Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-16
AT TER THE: BALL.
Legislators Too Sleepy for a
Lively Session.
Short Session and Adjou. nm,st to
tuesday Morning.
Compromise in MilIiaocket Mliier--.To T;x
Savings Deposits in Trust Companies.

the Maine lawmakers. Nearly all the
h.tIhD,r rs We're in their seats but no
L'oy eTinced Il desire 10 make matters
iiNe!E and the hour was devoted to
routine Du5iness. mainly the reading of
committee reports and of bills. Every
| h"'.y h"d a grand time at the bail. No
! d"u''t o. that, for il Was the prevailing
! tIiic m both chambers and in the.
lobby. and il was the unanimous YER
tICt that Maine mas seldom if ever had
Z no!e brilliant social event. Half a
hund!cG ladies We're present at the
8" son but they showed no signs of
/ l;it hours; ladies never do. The .es-
Sicn was brief in comparison with
those OF the two pre- eeding days. and
- II adJoul nment WAS made until Tues
Gay AZ 1880 a. Nj. Ii is probably the
last week that so long Il recess VIII be
taken.
Ni.g.n q Cumberland and Chase Of
fLIt"nd we've CALI q To the chair in
iccir respective bodies. The House
was late in coming to order as ii mad
10 wait and borrow the Senate clergy
man after the upper body was through
with him. A few new measures OF
Importance Were introduced in The
House. one Of these was the bill tax
ing tie saving deposits in trust com
pan.ce. These have thus far cScaped
taxation. Il provides that the trust
companies shall make Il semi-anaual
sworn return Of the average amount Of
tbs il interest bearing deposits fo:. the
preceding six months. and that thev
shall pay a tax theI con at the rate of
=: of per cent. TIE tax 10 be paid in
Apiil and October. a new resolve ar
RES S65.2l6 for the Reform school TO
maintain the school from 1901 ana 1902
erect new cottage, complete the
Eight ard heat plant ard make re-
pairs. !, resolve was introduced urg-
ing Congress TO pass the ship subsidy
bill now before it. 1t was reie-ral 10
not thus far been very busy. Nj.
Carleton put in a hill repeating the
bounty on wild eats established in
1889. tn" committee On agriculture
VIII consider this bill along with that
for Z bounty on bears. Bills Were intro
Guced fixing the salary u the OXFORD
judge Of probate at $3.50 and that OF the
register Of probate at $500 The
pr Servation Of The early York deeds is
this year the subject OF resolve of
volumes By the State.
The laugh OF the morning session
w&s on Dealing of Saco. a Jealous ad-
vocate of the Eastern Telephone bill.
WHO moved TO have this measure
PASSED to be enacted. under suspension
of the rules. The laugh came in from
the fact that this precise action on the
biz had been taken by the House. =
ccption comes only once in session.
Two matters on which there is likely
to be some discussion were asst Inci
fer next Wednesday in the House, the
general academy bill ana the olive
for the Maine Eye and Ear lnfirmary.
Governor Hill was in his Office carly
Friday forenoon, showing no i'll effects
of the long and hard program Of Thurs-
day. He had numerous callers ana
signed a number of bills. including the
Eastern Telephone bill. Representative
Bird proba bly, carried off the pen with
which this measure was signed. Thus
far Governor Hill has affixed his
signature to 6S acts and l. resolves
The Millinocket fight is declared OFF.
charter for the West Branch Driving and
Reservoir Dam Company have had Il
heart to heart talk, and the result is that
compromise has been reached 50 that
every body viii be made happy. The pres
ent bill ii is understood will he with
drawn ana a new one substituted which
will be TAR less sweeping in its effects.
| This action removes the prospects OF
| what has been looked upon as one Of t1c
biggest fights OF the session. The pulse
of Eastern Maine will now come down
to normal again. This compromise VII
| shorten the session by 4 week declared
Speaker Manley. Friday. Now that seven
1 weeks of the session are over, i Is IN or
| der to talk about the date Of the final al
| iourrmont Speaker Manley says harch
| % is about the time when the cnG VII! be
| reached. from tile present outlook IVY"
| Years ago. the adjournment was on
! March L.. and four years and six years
lneo IL was on March =. The Camden WI
,cr matter Ea; about til" best possiblil-
is for q warm light Of anything now on
the program.