Ellsworth American., 1907-02-06
STATE soLoNs.

Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.
The resolve in favor Of the Bar Harbor
hospital was read and assigned in the
Senate last Wednesday. Passed to be en-
crossed Thursday.
In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Deasy
presented bill to incorporate the Penob-
scot Bay Electric Co. Referred to judi
ciary committee.
In the Senate last Wednesday the act to
extend charter OF the Stonington Trust
Co. was reported favorably by committee
on banks and banking Passed to be en-
crossed Friday.
The Mt. Desert ''automobile bill"
reached the House last Wednesday.
Passed to be engrossed Thursday. Passed
to be enacted yesterday.
The Senate bill to incorporate the Els
worth City Trust Co. reached the House
Wednesday. Passed to be engrossed
Thursday.
In the House Wednesday Mr.. Havey in
troduced bill for the relief Of the registry
of the bill is to provide for additional
clerical service if needed. The bill was
referred to the Hancock delegation.
In the House last Wednesday, on motion
OF Mr.. Havey, it was ordered that the
committee on ways and bridges, to which
was referred the bill to incorporate the
Hancock & Sullivan Bridge Co. be di-
rected to take into consideration and
make such investigation as said committee
may deem expedient as to whether such
an appropriation should be made by the
Staue, which together with such sums of
money as may be contributed by the
county of Hancock and the towns inter-
ested in the construction of bridge over
Taunton and Sullivan river between the
towns of Sullivan and Hancock, whereby
free highway bridge may be built in
stead of toll bridge, as contemplated by
said act, and to report by bill or other
wise.
In the Senate Thursday MIR. Mills in
troduced a resolve in favor of the Castine
normal school.
The act to incorporate the Island Tele-
phone Co. was reported as ought to pass
by the committee on telegraphs and teIe-
phones Thursday. Passed to be engrossed
yesterday.
The bill for protection of deer on Isle
au Haut was reported favorably by the
committee on fish and game Thursday.
Read and assigned Friday. Passed to be
engrossed yesterday.
In the House Thursday Mr.. Herrick in
troduced bill to prevent the snaring OF
rabbits in Hancock county.
The bill authorizing the Southwest Har-
Dor Co. to generate and sell electricity
was reported favorably by the committee
on legal affairs Thursday.
The resolve in favor of Lottie A. Robin
son was finally passed in the House Thurs
day and in the Senate Friday.
A bill to change the time of holding the.
January term OF county commissioners
court in Hancock county from the third to
the second Tuesday was introduced in the
Senate Friday by Mr.. Deasy. Referred to,
Judiciary commi tee.
In the Senate Friday the judiciary COM
mittee, on bill to grant certain power to
the Mt. Desert Transit Co., reported same
in new draft, and that it ought to pass.
The committee on railroads and ex+
presses on bill to extend the charter OF
the Hancock County Railway Co., re4
ported same in new draft under title San
act in relation to the Mount Desert Rail-
road Co. and the Mount Desert Transit
Co.., and that same ought to pass.
In the House Friday Mr.. Herrick pre-
sented petition of H. s. Kane and sixty
seven others relative to close time on
clans.
The Bluehill automobile bill was re-
ported favorably in the House Friday.
The bill authorizing the Benvenue
Granite Co. to construct and maintain
railroad crossing or crossings in the town
of Sullivan was reported favorably in the
House Friday. f.
| bill for the protection of deer on
Swans Island was presented in the Sem
ate yesterday.
| In the House yesterday Mr.. Havey pre-
| smelts.
| Announcements were made at the capi-
tai last Wednesday Of the following can
| didates for president of the Senate for
1909: Senator Deasy, of Hancock, Sena-
tor Parkhurst, Of Penobscot, and Senator
Hastings, of Oxford.
The Augusta correspondent of the Ban
gor Ne,Os, speaking of the candidates for
president of the next Senate, says s'Sen-
| ator Deasy, of Bar Harbor, is regarded as
| one of the strongest senators that has
ever worn toga in that cluster of thirty
one. For argumentive powers and per-
spicacity of expression, he has few EQUALS.
and as most of the members have ex-
pressed it, it is pleasure to listen to him.
| There is meat in all that Senator Deasy
says"
Representative Wood, of Bluehill, ap-
peared before the committee in behalf of