The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-14
At Augusta.

The resignation OF Congressman Bou.
telle was received al the executive de-
partment, Thursday afternoon, dated
Jan. 80, as follows: Il hereby resign
my position as member of the Fifty
sixth ongress of the United States for
the fourth district of Maine. to take
effect on the twenty eighth day of Feb
ruary, 1901 also hereby resign as
member elect of the Fifty seventh Con.
gress of the United States for the fourth
district of Maine, to take effect forth
with.
(Signed) c. A. PoUTELLE.
Among the new measures of last week
were three bills drawn up by the Maine
Bar Association and presented out of
order by Mr.. Carleton of Kennebec
The first provides changes in the time
of holding the supreme Court in Frank.
lin, Knox, sagadahoe. Somerset and
York counties Hereafter, according to
this bill, the court shall be held in
franklin county on the first Tuesday of
February, the second Tuesday of May
and the fourth Tuesday of september;
in Knox county on the second Tuesday
of March, the third Tuesday of Neptem
Der and the fourth Tuesday of Decem
Der; in Sagadahoc county on the hrst
Tuesday of A pril, the third Tuesday of
August and the fourth Tuesday of De-
cember; in Somerset county on the third
Tuesday of March, the third Tuesday of
September ard the fourth Tuesday of
December; in York county on the first
Tuesday of January, the first | uesday
of May and the third Tuesday of sep.
TENDER. The second bill changes the
terms of the superior Court OF hennebec
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term aud establishing January term
in its place The others remain the
same, April and -eptember at Augusta
and June and November at Waierville.
the two latter for civil business only
The third bill relates to the terms and
procedure of the law court. 1t does
away with the present three district sys.
TEN, and puts the whole State in one
district with terms at Augusta GU the
second Tuesday of December, at Bangor
on the first Tuesday of June and at
Portland on the fourth Tuesday of June.
A new tax bill relating to electric
roads came, presented by Allen of San.
| ford, provides that when the average
gross receipts per mile are $1,000 or less
The tax shall be 3-20 of | per cent and
that the rate shall increase 320 Of l per
cent, per each additional $1,000 or its
fractional part in the average gross re
ceipts per mile.
The fish and game committee have
had under consideration Legislation
proposed to prevent forest fires. Among
those who appeared asking the repeal of
the law licensing sportsmen to shoot one
deer in September were, Z. Bass of
Bangor, and other owners oftimber lands
who were present were VIM, Engel of
Bangor, Fred Bradstreet of Gardiner,
Charles A. Marston of Skowhegan, F. S.
Campbell of therryield, ID A. Ii
Powers of HoutOn, Senator Wilson of
Washington county, ex Mayor Sargent
of Brewer, j. d Rice of Bangor. those
who spoke against the repeal were
Manager G. A. Judkins of Kineo, Guide
II. o Templetod of Northeast Carry,
DIR. Hiram Hunt and Will shaw of
Greenvlle, and f. Sprague of Mon
son. This committee has voted favor
able and bill to allow ice fishing in
certain ponds IN Somerset County and
legislation inexpedient on the bill re
lating to the marking of the tributaries
of Moosehead lake,
Ought to pass was reported Friday in
the House on "A bill to allow ice fishing
in certain Somerset county ponds.
Mr. Little from the railroad commit
tee reported ought to pass on bill. An
act to authorize the Skowhegan and
Norridgewock Railway and Power ON
pany to extend line to and into the
town of Smithfeld. Printed under
joint rules.
Mr. Weeks of Somerset presented in
Gaputa hin n ippnrnnr..ta ba
Scion Academy under suspension of the
, rules.
In the Senate, Friday, on motion by
Mr.. Weeks of Somerset, it was, ordered,
the House concurring that the commit
tee on agriculture be and is hereby au
thorized to make complete investiga-
ton into the management of the Office
of the Board of Agriculture as conduct
ed by the Secretary, examine all &C
counts pertaining to the work of the
office, summons witnesses to appear and
present evidence and employ such coun-
sci as may be necessary, also 5 euogra
pher; ascertain the amount of outstand
ing bills of whatever kind or nature,
and present to this Legislature a com
plete and itemized account of the result
of said investigation
Reports were received from the differ
emit state officers relative to fees receiv.
ed in their Offices during the year past,
in response to an order passed Jan %.
Governor Hill ISSUED the call, Friday
morning, for "A special election I'm the
Fourth Congressional district April s,
for the choice of successor To Con
gresham Boutelle, resigned. This
gives just the 60 days notice required by
law
Col. E c. stevens, superintendent
of public buildings. last week, added
three new portraits TO the collection
in the State House rotunda, that of
the late Hon. Jonas Cutting, associate
justice of the supreme judicial court
from 1854 to 1855. The portrait of the
late Hon. George Evans, formerly of
Gardiner, who represented this State
10 the United States senate, 1S41-l847
The portrait of the late Hon. Harris
M. Plaisted, Governor of Maine, 1881
1882, and representative from the 4th
congressional district in Congress in
1875. A new portrait of ex-Gov. Robe
also a portrait Of the late Hannibal
Hamlin will be placed in the rotunda
of the State House, this week
Tuesday in the House Mr. Carleton of
Winthrop presented petition to close
Bracket brook in Detroit for fishing.
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