Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-02
STATE HOUSE.
Few Important Resolves
Presented, Wednesday.
Much Business Transacted by
the Joint Committees.
Resolve Favor Of Waldo County Hos.
pitaI Recommitted to Financial Com.

Ther" was good attendance. incluG-
ING many ladies. in both the Senate
ana House at the session. "Wednesday
morning. but little came up in the lat
Ter branch of unusual importance. In
Inc senate. however. as many had an
t'clpated li:'ly discussion ensu. 4
when Senator Morse. Of Waldo. moved
that the resolve i'll favor Of the Waldo
County General hospital which he
tabled. last Friday be recommitted 10
the committee on appropriations and
hnan' iai affairs. senator Putnam
chairman Of TIL committee on finance
Mas on his feet i'm al instant and i'm a
brl'f but pithy speech. argued strongly
against the motion which he hoped
would not prevail. Senator Putnam
StatcG that the committee after giving
IN" resolve Il far ami impartial hear
ing had reported that it ought not to
pass. senator Morse made a strong and
convincing argument why the resolve
should be reccmmitt1d and said THAI
while he did not doubt but that III.
committee had acted on the matter TO
tie best Of its judgm mt. the citizen,
% Belfast did not consider that the
matter rad be"r 2i"rn a fair hearing
since on account of d violent storm
that prevailed Oh tn" date set for the
hearing many were unable to apnra,. in
it's favor. ON motion of Senator Put
nam and the ayes and hayes were
called for. Senator Morse's motion pre-
vailed by vote Of Il to II.
There was sparse handful Of meas
rlr"s that turned uD in the Senate
Wednesday morning. including a mum
Der of IemnnStranccs of citizens of
WaShm Cton county against the repeal
Of the Law providing Tor a bounty on
nrocurin"s ana sevei n cthrrs agains.
the rcsubmis|lnn Of The prohibitory
| Law. IIcscltnn mtrcdu, "a relnon-
STRANGE Of John \. Stanley ana 81
other. citizens Of tn" town of Win
/ throp. against the repeal of the law
protecting deer III organized towns and
| Limitations. Th"; pray further that in
case the law IS repealed that the town
Of Winthrop may have Il reasonable
.rOtc. ton for deer.
| The net introduced IaSt week in Ia"
senate aboliShing til" office of Stat"
printer and which was referred in tn II
body to the committee on legal affairs;
Tuesday. was tabled in the House on
motion of SeWa;l Of Bath.
The cOmmi.tce on appropriations and
| financial affairs report ii ought to pass
on the general appropriation bill pro :
| Niding in part cor the expenditures Of
| government :o- The year 1!'05. The bill
appropriates a total sum Of 81 500. 14i.01.
In the House i;uZZrli Of OdtoWn in
| trodured an act to amend the charter
| authorizing the Penobscot Chemical
| Fibre Co. to make. generate. use.
transmit and sell electricity. The act
rovideS that the company may serve
| Hucksport. nriand. Pennbs, OF Castin".
Winterport Frankfort. ProspcC..
Stockton Springs. Setrsprrt and the
city Of Belfast. except that III tn"
county rf Penobscot it shall not be soil
| in units of less than - horse power. not
t. b" used fnr e.cCtriv lighting or street
railway purposes.
| Merrill of SkOwnegan presented an
act to increase the capital stock Of The
| S'kowhrgan Hail Association from ST.
00O to S125 900. Also an act authorizing
the town of Sk0whcGan to subscribe to
capital stock of he same To an account
to issue preferred stock not to exceed
| so 900
Reed of Portland came forward with
an act to incorporate the Peaks Island
Gas Company. The capital stock shall
| he $1,000 ana Albert " Dyer. Charles
A. Plummer and Charles {. Douglass
| are named as incorporates.
Shaw of clinton. presented an act 70
enable the Clinton Electric Light and
Power CO.. IL issue bonds for any
amount not exceeding $50onn.
Morev of Lewiston introduced a re-
solve appropria;ing S2.235.9S to rfim-
hursc the .itv of Lewiston for the
amount paid t. families during the late
war with Spain.
BarroWs of Newport presented an act
TO incorporate tie Newport Trust CO..
with a capital stock of noe less than
$4,000 nor NOR than 100000 The in
c"rporators are Ellis Jones. Joseph II.
Weymouth. Joss, G. Waters. NJ. Ward
| we'll Richard NJ. Goodwin. Rufus A.
Deermg. J. y. Sanborn. w. :. Towh-
send. George NJ Barrows. K. II. Libby.
o. H. Judkins. John o. Gilman of New
port and Don. A. II. Powers of Houl-
ton.
J.anigan Of Watcrville introduced an
act to provide for tn" appointment Of
a commissioner Of highways ana
economy in municipal expenditures
The act provides for the appointment
1T a civil engineer as commissioner Ut
highways to receive a salary OF S2.""'
81 900 for an assistant and the artuai
travelling expenses. not exceeding Si,'oo
ard he shall I've provided with an office
at the state Capitol.
Knapp of South Portland presented
an act to secur, a census Of the dea',
dumb. blind fceble-mndeG. idiotic ana
insane in this state. Same to be taken
Nv the assessors of ea"n munlclpalte
and tabulat.d by the State assessor
cor the use of the Governor and
Council.
| Littiefcld ri Rocklrnd introduced az
act relating 10 The location and assess
ment Of damages 10" property takeI
FOR public uses. Thu bill provides thai
for ali locations made and all damages
assessed for tn taking of property On
II eyar,Sa of 10 wight of eminent