The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13

words voiced the case OF the fshermsn.
As II is now. he said, about the fret
thing that man must do when he goes
to catch iish IL to consult lawyer. The
Industry is now burdsned with laws A
fisherman cannot take into his boat q lot
OF hooks What we want, said DIR. Mad
docks, is q publication that win put In
compact form the laws ON the subject
We have asked 500 10 pay for the labor
OF preparing the oodification and $500 to
pay for printing 5000 copies In form In
which 1t can be used BY the fishermen.
The fishing interests were willing to ao-
cept the amendment OF the gentleman
from Jonesport but they wanted the mat
ter acted upon in season for the compila-
tion to be reported to this legislature.
MIR. Chase Of Portland, asked ss to the
manner In which the laws relating 90 in
land fisheries and game were compiled
two years ago.
Mr.. Carleton OF Winthrop said that the
compilation OF two years ago was made
by committee OF the Maine Sportsmen's
association, which did much work In pre-
pairing the report, so that 1t was all ready
for the action of the iegislsturs. MIR.
Carleton said he regarded the compilation
OF the shore fisheries law In the manner
proposed as a very important matter The
amount asked for was modest one and
over half Of It was for the printing OF the
copies OF the laws.
The amendment was then adopted and
the bill was placed upon Its passage.
CONCERNING RAILROAD STOCK.
Senator Whitehouse OF Sagsdshoc today
presented bill amending the public laws
of 1897, relating to railroads. The act pro-
vices that whenever railroad corpora.
tion increases Its capital stock. the new
shares shall be offered TO its stockholders
at not less than the market valus thereof
at the time Of the increase.
THE SENATE WANTS no KNOW.
This legislature viii go on record as
one dilisent In the quest for Information.
Senator Virgin today in introducing an
order said that the House was considering
a bill appropriating 81, ,s07, GAS SO and that
later another bill OF unknown amount
will be presented. In order that the SEN
ate may know just what the Income OF
the state viii be for the years 1901 and
1903 he asked the Ssnate to pass the fol-
lowing:
Ordered, That the state treasurer be
and Is hereby requested 70 furnish the
Senate a statement in detail OF the esti-
81 ~,
1901 and 1902, that will be available to
pay the amounts appropriated ana to be
appropriated for those years.
The order was passed without opposi-
tlon ana then Senator Staples cana into
the list OF the seekers for Information.
MIR. Staples wanted to know how much
money Will be required In the snaps of
aid to the academies under the general
bill which is psnding. he also wanted to
know all about the state printing and
the deficiency to be met on its account.
The orders which were passed, were as
follows:
Ordered, That the state Superintend
ent of schools furnish for the Information
OF the tate the number of schools and
heneticiaries under Senate bill No. 45
ami, II practlcabls, the amount that they
would receive
Ordered, That the State printer fur
nish as soon IS may be an itemized state
ment showing In detail the cost OF print
ing the acts ana resolves, including en-
crossing thereof, and the Journal OF the
Senate and House; also of each of the de-
pRrtment reports, and reports OF commits
sioners and the number of pages of each
report printed; also all other items of
printing done for and paid for by thu
state to the state printer or to any person
or corporation at the request of the state
printer-all of the foregoing for 1899
Also statement In detail or the esti-
mated cost OF printing all Of the forego-
ing items for the year 1901. Also state
ment in detail OF the cause OF the de-
flcienoy of si5, 596 80 for printing. as SIT
forth in the first appropriation bill re.
ported to the House by MIR. Beal of Ban
gor from the oommittse on financial
affairs.
In response to another OF the want-to-
know orders requesting statement of
the amount OF appropriations for tbs in
sane hospital at Augusta and the amount
drawn in the last ten years, State Treas
urer Smith today submitted a statement
giving the appropriations. all of which
have been drawn. The appropriations
were as follows.
Year. Appropriation.
1880. $50 600 90
1891, 2s. .53S 80