The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18

ON Porcupines.
Augusta, February i7.-Tse first act
presented In the House Friday morning
was a bill by nIcFapl of Machiss. proyid
ing for bounty On porcupines. The
bill was drawn by Cornelius sullivan,
the wealthy and eccentric lumberman
of Whitneyville, who claims that Immense
quantities OF valuable hardwood growth
are destroyed by these animals. He asks
for bounty Of one dollar, but ADDS in a
letter to MIR. McFaul, "If you can't get a
dollar put it down.to IS or so cents. Any
thing is better than no bounty"
! BY Gardner OF Patten was presented an
act relating to disseminating schools and
conveying school children when there
are less than eight pupils in a school.
Manley of Augusta introduced a resolve
providing for a renewal OF temporary
Ioan of si5o. 900. which becomes due next
week, and which must be renewed. The
resolve provides that the state treasurer
be empowered to obtain at any time
during the year temporary loan $500, .
600
Other measures presented Were;
Act providing that the original Juris
diction of "a municipal court shall extend
to all criminal offenses whose fine Is not
exceeding one hundred dollars and i'm
| urisonment not more than three months,
also that in cases when the minimum
penalty is within the original jurisdio-
| ton OF municipal court and the maxi
mum penalty does not exceed 5000 OF six
months imprisonment, the judge may
rass sentence If he doesn't believe the
case of sufficient magnitude to go to the
| supreme court.
An act raising the salary of the Cum
berland county attorney to VI 600
| By Chase of Portland, an act providing
| that by the consent OF the debtor an
attaching officer may sell attached goods
on the PREMISE where found in the regu-
| lnr course of business OF the debtor, tine
| proceeds to be held by the officers.
A remonstrance from the selectmen
and Others OF Old Orchard against setting
| off Ocean Park to Saco.
By Burns OF Westbrook, an act provid-
| ing that hereafter no life and casualty In
surance company on the assessment plan
shall issue any endowment, limited, pay
| msnt. life iustallment, or annuity policy
| or any contract containing provision Tor
extended insurance.
| Nv Beal of Bangor an order providing
that the secretary Of the board OF agricul
ture be directed to furnish the committee
on fipanc ial affairs an itemized account
of all moneys drawn the last two years
for institute work, all expenses OF the
office for the state dairy conference at
Portland, and Bangor dairy meeting ana
travelling expenses
The committee on shore fisheries re-
ported ought not to pass on the Dill reRu-
iating salmon fishing by providing Tor
4 e AZk ty.r
and dams ON all rivers in the state, ana
even shutting out BangoI's famous pool.
| The committee on agriculture reported
| to refer that obnoxious pure food bill to
| the next Legislature.
| Mr. Melcher of Portland moved that
the House indefinitely postpone In order
| that the measure might not have even the
quasi Endorsement OF TINS ieeisiaeuie ana
| the molten was carried.
| The temperance committee reported
| tina: the petitioners for repeal OF the
prohibitory lswshave leave to Withdraw.
The resolve for the Home for Friendless
Boys at Deering was taken from the table
and discussed by Mr.. McFadden, who
moved indefinite postpone mont. lie con-
tjnued his argument against aid to Sec
tartan institutions that he has been carry
| ing on for a week, by attacking each re-
| solve as 1t comes along He said the mem.
bers were sensitive on taking stand
against Catholic institutions and he ap-
nTeoIated that hesitancy, but he said that
| in this matter there WAS no extraneous
| influence TO lead man TO vote away
| public moneys recklessly-
The state must call halt ano here is
"a good time to no II. -.
| AIR, Chase of Portland explained the
nature of the charity in question and said
| the resolve for the Children's AID Society
of Belfast and the temporary Home Tor
| W omen. rad passed without objection
| from the gentleman from Dresden: lie
could not understand why this similar
| charity should be ttacked.
| MIR. Webb OF Portland, said he beloved
| in a careful expenditure of the state
money and In the pruning of appropris.
tions when possible. But let us not,
said be. commence by denying This
nitifuI pittance to orphan friendless boys. "
He said the gentleman from Dresden had
said nothing against the Insane hospitai
resolve, nor against the general appropri
alton bill.
Mr.. McFadden retorted, "lf there was
ANYTHING wrong about those matters ii
| was as much the duty OF the gentleman
| from Portl and to investigate as mike.
Mr.. Smith replied to MIR. McFadden' s
speech and mingled satire and pathos in an
appeal for the poor boys OF the stare OF
Maine. He pictured the need Of such an
institution rs this in question so
eIcquently that he received an ovation
and when Mr.. MoFadden arose tn ere was
an evident attempt to shut him on.
Mr.. Hopkins made point OF order
that Mr. McFadden had already spoken
twice. but by u unanimous vote he was
riyen the floor for the third speech. He
insisted that he could not seeithe need of
such institutions as that provided by the
state. He thought the state rattle" be-
lieved in the municipal control of charity.
| Mr.. MoFadden's motion TO indefinitely
postpone was lost overwhelming and
The House adjourned until Monday.
THE SENATE.
! Mr. piEa NJ XorE Dresided in the SEN