The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-22
At Augusta.

coggin, who iB a trustee OF the college.
On Thursday there we're presented in
the Senate: By Mr.. Philbrook of Ok
ford: Bill, an act to amend chapter 372
of the public laws of 1885 relating to the
compensation of county commissioners
of Oxford county
By Mr.. Staples of Knox: Bill an act
to supply towns and cities with pure
water also bill an act to establish a law
uniform with other states relating to
insurance policies.
In the House: By Mr. Parker of Ban
gor: Petition of Albert w, Paine, ESQ +,
of Bangor for an act to provide for vot
ing by proxy at public elections.
By Mr.. Knowlton of Camden: Bill an
act to incorporate the city of Camden.
By Mr.. Allan of Portland: Petition of
F. V. Chase and 900 others for the es
Establishment of school for the blind !;
An act establishing the Maine Industrial
school and home for the blind.
Arguments were made, Thursday af-
ternoon, by Hon. William b SHELTON of
Lewiston, county attorney for AndIos
coggin county, and Hon. Daniel j. Nc
Gillicuddy, mayor of Lewiston, in the
contested election cases of four repre-
sentatives from that city.
Mr.. Littlefield of Rockland presented
a petition from Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens of
Portland in behalf of the " oman's Chris
tian Temperance Union for the establish
ment of home and school for the feeble
minded in our State.
The hearing on the resubmission of
the prohibitory amendment will take
place in Representatives Hall, Thursday
afternoon, February 5 The vote in
the House on the motion to recede and
concur with the senate in referring Mr..
Davis resolve ON resubmission to the
committees on temperance, instead of
to the judiciary committee, 81 to 28, is
generally regarded as fair expression
| of the preponderance of the sentiment
of the members against resubmitting
that amendment of the constitution to
| the people
rhe following nominations have been
made by Governor Hill: Member of
Board of Health, Charles D. Smith,
Portland State Detective, Thomas
Ochigan, Bangor
The University of Maine will make of
the legislature the request for sixty
| thousand dollars in addition to the
twenty thousand, which it receives an
nually under the famous ten year law
designed to give it all the money it
needed in that time The sixty thousand
is wanted for new workshops and GEN.
trail heating plant
On Thursday evening, January 20,
Governor and Mrs. Hill will give re-
ception to the executive council, men,
bers of the Legislature, heads of depart
ments and the Maine Press Association
at their elegant home on State street.
Among the papers presented in the
branches on Friday were the following:
By Mr.. Goodwin of Somerset: Bill,
an act to amend Chapter 485 of the Pri-
vate and Special Laws of 1901, estab-
fishing municipal court in the town of
Skowhegan.
BY Mr.. Goodwin of Somerset: Order
ed. That the Committee on Legal
Affairs be directed to inquire into the
expediency of passing an act to pay
back the License Fees which the State
has received under the Hawkers and
Peddlers Act of 1901, said act having
been pronounced unconstitutional by
the supreme court. The order was
passed.
By Mr. Page of Skowhegan: Petition
of e. M. Hill and 81 others of Moscow
for an appropriation to partly reimburse
it for money laid out and to be laid out
in making extraordinary repairs on the
highways and bridges in SAID town,
resulting from damages caused by the
freshet of December, 1901.
By Mr.. Knowlton of New Portland
resolve appropriating $1,000 in favor of
the town of Arson to aid in the pur-
chase of the Norridgewock Falls bridge
which extends across the Kennebec
river between the villages of Arson and
Madison, said sum to be paid to The
town treasurer when the Somerset
county commissioners shall certify that
the bridge has been purchased of the
proprietors and made free for public
travel
BY Mr.. Drew of Portland: Bill, an
act to amend the charter of the Home
for Aged Men in Portland.
Also: Bill an act to abolish Fast day
and institute Patriots day.
Senator Goodwin presented orders
authorizing the joint select committee
on the revision of the statutes to employ
clerk, also directing said committee to
cause final draft of the fifth revision
of the public laws of the State to be
prepared adopting such recommends
lions and suggestions contained in said
report as seem proper and Incorporating
the legislation of the present session,
and to present the same for enactment,
at an Adjourned session of the present
Legislature; and to prepare and present
such resolves as may be necessary for
the printing and publication of such
revision. The orders received passage.
The committee to have charge of the
Reed memorial exercises on the 2Sth OF
January the day set apart for the pur-
pose by the legislature was announced
Friday. The order creating the
committee provided that the governor
the president of the senate and speaker
of the house should be among its mem
bers The additional members named
today are Senators, Wing and Goodwin,
Representatives SWEET, Davis, Allan,
smith of Pressure Isle, Weeks and Cakes
of Auburn. The committee met after
the adjournment and appointed a sub
committee consisting of Messrs. Virgin,
Wing and Davis. 1t will be some days
before the plans of the exercises are for
mulated.
On Thursday, Feb 5, at 2 O'Clock, in
the hall of representatives there will be
a public hearing on resubmission There
will be strenuous fight over the meas
ure. Senator Hyde of Bath introduced
a resolve appropriating $4,000 annually
for two years as an epidemic or emergen-
cy fund to be used il necessary by the
state board of health with the consent
of the DoyernOr and council in case of