Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-18
THURSDAYS GRIST,
Short Session With Numerous
New Measures Introduced.
Concluding Argument In Behalf Of
Mr.. Eaton of WaterviIe.
Railroad Tax Bill Hearing Continued Until
Next Tuesday Afternoon.

quiet one, with absolutely nothing IN
either branch to make a ripple A score
or new measures appeared in the
House and two or three in the Senate.
The first batch of committee reports
was received, and a few bids were :ic-
Fanced a stage or two. Tac Bangor
hospital resolve finally PASSED the
House and will be the first resolve 20
receive the Governors signature. In
the Senate the WaldoDoro Water
ofkS matter, over which Il storm is
brewing, was tabled. as the Senate ana
House 90 not agree as to the proper
committee to handle it. At 1920 both
branches adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning, when the last session OF
the third week will be held. Then will
follow the usual recess until Tuesday
morning. In the afternoon the feature
was the conclusion of Mr. Bakers
argument in behalf of Mr. Eaton for
the contested Waterville seat before
the Elections Committee in tne hall of
the House which was filled with spec
tators. The Finance Committee had a
few hearings, and several other com
lnitteeS met to talk over matters and
make assignments of dates for future
hearings. The hearing on the various
railroad tax bills before the Committee
on Taxation, which was scheduled for
the evening. was continued until next
tuesday afternoon. AT that time
President futile will appear before the
committee and probably the hearing
will be held in the hall of the House
1t will be one of the great hearings of
the winter.
The new measures in the House in
cluded bill by Hill of Belfast attack
ing the provision of the law of 1895 re-
lating to telegraph and telephone COM
panies which allows such companies to
prevent new company from building
parrallelling line. or a line between
two points between which such old
companies already have a location.
Mead of Bridgton presented a bill for
the better protection of wild birds. This
is the bill drawn up and approved by
the Maine Ornithological Society at its
annual meeting in Lewiston, last
December. 1t protects more birds
than under the present law, including
the gulls and tern, eNempting only
owls, hawks, crows, English sparrows,
and the game birds which are under
the provisions OF other laws. The
Cumberland County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. asks the State for $1,000 to replace
the buildings on its grounds which
were destroyed by fire and cyclone, last
year. The resolve for the Passama-
quoddy Indians carries about $4,5G0 for
each of the next two years. Among
the items of the bill are $500 yearly for
educational purposes: S100 for salary of
governor; $500 for priest; $3.50 for wood:
$3.50 for ash for basket making; $50 for
police; $50 for fertilizer; 5000 for agri
cultural purposes: $500 for agent: etc,
etc. Among the other resolves intro
duced at the session We're 81 900 annu-
ally for the Bangor Children'S Home;
81 900 for Kicker Classical Institute of
Houlton: 500 for Calais Academy; $500
for Bluehill Academy; $500 for Wash
ington Academy: $500 for a road in
Perkins Plantations 81 600 for Il road
in Wallagrass Plantation on the east
side of Eagle Lake; $1,000 to repair
country road in Upton; and $1,000 to
repair Mattawamkeag Plantation
Another resolve carries 81 600 for the
of a State laboratory under
supervision of the Board of Health.
woman suffrage petition appeared with
.jbU HUH lIui ii'iih' N'i''S "'''
Ravmond. and from Hermon came
petition for bounty on crows which
raised the only laugh of the morning.
1t is asked that Perkins Plantation up
in Franklin County cease to be an or
ganiZed plantation. There was a Dill
creasing from - to 30 cents the fee of a
city or town clerk for recording mort
cages. Among the companies asking
for charters are the Friendship water
Company, the Wilton Light and Power
Company, and the HANCOCK county
Electric Railway Company.