The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-01-19
THE LEGISLATIVE GR1sr.

TIE LEGISLATIVE GRIST.
Bills. Acts and Resolves in Senate and
A very large number of petitions have
Deen presented for home for the feeble
minded.
No private and special legislation after
February 14-unless the time is extended OF
the rules suspended.
Mr.. WitherspOOn of North Haven has pre-
scented petition to prevent the digging OF
clans by nOn-residents, except for bait pur
county of Knox.
One of the first Bangor bills to make its
appearance was the petition of Albert W
fa;ne, ESQ.,, OF Bangor, praying for the en-.
acfment Of statute permitting voting by
proxy for county, State and national officers
Mr.. Paine has presented a similar petition
biennlally for some years. The petition
was introduced by Mullen of Bangor.
DR.. A. G. Young, secretary of the State
board of health, has issued notice warn.
ing the lawmakers and other visitors
present in Augusta against the drinking OF
the river water, on account of the danger of
typhoid. The State house is piped with
spring water A bill is now before the
legislature providing for new source of
supply for Augusta.
Rep. NJ. T. O'Brien of Lewiston has pre-
Sented resolve to repeal the constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors in the State
of Maine, annuiing amendment 5, adopted
Sept. s. 1884. 1t is understood that
resubmisson will be chHmpioned by Staples
in the Senate and OBrien in the House.
A special committee of the Maine
Pathological society, u. A. Gilbert of North
Greene, d. III. Knowlton of Pennington
and A: W. Gilman, State commissioner of
agriculture, has been in session two
ing the brown-tail moth. f. E. Ring,
forest commissioner, is also with the com
mlttee. The committee intends to ask the
Maine legislature for an appropriation of
$4,000 for each of the next two years.
An act has been presented establishing
the Maine industrial school and shop for
the blind to be located at Portland and de-
voted to the industrial training of the blind,
and authorizing the governor and council to
accept conveyance of suitable lot of
land from the city of Portland for the build
ing This was accompanied by resolve in
favor OF $4,000 a year for two years, also
the sum OF $4,000 this year for equipping
and furnishing the school and $500 annual
ly for two years for each pupil.
DR.. Walter f. Elwell of Togus, DR.. Fred
erick II. Gerrish of Portland, DR.. Alfred
Mitchell of Brunswick, DIR. William B.
Small of Lewiston and Dr. A. S. Thayer, as
a committee of the Maine medical associa-
ton, has addressed letter to the Maine
legislature calling attention to the preva-
lence of the drug habit. The committee has
in contemplation a bill to provide for the
treatment of these persons by committing
them to hospital supported by the State,
and investing the authorities with proper
powers for caring for them.
There will be no more bounties paid for
hedgehog noses if the farmers of Aroost0ok
have their say. A bill has been introduced
to repeal the act providing for bounty of
% cents head on hedgehog noses and was
referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
When this bill comes up in the House it is
likely to preciptate a lively and humorous
debate. The last Legislature appropriated
$500 year for bounties which was ex-
hausted in few weeks and there are bills
pending for $4,000 which the towns have
paid out in bountieS and have not been re-
imbursed by the State.
The University of Maine, through George
E. Thompson of Orono, asks for $4,000 a
year for two years, in addition to the regu-
lar appropriation of $4,000 Bates College
asks for $4,000; the Hospital of the Society
OF the Sisters of Charity at Lewiston asks
for $4,000 year and $4,000 for the build
ing fund the Bar Harbor Hospital wants
$4,000 year, the Knox County Hospital
asks $1,000 year and $4,000 for repairs
the Bangor Children's Home requests $1,000
a year Tor two years, and an order passed
by the House calls for copy of the Revis-
ed Statutes, at $3.50 each, for each member
of both branches
Dr. F. j. Twiggs, a Boston dentist, has
asked the assistance of the Legislature in
the name of an island he owns in
Linekins Bay, East Boothbay Harbor. The
little patch of earth has been known from
time immemorial as Cabbage Island. The
doctor has pretentious summer home
there and he does not like the title that now
attaches to the estate, and asks that it be
hunored with the more patriotic and digni-
fed name of Independence Island. The
reading OF the measure created a ripple of
laughter among the law makers. TIE bill
was introduced by Representative Thomas
w. Bald win of Boothbay Harbor.
The committee appointed by the last leg
lslature to consider the feasibility of estab-
fishing home for the feeble,minded con-
SlstS OF Senators Morse of Waldo, Staples of
Knox, Representatives Purington of Cor
ham, Davis of Waterville and Ross of Ban
gor. The committee reports that in its
opinion the time has arrived for the State
OF Maine to take some action to better the
cohulIloH vi tllS unfortunate CLASS ana TO
prevent its increase. The committee finds
that Of all sexes and ages there are about
1000 in Maine, who are "incapables." The
has examined several places
with view to giving some information as
to the probable expense to establish home
for feeble-minded in Maine. There are sew
eral places in the vicinity of Belfast. |
Among those mentioned are the Curtis
farm, about two miles from Belfast, and the
Otis farm, just across the harbor from Bel (!
last, as well as several places in the towns
Of Union and Warren IN Knox county. 1t |
is matter, however, that the committee
recommends be left to committee author
ICED to buy wherever suitable amount of
and and buildings can be obtained for |
about $4,000 to $4,000 in this State There |
are two reports from the committee as to
The amount of money that should be expend- |
I'd, Senators Morse and Staples recommend
ng $4,000 and Representatives Davis and |
Ross an expenditure of $4,000, while Rep
-esentative Purington, not being present al |
The last meeting Of the committee, did not |
sign either report.