The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-28
At Augusta.


Friday by Senator Bryant
Mr.. Walker of Starks presented in
the House-Bill an act to amend section
% and So of chapter II of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the free high school
year.
Mr., John o. Rice, the Portland &C.
countant, is here examining the books
of the secretary of the Board of Agri-
culture, Mr. Rice is employed under the
order of the Legislature giving the COM
mittee on agriculture the authority to
make such investigation as shall settle
once for all the facts in the long controv.
ersy over the administration of the
Board
The Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary was
the target for red hot shot in the Legis
latuIe last week The feeling that this
institution and its methods offer fit
subject for thorough Investigations, will
not down.
Hon. :. J. Chadburne, deputy secre-
tary of state, has been presented with
souvenir of considerable value. 1t is a
cane of splendid workmanship and OF
historic interest The wood was taken
from the Spanish man-of-war Reina
Mercedes and the metal head from the
United states gunboat Raleigh
The University of Maine wants heat
ing plant to cost $25, 900 and wants the
Legislature to appropriate that sum.
The committee on the university has re.
ported a resolve appropriating $4,000
this year aud $4,000 next year for a
heating power and electric plant
The committee on legal affairs has
reported "ought to pass on the bill to
legalze the use of voting machines in
this state. The bill has been misunder
stood by some of the bers whC
thought that the bill, if enacted, would
compel the use of machines by munich
palities, whereas it merely gives tC
cities and towns the legal right to use
the machines should they see fit to dc
so.
The state superintendent of schools
W, w. Stetson, has received from the
educational committee of the Philip
pines six requests for lot of Maine
teaShers so be sent out into that country
to teach in the newly organized schools
of that country, The require ments are
that these teachers shall he graduates OF
high school, academy or seminary OF
standard grade and of normal school
or training school. The pay will be
from $65 to 800 month and teachers
of both sexes are desired-no distinction
being made.
Joseph Y. Hodsdon of Yarmouth, a
senator for Cumberland county, died
Sunday morning. His remains were
taken to his home, Monday morning
He was GA years of age.
the Deaf. Resolve in favor of the Cen.
trail Maine General Hospital, passed
finally.
The Resolve providing for expenses
in part of Co. NJ, of estbrook and of
Co. G, of Bath to the Inauguration at
Washington has passed both branches
Among the acts passed to be enacted in
che House Monday was an act to amend
Section II of Chapter 128 of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter 1870 OF
the Public Laws of 1899 relating to
tramps.
An act relating to academies, semi
naries and institutes.
An act additional to Chapter 81 of the
Revised Statutes, in relation to railroads
An act in relation to disorderly con
duct and evasion of fares on street
railroads, steamboats, and ferries.
An act in relation to the taxation of
street railroad companies.
Finally passed. Resolve favorng
legislation by Congress to equalize extra
pay to United States volunteers.
Resolve in favor of the passage Of the
ship subsidy bill
Representative Page of Skowhegan
was one of the committee of 7 of the
House appointed to attend the funeral
of Senator Hodsdon of Yarmouth, de.
ceased.
Senator Noble of Franklin introduced
bill to correct clerical errors and
amend certain sections of chapter 30 of
the Revised statutes as amended by
chapter AZ of the Public Laws of 1899
The law now provides that any person
who kills any calf moose shall be fined
the amendment imposes the same pen
atty upon anyone who has in his pos.
session such animal
la the House Tuesday Mr.. Page of
Skowhegan presented bill, an act allow
ing the propagation of beaver by Henry
Mckinney in the waters of East Branch
of Enchanted Stream in Somerset county
MIR. Davis of Waterville-Bill an ACT
to permit registered apothecaries to sell
liquors for lawful purposes.
Gill an act to amend an act to incor-
porate Madison Village Corporation
passed to be engrossed at the House
Tuesday
The committee on judiciary took up,
Tuesday afternoon the resolve allowing
Somerset county to borrow money to en-
large its court house was first taken up.
) j Nalton, l.. l.. alton, h. n.
Merrill, G. ". Cover and ". Gould,
all members of the Somerset bar. appear
ed for the resolve. The committee vot-
ed to turn the matter over to the somer
set delegation. The delegation met lat.
er but was so evenly divided on The mat
ter that no action was taken.
In the Senate, Tuesday Mr. McFadden,
for the committee on taxation, on bill
An act to amend chapter 25S of the
Public Laws of 1858, as amended by
chapter 1870 of the Public Laws of 1895,
relating to the taxation of saving banks,
reported that legislation thereon is mex
pedient at the present time.
Among the bills enacted in the Senate
Tuesday, were: An act in relation to
the taxation of street railroad COM
panies.
An act in relation to the compensation
of the sheriff of the county of Oxford,
establishing salary.
An act additional to Chapter 40 of the
Revised Statutes relating to insurance.
An act in relation to dsorderly conduct
and evasion of fares on street railroads