Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The resolve for annual sessions Of the
legislature died an early death.
The bill to incorporate the Bethel
Sewer Company has been favorably
reported.
The bill increasing the salary of the
Supreme Court justices $500 has passed
the senate after some discussion.
A bill passed by the senate prohibits
the use of naphtha or other launches IN
hunting ducks or other water fowl on
Lower Kezar Pond in Oxford County.
The committee on legal affairs has re-
ported favorably on the bills to enlarge
the jurisdiction Of the Rumford Falls and
Norway Municipal Courts to $500 In
civil cases.
The apportionment of councillors for
coming ten wears in the first district, the
composed of York and Oxford Counties,
is as follows; York, 1904, 1907 s, 1909
10; Oxford, 1866, l9ll-l2.
The most important matters for the
consideration of the legislature have
been disposed of, and several of the COM
mittees have made their fiual. report.
Though a large amount OF business still
remains to be done, il Is generally un-
derstood that the final adjournment will
be made next Friday, and this will I'M
doubtedly be accomplished II possible.
The appropriation of $4,000 for a
steam heating plant at the University OF
Maine was finally defeated in the house
Wednesday, though its friends tried to
save it by reducing the amount to
$4,000. The vote TO indefinitely post
pone was decisive, 80 to 40. All the
members of the Oxford County delega-
ton voted for indefinite postponement.
Arguments were made Tuesday before
the finance committee, by representatives
of the State Board of Trade and others,
in favor of the state being represented
at the st. Louis exposition Of 1908. The
committee having had their appropria-
ton for the Psn-Americsn exposition
turned down, were not inclined to take
any risks on this exposition, and the
matter was referred to the next legis-
lature, which meets before the opening
of the exposition.
The re-submissiou of the prohibitory
amendment was finally disposed Oh IN
the house Thursday, after considerable
debate or, rather, speech
Speeches were made In favor OF re-sub-
mission by Kelley Of Lewiston, Davis OF
Wareryille, Farnsworth Of Beddington,
and Weymouth Of Biddeford, and In OPP
position by Foster of Oakland, Cook OF
Vassslboro, White Of Naples, Gardner OF
Patten, and Bennett of Hollis. The vote
was "a yes and 81 no, with ten pairs.
representing 46 members In favor and "a
opposed, with Is absent. The Oxford
County delegation all voted no
One Of the most important committee
reports thus far came from the taxation
committee Wednesday, providing Tor q
tax on corporations organized In Maine
under the general laws and doing bust
ness outside of the state. The report
provides that on all such corporations
with capital stock OF SoO,OO0 or less,
the annual tax shall be 80; where the
capital stock Is between so0,0OO and
$500 600, the tax shall be $40; where It
Is between $500, 900 and $s0O, 900, the tax
shall be $40; between S5O0,0OO and
81 .OOO, 900, $50, with an additional $40
for each additional million OF capital
stock. The bill also removes the limit
of $40, OOO, 900, as the largest amount OF
capital stock Of any company organized
in the state, making the law almost iden-
tical with that of the state OF New Jer.
sew. This bill win assure an increase OF
at least sl0O, 900 Der annum In the states
revenue.