Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-17

tti oe appointed 10 this once. mat Il
man Of practical knowledge and broad
experience would Go quite as well.
There was no opposition to the bill.
Others who SPOKE on this bill Were
Charles :. Peal Of Bangor. j. F. Gold
thwaite of BidLcforI. Il. ". Soule of
Augusta. D. 4. Sargent of Brewer.
Charles Z. Townsend Of Brunswick,
Ben Tenney Of HalloWell. +. NJ. Bland
ing OF Bangor and y. {. Stilphen of
Farmngdale
Inc committee on ways and bridges
considered a resolve a.irnpriating the
sum OF $4,000 for the construction of
new bridge between the towns of
WlScassctt ana Edgccclnb. The old
bridge OF 300 feet in length. which WAS
puilt III 1874 IS now partially destroyed
and the people of Wiscassett, Edge
coml, Boothbay. Boothbay Harbor and
South port iIlE" no nle.,.'s of crossing
the Sh"epscot river without going -
miles out Of ;heir way ". ID. Patter-
son of Wiscassc't conducted the hear
ing, the pricipal speaker being Cap
tain Charles w. Gates of Edgecomb,
Hon. II. 5. Partridge OF Whiteiicld.
Hon. Luther Maddocks Of Boothbay
Harbor and w. II. Carleton of Bath.
The committee on labor held a short
meeting. Thursday afternoon, and in
executive session voted to report that
the bill to amend the Revised Statutes
so as 70 make eight hours legal day 5
work, ought rot to pass.
The resolve in favor of Wilton .Acad-
cmy came before the committee on
education, yesterday afternoon, for
consider dtion. The resolve carries
S,1Go and among those who appeared
III its favor were Councillor &. y. BlIn-
ohard. Principal ID. T. IIarthon, DIR. A.
Il. Adams. J. +. IIiscock. G. II. Bass.
+. }. G"odspccd and II K. Dascomb. all
Of Wilton. The appropriation is asked
for the purpose of general improve
mcnt.
w. j. knoWlton Of Portland. and O..
Il. Clason of Gardiner of the board of
trustees, spoke in support of the re-
solve appropriating $1,000 for the
Gorham Normal school: $500 for 1905
and Il similar sum for 1906.
T.. y. Reed of Orono and Joseph w
resolve arpr"rriating $1,000 for the Lee
Normal school.
a hearing WAS held before the ju-
dietary committee on the bill to reim-
hursc d. Forrest Reyes of Oneonta.
New York. some $4,000 for money ex-
pended on the purchase of wild lands
advertised for taxes. Charles j.
Staples, ESQ. and T:X-Attorney General
Seiders represented Reyes. while the
state Was represented BY Leslie &.
Cornish. Esq. of Augusta. 1t was
claimed by Mr.. krves that he bought
the land i'll good faith. but is unable
10 locate the land or get proper deed
for the same. State Treasurer Smith
testified that he had warned Mr.. Keyes
before the purchase of the difficulties
in the way
The legal affairs committee consid-
cred Il bill. Thursday afternoon for
the better protection of children Rob-
ert +. Whitehouse and Zenas Thomp-
son of Portland, appeared in favor of
the act.
Representative O'Brien of lewiston
advocated the passage of his bill re-
pealing the sections of the Revised
Statutes which obigcs minors to give
a weeks notice before leaving employ
ment on forfeiture of wages. Several
mill men were present in opposition.
William d. Pennell, Fl. S. Pratt and
George w. Bean of Lewiston and Phil
ip Dana of WeStbroOk. and Represent
tative Johnson of Waterville, spoke
against the bill.
Representative Johnson said that he
had considerable experience on both
sides of the case as an attorney for the
laborer and for the Lockwood mill att
W:iterville. In no case that he tried
had the company been in fault. He told
of several incidents which had come
under his observation. In one case "A
man left his loom to get drunk and
that in his absence there being no one
to take his place the loom had to b.
shut down causing a loss to the COM
pany. In such Il case that man WAS
not entitled to consideration and the
wages forfeited did not compensate the
company for actual loss. The law had
never caused an hardship and WAS rea-
sonable.
William d. Pencil said that the law