The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-02-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Liberty introduced bill to Incorporate the
Lincolnville Water Power Co., to make and
! lighting and manufacturing purposes. in
Lincolnville and Northport. Capital au-
! thOrized, $4,000. The incorporators are
Gen. J. P. Cilley and Hon. E. A. Butler of
Rockland; Lewis Pitcher, E. NJ. Coleman
and l. H. Griffin of LincOlnvlle.
Mr.. COlcord of Searsport introduced bill
an act to incorporate Daniel G. Nichols,
Edward D. P. Nickels, Amos Nichols,
Frank l. Pendleton. Benz. F. Colcord, Au-
gustus j. Nickerson, Edward c. Pike, Frank
E. Whitcomb, Isaac Ii. Havener and VIM.
II. Goodell as the Searsport Electric Co., to
make and sell electricity in the towns of
Searsport and Stockton Springs. The cap
! ital stock is fixed at $4,000.
| The resolve in favor of the Children'S
Aid Society of Maine was passed to be en-
crossed.
At meeting in the afternoon of the
unanimously to support bill favoring two
cent mileage on the Washington county rail-
road.
In the House Jan. 3oth bill was pre-
scented providing for the issuance and sale
of two-cent mileage books on the Washing
ton County railroad.
The Senate passed to be engrossed the re-
solve in favor of the Children's Aid Society
of Maine.
The question of removing the seat of the
State government from Augusta to Port
land was given a hearing by the legislative
committee on public buildings and grounds
at the State House Jan. 30th No action
was taken by the committee, the hearing
being continued to Feb. 18th, after few
supporters of the movement had been
heard.
The case of those who favor the removal
to Portland was conducted by Mayor Cliff
ford, Joseph b. Reed, Chas. n H. Randall,
J. Putnam Stevens and Frank b. Milliken
of Portland, Nathaniel Ii. Jones of Lincoln
and Representative Luther P. Moore of
Saco. They argued that hotel accommoda-
lions in Augusta are inadequate and that
the rates are excessive, while in Portland
there would be ample accommodations for
the legislators at d reasonable expense.
Leslie c. Cornish of Augusta, who appear
ed for those opposed to the removal, asked
for "a continuance on the ground that the
matter had not been advertised sufficiently
and that the people of Augusta had not had
time, as yet, to prepare their arguments.
Milton NJ. Merrill of st. Adams and Henry
Hudson of Guilford also favored a con-
tinuance.
Those who favored the removal plan OPP
posed a continuance of the hearing. After
an executive session of more than an hour
the committee decided to continue the hear
ing until Feb. 10 at p. m.
In the senate d bill was introduced by
Senator Merrill of Portland granting the
city of Portland authority to raise 100000
to be turned over to the State treasurer
toward the purchase of a site for cOnStruc-
ton of a State house in case the seat OF gov
eminent is removed to that city
In the Senate Jan. 31st Mr.. Mills of Han
cock presented resolve in favor of the
Castine Normal school carrying an appro-
priaton of $4,000 of which $4,000 is to be
used for completing and equipping the new
building, paying architect and grading lot
and $4,000 for general repairs, drainage and
text books.
BY vote of % to the Senate indefinitely
postponed Senator Staples bill asking that
the supreme Court pass upon the constitu-
tionality of the tax rebate given three Maine
railroads.
The committee on legal affairs voted IA
vorably on the bill to pay jurors So day
instead of So.
In the House Mr.. Herrick of Brooklin
presented the petition of W. A. Walker and
80 others of Castine praying for can act to
prevent the sharing Of wild hares or rab-
bits in the town of Castine;;" also bill, San
| act to prohibit the sharing of wild hares or
| rabbits in Hancock county,"
Mr.. Colcord of Searsport from the COM
mittee on banks and banking reported in a
new draft, bill an act to incorporate the
DiXfield Trust Company, and that it ought
| to pass.
Mr.. Colcord from same committee report
ed ought to pass on bill, San act to extend
/ the charter of the SearSpOrt Trust Com
| pany."
Mr.. Dow of Brooks introduced measure
making some technical change in the grand
lodge OF Good Templars of Maine. The
| Augusta correspondent of the Bangor News
says in this connection: "Rep. Dow is one
OF the strongest temperance men in the
house. He is going to fight against resub-
mission to the last ditch and he further
says that unless something else is substi-
tuted better he will hang out for the present
Sturgis law. Rep. Dow was at one time,
some 20 years ago, at the head of the Good
i Templars of Maine, at a time when he says
there were 10000 members in the State,
whereas now there are only about 10000
| He thinks the springing up of the many
oranges had the effect of surplanting the
good templar lodges, as the grange has a
strong social feature and most of them
make temperance strong point also. But
! in the whole 20 years since he left the head
i of the order, Rep. Dow says he has never
! slipped cog ON the temperance question. -
! In the Senate Feb. l, Mr.. Eaton of Wash
ington presented a resolve that proposes an
amendment to the constitution that, if
sheritfs do not diligently and faithfully en-
! force the laws of the State they may be re-
moved after hearing and their successors
be appointed by the governor. 1t was
tabled for printing.
The resolve appropriating $150,OOO for a
new wing for the Eastern Maine General
Hospital at Bangor was passed to be enact
! ed
In the House Mr.. Dow of Brooks present
ed the rem0nstraDce of G. A. Miller and %
others OF West Rockport against resubmis
sion; OF Rev. g. T. Smith and II others of
Rockport; Of j., W. Bowers and 81 others of
Camden; of James D. Thurston and sc
others of Union; of H. j. c. Hewett and 4s
others of Thomaston against same; of John
Ii. Stacy and 10 others of Phippsburg
against same; of G. F. Rouillard and q
others against same; of Rev. VIM. w.
Hackett, d. D., and 80 others of Damaris-
cotta of j. L. Clifford and others of New
castle; of Henry G. Clark and IA others of
Perham against same.
MIR. Colcord of Searsport presented the
petition of Albert NJ. Ames of Stockton and
20 others for resolve in favor of Maine
| State SantOrium Association.
MIR. Skidmore of Liberty presented re-
solve in favor of the town of Liberty, carry
ing an appropriation of $40 for money
| paid out for State roads in 1908.
| The committee on insane hospitals re-
ported ought to pass in new draft on APP
preparations for the insane hospital in Au-
gusta. The new draft carries $4,000 for
renovating the first male wing and $65, 900
for renovating the third female wing in the
original resolve.
The Initiative and raforandun, ,p,s ono of