The Republican journal., 1903-02-12
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
What is Said and Done at Augusta.

Morse .of Waldo has introduced bill, an
act for the protection of deer in the coun-
ties of Kennebec, Knox and Waldo.
An act to increase the corporate powers
of the Northport Light aud Power Com
pany has passed first hearing in the House.
Buck of Hancock has presented the re-
monstrance of A. II. Whitmore and others
against the screening of Alamoosic Lake in
Orland.
Representative Dudley of Augusta has
introduced a bill authorizing the Augusta
Trust Co. to establish and maintain a
branch at Belfast.
Morse of Waldo has presented a number
of petitions from residents of MOntvllle.
Liberty and Searsmont in favor of charter
for the Camden and Liberty Street Rail
way.
Morse of Waldo has introduced an act to
incorporate the Smith Cemetery association
of Waldo, with the petition of Nj. Delaney,
Al. ID. and Sc others, and |. +. Young and
three others of Palermo in favor of the same.
Maine lumbermen need not worry any
more about the salvage bill, providing that
people who pick up stray logs atioat shall
have 80 per cent. as salvage, while those
collecting those hung up on shore shall have
half that rate. After quite an animated
hearing Feb. 18th before the committee on
legal affairs, the members of the committee
voted to report "ought not to pass.
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath of Augusta APP
peared before the committee last week for
a number of street railway bills. In regard
to the Waldo Street Railway Company'S
bill, Mr.. Heath said tlIat its principal fea-
ture was to give the road the right to ex-
tend its lines to Camden, there to connect
with the Rockland, Thomaston & Camden
Railway Company, which has acquired the
w. st. r. r.
Morse of Waldo has presented the remon-
STRANGE of W. L. c. Runnells and 800 others
of Searsport against resubmission and for
better enforcement of the present law. Hill
of Winterport has presented the remon-
STRANGE of Isaiah A. Bowdoin and IS other
students OF Colby College; of A. H. Mayo
rott and 81 others of South Portland ; of 6.
E. Edgett and "a others of Belfast against
same.
The lobster claimed part in the proceed
ings of the day, Feb 4th, when Representa-
tive Twombly of kennebunk presented an
act amending the law so that Holsters of
nine inches in length may be legally taken.
The present law places the limit at l0a
inches Among the acts presented was one
the Knox County General hospital, and a
resolve appropriating So, 800 toward the
support of the institution in 1903 and an
equal sum in 1904
There seems prospect that the old-time
and long continued discussion regarding
the contracts for lighting and heating the
State prison may now have another inning
as an order was introduced in the senate
Friday morning by Morse OF Waldo, as fol-
lows:
Ordered, the house concurring, that the
committee on State prison inquire into the
expediency of erecting plant for lighting
and heating the State prison and report by
bill or otherwise.
In the house Thursday morning long
debate was had on the reports of the COM
mttee on elections in the Lewiston contests
over seats in that body. At the conclusion
of the debate the house voted 76 to IS to
jority report, thereby declaring that Repre-
sentatives Morey. Garcelon and Coyne, the
sitting members, were not elected and that
Stephen J. Kelley, Jacob r. Little and
George b. Haskell, the Republican candi-
dates, were elected and are entitled to seats
in the house.
In the Senate Thursday, on motion by
Mr. Morse of Waldo, the vote whereby the
Senate accepted the report of the committee
on pensions Oh resolve in favor of Matthias
Cullnan of Belfast, ought not to pass, was
reconSidered. The pending question being
upon the acceptance of the report, the same
Senator moved to amend the report on said
resolve by striking out the word mot so
that the same shall read Ought to pass,
and the motion to amend prevailed. The
report as amended was accepted and under
the rules the resolve was referred to the
committee on appropriations and financial
affairs.
The hall of the House of Representatives
was crowded with people Thursday after
noon to listen to the arguments for and
against the resolve calling for the resub-
mission of the prOhibitory amendment A
hearing was held before the committee on
temperance and for nearly five hours the
question was discussed by the representa-
tiveS of the petitioners and by those repre-
senting the remonstrantS. Cyrus w. Davis,
member of the house from the city of Water
Vile, who introduced the resolve at the be-
ginning, conducted the case for the petition
ers, and Mrs. L. NJ n. Stevens, national
president of the W. c. T. u, looked after
the interests of those opposed to the meas
ure. Both made strong speeches from their
respective standpoints Besides Mr. Davis,
those speaking for resubmisSon were Thos.
n Doutney, A. c. Stilphen of Farmingdale,
and Rev. George F. began, an Episcopal
clergyman of Augusta. Rev. A. s. Bisbee
of Brunswick and Charles Dunn, Jr., of
Portland, both of whom were the late ex-
Sheriff Pearson's deputies in Cumberland
county, Rev. w. F. Berry, formerly presi-
dent of the Maine Civic League, and others
supported Mrs. Stevens in her arguments.