The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-16
At Augusta.

the capital to be such as may be neces
sary.
In the house, Friday, Representative
Baxter of Portland introduced the Dem
nett bill asking a constitutional amend
ment 80 that section of article nine will
read:-
All taxes upon real and personal estate
assessed by authority of this State, shall
be apportioned and assessed equally ac.
cording to the just value thereof; but
lands In the unincorporated townships
of the State shall be assessed by the
board of State assessors at the same uni
form rate as the average rate of NUM-
cipal taxation throughout the Safe, and
the wild lands, so called, In the panta-
tions, shall be assessed at such rate, only
diminished by deducting the taxes as-
sessed by said plantation from the prop
erty of the plantation.
The feature OF the new matter pre-
sented in the House wss the flood of
petitions asking that women be given
equal suffrage with men
Both houses adjourned until 80, Mon
day afternoon.
At the hearing before the Kennebec
county delegation, held at the court
house, last night, the proposition to
egislate the superior court of Kennebec
county out of existence fell fiat. No
one appeared In favor of the petition, 30
that it is regarded that the matter is
ended and the court will do business as
in the past.
After long hearing, Thursday after
noon, the committee on appropriations
and financial affairs voted to refer to the
next legislature the resolve in favor of
the Name Industrial school and Work
shop for the Blind. The resolve called
for an appropriation of $50 GOO for 1905
for building a workshop at Portland a;
10000 for 1905 for general equipment
purposes; $4,000 for 1905 to build a
dormtory; and thereafter annually
$4,000
Mr.. Vittum of Concord presented Pc
ttiou of Alphonzo Davis and eight 9th
ers in favor of the optical bill; of j NJ
Howes and AZ others for same.
Mr.. Merrill of Skowhegan presented
petition of Brcklsyers and Masons' In.
ternational Union of America, located at
Skowhagan, tor woman's suffrage.
Mr. Bunker of North Anson presented
petition of o w. Savage aud five others
of Anson in favor of the Merrill bill; of
M. l.. French and % others of Anson
for same; of John ID BENZ amin and
eight others of Anson tor same.
On Monday in the Senate Bailey of
Somerset presented act to incorporate
the Jackman Water Company Z. l..
Colby, ii. L. Colby and f. Colby are
named as incorporators, the capital
stock being placed at $l2,0 900
Senator oturgis of Cumberland intro
duced petition in favor of the inyestl
gatlon OF the sheriff of Cumberland
county 80 far as the enforcement of the
prohlbltory law is concerned.
A large number of petitions were pre-
sented against any change in tho Stan
dad Fire Insurance policy.
Senator Potter of Cumberland present
ed an order which he read as follows:
"Ordered, the House concurring, that a
special Joint committee of TWO on the
part of the senate, with such as the
House may JON, be appointed to ascer-
tain aud report to the next Legislature
what, IN the judgment of the committee,
are the just Obligations of the State to
the University of Maine. The commit
tee is author zed To sit after the ad journ-
ment of the present Legislative session.
WilubhbGo anu ~ Ohpioy =" oNOh
ographer The order was amended 30
AS To provide that the commissio on
should serve without pay and PASSED.
Senator Furbish of Franklin, who is
chairman OF the joint standing commit
tee on Inland Fisheries and Game, made
the state ment in the senate at the ses-
SION, Monday afternoon, that the bill
providing for important changes in the
game laws of the state, which was pre-
sented over his name Friday, WAS done
without his knowledge or consent, and
that he was opposed to some features OF
the measure. senator Furbsh moved
that that the bill be withdrawn The
bull had been printed and the enate
yo ed TO destroy it
In the House, Mr.. Kimball OF Rock
land moved an amendment t. the re-
solve repnIted by the committee, adding
$500 to the annual appropriation for
1905 and 1905 This was opposed by
Mr.. Merrill of SkowhtgAn, who had the
resolve laio upon the table
Speaker Drew named as House mem.
beIs of the committee to inv stgate the
state liquor agency, Powers of Honlton,
Abbott of North Berwick, Hastings oi
Bethel, Philbrook of Lisbon, stevens ol
Portland, Norcross OF Winthrop and
Nilder of Pembroke
Lanigan of Wateryille an act relating
to the prevention, control and eAun
gushmeut of forest fires in plantations
and unorganiZed townships. The bill Ii
drawn along lines similar TO those rec
commended by Commissioner Ring IN his
report and provides that the commssion-
er shall establish such forest districts az
he may deem necessary for effective
protection and shall appoint for each
district a chief forest fire warden who
shall appoint deputies The chief war
dens under the direction Of the commits
sioner, shall have general supervision oi
their respective districts aud of the dep
uty wardens For the purpose OF con
trolling and extinguishing fires chiei
wardens and deputies shall have the
same authority to summon TO their as
sistance citizens of any county IN which
the fire may be.
Mr.. Bunker of Anson presented
petition for equalization OF taxation by
G.. d. Holbrook and 10 others of Madi
son.
MIR. Merrill or Skowhegan presented {
petition of F. NJ. Perkins and % otheri
of Cornvillo in favor of the Merrill bill
Mr.. Kipsman OF Cornville presented I
petition of Richard p. Chase and 81
Others of Canaan for equalization q
taxation.
Mr.. Merrill of Skowhegan presented a
petition of James Fellows and 2l other
OF Skowhegan in favor of the Merrill
bill
Mr. Vittum of Concord presented I