Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-02-14
Notes from the Legislature.

The resubmission hearing was held
Tuesday. The principal speakers in
favor of resubmission were Thomas N
Doutney, the temperance worker, SEN
atOr Staples of Knox, and Representative
L. c. SWEET of Portland. In opposition
were Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens, president of
the w. c. I. u, Rev. DR.. w. +. Berry of
Kent'S Hill, Rev. A. 5. Bisbee of Port
land, Rev. G. Z. Owen of Waterville, and
A. g. Stilphen of Pennington. No
action has yet been taken.
The Central Maine General Hospital
will apparently get $4,000 year instead
of the $4,000 asked for by the original
resolve.
The hearings before the special COM
mittee on state printing are the spicest
things of the session thus far. Foster &
Hersey of Portland have been engaged
as counsel for +. b. Nichols, the defeated
candidate for State Printer, and while
they are nominally allowed to appear
before the committee only as citizens,
both members of the legal firm have sue
ceeded in adding considerably to the
interest of the hearings. The bill abol-
ishing the office of state printer, which
has been referred to the committee on
legal affairs, has also been productive of
the liyeliest debates of the session in
both senate and house.
Senator Bartlett has introduced bill
to change the name of Upper Stone Pond
to Virginia Lake; also an act to change
the name of Lower Stone Pond to Lake
Keewaydim.
Mr.. Walker of Lowell has presented
the petition of Orson K. Andrews and
100 others for the repeal of the law re-
lating to taking smelts in Mill Brook,
Lowell, Oxford County. Petition was
accompanied by an act.
An act has been presented by Mr..
Wasbburn of Minot to regulate the TAX
ing of white perch and black bass in
Whitney and Hogan ponds in the county
of Oxford, and Trip Pond in the county
of AndrOscOggin.
The matter of state school and work
shop for the blind will go over to the
next legislature, as decided by the COM
mittee on appropriations after quite a
largely attended hearing on Thursday.
Oramandal Smith was reelected state
treasurer in joint convention of the two
houses on Thursday.
A bill introduced by Senator Furnish
of Franklin makes a number of changes
in the game laws, which are said to en-
body the wishes of the commissioners,
the Sportsmen's Association, and others
Interested. Some of the most important
are: the penalty for illegal moose killing
is reduced from not less than $500 fine
to not exceeding $500; the fifteen days in
December are cut off from the open time
on deer, and it is specified that only one
of the two deer which one person may
shoot shall be doe; and the owner of
cultivated land is permitted to kill deer
actually doing damage on his land, but
may not pursue them beyond his own
land.
Among matters presented by the OK
ford County members are:
BY Mr.. Hastings of Bethel, act provid-
ing that the state and county taxes as
sessed on organized plantations as wild
lands shall be assessed and collected in
the same manner as on other organized
plantations.
BY Mr. Walker of Lowell, an act III
cooperating the Oxford Trust Company.
By Mr.. Martin of Rumford: Bill, an
act to amend chapter 153 of the private
and special laws of 1879 in regard to
building dams and entertainments on
Swift River in the town of Byron.
BY Mr.. Hastings of Bethel: Bill, an
act to amend section Il of chapter 80 of |
the Revised Statutes relative to the man |
ner of hunting wild hare or rabbits.
The usual talk of an early adjournment
has been heard for some two weeks, but |
the rush of business during the past few |
days has caused the usual suspension Of |
the early adjournment talk, and there is |
no reason to think that the session will
be shorter than usual. The usual extern
sions Of the time for receiving matters !
of private and special legislation have J
not yet begun.