Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-12

The Senate, yesterday, reversed its
action Of Tuesday in relation to the bill
repeating the compulsory arbitration
clause of the Maine standard insurance
policy. When the bill came I'D for its
second reading Senator Stetson of Pc.
nobscOt. moved that 1t be indefinitely
postponed. The motion was opposed
by Senators Goodwin and Clark, each
Of whom made vigorous speeches
against the same. A yea and nay vote
was taken and Senator Stetson's mo-
ton prevailed by a vote Of II to 10.
Two new matters were presented in
tine Senate. and these came in under a
suspension Of the rules. Senator Man
ley OF Kennebec. presented a resolve
apprOpriating $500 to assist the Pema-
quid commission in preserving the
ruins of Fort William Henry. A re-
solve granting $1,000 for this purpose
was introduced early in the session,
but 1t was rejected by the committee
on public buildings and grounds and
this action was approved. New light
has been thrown upon the subject and
hence the Introduction of a new resolve!
Senator Randall of Cumberland, pre-
scented a bill to authorize the Phillips
and Rangeley Railroad Co. to purchase
or lease the property and franchises
of the Madrid Railroad Co. These doc
uments were referred to the appro-
pirate committees.
The debate on the general bridge BILL
scheduled for yesterday, was deferred
until today. Senator Maddocks of Lin
coin. will make the principal speech for
the bill.
The accordance of the report of the
committee on inland fisheries and game
on the hunters license came up by
special assignment, and Senator Gard
ner Of Penobscot, spoke briefly on the
subject He said that he was opposed
to the principle of licensing people who
come to Maine to hunt, but out of def
erence to the wishes of the committee
and to the idea that more revenue was
needed for game protection he would
not oppose the bill. He would, how
ever. offer two amendments. One was
making the license fee so instead OF
SIS: the other was placing a license of
$3.50 upon all non-residents who fish in
the inland waters of the State. Both
amendments were defeated by viva
voce vote. and the bill went on it's way
In the House the principal matter
considered outside of the regular rou-
tine was relating to appropriating $15,-
900 for Colby College to aid in rebuild
ing the dormitory burned, last year
The majority of the committee on edu-
cation reported in favor, and this re-
port was accepted by a vote of 81 tc
30.
The committee on appropriations and
financial affairs. yesterday. voted ought
to pass on the following bills and re-
solves appropriating money:
Town of Island Falls. $115.50: sea
and shore fisheries. $4,000 year;
$50 for 1903 and 5000 for 1904; .daine
Eye and Ear Infirmary. $4,000 each
year: completing church at Pleasant
Point. $1,000; Bar Harbor Surgical and
Medical Hospital $1,000 a year; Angus
"a city Hospital. $4,000 "A year; pensions
for Aroostook War veterans. $4,000 q
year; Maine Home for Fliendless Boys
$3.50 a year; Eastern Maine Genera
Hospital. Bangor. $4,000 year; Hospi-
tai of Sisters OF Charity. Lewiston
$4,000 "A year and $4,000 Il year for re-
pairs; Bangor Childrcn's Home, $1,000
a year; Central Maine General Hospi-
tai, Lewiston. $4,000 year and $500 a
year for repairs and improvements;
Maine General Hospital, Portland
$500 year: rebuilding Sister of Mer-
oy's house, Peter Dana's Point, $1,000;
Pennington Normal school, for repairs
$4,000 each year; Knox County General
Hospital. $500 each year; schooling
children in unorganized townships
$4,000 each year: typographical and
geological survey. $4,000 each year; St
Elizabeth's orphan Asylum, Portland
$500 year.
The committee on interior water vot-
cd, last evening, in executive session to
teport ought to pass on the bill incOr-
poratng the West Branch Driving and
Reservoir Dam Co. i'm "a new draft. and
took the same action on the bill amend
ing the charter of the Pcnobscot Log
Driving Co. Every member of the
committee with the exception of Sem
ator Gardner of PenobscOt. voted for
both measures. Senator Gardner will
not interpose any objection to the pas
sage of the bills by the Legislature,
hut he stated that he did not desire to
20 on record in favor OF giving pri-
vate corporation the right to drive logs
on the Penobscot river to the exclu-
sion OF individuals engaged in the lum-
Der business.
The West Branch Company is given
the power to drive logs from Chesun
cook lake to Shad pond, where the
Penobscot Log Driving Co. will take
and drive them to the Penobscot boom
at Bangor.
This is the compromise measure
which the two opposing interests have
agreed upon. The committee has APP
proved the compromise and it will I'M
doubtedly be ratified by the Legisla-
ture.
The committee also voted ought to