The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-24
10 REPRESENT THE ANTS.

1t is understood that Hon. Herbert
Heath with appear as counsel for the
anti-annexationists in the Desring case.
With Mr. Heath on one side and ex-
Governor Cleaves assisted by Fred Mat
thews ON tho other there will be plenty OF
legal talent in the case.
THE EASTERN MAINE HOSPITAL
The Eastern Maine Insane Hospital
resolve Is assigned for tomorrow in the
Senate. Ii was said today That no active
oppost til II would b. maze but yea ana
nay yot m lht be called for.
ATTACHING CORPORATIONS.
MIR. Manley of Augusta today presented
ths following bill:
Whenever any corporation, lawfully au-
thorized to issue bonds and to mortgage
It's franchise and property 10 secure the
same, shall in said mortgage or trust
deed, agree that any sale Hereunder, on
default, shall forever bar the equity OF re-
demption therein, such agreement shall
be valid and binding and any sale, other
wise lawful hereunder. shall pass full
title to the purchaser, free from any right
of redemption. All such agreements here
tofore made In any such mortgages are
hereby ratified. confirmed and made
valid. This act shall not affect or prejudice
in any way the rights of creditors OF snch
corporation tAiSblbB at tho tiAO Whoh
this act takes effect.
Mr.. Manley also introduced bill to
regulate tho manner in which corpora
tions shall make their returns to the Sec
rstary of state.
SENATE BUSINESS.
Mir. Hargraves presented bill to in
corporate the York County Trust CON-
pany TO bs located at Saco, and to have q
capital stock of $4,000. The corporators
ara Robert Macarthur of Biddsford Elmer
Z. Page, Fred g. Bradbury, Harry A.
McNeally, Phineas Kelly, Melville h..
Kelley, William j. Maybury, James b.
Gregory, James II. Miles, and James o..
Bradbury Of Saoo; Frank Ii. Hargraves
of Buxton and b. Frank Milliken of Old
Orchard.
A bill TO amend the charter OF the Au-
Custa Safe Deposit and Trust company
gives 1t the right ito guarantee titles to
real estate, and the legality and regularity
OF corporate stocks and bonds"
A till presented by MIR. Reynolds is de-
signed to keep Jack on shipboard. II
provides.
"Whonver entices or persuades, or at
tempts to entice or persuade, or aids, as
sists or attempts to MD or assist memb bei
Of the crew of any vessel arriving In on
ABOUT to sail from port In this state tc
lsave or desert such vessel before the ex'
plfaIlON OF MS tbTDl VI bcTNiScs
shall forfeit a sum not exceeding 500 fol
each offence and be punished by imprison
ment for not more than six months or lesi
than thirty days at the discretion OF the
court"
Fred Emery Beane and IG0 others art
petitioners in favor of the act req quirins
electric railway companies TO use vestib buie
cars in the winter season.
Senator Cham berlain introduced bill
giving Lyman w. Hanna and William
Mears, Jr., the right to construct dam
at the mill pond at New Harbor In
Bristol.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House passed an order setting apart
February Is as q day for memorial exer
cises for the late Congressman Dingley.
The date selected is the anniversary OF the
birth of Mr.. Dingley.
A bill introduced by MIR. Belleau o
Lewiston raises the age under which a
how may be sentenced to the state reform
school from i6 to Is years.
The legislature is asked to raise th'
salary OF the register of probate OF Andres
coRgin county to $1,000.
Among the new bills is ohe raising thu
salary OF the state prison guards from
5000 to ssUu -