The Republican journal., 1905-03-09

LEGISLATIVE MATTERS OF LOCAL
INTEREST.
| In the Senate March 1st, when the resolve
| in favor of the Waldo County General Hos
pital came up for passage to be engrossed,
MIR. Higgins of Limerick said that no state
ment of facts accompanied the resolve and
he moved that it be tabled. We quote fur
ther from the official report of proceedings: !:
| Mr.. Poor of Belfast: 1 will say to the
gentleman from Limerick that before its
pended and a statement of facts was pre-
sented with the resolve. Am l not right,
Mr.. Speaker?
The Speaker pro tempore: The gentleman
from Belfast is correct.
| MIR. Higgins: This House is entitled to
therefore renew my motion that it lie on
the table, and that statement of facts be
| printed under the rule.
The motion was agreed to.
| MIR. Poor: will submit, if it would be in
| order, printed statement of facts today,
and l ask that it be filed with the resolve,
| the same as in the Senate. I would ask the
gentleman from Limerick if he would accept
| statement of facts today
Mr.. Higgins: ! might, personally, but
think every other member of this House is
entitled to the statement of fact as we'll as
myself. Under the rule a statement of facts
should be printed with every resolve; and
with due Difference to the gentleman from
Belfast must insist upon my motion.
The Speaker pro tempore: The resolve
,, has already been tabled upon your motion.
In the Senate March 1st Mr.. Morse of
Waldo presented resolve granting to Mrs
Ida Yeaton, widow of John Yeaton, late of
the Third Maine Battery, a pension of $500
per month until such time as she receives a
United States pension or shall remarry, and
addressed the Senate as follows:
Mr.. President, desire to present mat
ter here out of order, which has recently
come to my attention. 1t is a pension mat
ter The claimant is the widow of soldier.
She was married since the passage of the
Act of June 27, 1890, the law passed by Con-
gress, SO she is not entitled to any status
before the pension Office under that law.
This soldier was pensioned for diseased
eyes, and finally became entirely blind,
from that or some other cause Consequent
ly, under Act of July IA, 1892, what is term
ed the general pension law OF the United
States, he is not entitled, under that Act or
any other Act of Congress to a pension.
There may, however, be something passed
by Congress to meet these cases in the near
future; and l apprehend there may be, be-
cause it would otherwise leave out a class
which in many instances is very deserving.
This widow has three children under ten
years of age. She is left without any sup
port whatever, except her own manual
labor, and l ask leave to introduce this mat
ter, namely, "resolve in favor of Ida Yea
ton, widow of John Yeaton, late of the Sd
Maine Battery" and l move that it be re-
ferred to the committee on pension.
Thereupon on motion of Mr.. Morse of
Waldo the rules were suspended, the re-
solve was received and referred to the COM
mlttee on pensions
Senator Morse, March LIST, presented an
act to close to fishing for three years Dead,
Bailey and Levenseller brooks in the towns
of Brooks and Waldo.
In the House March 1st Mr.. Morton of
Jack son presented the petition of John l..
Bagley of Troy and II others for free and
| equal suffrage for the women of the State of
| Maine.
| The Oakes bill, which provides penalties
| for nonfeasance in Office by sheriffs, deputy
sheritfs and county attorneys, was passed
in the senate March 1st, after sharp de-
bate, the vote being 20 to in favor of the
acceptance of the committee report of ought
| to pass Senator Staples warmly defended
| the minority report, which he alone signed,
saying he believed that every sheriff in the
State is honest and is doing his best to en-
force the prohibitory law if the sentiment
of the county is in favor OF strict enforce
ment that the bill was an insult to all sher-
| ifs, deputy sheriffs and county attorneys,
and that the measure was promulgated by
/ political aSpirants.
The committee on railroads and expresses
has voted ought not to pass on bill to
charter the Bangor & Northern Maine Direct
| line railroad.
In the House March End the atmosphere
was torrid. The discussion was on the
amendment offered by Representative Hale
of Portland that the matter of the abolish
ment of the common council of the city OF
Portland be resubmitted to the people fol
vote, and there was big opposition to it on
the part of Mr. Hale's colleagues, Repre-
sentatives Reed, Baxter, Stevens and SWEET
On the other side Mr.. Hale received vgor
Gus support from Representatives Merrill
of Skowhegan, Littlefeld of Rockland and
O'Brien of Lewiston. The amendment was
finally adopted by vote Of 103 to 2S.
Mr.. Pendleton of IslesbOro presented the
petition of Lucy E. Rhoades and IA others fol
the labelling of patent medicines contain
ing alcohol and narcotic drugs.
The Hospital matter was further advanc.
ed in the House, March End. On motion OF
MI Higgins of Limerick, resolve in favor
of Waldo County General Hospital was
taken from the table. Mr.. Higgins present
ed statement of facts to accompany the
resolve, and on his motion the resolve and
statement of facts were tabled for printing
REPRESENTATIVE KinSman of Augusta in