county citizens begging that the
sale of ruffed grouse and woodcock De
illegal at all times.
When the House finally Adjourned it
was on the motion of the gentleman
from Greater Portland. Mr.. HOPKINS"
and there was much laughter ana APP
plause at the expense of this popular
member. In response to repeated calls
he made a neat little speech explaining
where Improperly halls from.
The following telegram was sent,
Tuesday morning:
Augusta, Feb. = 1899
To the President. Washington, d. c.:
am authorized by the Maine House
of Representatives to express % You
our qualification at the ratification of
6 hot IA I1nItnI
States and Spain. Announcement of
the ratification was made Turing the
session of the House. Yesterday, and
was received with great enthusiasm
ISAIAH X. STETSON,
Sneaker of the Maine House of Repre-
SentativeS.
A little pond up in Oxford county
was the subject of the oratory and ar
gument that lasted nearly all the
afternoon before the judiciary commit
tee and the spectators who filled the
room Hebron parties and South PARIS
parties both want to be Incorporated
of supplying their respective villages
from Halls pond in Paris, about
equally distant from the two places.
The pond is not large enough for both,
and, as there is no other avallapie
sheet of water, it has been a bone Oh
contention. 1t has been big fight
over what the outside world may deem
a small matter, but now the fight is
over and Hebron has won. William u.
. Sargent principal of Hebron academy,
led the victorious hosts and conducted
a mastery battle. With him were Geo
d. Bisbee of Rumford Falls. Judge
Bonney of Portland. Rev. DIR. crane OF
Hebron, all trustees of Hebron acad-
: envy. and others. Principal Sargent
: showed himself an AL fighter. He was
I witty and pathetic, full of eloquence
1 and oyerrunning with arguments. and
he was as quick as lightning at repair
Q tee. Judge Wilson. and Hon. James )
e Wight of Paris. looked after the inter
$ osts Of South Paris. and though the
. hearing was very long interest was
never allowed to lag. In executive SEES
L sion the committee voted ought to pass
G on the bill to incorporate the Hebron
Y Water Company. and leave to with
: draw on the petition of the South Paris
people.
= Earlier IN the afternoon Hon. J. w
bradbury of Augusta, and Hon
y Llewellyn Barton of Portland al
= dressed the committee on their respec'
five ballot bills, and urged their SUI
= periority over the present law.
c Shall the road commissioner Id" OF
: two wears ago be repealed and the
G election of this officer be left DIPLOMA
with towns? The legal affairs commit.
Y tee listened to many arguments pro and
l. con. Tuesday afternoon. and VIII con-
Y slider the matter In executive session