Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25

township number A, Hancock county,
north division, reported ought to pass
SATURDAY, MARCH 21.
In the Senate the following bills and
resolves were passed TO be engrossed: An
act to legsIize the ooings of the select
men OF the town OF Waltbam.
Resolve in favor of the town OF Maria
willie.
An act to amend the charter OF the Blue
hill banking and trust company.
| An act relating to the salary of the
county attorney of the county OF Han
cock.
| Orders OF the day: On motion by Mr..
Clark of Hancock. Senate document No
223, an act to correct clerical errors and
make plain the meaning of and amend
chapter 30 of the revised statutes, as
amended by chapter AZ of the public lsws
of 1899, and as amended by chapters 222
and 27s of the public laws OF 1901, and
chapter 326 of the private and special law
of 1901, aud acts reported from the com
mittee on inland fisheries and game relat-
ing to inland fisheries and game, was
taken from the table, and on his furt her
motion was recommitted TO the committee
on inland fisheries and game in con-
currence.
On motion by the same senator the vote
whereby the order that the postmaster OF
the Senate receive the same sum for ex-
penses as is receive d by the postmast of
he House, was passed, was reconsidered,
and on further motion OF the same sena-
tor the order was referred to the commit
tee on appropriations and financial affairs.
In the House the following order was
passed: Ordered, that the treasurer be
sut horized to pay Sumner p. Mills, of
Stonington, secretary OF the committee
on shore fisheries, the sum OF $50, the
same being for services of stenographer
and clerical help employed during the
session.
| First readings of printed bills and reso-
lutions: An act prohibiting the use OF
boats or launches of any kind propelled
/ by steam, ma phtha, gasoline or electricity
| while hunting sea birds in the waters of
FreDchmsn's bay, SO called, on the coast
| OF Maine.
Passed to be engrossed: An act relating
to the compensation OF the county COM
missioners Of Hancock county.
Passed to be enacted: An act to in
corporate the Csstine gas company, Cas-
tine, Hancock county.
| Orders of the day: Mr.. Mills, OF Ston-
ington, asked permission to introduce a
bill relating to the election OF school SUI
! perintendents, but Thomas, of Topsham,
| objected. Finally the latter withdrew
his opposition, the bill was presented,
and then tabled.
| The motion W hich prompted Mr.. Mills
to present this bill Is because a law has
just been signed by the governor which
takes away from towns the right to elect
their own supervisors, and places that
power in the hands of the superintend-
! ing school committee. The bill presented
by MIR. Mills provides that towns having
less than 8 600 population shall be ex-
Guided from the provisions of the law.
He says that towns should not be pro-
| hibited from selecting their school super
intendents, that committees, as a rule,
will not be SO careful in making their
selections as will the whole people in
/ town meeting. Where one instance can
be cited of town meetings making i'm
/ proper selections, scores of instances may
| be presented of committees selecting in
competent persons, in order that they
may pay some political debt. Mr.. Mills
does not believe in the idea of placing too
much power in the hands Of any com
mittee, because he thinks the principle
is wrong.
MONDAY, MARCH %.
Senate. Passed to be engrossed: An
act relating to the compensation of the
county commissioners Of Hancock county
Passed to be enacted: AN act to incor-
porate the Castine gas company.