Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-21
CAMDEN WATER,
A Big Battle With Able Leaders
Before Committee.
Sensational Attack Upon Maine Eye
and Ear lnhrmary.
'ehc'a' academy Bill Passes Long aid
L''cN ses&io, and many Hearings.

Wy cdHc"daY WAS about thu liyni;cst
day that the eight weeks Of the session
have vet seen under the gili"d dome.
'nd L Was Il day Astounding in senea-
ti"n3l and spectacular Incidents. Tho
morning session in the House was over
thrc" hours long. and was rs warm as
i was lengthy, the debate ON the
general academy bil ana tie power
iUi attack upon The Maine Eye and
iar lnfii mary by Haskcl Ct Windhan
bang tie chief features. In tie after
noon there were many hearings, out
The ma+n interest Ccnte.Cd around that
II IN" Eail of the House before the
Judiciary committee on the Camden
water question. with Judge Foster ana
tN-GoNernCr ClcaNcs leading the CD
posing forces ana with some POO Can
dopitcS led by a brass band and a FUN
fire company in attendance.
The morning session began at - ana
fo" an hour quietly proceeded with
routine business. There was little
new business but many COMMITTEES re-
ports and bills to read. The resolve
urging the passing of the subsidy bill
now before CocSr5 IS W2s repo ted from
the committee on commerce and passed
under suspension Of tic rules, MIR.
Maddoclls of Foothhay Ha;bor sp"lk-
ing at length in explanation and de-
feusc Of it. Later tho resolve also
passed the Senate under suspended
rulcS. thouIh not until TIE Democratic
minority had had more ar less to saw in
opposition 10 ans measure that wound
build NJ and protect American COM
mere. The Senate. however. as usual
refused TO take MI Staples Very
seriously. The first order Of the Gav in
tbs House WAS the general acaGe.ny
bill ami TIE debate was precipitated
b. Gardner of Patton who offered sev-
cral amendments Tho h.I was de-
Tended by Walker OF Starks. Thomp-
son Of China. Walls OF NinaIhaven.
Bennett Of Hollis. ana Gilmore Of
TGrne". al Of the committee on cduca-
ton. which has lahorcd long and hard
TO bring in measure covering all the
aCad mics and giving them permanent
state sUprcrt according their couJs
offered ana TIE numfey If pupils
se~ved. Knowlton of Pennington
while favorine the idea ana scope II
tic bill hop-d Nj, GardHers amend
meGts would be accepted The
almost unanimously An amendment
Offer d by Chase Of Portland providing
that the academies make return of
Their tented expenses to the State
superintcnde Of q hools. was adopted
also enc offered by Bennett Of Hollis
inserting the words institutes ana
seminaries" after the word "acadc-
mics in the bill Tho bill was then
sent on its passage without any diri-
sion hcinC taken. 1t carries for the
academies a total sum about equal 10
that they NOW receive SCI 200 yearly.
and makes il a permanent arrange
mcnt SO that the biennial scramble
vii! be done away with.
With this bill disposed Of III" other mat
tor specially assigned for thu iay WAS
taken up. though it was already past t!,.
noon ;our This was thc resolve carry
ing S5G0o III. nuai!y for thu Nairc Eye ana
Ear Iniirmary of Portland and its indet!-
mite postponcmcnt was moved by Haskell
of Nindham. He spoke FOR nearly an
hour in support Of his motion ard it is
expressing it mildly to way that ~ stirred
MP the House. 1t Was remarkably
forcCful speech. clear ana logical ana az
its conclusion the TouHG member was r.
Tarc;cd with dOIilc tn" applause that has
greeted any previous speech Of 9TH" win
ter. lie attacked the Institution in UI-
measured t"rmt and vet Introducing
abunGaat cyidcnc2 "a supper; every state
mcnt. lie claimed that it has fuaGS
enough " itS oun without state a.d. that
it is financially msmanag"d, that pa
TENTS are abused and that only one man
profits b. its ":tistcncn. His speech cam
within q fraction Of stamocdin% the
House ana Killing the rcsolv1. pur.icp-
larry whoa Cook OF EHssalboro followed
him. ANA declared that such an institu-
ton like Caesars wife should he above
suspicion. But the friends Of the intiTm
airy ana tie IN, mhcrs Of the finance com
mitteo rallied from the shock of Mr. Has
kelI'S attack. and begged in the interests
Of fair play that the resolve be sent back
to the committee and another hearing
assigned upon it. Carleton Of Winthrop.
Boal Of Bangor. ana Chase ana Randall
of Portland, spoke earnestly for another
herring on the resolve before the com
mittcc. and this the House thal'H
granted. That hearing. when il is cid
promises to DC worth attending
REPRESENTATIVE Davis dentid's nav
ing arrived he was given the "ath.
Wednesday morning, for the second iine
this winter In the House. - rcmoh-
strarces against rcsl;b:nissi0n were IN
i troduced and in the Senate . petitions
| for resubmission appeared. tn" hearing
on this matter will be held before the
committee on temperance in the nan 81
| the House this afternoon. and VIII ."
largely attended and interesting. Am 'iiS
| those who watched the morning Session
were 80 members Of the junior Hepal
ment of the Portland Y. NJ. c. y We
came, down in Il special car, retufhil5
home in the afternoon.
! A new bill. Wednesday. proNiuc' 'i'''
The rights Of wife BY descent 10 N
personal estate of her husband may De
barred by jointurc, pccuniary pfoV'sio"
or by anti-nuptia! agreement just as ii''
rights Of real estate b. descent may ~
| barred Virgin of Cumberland lhllo'"' "
a bill repeating the consent clause Oh 'iiN
1896 law relating to tclegraphs ahh 'li'-
phones \ resolve of $500 for the MOI u
Berwick Agricultural Society was ''i'io''7
the few new measures Of tn" mofhtle'
Though other hearings were helu :. :