The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-14

WAS one big Oatch OF petitions that
created a stir. Ii included petitions
from 238 Maine churches for the passage
of the bill preventing Sunday excur-
sions. Senator Whitehouse introduced
a bill providing that when a railroad
company increase its capital stock the
additional shares shall not be sold at
less than par value aud that the old
stockholders shall be given the prefer
ence in purchasing them
Forrest Goodwin, Esq of Skowhegan
addressed the committee on taxation,
Tuesday, in regard TO the bill abating
the taxes on Township No. 4. Range s.,
in Somerset county.
Tuesday, the committee on Financial
Affairs voted to report ought to pass on
the following resolves: Two thousand
dollars annually for the Healey Orphan
Asylum of Lewiston; $1,000 annually for
the Young Woman's Home of Lewiston !;
5000 annually for the Central Maine
General hospital at Lewiston; $4,000 an
nually for the Sisters of Charity hospital
in Lewiston, and $4,000 toward the
new building if it is completed in 1902;
$1,000 annually for the Augusta City
hospital; SIT, 500 annually for the Maine
School for the Deaf; $500 annually as a
fund for the detection of criminals {;
$4,000 for the Eastern Maine General
hospital at Bangor, and $4,000 additional
for the new buildings. Several of the
resolves are cut down from the amount
asked for.
The expediency of abolishing the
Superior court of Kennebec county was
discussed before the Kennebec county
delegation, Tuesday. Representative
Carleton of Winthrop was the first
speaker stating that he favored the
adjustment of the court lie thought
that some extra terms of the supreme
court would transact the business salts
factorily and that the county woald save
money thereby. Mr.. Carleton was fol
lon ed by several members of the Ken
nebec county bar, all of whom expressed
themselves earnestly against the aboli-
ton of the court, Lindall 1itcomh,
Esq stating that he had been requested
by the bar to present remonstrance
against the adjustment of the court.
The remonstrance was signed by 81 of
the 50 members of the bar, Mr.. Carleton
being the only member not signing the
remonstrauce. Clerk of ourts hoat
stated that the fines collected in Ken
nebec county for the past five years
amounted to 1928, 400, of which SILL
176 was collected in the superior court.
hearing ON the proposed bills to tax
electric railways was held, Tuesday, by
the committee on taxation. There are
two bills before the committee one
known as the Board of Trade bill and
one as the Grange bill Hon. H. NJ.
Heath, Hon. c f. Libbey advocated the
former while Hon J F. Roberts of the
Grange committee advocated the latter.
In the Senate, Wednesday, the re-
solves providing for the preservation of
regimental rolls in the adjutant general s
office passed finally.
Mr. Burrill, from the committee on
mercantile affairs and insurance, report
ed ought not to pass in the House, Wed
nesday, the bill, an act to authorize the
Maine State Relief Association to admit
to its membership members of the
various fraternal organizations.
Wednesday, in the House. among the
measures passed to be engrossed, were
bill, an act to authorize the Skowhegan
& Norridgewock Railway and Power
Company to extend its line to and into
the town Of Smthfield.
Resolve in favor of the Bangor Chill
dren's Home.
Resolve in favor of the Children's Aid
Society of Maine.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Eastern Telephone Company that came
10 the House on minority report OF
committee was discussed at some length
and passed be engrossed by "A vote OF
yeas 95, nays, p Mr. alker of Starks
was one of the speakers in favor of the
bill
The committee on banks and banking
voted to report ought to pass on the bill
allowing loan and building associations
To make loans at rate of interest not
less than per cent. Under the present
law they are not allowed to make a loan
at less than 6 per cent.
The committee on interior waters
voted to report ought to pass on the bill
authorizing piers, booms and dams in
Sandy stream and tributaries and Gil
man pond and stream in Somerset
county.
The committee on ways and bridges
gave a hearing, Wednesday, on the re.
solve for SIP, 900 to aid Bingham in
building q bridge over the Kennebec.