The Portland daily press., 1901-02-14

OF Jefferson, Dearborn, Hili Of Beifass
and Pratt would havs votnd yea hessrs.
Chase, Mead, Plummsr and Thornton
would have voted no.
The rules were suspended and the Dill
was passed 20 be snerossed.
NEW HOUSE BUSINESS.
Among the new measures presented in
the House today were the following;
Hix OF Rookland. rsmonstranos Of
Sarah q. clover and "a other tax-paying
women OF Camden against . charter for
municipal wstsrworks In that town.
shaw of Bath, act amending tns Re
vised Statutes relating to inn-holuers and
yictuaIers. The bill rspeals various SEQ.
tions of chapter 81. which makes 10 COM
pulsory for inn holders and victualIers 30
be licensed to carry on thsir business,
and also amends tine section which COM
pels such persons to provide pasturing for
horses or cattle.
Williams of Sanuerville, act amsnding
the act establishing the Dover municipal
court. providing for the appointment OF
recorder who shall act In case OF absence
of the judge.
Lawrence OF Gardiner, resolve In favor
or the city OF Gardiner TO reimburse 10
in the sum Of sl0s 20 for money expended
ON account of soldiers in the Spanish war.
Fellows OF Buoksport, rsmonstranos OF
citizens OF Bucksport against the moor
poration OF the West Branch Driving ana
Reservoir Dam Co.
Hill OF Belfast. rsmonstrance Of citizens
OF Belfast against same.
Hutchings OF Brewer, remembrance OF
ESQ citizens OF Brewer against same. .
Parkhurst OF Bangor, remonstrance OF
1853 Iaborers on the Penobsoot river
against same; also remonstrsnce OF 2O1
citizens of the Penobscot river against the
same; also remonstrance OF 40 citizens OF
bangor against the same; also remon-
STRANGE or l.. j Morse and l2o other
citizens OF Bangor against the same;
also. remonstranoe of William II. Brad
ford and IT'S citizens of Bangor against
same; also, renionstrance OF John L.
Parker and 167 other citizens OF Bangor
against same.
Lawrence OF Gardiner, remonstrsnoe
against any change in the duck law.
Shaw of Bath, Iemonstrance against
any change In the law relating TO wood
cock.
Pike OF Lubec. remonstranca against
any change in the law relative to seining
herring In the waters OF Lubec and Tres
cott.
A large number OF remonstrances
against resubmission were received this
morning.
A large plumber OF petitions in favor OF
open time for deer In Cumberland county
were also presented.
A GENERAL CAUCUS BILL.
Mr.. Haskell of Lewiston presented an
act TO amend the public laws OF 1897, re-
lating to political cauausss in cities. 1t
provides that the assessors Of every city,
In making the annual list, OF male per-
sons liable to be assessed for o poll tax.
shall ascertain so far as possible the politi-
cal party OF which every suoh person is q
member, or with which he purposes to
act, II any. and shall designate such party
against his name in all lists SO made
and transmitted to the boards Of regis
tration in snch city. The boards OF regis
tration as soon after the receipts Of such
assessors lists as may be, and before the
tenth day Of July IN each year, shall give
notice by mail OF such designation to
every person against whose name the
same appears, with notios that the same
will be placed upon the certified copies
OF ths voting lists to be used In oauouses
unless he requests some other party
designation in person or by writing on or
before the Saturday last preceding the
first caucus preceding the annual State
elections. Said board shall at the same
time so notify every person having no
party designation upon the assessors list
OF the fact OF such omission, and that
his name will bear no party designation
upon the voting list unless he requests
said board in person or by writing on or
before the Saturday aforesaid to make
suoh designation In the case OF addl-
tions to and corrections in the original
asseSsors' lists such notices shall be issued
Immediately upon receipt by the said
board. The boards OF registration shall
at the request of the political parties in
their respective oities furnish them with
q certitied copy OF the corrsot lists of vot-
ers by wards used In their cities at the
election next preceding any caucus called
under the provisions OF this act, the ex-
pense of furnishing such COPY to be paid
In as other expenses Of boards OF registra.
tion ara now paid. The copy so fur
nished shall contain against the name of
every voter the party designation request
cd by such voter ir any. and in default
the party designation rsturned by the as
SCISSORS II any. Certified copies OF the List
of voters shall be used In all caucuses
held for the nomination OF candidates to
be voted for In city elections. or for the
choice of delegates for county. district
and State conventions. No person shall
be allowed so vote In any caucus OF any
political party held for any of the pur-
poses unless the designation OF that party