Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-02
SESSION, TODAY.
The Result of Fridays Show
of Obstinacy.
A Bill to Annex South Portland te
Portland.
10 Abolish Coroncrs- Gov. Hill at Norway.
Fridays Work. !:

succeeded only in making each branch
more obstinate and which was very
amusing to the spectators. thew left
the matter where it was in the first
| pace t'his, under the rules. meant =
session. this morning, but the Senate
1oJouincd to s o'clock while the House
VIII assemble at TO- the usual bour II
Is Saie to say the attendance will not
re large. The trouble all came from
thc Senate's insisting On adiourninr
uil tuesday morning. when the House
wanted to meet at 40 p. NJ. Monday
me Senate adhered and the House
adhered. Then the Senate b1cxe1
down bit and asked for Il committee
-of conference. The six members Of
this court of arbitration could NOT
settle it. however. Each side WAS
obstinate and fast growing moro 81
while Tie galleries aplauded the
battle. When the Conferccs roDnrtcd
that they could not agree. Gardner of
Pattcn moved that the House adjourn
and amid much laughter. this motion
which meant a Saturday morning Ses-
sion, was carried by vote OF IS 10 %
IN way the House had beaten the
Senate. because under the constitution
the latter body could not adjourn for
over two days without the consent of
thc former. The Senate made the most
of the situation. however. by adjourn
ing until O'Clock. so that it's members
can go home on the morning trains
while those of the House cannot. The
whole affair was funny one. and
made much mere so by the serious
in which 10 i
on the campaign.
This adjournment comedy caused the
morning session TO be a Ions one and it
had other features. more important if
less exciting. The bill closing Sabbath
Day Lake, in Cumberland county, to
ice fishing. was the cause of a breeze
The second clause of the bill causes it
to take effect when approved and
Chase of Portland opposed this on the
ground that as the bill carries a
penalty a longer warning ought TO be
given to prospective law breakers.
Carleton of Winthrop explained that
the law prohibiting ice fishing on this
lake has just expired and that the
people there want this continuation of
the same law to go into effect at once.
cfaSeS motion to table the bill was
lost by vote of 40 to 81 and his motion
TO strike out the enacting clause was
then voted down Al to So Under suspe1-
sion of the rules TIE bill was then passed
co be engroSsed. At last peace reigns
over the bear bounty matter. The
House receded, yesterday, and con-
CURED with the Senate in referring the
petitions on this subject to the Com
torirtrIt,Ira ('prl,tnn
who had been most strenuous in hold
ing that the matter belonged to the
Fish and Game Committee gracefully
yielded and made a good speech in
scconding the motion that the petitions
go to the Committee on Agriculture.
Though there was a large batch of
new measur in the House only half
dozen were Of much general Importance
From Moulton of South Portland came
an enabling act looking to the annex
alton of South Portland to Portland
The bill is based upon that by which
Deering was annexed, and provides
that the citizens of South Portland
shall first vote upon the matter ana If
| ii is carried. Portland shall vote upon
! it. The bill came as something OF q
surprise to the Portland men at the
Capitol, and they seemed to think that
| the time for annexation had not quite
| Yet come. though they feel the two cities
will ultimately be one. Another Port
land bill was that put in by Mr.. Ran
dali providing for the appointment by
the Governor of pilot for foreign
vessels in Portland harbor who shall
give a bond for 81 900. Shaw Of BATH
l i
Supreme Court shall appoint three
referees, disinterestcd men residing N
| Maine who Shall consider and settle
| finally all appeals from the decisions
| of the railroad commissioners relating
| to electric railroads. This is has i on
the New Hampshire Law. \ bill OF m
poitance to Aroostook was that lAt?o-
| duced bv Senator Dudley authorizing
! the county to vote upon the PROPOSE
ton to sell to the Bangor d ArnostooN
| Railroad the bonds of the read Whlch
it holds to the amount of SIJo,ooo
bill to abolish the office of coroner was
introduced by Deering of Saco. 1t pro
vides that in place of coroners the 10Y
ernor shall appoint able. expert ana
discreet men learned in the science oil
medicine to be medical examiners, hot
exceeding one for every scnatorial oiS-
trict They shall serve seven years
and receive So per day for time en-
gagged, and shall only be concerned
with cases of persons supposed TO nave
died of violence. They shall give d
bond of 81. 900 to the county treasurer
At inquests stenographers may De Ell
ployed, to receive 50 per day.
Among other matters were - peti
tons. and eleven petitions ~
la Normal School at fresi"e
Isle. A resolve appeared carr! ms
Isl. 500 annually for clerk hire IN IN.
office of the adjutant -generai' anu
another carrying S3.925 for the STATE
library. A bill was put in lncolP'-
rating the South Gardiner Water C'''i-
pany to provide Ward g. Garuiiiei
with pure water and naming Hira'i
Lawrence. Greenleaf ID"
Charles Lawrence and Van H. beaui'
as incorporates. Still another
phone company asks the right 10 Nv.
the Higgins Beach Telegraph az.
Telephone Company. A bill OF NY 81,