The Republican journal., 1905-01-26
THE LEGISLATIVE GR1sr.
ills, Acts and Resolves in Senate and
House.

Bills, Acts and Resolves in Senate and
House.
Senator Morse has presented an act favor
ing the parcel post law advocated generally
throughout the country.
Morey Of Lewiston has introduced an act
providing that no execution shall issue
against a person for non payment of poll
taxes.
Senator Staples has introduced bill au-
thOriZing the expenditure of $4,000 in two
years for the establishment of a home and
school for the feeble minded of the State.
Shaw of Clinton has introduced an act to
incorporate the Clinton Trust Co. John NJ.
Jew ell, Frank M. Bessey, Arthur A. Shaw,
John B. Davis and Lewis =. Burlelgh are
shall not be less than $4,000 or more than
100000.
One of the most important measures in
troduced in the House Jan. 18th was one by
Cakes of Auburn providing penalties tor
nOnfeasance of duty by sheritfs, deputy
sheriffs and county attorneys. The act
provides that any sheriff, deputy sheriff or
county attorney who shall wiifully or cor
the duties required by this section shall be
punished by tiue not exceeding 1000 or by
Imprisonment not exceeding one year.
Senator Randall has introduced bill
which is backed by the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals relating to
the better protection of sheep on the is
lands of the coast The bill prohibits keep
ing sheep on uninhabited islands during
the months of December, January, Febru-
AIRY and March, and further provides that
any person violating the law shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding 300 or by i'm
prisonment for a term not exceeding six
months.
The Eastern Maine Hospital has come
forward with Il request for the sum of
$24O00O, which is to be expended in the
erection of two wings at the Bangor institu
ton. This sum is a special appropriation
regular stipend for running expenses. The
trustees say that there is an absolute ne
ceSsity for increased Accommodations for the
Insane. They say that the Bangor hospital
was planned for 200 but now has 260 patients
| and the Augusta hospital has more than 100
in excess of its normal capacity.
| There will be houseful of the fair sex in
| Augusta the first of February, for that is
| the day that the committee on State lands
| and State roads has set for hearing on the
| numerous petitions praying for the enact
ment of a law to preserve the beauties of
the fields and forests by preventing the
erection of advertising signs along the road
side. The petitions for the law have come
from every part OF the State where the
women have organized clubs Senator
| Staples, who is chairman of the committee,
| plans to secure the use of the Senate cham
| Der on the day of the hearing and so will be
able to accommodate the large numbers of
| club women who will be on hand to support
| their measure.
In the Senate Jan. 10th MIR. Staples of
Knox introduced bill abOllshng the office
Of public printer. The bill provides that
the State printing, binding and stitching
shall be under the control of the Governor
and council, who shall each year advertise
! for proposals to perform the State printing
and shall make contract with such person
or persons as shall make the lowest offer to
perform such work, under such bonds and
| guarantee as the Governor and council shall
| determine. The bill provides that the con-
tract may be for the term of ten years Or a
| less number of years, in the discretion OF
the Governor and council. 1t is provided
that the act shall take effect Jan. l, 1906
| The Democratic senator wished his bill to
| go to the committee on legal affairs, but
| Senator Plant of Hancock thought it more
! properly matter for the committee on
| printing. On motion of senator Shaw of
| Sagadahoc the bill was tabled, pending ref
! erence.
! Senator Morse of Waldo has presented an
act which relates to deSertionS from the
| services of the U. S. and from the militia of
Maine. 1t provides that ''every deserter from
the military service of the U. S. or of the
militia of this State when called forth by the
: Governor or in time of invasion, insurrection
or rebellion by the President OF the U. S.
! shall be deemed to have voluntarily relin-
| pushed his right to vote at elections aud
Shall not be entitled to participate in cleo
| tons in the State until he shall have returned
to the command from which he deserted,
made good the time lost in desertion and
served out the term of his original enlist
ment." I he bill is warmly supported in an
accompanying letter from Lieut.. Gen. A. r.
I Chaflee, chief of staff U. S. A. He says that
: the adoption of the law will be ID remedy
/ for certain existing conditions and will en-
able d considerable number of men now al
sent in desertion to return to their conf
mands, re-establsh their standing and rep
utation and obtain honorable discharge
from the service.