Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-02-28
Notes from the legislature.

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presentation 10 President Goodwin of
the senate of gavel. The gavel was
from Hon. Horace Mitchell of York, and
was made of wood from the Spanish
naval ship "Reina Mercedes" captured
during the war with Spain.
The Waldo County Hospital, once
turned down by the committee on appro-
priations, gets report in favor OF $500
on a second hearing.
Senator Staples made his greatest
effort of the session so far on Wednes-
day, speaking nearly an hour in behalf
of his bill To tax railroads according to
their actual value. Nevertheless the
bill was defeated by vote of 81 TO l.
The bill providing for the appoint,
ment of clerks of judicial courts by
the Judges, said clerks TO hold office
during the pleasure of the judges, was
unanimously disposed of in the house.
Not vote in its favor.
Quite an extended hearing was held
on the bill to oblige the Washington
County Railroad to sell mileage at two
cents. The rate now charged is 3-4
cents. The committee reported Ought
not to pass.
An amendment to the caucus law in
troduced on Wednesday would, if enact
ed, extend its application to all towns OF
more than 500 inhabitants. 1t now
applies only to those of 1000 or more.
A partial report has been made by
the committee on salaries, fixing the
compensation of state officers. The
governors salary is placed at $1,000, that
of the attorney general at $1,000, of the
secretary of state $500, chairman OF
fish and game commission $1,000, in
surance commissioner $500, and so on.
Most of the salaries are somewhat above
those recommended by the salary COM
mission of the last legislature. Execu-
tive councillors receive the same pay as
members during the session. For other
meetings of the council, $40 each, with
actual travelling expenses. For COM
mittee work outside their regular SEES
sions, s. per day and actual expenses,
which is the amount allowed for trustees
of state institutions and members of
examining boards. No report is yet
made on the salaries of county officers,
but it is understood that the committee
will adopt for any county the salary list
which is unanimously approved by the
delegation from that county.
Passed to be enacted: An act to pro-
tect fish in Great brook and its tribu-
taries in Lowell and Stoneham and to re-
peal the law relating to taking of fish in
Cold brook in Lowell and Stoneham,
Oxford county; also, an act to prohibit
the hunting of duck on that part of
Upper Kezar pond situated in Stow and
Lowell Oxford County.
A favorable report has been voted by
the legal affairs committee on the act to
amend the charter of the South Paris
Village Corporation so as TO allow APP
preparations for public library.
Favorable reports have been made by
the fish and game committee on an act
for the protection of gray squirrels on
certain lands in Fryeburg, and an act to
permit ice fishing in Half Moon Pond in
Oxford County, and to permit fishing
for pickerel in JENNIE Pond, so called, in
Mexico and Carthage, partly in Oxford
and partly IN Franklin County.
Six members of the temperance COM
mittee report that the resolve to result
init the prohibitory amendment ought
not to pass. The two Democratic men,
bers Of the committee report that 1t
ought to pass. The resolve was debated
in the house on Friday, when Mr.. O'Brien
spoke in favor of resubmissiOn, and
Howes of Palmyra, Merrill of SkOwhe-
gan, Milliken Of Island Falls and Hutch
ms Of Penobscot in opposition. Further
consideration of the resolve was then
postponed till Tuesday of this week, in
order that there might be more nearly a
f,,u concentration prpsant
Bills have been favorably reported to
change the name of Upper Stone Pond
in Stoneham to Virginia Lake, and that
of Lower Stone Pond to Lake Kewaning,
or Lake Keewaydim, or something
similar.