Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-27

half of the act to amend Section 81 OF
Chapter IL of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter 211 of the Public
Laws Of 1901.
The committee on taxation met and
adjourned for one week.
The so-called Millinocket hearing is
at an end, having consumed three at
ternoons and portions of two evenings.
Yesterday afternoon was devoted to
the arguments and these We're ably
made by Hon. o. D. Baker of Augusta,
against the bill, and Judge j. w. SYM
onds of Portland, in favor. Judge
Louis c. Stearns of Bangor, also spoke
briefly in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Raker argued for the right of the
Penobscct lumbermen to drive their
own logs in their own water in the
conduct of their own business. He ar
gued that the Great Northern had
proven in 1901 that it could not salts
factorily drive the logs. He claimed
that the log owners are in every way
willing to allow the Great Northern to
improve the river and anxious to see
them do it but that they did not think
that they should be required to give up
the rights that they enjoyed as a heri-
tage TO a corporation formed for the
most part of non-residents of the
State who are conducting a private
business for the money there is in it,
Judge Symonds said that there is no
chain to the past to always keep the
Penobscot river to subserve the inter-
ests of the log owners alone. Allow
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provements that they wish permission
to make at their own expense for the
benefit of all and it will not be long be-
fore the Penobscot will be more than
a mere highway for logs but instead a
highway between a chain of prosper
Gus manufacturing cities. He defend
ed the drive of 1901, with which the
opposition has found fault, and said
that it's lateness was caused by the
adverse conditions which the best of
skill could not overcome. He argued
that the company that it is proposed
to incorporate would be no more pri-
vate corporation than the Penobscot
Log Driving Co., as each would be
performing public service.
The committee on military affairs,
Thursday, voted Ought to pass" on
the bills in relation to the Naval Re-
serves, the retired list, and the dis
charge of enlisted men, also on the act
to grant testimonials of honorable SER
vice to the soldiers who served in the
war with Spain.
The committee on inland fisheries
and game has voted to report ought
not to pass on the petition for a bounty
| on crows: ought to pass on the bill to
regulate the length and number of
bass to be taken in Highland lake,
Cumberland county; ought to pass on
the bill to- prohibit the sale of fish
taken in Belgrade lakes; ought to pass
on the bill to prohibit hunting duck in
Frenchnans bay with steam launches;
ought to pass on the bill to close from
fishing above Calden bridge in the
Sandy river in Franklin county.
Leslie G.. Cornish of this city, ap-
peared- before the judiciary committee,
Yesterday afternoon and spoke very
briefly in favor of the bill to amend the
charter of the president and trustees
of Colby College. Ought to pass was
voted on this bill.
The bill forbidding county commits
sioner to be at the same time a select
man or member of the board of asses
sors was advocated by Elias Thomas
of Portland. No opposition. The COM
mittee voted ought to pass.
No ore appeared for or against the
bill authorizing municipalities to make
contracts for water, gas and lights.
The committee voted ought to pass in
a new draft.
Tho bill relating to the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association of Port
land was referred to a subcommittee.
Ought not to pass was voted on the
bill permitting the Brown estate to lay
out a new street in the city of Port
land.
Ought to pass was voted on the bill
to amend the charter of the Peoples
Ferry Co. of Portland.
The bill relating to negotiable in
struments was referred to a sub-com-
rnittee.
The committee considered, together,
the Mills bill and the Cakes bill re-
lating to caucuses and meetings of po-
litical parties. Representative Mills
appeared in support of his bill, which
has been published in the newspapers
as well as the Cakes bill. Mr.. Mills
said he had received letters commend
ing the provisions of his bill from rep
sentative citizens of nearly every
county in the State. Some of these
letters he read 70 the committee. He
then took up his bill by sections, COM
mepting on each section. The provi-
siors of chief Importance are contained
in Section 2. which provides that all
the caucuses OF one party shall be held
On the same day throughout the State.
and Section which provides that the
check lists shall be made up by the
assessors at the time they take the
general valuation. This last provision
was criticised by members of the COM
mittee on the ground that it practical
ly makes canvassing board of the as
SCISSORS.
Representative Cakes of Auburn, in
support of his bill said he had for
good while been trying to find prac-
teal solution of the difficulties now
complained of in regard to keeping