The Republican journal., 1903-01-22
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
What Is Said and Done at Augusta.


Wednesday, January 2Sth, is the day sci
apart for the Reed Memorial exercises in
the Legislature
Mr.. Poor of Belfast has presented re-
solve appropriating $500. for the Girls
Home and it was referred to the new com
mittee on Public Charities and State Bene-
ticiaries.
Representative Drew of Portland has in.
troduced bill for the discontinuance OF
Fast Day, and the substitution OF Patriots
Day, April 10Th. This measure will prob.
ably go through.
Colby College asks for an appropriation
of $4,000 from the State for the rebuilding
of the dormitory destroyed by fire in De.
cember last. The resolve was presented by
Senator Wing OF Androscoggln.
The first gun against resubmission was
fired January 14th. when Representative
Allan introduced in the House petition
against resubmission, signed by most OF the
Methodist clergymen of Cumberland county
Mr.. Tapley of Brook has presented
the petition of Fred l.. Cole and Others of
Brooksville for an amendment to Section
Chapter % Private and Special Laws of
1899, relating to the taking of eels in Baga-
duce river, bay and tributaries.
The arguments in the Lewiston election
contest were made before the House Com
mittee on Elections January 18th. Mayor
ID. j. McGillicuddy argued for the sitting
members and County Attorney Shelton for
the contestants. The committee reserved
its decision.
Representative George II. Allan of Port
land, January 14th, introduced the first re-
solve in favor of woman suffrage, being that
all women who pay taxes shall have right
to vote in the municipal elections. This is
the beginning of strong fight to secure the
adoption of some legislation for woman
suffrage.
Representative Morrill, n. Drew of Port
land, January 18th, introduced two petit
tions in favor of the. establishment of a
home for the feeble minded of Maine. These
petitions are signed by women. One has
4457 signatures, all members of the Maine
Federation. The other is signed by $500
women of Cumberland county.
When Mr.. Davis of Watervile introduced
his resolve, January sth, in the House, for
the resubmiSSion of the prohibltory amend
ment, it was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. In the Senate, January 14th, Mr..
Manley of kennebec moved that the Senate
non-concur and that the resolve be referred
to the Committee on Temperance, which
was done, Senator Staples of Knox alone
opposing
Thursday, February 5th, at . O'Clock, in
.ii1 'i W ,;'' a,, r,shmiSsion Tbora viii
Popl'' stronnnnS foht nIainst the maa sure
oo {; 't nnnnnan+s STilj he ont in nreat force
%,l" % - rts ~. hand tba naonio Wbo haIiava
- li,,hn;SS;on will nuSb he hill for m If is
worth When the hearing comes the hall
will be too small to admit all who will want
to be present.
Mr.. Barker of Bangor, the youngest men,
'7i+l oel VI Of t!c cttina fcet on the Australian
IaiiS tnS. VI aSlir 1ba nraSent law tho name to
pailot nutt 1 1no "a ,d tbo na,oa If tho
pe c,t nus pe I at"J f it+an n nastad
% I%dnul''e NJ ~ oT T,l ,,,,,ld not nbanIe tliS
pei'eath, VI. '"i Nc, ,,itandS tha
50 .iiat d Nut5i ~ ~ at, W. iaSsd, aJar
- s;ein o ,,1d n,loa anna1lv local and
asnt1i; ~ 90, iao Of er orer he 1sme
a'iau va aIe h1ataN7 d"ta VI q
VI " e"'i''u"'e
The first speech OF the session IN the
iiouse vac ,ti' ~, tha rasnIve which had
,,So1 oa,l"t ibo Sa,,.ta nndar Snsnensinn of the
p''in ;nntr,,tina tba Naina deIeoation in
rneass 1i1S' +o nnnosa tho ratiticaton of the
n'S enS ~ tratl ralatina ~ tiSheries Mr.
n,",,i,,or ibt tba IImnsa ronc1r Mr.
Ia~iS "iil Of Wararville movad that the resolve
ne ablad AZ there was NOT time to give il
nromep ,,. attantinn h,1t his motion was lost
de pe IT, t,5 nr . yaa and nav vote and the re-
,lo 'o ,v ~, ',aS ,,as!.eG 10 bn anorosseI In the
Sana+a Mr. St.nlns nf Knox Introduced a
reSniva iIStrnctina the Maine delegation in
1;St hnt unon motion of Nr, GoodWin of
Snmarsat l:n,, i was tabled
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