Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-13

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Augusta, presented Mr. Camcron's ease
IN a Very able manner The amount
claimed is $3.50. The committee spent
most Of tho afternoon in executive session
ind disposed of numerous resolves. %o
action was taken on the Pan-American
resolve" The committee voted To report
oush; 10 pass on The following resolves:
TWO thousand dollars annually for the
ticaicH Orphan ASvium of Lewiston: $l0oo
annually fCr the Young Woman'S Home
81 Lewiston: ST'" annually for the Cen
tral Maine General hospital At Lewiston;
$"n annually for the Sisters of Charity
hospital III Lewiston. ana $1,000 toward
the new building If il is completed in 1872:
$2o]0 annually for the Augusta city hos
pital; $l1.5tn annually for the Maine
School for the Deaf: $500 annually rs a
fund for the detection Of criminals; 5000
for the Eastern Maine General hospital
At Bangor, and $lUN0 additional for the
new buildings. Several of the resolves
are cut down fro the amount asked for
The committees on pensions voted to re
port ought to lass on the resolve carr
ing 5Np,UtH am ually for State pensions
This is an inc rease of 500" over the APP
preparation of two years ago, an increase
absolutely nc-ded by the growing de
mands. OF This amount. the pension
clerk is authorized /" use $iVo in examin-
ing claims The committee voted ought
70 pass on the claim Of Nellie {. Flanders
OF Appleton. for a pension Of s. per
month; ought to pass on the claim Of
Howard Whittier for an increase from s.
to s. per month. ana leave to withdraw
upon the claims If Orrin Plaisted OF
North Union, ana OF Matthias Cullan.
The committee on agriculture voted to
report ought to pass on the resolve carry
ing 500 70 enable he State Pathological
Society to MAKE an exhibit at the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo.
me committee on eduCatio voted to
report ought TO pass in new draft on
on the bill in favor of correcting an error
in the school returns Of the town OF Wa
terford.
The committee on insurance voted To
report ought 10 pass on the bill allowing
the Maine insurance department To i'm
pose the same fees and penalties on COM
panies and agents from other states do
ing business in Maine as are imposed
upon Maine agents or companies doing
business in those states. The committee
voted to report ought not to pass on the
bill allowing the Maine State Relief As
ISOLATION to take into membership the
members of other fraternal organizations
than the knights OF Pythias.
The committee on taxation met in the
Senate chamber, Tuesday evening, to con-
slider the two bills relating to the taxa
ton of street railroads, one drawn up by
the committee of the State Grange and
the other by the State Board Of Trade.
q. +. Libby Of Portland. Fl. NJ Heath Of
Augusta. representing TIE electric road
interests. opposed the Grange bill as in
euuita BILE, unwisely drawn and unJustly
discriminating against the street roads.
They explained the struggle which tn
smaller roads have. and held that their
burden OF taxation should not be made
heavier They We're willing TO accept the
other bill which is mildor in form. Hon.
j. H. Roberts Of Norway, and CattI"
Commissioner Deering Of Saco. defended
the Grange hill. They declared that the
electric roads have hitherto escaped their
share Of taxation. and that the increase
of the Grange bill should be borne byl
them without a complaint. There was
mlp.h cross fire and il was lively hear
ing Later Forrest Goodwin of Show
hogan, addressed the committee in regard
TO the bill abating the taxes on Township
No. E. Range ;. in Somerset county.
There was a lively meeting of the Ken
Inebes. county t'elegati ton, last evening. at
the court house, over the bill to abolish
the Neilnebec county superior court. Sen
ator Vickery presided. Representative.
| Carleton of Winthrop, appeared in sup
mort OF rhe bill. He spoke for few min
| ntps along the line of economy and ar
cried to show that the business could as
well be handled by the supreme court a
| A less expense.
| Ipndall Titcomb. ESD. answered him IN
| behalf of the members of the Kcnnebec
| bar presenting Il TemonStrance against
| the bill signed by 3 of the 81 members
of the bar He claimed that the superior
court did not cost more, but was actually
| more efficient and cost less. He was fol
| lowed by Attorney General w. 7. Haines
| of Watcrville. who claimed that the court
was almost an absolute necessity to Wa
| terville and the other towns in the north
crn part Of the county. Mayor Philbrook
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