The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-02-12
At Augusta.

A hearing on resubmissiOn question
was held in Representatives hall Angus
ia, Thursday afternoon The audience
| completely filled the hall. Representa-
tive Davis of Vat rville spoke for the
measure also Thomas n. Doutney of
New York, A. c, Stilphen of Farming
dale, and Rev. George f. Degen of Au.
gusta. Mrs. l.. NJ. n. stevens, president
of the National ". G. r. Union, Rev.
A. S. Bisbee of Brunswick, Charles
Dunn, Jr., of Portland, Rev. W. +.
Berry, former secretary of the Maine
Civic League, ex Representative Bennett
of Hollis and Rev. l.. Hanscom of
Bar Harbor, spoke for the remonstrants
Mr.. Davis speech was an argument
against prohibition and in favor of a
license law. Mrs. Stevens in her argu
ment stated that the day before petitions
bearing 942 names were presented for
measure and 3042 remonstrants. Prior
to Wednesday very few petitions in
favor of resubmission had been present
ed but circumstances had been coming
in from every section of the state nearly
every day since the resolve was present
ed.
The House had field day, Thursday.
For more than u hours the Lewiston
election contests were under discussion
and the result was a complete victory
for stephen J. Kelley, George B Haskell
and Jacob r Little, the Republican can
didates The House voted rs to 81 in
favor of the minority report, which seats
the above gentlemen as the representa-
tives from the city of Lewiston unseat-
ing the Democratic members who were
given certificates of election by the Gov
ernor and council. Representatives
Weatherbee of Lincoln, Abbott of Shap-
leigh, Potter of Brunswick and Libby of
Mechanic Falls, spoke for the minority
report and Representatives Morey of
Lewiston, Davis of Waterville, Maybury
of Saco, and Littlefield of Rockland sup
ported the report of the majority of the
committee on elections AS soon as the
speaking was over the resolution was
adopted.
An important piece of legislation pro-
posed, Friday, in the House was the
order of Smith of Presque Isle, directing
the committee on taxation to consider
the plan of having county commission
ers collect taxes on lands not exempt
and not liable to be assessed in any town
instead of having these taxes collected
by the treasurer of State, as now prov d.
ed by law. This means that taxes upon
wild lands shall hereafter be collected
in the counties where located if this
bill passes.
MI. Page of Skowhegan introduced an
act amending the public laws relating to
officers and corporators of savings banks.
The bill provides that within 80 days
after the annual election in the several
savings banks the clerks thereof shall
cause to be published in some local
newspaper list of the officers and cor
porators thereof. They shall also re-
turn a copy of such list of officers and
corporators to the bank examiner with.
in 30 DAYS which shall be kept on file
in his office for public inspection. Any
clerk who neglects to give such notice
or make such returns shall be liable to
a penalty of $50.
Governor Hill has forwarded to the
secretary of war a requiston for sufli-
cient number of 80 caliber United States
Magazine rifles to arm the National
Guard of Maine. Il is not known exact
ly when the requisition will be honored.
though there seems to be an expectation
that the rifles may be received in time
for issue to the troops this spring.
In the Senate Tuesday, Mr.. Goodwin
of Somerset presented: Bill, An Act to
amend Chapter 4G of revised Statutes
relating to the duties of treasurers of
corporations, also: Bill, An Act to
authorize the County commissioners of
Somerset to borrow sum of money
with which to build an extension to the
Court House at Skowhegan, in said
county. This was referred to the Som
erset county delegation.
ID the House Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield
presented: Bill, An Act relating TO the
salary of the county attorney of Somer-
set county.
The judiciary committee voted to re-
fer the bill in relation to abolish
ing Fast day and instituting Patriots
day instead, to a sub committee. Rev.
Geo f. Degen of Augusta, james +.
Cunning of Portland and Rev II. L
Dunnack of Augusta, spoke in favor of
the measure. There was no opposition.
On Wednesday, Senator Bryant re
ported resolve in relation to extra pay
of Maine volunteers in war with spain;
also resolve providing for State pensions
Mr.. Smith of Hartland presented bill,
an act providing for fishing in Higgins
stream so called and its tributaries in
Harmony, Wellington and Plantations
of Brighton and Kingsbury,