The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28


a resident are opposed to the act"
Before the judiciary oommittea this
afternoon Judge Foster, Judge wing o.
Auburn and others appeared In opposi.
tion 20 this bill aboIishing the oidce Of
coroner and establishing ths once OF
medical examiner.
Representative Deering OF Saoo. who
introduced ths bill, appeared In It's be-
half, urging the great expense OF tne
present law In York county In executive
session the committee voted 60 repor {
ought not to pass.
Representative Loud opposed he bill
establishing a municipal court in New
port and Eben W. Freeman. Esq. OF
Portland, advocated the Dill providing
for the binding and depoeiting In county
law libraries OF the printed briefs ip
cases before law courts. The committee
took no action on these last matters, but
in executive session voted 20 report ought
to pass on these bills:
10 establish municipal court In Fair
Held; to extend the charter OF Mousam
Water company; TO amend tine onarIer W .,
the Union Gas and Electric company OF
WatervilIs; to allow the Great Northern
Paper company TO increass Its capital
stock: TO allow the Bar Harbor Electric
Light company to issue bonds and 40
quire property; and to allow the Augusta
Water company to Issue bonds for the
purpose or making extensions Ano I'M
PROPONENTS to It's plant.
The legal affairs committee devoted
nearly ali the afternoon to the WAldoboro
water matter which IL the Camden nght
on a smaller soals and with fewer brass
bands and fireworks. y. u. Castner,
ESQ.,, OF Waldoboro, appeared for the al
lowing the town to supply itself With
water, while Thomas Leigh, ESQ., OF Au'
grsta and Hon. Charles 5. Cook OF Port
land appeared for the existing company
which asks for an extension OF It's
charter. A number of witnesses were
introduced. Hon. q. N. blanchard ap-
peared for the bill which provides that
all unnicipal and police court Judges
shall be members or the bar. Ihoss
speaking in opposition 20 and In defense
OF the present system included Judge
LArrabee and Hon. y. B. Clason OF Gar
diner, Judge Roberts of brunswick, j.
II Maxwell of bivermore Falls and
others.
The comm ittee acted on only one small
matter, voting 20 report ought 70 pass or
the bill legali2ing the doings OF the Mon
mouth town meeting, March ltUO.
The committee on banks and banking
voted ought to pass on these matters
Act Incorporating the South Portland
Savings hank; act amending ana extend
ing the charter of the Mechanic Fan'
landing the charter of the Bath Trust
company; act extending this charter OF
the Van Buren Trust and Banking COM
many: act Incorporating the State Trust
company, Augusta; act Incorporating the
Granite Safety Deposit and Trust com
pany, Augusta; and act inoor poratine
the New England Trust company Of
Maine, Augusta.
II. q Payson, Esq of Portland, ad-
dressed the committee in opposition to
the proposed state regulation OF private
banking No action on this matter was
taken by the committee
The committee on railroads voted Wed
nesday afternoon to report In favor OF the
repeal of the whole Of the general law OF
1896 under which telephone, express, gas
and electric companies may be organized.
This Ia the result OF the agitation for tbe
repeaI of the so.calleu "Consent clause
of the law, and the effect Will be to MAKE
All come before the legislature for special
permission who wish to organize such
comnnnIes, The committee voted ought
not TO pass on the bill extending the
chart or OF the Castine RAILROAD and Navi-
cation company. This is the bill which
was re-assi9ned for a second hearing aft
ar being adversely reported. IL, was voted
to report ought to pass on the Dill making
the railroad commissioners maj court
OF appeal, and on the bilt relating TO the
extension OF street railways In case an In
corporator dies before a location Is made.
The committee on shore fisheries had
an executive session and discussed al
length tine matter OF the Washington
county herring fisheries on which a
lively hearing was held recently. The
committee was not able to agree and will
try 1t again next week. The COMMITTEES
voted to report ought to pass on the fol-
lowing measures:
BIlI extending the time for taking
alewiVes IN Orland; bill olcsing certain
clam flats in Bath and brunswick; Dill
allowing the commissioner TO give per
mits for the taxing OF eels in Pemaquid
river: bill for bidding the dumping OF
offaI or other retuCe in MAs'aole heaeh,
Junesport; and niil repeating the law
relating to herring fishing In Jonesport
The committee on insurance voted tc
report ought 30 psss on two bllls Lhe
first is that relating to the fees Tor
noenses OF agents and brokers and the
other is that providing penalty OF 70 FOR
each days delay when company neglecti
tn make returns when 2equired by law or
TO nav rts tax when cue. The bill regu'
Iating Junk stores went over Tor a wesk.
Inc committee on towns wers addressed
Wednesday by Hugh Chaplin and Il, +.
Wood ward OF Bangor IN favor OF the In
corporation of the town OF MiIlinocKet'
The oonditions and prospects OF the
booming young town In the wilderness
wers well set forth.