Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
Sharp Tilt Over Reference of
Camden Water Bill.
fees OF State Oficers---Death of the
Queen Announced.
important New Bills Introduced. ..Wednc sday
Afternoons Hearings.

close OF the session. The session was
p'iei ana quiet in tie Senate. it il sell
oom otherwise there, but the House
ilad the longest continuous session
mus lar this winter. lasting unit,
ll.lc. After the new matters were re-
1erred and the routine business dis
posed of. Carleton of Winthron too,,
me camden water bill from the t,h,o
wEefe 1t was laid, Tuesday. and
/ moved Its reference to the judiciary
COMMITTEES. This started the ball roll
, Ing and high rate of velocity was
gained in next to no time Andrews Of
Rcckport, who had introduced tho hin
insisted upon its reference to tho
Legal Affairs Committee. and Hutch
inEs of Brewer and Libby of Poland
both members of that committee. hold
| that Mr.. Andrews wish in the matter
should be respected by the House. On
TIE other hand Deerinc of Saco.
Spoffcrd of Deer Isle Hix of Rock
! land and Allan of Portland smoke
strongly IN favor of referring it to the
JGd,ciafy committee. mainly on the
ground that remonstrances bearing on
I, this matter had already been re-
ferred to the judiciary committee by
both the House and Senate 1t was a
short debate. though an animated one
division being taken Mr.. Carleton's
motion to refer the bill to the judiciary
committee was carried by vote of
De- to %, and the opponents of NUM-
opal water for Camden had won the
flrst skirmish of the campaign.
TIE important matter. popularity
known as the Millinocket bill. of so
much interest TO Pcnobscot mill own
ers and lumbermen, was taken from
the table by Beal of Bangor who
moved its reference to the committee
On interior waters. Gardner of Pat
ten urged that the bill be allowed to
remain on the table week pending
reference. in order that some of the
lumbermen of this section to whom the
bill IS of vital Importance may be
communicated with. At length Mr.
Beal agreed to his request and the bill
remains where it is until next Wednes-
day. 1t is generally felt that this
measure will be the center of one of
the liveliest storms of the session.
Just before adjournment. Plummer of
Portland. an ex-sheriff of Cumberland
,ouiltS. Sli ullS, StiISst lioIl .Dy intro
ducing an order requiring all State
officers whose salary is over $500 to
make statement of all fees received
by them during the past year. The or
der received passage without OPP
position and then Chase of Portland
arose and urged that the House re-
consider its vote. Mr.. Plummer in de-
fence of the order made speech that
aroused no little laughter . and ap-
plauds. and by a loud chorus of
Noes the House refused to recon-
slider it's vote passing the order. Its
fate in the Senate. today, will be
watched with interest.
Tie large batch of new measures in
PRODUCED. Wednesday. included sew
eral quite important bills. Two taxa
ton bills We're put in by FarnsWorth
of Pembroke. The first raises the rate
of tax on collateral inheritances from
two and a half to four per cent. The
second puts an annual tax of one
twenty fifth of one per cent. upon the
capital stock of all corporations or
ganized under the general laws of
Maine and not doing business here.
Beal of Bangor put in bill repeating
the September license feature of the
game law. It is said the lumbermen
are strong in support of this bill. A
new bill allows bowling alleys to he
run until midnight provided they DO
not disturb any person or persons in
the immediate neighborhoOd re-
solve was introduced carrying $4,000
to pay Ex-Governor Powers for cash
advanced toward the building Of the
Bangor hospital during the past year
This money is due on five notes, one
given. August p. for 100000 three
given November /, two of them beng
for 81. 900 each and one for $4,000; ana
one for Sc. 900, given December %. a
new bill provides that 40 pounds OF
tnguc instead of 20 as at present, may
be caught through the ice in FEBRUARY
March and April There was a batch
I-of Il petitions for the incorporation Oh
Wiscasset. Waterville & FarmlnSton
Railway Company. 1t seems that Ban
gor isn't united on the change OF the
ward boundary lines for there comes
a remonstrance of 200 citizens against
| legalizing the changes made by the
city council, without popular Note
being taken. The new resolves INTRO
| duCcd included one Of $11.50O Tor the
Maine School for the Deaf; one OF s'oo
for the w. G. T. L. for the care OF
homeless children; one of $500 for far-
scnstield Academy, and one of Si5o 10
aid the town of Prescott in repairing
| bridges.
| A feature of the session was 'fio
communication from Governor Hlii m
nouncing the death of Queen victoria,
| culogizing her character and reign anu
expressing the hope that the Lesisia
| ture world take some action to snow
her subjects the sympathy felt ioi y,
them by the people of Maine. me luii
/ text of the message is given IN 'he
stcnographic report. A joint com
m;ttec consisting of Senator'S NllSi''
Plummer White. Murchie and bui
! leigh. and Representatives Befiiie.''
| Fellows. Pattangal. Plummer'
more. Irving, Hill. Mcnamara, "a ~
| ton. Hammond and Knowlton was a
pointed to draw up appropriate feSo'u
tons. TIE Senate adjourned as
mark of respect to the memory y.