The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-02-14

ceived from Col. |. X. Stetson, treasurer OF
the University of Maine, in relation to the
detailed statement requested by the senate
Mr.. StetSOn gave the total amounts OF
salaries paid to each of the professors, as.
sistants and employees at the University. Ii
was stated that the amount of tuition re.
ceived during the year ending July, 1906
amounted to $14,066, 10. In this is included
for back tuition, $433S1. There were 81
persons registered whose residence was
outside the State. OF these, 55 only were
regular students in the four years courses
at Orono; the remainder were students in
the law school OF special students. From
these outside students, there was received
for tuition, S., ,995. From the same students
there was received for registration and in.
cidentals, $1,O1O. The total receipts by the
University for the year ending July, 1906, is
given as $97. 200 IS and the total expendi-
lures, SOS, 332 so.
Several petitions for resolve in favor of
Maine Sanitarium Association were pre-.
Sented.
MIR. Putnam for the Committee on
Judiciary on petition of citizens of the
towns OF Lisbon, Webster, Durham, and
others for legislative investigation of al
legged abuses perpetrated at Shiloh, re-
ported that petitioners have leave to with
draw and that further Investigation is in
expedent. Report accepted
An Act to extend the charter of the Bel
fast Banking Company was passed to be
enacted.
The resolve in favor OF the Children S
Ala Society OF Maine was finally passed.
In the House many petitions from labor
organizations were presented in favor of
the initia'iVe and referendum.
Mr. Donegan of bingham presented the
petition of 43 members Of Bucksport
Grange IN favor of the act to provide for
the ownership and maintenance of high
way bridges by the State. Many other
petitions OF like tenor were presented.
Many petitions against reSubmisson
were presented
The committee on legal affairs reported
ought to pass on bill All act granting to
Arthur 5. McAvery the right to establish a
ferry in the harbor of stockton Springs.
An act to extend the charter of the Waldo
Street Railway Company was passed to be
engrossed.
Also resolve in favor of William K. Mar.
shall.
The committee o n claims has refused to
allow the claim of l.. {. Morse of Liberty
for 50 day for 19 days service some years
ago as member of the legislative committee
on home for the feeble minded.
In the Senate Feb. 7, Mr. Mills of Hancock
introduced bill which provides that any
constitutional amendment to be voted upon
by the people shall be voted upon the sec
Ond Monday in September at a special elec-
tion on the years on which the regular elec-
tions do not occur. 1t is understood that if
this bill has passage it may have all i'm
portant bearing on the temperance question,
| as 1t is stated that number of prominent
temperance leaders have expressed their
Willingness to have the temperance question
submitted to the people in such manner as
this when the vote will be taken at special
election and thus divorced from politics.
| Mr.. Libby of Waldo introduced an act to
extend the charter of the Union Light and
, Power company, and an act incorporating
the Stockton Springs Sewerage company.
The bill names S. b. MerritheW, A NJ
AmeS and r. II. Rock wood as incorpOrators
and its purposes are to provide sewer sys.
| tenn for the town of Stockton Springs.
MIR. Libby of Waldo presented the peti.
tion of DR.. X. A. Black of Burnham and Ii
, others for resolve in favor of Maine State
Sanitorium Association.
| An act to better protect the lobster indus.
try within two miles from the shore OF
Monhegan island between the first day OF
June and the 25th day of November of each
| year was passed to be engrOssed.
| An act to extend the charter of the Sears
PolC IL uoV W. Mao PaosCu w Ut cuSICSSou
On motion by MIR. Libby of Waldo, Senate
Document No. 66, Bill, "An Act relating tt
the support of the poor by counties and the
establishment of county poor-houses and
poor-farms," was taken from the table and
on further motion by the anne Senator the
Bill was referred to the Committee on Ju
| dietary.
Libby of Waldo, act to incorporate Setf
II. Morgan, George F. West, Fred Atwood
and A. K. Fellows as the PenObscot Trust
Co. The company shall be located at Win
| terport and the capital stock shall be $25,
600.
In the House the bill relating to the
abatement of poll tax of veterans of the
Civil War was taken IRON the table by Rep
Skidmore of Liberty, who said he ha(
tabled the bill because he wished to call the
attention of the legislature to the fact tina
the present time, there is law exemptins
veterans who do not own property in ex