The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-17
At Augusta.


table instruments.
BY Mr.. Page of Skowhegan-Petitio
of b. r. Eaton and 10 others of Skowhe.
gan, in favor of an appropriation in aid
of the Temporary Home for Women and
Children at Portland
"----se Dillinr,sasns of st. Adams
-regaruT of Elijah N. King and seven
others of Wellington, to be set off from
said ellington and incorporated with
the town of cambridge.
Also petition of l.. b. Whitney and
"a others of the town of Cambridge, for
annexation of part of Wellington to
Cambridge.
Senator Staples resubmission resolve
which had been referred to the legal
affairs committee in the Senate, was
headed IN another direction in the House
Friday and sent to join the similar re
solves introduced by Kelly and Davis in
the hands of the temperance committee.
In connection with the present furry on
this matter it is recalled that the last
time the question of resubmission was
brought up in the Legislature was in
the session of '95, when a resolve was
presented on the lines of the above was
presented by Representative John o.
Patten of Bath. The resolve went to
the committee on judiciary which re
ported ought not to pass. 1t came back
to the House and the vote stood: For
resubmission, ID; against resubmission,
113; not voting, %. The resubmission-
lists claim that they have much more
strength now than they mustered then,
but the most optimistic of them do not
pl inn hat 10 in iuh
Thursday, Senator Bryant of Somer
set announced the presence of his col.
league, Senator eeks, and by direction
of the President escorted him to the
Council chamber for the purpose of
taking the necessary oaths to qualify
him to enter upon the discharge of his
duties, and thereafter reported that
Senator Y eeks had so duly qualified.
He expressed much satisfaction at being
able to enter upon his duties in the
Senate.
Mr. Staples of Knox presented in the
Senate: Resolve providing for repeal
of the fifth amendment of the Constitu-
ton of the State prohibiting the manu-
facture of Intoxicating liquors and for
bidding their sale except for medicinal
and mechanical purposes.
Two similar resolves were presented
in the House, Thursday, one by Davis,
aterville, the other by Kelley of Lew
iston.
The first committee report of the ses-
sion appeared in the Senate, Thursday.
1t was from the committee on Insane
hospital and reported ought to pass on
the resolve of $50, 900 for furnishing and
preparing for occupancy of the Bangor
hospital.
The Speaker announced the standing
committee of the House on county esti-
mates as follows: Haskell of Lewiston,
Crosby of Littleton, Cordwell of " est
brook, Tufts of Kingfield, Somes of
Eden, Carson of Mt. Vernon, Xix of
Rockland, McDougall of Boothbay,
Hammond of Paris, Weatherbee of
Lincoln, Harvey of Atkinson, Minot of
Phippsburg, Greene of Madison, Knee
land of Searsport, White of East Ma
chias, and Fuller of Kennebec.
The Legislature came to order again
at 10 80, Tuesday forenoon. There was
not much doing in the House for the
reason that the members have hardly
got their bill grinders to work after the
over Sunday recess.
An Oxford County man, Mr. Ham
mond of Paris, Is trying to define the
power and duties of the Board of Agri.
culture and Wednesday morning he in
troduced bill for that purpose.
In the House there was presented: -
BY Allen, Portland, "a bill to allow Dames
of candidates to be used on the U. S.
flag during campaign. Also bill to
regulate sheriffs' fees.
In the Senate were presented
By Mr.. Virgin of Cumberland-Bill
An act to prevent the killing of water
fowl by the use of launches propelled by
steam, naphtha, electric or other power.
BY Mr.. MacFarlane of Piscataquis-
Bill, An act to regulate fishing in Moose
head Lake and tributaries.
Also, Bill, An act entitled an act to
regulate non residents of the State going
into the woods under the provisions
of Section 81, Chapter AZ, Public Laws
of 1899.
Also, Bill, An act to close Misery
Stream, Somerset county.
Also, Bill, An act to regulate fishing
in Wilson and other ponds of Piscataquis
comfy.
BY Mr.. Bryant of Somerset-Ordered,
that the Educational Committee be di-
rected to inquire into the expectancy of
enacting some law for the permanent
aid of academies and secondary schools,
and report by bill or otherwise.
Hon. William P. Frye was elected U.
S. Senator for Maine for the term be
ginning March 4th next. Hon. Lindley
NJ. Staples, the member of the Senate
for Knox county was voted for by the
Democrats. The vote stood: Senate,
Frye, "a; Staples, /; absent, 9. In the
House, Frye, 107; Staples, 10; absent, 81.
Following are among the nominations
by Gov. Hill, announced, Wednesday af
ternoon:
Superintendent Public Schools-W.
w. Stetson, Auburn.
Trustee Normal Schools-H. l.. Chap
man, Brunswick.
Trustee Reform SCHOOL,. C. Morse,
Liberty.
Agent to Prevent Cruelty-Bradford
E. Rowe, Swans Island.
The election of Hon. VIM. p Frye was
completed, Wednesday, in a joint con
vention of the House and Senate.
Par Example.
George-Just look, father! Isn't our
baby the finest in town?
Father-It may be, George, but hope
1t won't turn out to be like a car win
dow.
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