The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-11
disposition OF an annual appropriation Of
$500. The bill 10 ~ follows;


the state, especially by disseminating
information among the farmers, oream-
cry men and cheese makers OF the state by
holding schools OF practical Instruction
IN the production Of milk and cream,
and IN butter and cheese making, In
both private dairies and In cheese and
butter factories, the Board OF Agrlcul-
ture In cooperation with the Maine
Dairymenis Association, IL hereby en-
powered and directed to establish q dairy
bureau OF I'VE members, conslsnns OF
the president 81 the Board OF Agriculture
and two members to be chosen annually
by and from the said Dairymen's Assoc
citation. The persons thus chosen shall
be known as the Dairy Bureau OF the
Board OF Agriculture.
Sertfon 2.-The said Dairy BUreau may
hold an annual conference, together with
an exhibition OF dairy products and ap-
planes, and offer prizes for high merit
at the same and employ lecturers and ex.
parts Co aid In enhancing the educational
feature of said convention.
Section IA Dairy Commissioner shall
be appointed by the Dairy Bureau for a
term OF three years, whose duties shall
be under the direction OF said Bureau,
to carry out the provisions OF the pre-
ceding sections OF this act. and TO enforce
all laws for the manufacture, transfer,
and sale OF all dairy products and all I'M
itation dairy products within the state,
with all the powers needed for the same;
TO investigate all methods OF tutter anu
cheese making in tutter and cheese rae
tories, and to disseminate such informa-
tion as shall tie OF service In producing
q more uniform dairy product OF higher
grade and better quality.
Section 4.-Yhe members OF said bu-
renu shall be reimbursed for actual ex-
penses incurred In the discharge OF their
duties, ana per diem com pensation OF
two dollars for each day OF actual service.
Section 5.-The sum OF S5OOO Is hereby
annually appropriated TO detray the ex
penses involved IN carrying out the pro-
visions of this act; $500 Of which shall
be for the salary OF the Dairy Commits
sionsr. The account shall be passed upon
by the full bureau, approved by the Gov-
ernor and Council, and thesdispursements
made through the State Treasurer s
Office, and moneys for the payment OF
these bills should not pass through the
hands of the Dairy Commissioner or the
Secretary of the Board of Agriculture.
Section 9 --The Dairy Bureau shall
annually report the proceedings OF the
Bureau TO the State Board OF Agrioul-
ture.
CAMDEN'S BATTLE.
Yesterday there was little clash in the
Senate over the reference of remon-
STRANGE against the Camden scheme OF
municipal ownership OF water works
there. A batch OF circumstances were this
morning introduced in the House.
Among them were remonstranoes from
the selsctmen of Warren, Hope and
Union. The opponents OF the Camden
scheme tried to refer these papers to the
Judiciary committee, but Mr. Little
hale OF Union interpossd a motion to
lay the remonstrances upon the table.
Mr.. Bird of Rookland hoped that the
m otion would not prevail. He thought
the circumstances should be referred as
the first had been.
Mr. Andrew OF Rookport hoped the
motion would prevail Mr.. Chase OF
Portland said that as one remonstrance
had already been referred to the judiciary
committee, he thought that these should
be treated In the sans wa y.
MIR. Cram OF Washington declared
that as the representative of the towns OF
wanted e. sss appleton and Hope he
thought the remoRstrances should follow
tho bill, instsassE the bill following the
remonstrances.
The question was then put and declared
carried by vote OF 81 to IS. The remon-
strances went ON to the table, and there
was Joy among the friends of the Cam
den bill.
10 VOTE BY PROXY.
Hon Albert W. Paine of Bangor pc
titons for a somewhat novel piece of
legislation. Mr.. Paine asks for the pas
sage OF an act to provide for voting by
rroxle at public elections. Mr.. Paine
sends with his petition pointed srgu-
ment and copy of the proposed bill.
In the argument he urges that men,
bers of corporations vote by proxy, that
the commission merchant, the travelling
salesman aud the mercantile agent rep
resent others by proxy, that banking
business, the post office and other depart
ment Of government recognize action
by proxy and that In the case of soldiers
away from the state there is system OF
voting far more Objectionable than vot-
ing by proxy. The bill provides that
an absent citizen may make written
declaration designating some person
to cast his vote for him. Heavy penalties
are provided to guard against the forgery
Oh bucu prOAleS
A TEMPERANCE TOWN.
Tobias L. Eastman and other Fryeburg
citizens ask that the Fryeburg Village
Fire Corporation be given authority Co
light the streets OF that village, sprinkle
them and build sidewalks. Fryeburg Is
evidently true to prohibition. The Pc
tition specifies that the streets shall be
sprinkled with water.
THE BANKERS BILL.
The Maine Bankers association, by It's
president, q. S. Hichborn has caused to |
be introduced the bill to secure uniform |
legislation concerning negotiable instru-
ments. The bill makes 81 closely printed
pages.
The REFORM SCHOOL.
MIR. Weymouth OF Biddeford presented /
a bill to amend the statutes in relation
to the commitment of boys to the Reform