The Republican journal., 1901-02-07
Legislative Notes.

6ASS0SAvS
Bill, an act to extend the charter of the
Waldo Street Railway Co. has passed both
| houses.
Mr.. Littlehale of Union has introduced
bill an act authorizing the sale of the prOn-
erty OF the Methodist Episcopal church Of
the town OF Union; also bill an act to pre-
vent fishing in Crawford's pond and its
| tributaries.
The committee on taxation desires it un-
derstood that no more postponements of
hearings will be granted in the future
Ihere are so many matters pending that
there Will not be time during an ordinary
session to hear them unless this rule is en-
forced.
Representative A. j. Skidmore has intro
| duced resolve asking for the incorpora-
ton OF the Smith Cemetery Association of
Liberty; also the petition of Thomas Gan
non and "a others of Waldo county in favor
OF Dill prohibiting the use of trading
stamps.
Senator Peirce has presented the petition
OF Matthias A. Cullnan of Belfast to be re-
emburSed Tor expense incurred in care for
soldier OF Civil war: also the petition of the
Unity fish and Game Protective Association
TO close Sandy stream and tributaries and
the tributaries of Unity pond in the town
OF Unity, for term of years
1t is said that the legislature is to be
spared this year the customary war of the
coast fishermen Wednesday, JAN 3Oth,
there was meeting at the Augusta House
OF gentlemen interested in the fisheries and
at that time they reached substantial
agreement as to what they wanted in the
way of amendments to the present laws.
lhese amendments are mainly designed to
remove antiquities and do not materially
change the present system of fishery regu-
latiOn.
The appOrtionment committee had a ses-
sion Jan 31st, which, like all their sessions,
was rather breezy. The report of the sub
committee, to which strenuous objections
had been made, was finally adopted by
vote OF II to 4. This report provides for
the number OF senators and representatives
by counties for the next decade By it's
computations, based on the..census returns,
Aroostook will gain a senator and Oxford
will lose one. The other counties will re-
tain their present number In the matter
OF representatives Androscoggin, Aroos-
took and Cumberland will each gain one,
and Hancock, Knox and Waldo will each
their present number. The divisions of the
counties into representative classes will in
the main be settled by the county delega-
tions.
At the hearing of the committee on fish
and game Jan. 31st the chief interest cen
tered in the bill to add gulls and tern to the
birds protected by law Among those who
spoke strongly in favor of this bill we're
DR.. 7. L. Palmer of the department of ag-
riculture, Washington: VIM. butcher Of
New York, president of the American orni-
biological union; W. L. Powers of Gardi-
ner, president of the Maine ornithological
society; Arthur II. Norton of Westbrook
and Miss Cornelia T. Crosby The enc
mics of the birds put in no appearance, and
after all the talking was over the committee
promptly voted to report ought to pass on
the bill. The committee also voted to re-
port favorably on the bill prohibiting the
killing of wild fowl by use of any craft un-
less propelled by hand, the bill to regulate
fishing in Wilson and other ponds in Pts
cataquis county; the bill to close Lilly pond
and the bill to prohibit the killing of deer
on Isle au Haut. Several other matters
considered by the committee were tabled.