Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-05

Hospital at Bangor, and Senator Man.
ley will introduce a resolve calling for
$67 ,217.S4 for 1903 and $4,000 for 1914
in favor of the Maine Insane Hospital
at Augusta.
The Senate and House chairmen of
the various standing committees of
the Legislature held conference with
the Senate and House chairmen of the
committee on appropriations and fl
nancial affairs, after adjournment,
Wednesday. After a long discussion
it was tacitly settled that the latter
committee would have the right to
slice any appropriation recommended
by any committee if in the judgement
of the members the State could not
afford the money asked for.
The judiciary committee voted ought
to pass on the petition for law to per-
init citizens of Monson to move bodies
in the old burying ground to the new
cemetery in that town. The bill will
provide that the removal shall be made
at the expense of the town and the
markers replaced.
Hon. George D. Bisbee of Rumford
Falls, appeared in support of the bills
to legalize the doings of the Portland
& Rumford Railway and of the Rum
ford Falls e Rangeley Lakes Railway.
No one appeared in opposition and the
committee voted ought to pass.
The Albert w. Paine petition asking
that voting by proxy may be allowed
was referred to Senator Wing of the
committee for investigation and re-
port.
On the bill authorizing the building
of a dam at the outlet of Sebec Lake
above the dam now maintained by the
Sebec Dam Co., Col. j. B. Peaks spoke
in favor and Henry Hudson, Esq, of
Guilford in opposition. The first speak
er said that the action of the company
in drawing off the water of this lake.
in the summer madei 1t impossible to
sail small steamers thereon, and Mr..
Hudson said the proposed dam would
practically ruin the property
| the company. He also claimed that
sufficient notice had not been given. He
said he represented Samuel Stems of
Bangor, now in the South, who de-
sired to be present at the hearing. The
committee reassigned the hearing for
Wednesday, Feb. IS.
The committee voted ought to pass
| on the bill Incorporating Squirrel Is
| land Village Corporation.
The committee on ways and bridges
heard several matters. BENZ. S. Col
| Inns, D. H. Record and Calvin E. Hill
| ton, selectmen of Arson, appeared in
favor of the bill appropriating $1,000 to
e-fD L,,;I
| the kennebec river at Madison. Rep
resentative Weeks of Fairfield also
favored the measure. No one appeared
| in opposition.
Representative Davidson of Ham
mond plantation spoke in favor of the
bill to amend the statutes so that
| roads may be broken out in winter in
| unincorporated places under the direc-
| ton of the county commissioners. The
committee voted ought to pass.
Representative Sweeney of Fort Kent
favored the resolve appropriating $500
to rebuild bridge at Wallagrass. No
opposition appeared.
The committee voted ought to pass
on the bill that all teams with wheels
must have their rims at least six inches
| wide, when travelling on the road from
Lawton's quarry in Smithfield to Nor
| ridgewock village.
The hearing before the committee on
| inland fisheries and game in the hall
Of the House, was largely attended.
| The subject under discussion was the
bill imposing a license tax on non-res-
| ident hunters. Hon. l.. T. Carleton
conducted the case of the petitioners
and called upon Commissioner Henry
| o. Stanley and Commissioner Edgar E.
| Ring, both of whom stated that the
general sentiment, so far as they were
able to learn, was in favor of the tax.
| Others who advocated the tax were.
| Hon. John F. Sprague of Monson, j. p.
Stevens of Portland, John Town of
Portland, D. M. Parks of Pittsfield, S.
! J. Walton of Skowhegan, c. A. judi
| kins of Kineo, Frank l.. Shaw of Port
| land and Wardens w. T. Pollard, Her
mon O.. Templeton and Walter l. Neal
Henry Hudson of Guilford and Hon.
| Victor NJ. Macfarlane also favored the
proposed law.
Herbert w. Rowe of Bangor, editor
of the Maine Sportsman, was the only
opponent of the measure. He claimed
the bill to be un-American and in the
nature of taxation without representa-
ton. Mr.. Rowe thought there ought
to be one guide for every three persons.
He thought that the wealthy hunters
who come to Maine are willing to pay
the tax, believing that there will be
less danger and many will be kept
from the woods Mr.. Rowe defended
the Indiana and Ohio hunters, and
said they do spend large amount of
money in Maine and buy all the sup
plies they possibly can in the State.
Chairman Carleton closed for the pc
titioners. He spoke at some length,
substantially as follows:
You have been ordered by the Legis-
Iature to inquire into the expediency
of enacting a license law for hunters
No more inmortant measure, or one
affecting more the people of this State
as a whole, has, or will be, presented
to any committee of this Legislature,