Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-01-25
AT AUGUSTA.
Matters Relating to Hancock County
-Doin0s of the Past Week.

Matters Relating to Hancock County
-Doings of the Past Week.
Following 10 a summary of the proceed
ings OF the legislature relating mainly to
affairs In Hancock county:
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IS.
On motion by Sen. Mills, Senate docu-
| ment No. 8. bill, an act to create . State
board of arbitration, was taken from the
table, and on the further motion OF the
sams senator, was referred to the commit
tee on labor.
On motion by Sen. Clark the vote
whereby the resolve In favor Of the
Waldo county general hospital was re
ferred to the committee on insane hospital
was reconsidered; and on furthur motion
by the same senator, the resolve was re-
ferred to the committee on appropriations
| aud financial affairs.
On motion by the same senator, the
| vote whereby the petition Of the select.
| men and five others of Troy In favor of
the foregoing resolve was referred to the
| committee on insane. hospital, was recon-
| sidered; ana on further motion by the
same senator, the petition was referred to
the committee on appropriations and
| financial affairs.
On motion of the same senator, the vote
whereby bill, an act TO impose tax on
| the business OF selling ana giving OF
| trading stamps. was referred TO the COM
mittee on legal aft ,rs, was reconsidered,
and on further motion by the same sena-
| tor, the bill was ia biz d. pending reference.
| 1t was ordered, the House coDcurring,
that the two branches meet in convention
at IL O'Clock for the purpose of reading
| the journals relating to the vote for
United States senator.
| Senators Allen, OF York, and Mills, Of
Hancock, announced that they were I'M
| avoidabiy absent Tuesday; II they had
been present they should have voted for
Eugene Hale for senator.
In the House q message was received
from the Senate proposing q joint con-
vention relating to the election Of United
States senator.
AT II O'Clock both houses met, and on
was
Ordered, That Hon. Eugene Hale, Of
Ellsworth, be and hereby Is declared duly
elected senator In Congress for tho term
OF six years, beginning on the fourth OF
| March, q. d. 1905; and further ordered that
the secretary OF the convention forthwith b
inform the governor Of the election and
declaration thereof by the legislature OF
| Hon. Eugene Hale, OF Ellsworth, as sena-
tor In the Congress Of the United States
for the term OF six years beginning on the
fourth Of March, a. d. 1905.
The order received q passage.
rhe President: And I declare Eugene
Hale, of Ellsworth elected to the Senate
Of the United States from the State of
Maine for the term OF six years beginning
March 4, 1905 (appiause), and the secre-
tary OF the convention will convey the
information to the governor.
| The secretary subsequently, reported
thst he had performed the duty assigned
him.
The Senate then retired.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10.
In the Senate Sen. shackford, OF Wash
ingtop, presented the petition of E. E.
Scammon and twelve others of Franklin
re alive to the taking Of smelts in Frank.
lin bay.
Ia the House Mr.. Clark, of fremont,
presented petition of Coison H. Robbins
| to change the name of Cliff island In
Swans Island, to Opechee island, with
bill accompanying.
BY Mr.. Tracy, petition Of u. W. Crab
tree and twenty-seven others, Of Hancock
county, to prohibit Ice fishing through
the Ice In Narrsguagus lake; also remon-
STRANGE OF J. H. West aud fifty-eig ht
others, OF Hancock county, against pas
sage Of q law prohibiting Ice fishing In
Nsrrsgusgus lake.
By Mr.. Sargent. petition OF G. l.. Jones
and 100 others OF Rockville and Cast inc,
asking for close time on scallop fishing
In Bsgsducs river on arm of the sea
county OF Hancock, from March 1 to
Nov. 1.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20.
Mr.. Staples, of Knox, introduced bill,
an act to abolish the office OF public
printer, and moved that the same be re-
ferred to the committee on legal affairs.
Mr.. Clark, OF Hancock, moved to amend
the motion Of the senator from Knox, by
substituting for the words "legal affairs"
the word printing. On motion OF Mr..
Shaw, of Sagadahoc, the bill was tabled
In the House Mr.. Tracy presented q
petition of v. B. Gordon for change in
the management Of the Sullivan Han
cock ferry.
Mr.. Tracy also introduced petition OF
Edwin w. Doyle and accompanying act
for right to maintain the upper dam on
Flanders stream In town Of Sullivan.
Also by same, bill, an act to enable Ed
win W. Doye to maintain the upper dam
on Flanders stream In Sullivan.
Mr.. Treworgy: In relation to bill, an
act granting to Curtis E. Moon the right
to establish and maintain ferry between
Sullivan and Hancock across Taunton bay
or Sullivan river and alno Detition nj A =