The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-31

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| Ror, representing Merrill & Co., and n.
/ q. Payton OF Portland representing swan
& Jarrett and ii. NJ. Payson 81 Co., Of
Portland,
A. III. Hunt, representing swan 81
Barrett and MIR. Tyler Of Tyler. FoRg ~
Co., OF Bangor were also present In oppo-
sition. They held the law Is not called
for ana is an unjust interference with
private business. Mr. Tlmberiaks ex-
plained his reasons for desiring state
regulation for such firms and persons rs
do private banking business. The agita-
tion for such regulation has arisen since
the disastrous Woodbury. & Moulton fall
urs In Portland. No acti on was taken by
the committee. The advertised hearing
on extending the charter of the Bath
Trust company, was postponed week.
LEGAL AFFAIRS.
The legal affairs committee had no
hearing OF Importance, but acted on quite
a number OF matters. 1t voted to report
ought TO pass ON the bill to supply the
town Of Dexter with pure water, the bill
authorizing Charles W. Mansfield to
maintain wharf ON the tide watsrs Of
Moosabeo river, the bill authorizing the
laying out OF a way across the tide waters
OF the Pisoatsqua river at Kittery, the
bill amending the charter Of the Rumford
Falls Municipal court, the bill incorpo-
rating the Wilton Electric Light and
Power company and the bill limiting the
power OF constables to their towns.
1t was voted ought not to pass on the
bill amending the divorce law and legis-
lation inexpedient on the order relative
20 cutting bushes and trees beside the
highway.
INSURANCE MATTERS.
Tbe bill repeating the compulsory arbi-
tration clause of the standard policy re-
ceived It's quietus at the hands of the in
surance committee this afternoon. The
bill was defended by Senator Staples OF
Knox, who introduced 1t. 1t was vigor-
ousiy opposed by L.U. Cornish ofAugusta,
Seth NJ. Carter of Lewiston, 5. Il.
Lsavitt of Eastport, George L. Macomber
OF Augusta and Representative Ham
mond of Paris. all insurance men or rep
resenting insurance companies. They
neid the present law to be just to all and
the committee unanimously agreed with
them that no change should be made.
The committee voted to report ought to
pass on the bill amending the charter OF
the North Yarmouth Mutual Firs Insur
ance company, and on the bill relating to
agents OF mutual fire insurance COM
panies.
/. g. Reynolds appeared In behalf OF
the bill allowing the Maine State Relief
association to admit to its membership
mem Ders OF the various fraternal organi-
"a lions. The bill was tabled.
The committee on military affairs
voted to report ought not to pass on the
resolve for drill hall at the University
of Maine. This was matter left over
from the Goth Legislature, The hearing
on the matter of the state paying the ex-
penses or armories and rife ranges was
continued one week.
The committee on towns listened to
ex-senator Blanchard in behalf of the
bill to repeal the organization OF Perkins
plantation. The bill was tabled.
NJ. Ii. Dustin and Representative San
born appeared for those citizens OF Litch-
field who wish to be annexed TO the town
OF Wales. The committee decided that
the matter was one which properly comes
under the Jurisdiction of the committee
on counties and 1t WAS accordingly re-
ferred to that committee.
FISHERIES.
The committee on shore fisheries voted
ought to pass on the bill allowing smelts
to be taken from the waters Of the town
OF Franklin, Hancock county, until May
/, instead OF only until April l. as the
law now is. Representative Scammon
presented this case to the committee.
The petitioners for a law to regulate the
herring fisheries In Narraguagus bay,
Harrington, were granted leave to with
draw. Captain Parker of Steuben and
Senator Wilson opposed the law called for
by the petitioners.
HELP FOR BRIDGES WANTED.
The committee on ways and bridges had
two hearings and tabled both matters for
action later. The first was the bill
amending the road commissioner law,
favored by Senator Dudley and kepresen-
tativs Haskell and opposed by Repre- sem
tative Briggs The second matter was
the request of Masardis for state aid In
building q bridge over the St. Croix
river, Selectmen n, ID. Smith and W. IL.
Rowe appeared for the town. They ask
for $1,000 IL an iron bridge Is built or 500
II It is made wooden bridge.
REVOLUTIONISTS DEFEATED.
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