The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-11
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and Council gave certihcate TO Air.
Davis
After this six hours session, the oom-
mittee as tue result OF their count, hal
these figures;
Conceded to Eaton, S63
Claimed By Eaton, 10
Conceded 70 Davis, e47
Claimed By Davis, 80
Seventy two votes were thrown out as
defective, and claimed by neither side.
Daring the count the committee saw
some funny things, One votar took pains
to write his mama in enc OF the squares
on tine ballot. When the committees meets
next week counsel Will submit arguments
on the ballots in dispute.
THE CAMDEN LOBBY.
There arrived on the scene today
Messrs. II. NJ. Bean, the Camden man
who built the first six masted schooner,
Small ana wadsworth. They came TO
HELM along the water works bill. j. ii.
Montgomery, Esq Is also expected, ana
Dir. w. Howard Gardiner has been on
the field of action since the legislature
met.
The movement to facilitates the admin
istration In Rangeley plantation and ths
surrounding country came 10 In q new
form today. Among the measures intro
duced In the house today was Dill 20
increase the jurisdiction of this munich.
pal court OF Rumford Falls, giving it
authority over Rangeley plantation,
townships ID and Il, and part OF the
town OF Kangeley around Bear NOUN
tain, and the sheriff and deputies oil Ox-
ford county are given authority TO serve
warrants and other court papers in those
places. The region affected Is In Frank
lin county,, and 10 Is urged In behalf OF
the bill that II will be more convenient
TO try court cases at Rumford Fails.
In Oxford county, than 10 wenid b5 In
Franklin county. IL was at first proposed
to secure the same result by adding the
territory In question to Oxford county.
wINDHAM DIVISION.
The bill for the division Of the town OF
Windham comes before this egislature
by reference from the last. No notice
has teen served on the Mindham author
ties OF the proposed division, which rAines
the question whether such notice Is neo-
essary In the case of a reference from one
legislature to another. IL 10 understood,
however, that the committee on towns
win advertise hearing on the bill.
THE FIRST TAXATION HEARING.
The COMMITTEES on taxation today as
signed next Thursday evening for hear
ing on the matter of the taxation OF the
steam railroads.
WESTBROOK VISITORS.
Among the visitors TO legislative halls
today were ex-senator U. 81. Matsrhouss
and Charles B. Woodman. Thsy said a
few good words for the bill TO permit the
Westbrook, Mindham d Naples road to
build to Gorham.
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
There viii be introduced, probably TO-
morrow, or Monday, bill to enlarge the
powers Of the Board OF Agriculture SO as
to give them greater oversight Of the
work OF the department. The bill viii
also change the manner of electing the
members of the Board, The Board is
composed OF representatives OF the Differ
emit agricultural societies In the state.
There is q member from each county and
two from the State College Under the
present systsm each agri cultural society
In q county has an equal voice in the
sssegio9 # thst coqnt5s IAN nemhie1Su ri tR9
societies which never hold q fair and
never pay premium, which are dead to
ali intents and purposes, come TO life and
are active and energetic when the time
comes round to elect member of the
Board OF Agriculture. By the proposed
bill, the right Of an agricultural society
to participate In the elections will 10
made dependent upon the holding Of a
fair and the actual Dayment OF premi-
ums, More than that, the agricultural
.
given a greater representation In the
election than one which holds little
fair. In regard to the conduct OF the
affairs of the Board, there viii bs n
change to enable that body to meet
ortener than once year. Now the
statutes provide for the holding Of an
annual nesting and nothing else
what business enterprise could be con-
Quoted successfully" said a member of
the Board today, "if the directors were
given authority to meet but once a
yeari''
The bill is backed by members of the
Board.
Back of the movement to add to the
State government new department. to
take charge of dairy interests and to
cost the state $1,000 year, is an inter
esting story. 1t has been the under
standing of the public that the Board of
Agriculture stood as sponsor for the
scheme but now it Is said this is not so. |
During the past year, the Board felt that |
the dairy work could be profitably en- |
larged If money could be obtained to |
pay the bills. So it was voted that a |
committee to whom the matter was ne
ferred should, If thoy deemed it expe- |
dent, ask the Legislature to increase |
the Boards appropriation from $500 to
s.. 600 the extra 81, 900 to be devoted to |
Maine Dairymen's Association, of which
Senator Alden is President had set afoot !
a project of their own. They wanted
new State department with dairy and
food commissioner and an appropria-
ton of $4,000 annually, Then came
an effort to unite this scheme with that
by the Board of Agriculture
and the boards committee met the re.
personalities of the Dairymen's Asso-
citation. The members of the
Board of Agriculture explained
that they had no authority to commit
the board to the dairymen's plan but
after long discussion consented to lend
their support to a plan whereby the
dairy work should be placed under the
control of bureau TO be made up of the
president and two other members
Of the Board of Agriculture and two
of the Dairymen's
association. Then circular was issued I
from the office of the Secretary of the {
Board of Agriculture stating that it was
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