Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-03-20
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News OF Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.


cock County Readers.
The committee on sea and shore fisher
les last Wednesday reported bill estab-
| fishing close time on Holsters in the bays
of the towns OF Addison, Milbridge, Steu-
ben and Gouldsboro, and that it ought to
pass.
| The same committee reported sought
not to pass" on bill to permit II. d. erie
| and his assigns to extend a fish weir from
| the shore of Castine.
The proposed law to prevent the carry
| ing Of firearms in the woods in close time
was killed in committee.
| The House on Wednesday disposed of
the resubmission proposition, voting it
down after long debate. The vote was
| IS to 70.
! The bill referring to the people of Maine
the question of removing the State capt.
| tai from Augusta to Portland, was before
the Senate last "Wednesday. The vote was
| is to Is, and tine president of the Senate
cast the deciding vote IN favor Of submit
ting the question to the people. II the
House takes the same action, the question
| will come before the people at a special
election in June.
In the House Thursday the committee
on State roads returned two reports on
the Sargent bill for State aid in the build
ing of permanent highways. The major
ity report was that the bill ought to pass
in new draft, which was submitted.
The new draft calls for an appropriation
of one-third of mill on all the taxa BILE
property in the State, and omits section
providing for penalty in case towns do
not repair State roads within their limits
after having been notified to do so by the
. highway commissioner.
The Senate Thursday morning voted to
give the University of Maine the sum OF
$4,000 in the year 1907 and $4,000 in the
year 1908 for new buildings and $65, COO
. for 1907 and the same in 1908 for MAIN
tenance. This is in concurrence with the
House. When it came to the question of
granting the A. B. degree, however, the
J result was not so favorable to the Uni
versity supporters. The Senate accepted
amendment to the majority report in
which if was provided that the University
discontinue the granting of the A. B. de-
gree. but that those students now taking
the course, shalt be allowed to complete
it and shall receive the degree. Tuesday
the Senate concurred with the House in
retaining the A. b. degree.
The iniative and referendum bill was
sharply debated in the House Thursday an
attempt being made to substitute the bill
applying being constitutional law, favored
b. the democrats, for that applying to
statute law alone, as introG uoed by the re-
publicans. On yea and nay vote the mo-
tion was lost 81 TO 70. On motion to ac-
cept the majority vote, which imineoi-
ately followed, every member voted yes.
The Senate has accepted the same report.
The committee on ways and bridges
Friday reported sought to pass in new
draft under same title" on resolve in favor
of the town OF Deer Isle, in the county of
Hancock, in aid of building bridge
across Robbins bar, between Deer Isle
and Stinson's Neck in said town. The re-
por. was accepted, and on motion of Mr..
JOY OF Eden, rules were suspended, the re-
solve received it's two readings, was
passed to be engrossed and sent to the
DSUdLS. 1Lc k-tLutS kdtASQ Tic Dlti
day.
The same committee on order relating to
Hancock and Sullivan Bridge Co., reported
Legislation thereon inexpedient." This
is the act by which it was hoped to make
the Hancock-Suiii an bridge free.
The same committee, reported favorably
on resolve in favor OF sh@ town Of Bucks
port to aid in ths repair and rebuilding
OF Verona bridge.
Resolve in favor Of the town of Verona
was reported favorably in the House Fri
day.
The committee on state lands and State
roads Saturday reported sought to pass
on bill to prevent the hauling of heavy
teams on tine highways of BROOKLYN from
March 10 to May 10.
Should you chance to visit the House
? when ii is in session you might notice, uI
IN the back seats a smallish man seated
with his face resting on his right hand.
He has far-away look on his face and
while he is keeping close watch, it is plain
to be seen that he would be as well pleased
were he somewhere else; that his interest
in events here are from a sense OF duty
/ anu Dot VI ioNSs 1uts ScAttcIdu IAlCn-
, ard P. Hartman, of Bucksport. Mr.. Har-
riman is one of the democratic membe
of the Legislature, and when he accepted
the nomination it was because he did not
suppose there was the slightest show of
his being elected. Ever since election he
has been finding fault at his hard luck
LeUtstoH Journal.
II is depressing to the occupants of hall
bed rooms at Augusta to learn that the
septette of statesman and lobbyists who
live at the Blaine mansion this winter,
pay out at the rate 81 81 cents an hour!
Think of that! Deasy OF Eoen, Merrill
! OF Portland, johnson of Calais, Oakley
Curtis OF Portland. Scates OF Westorook
and finally Strickland, of Bangor, and
Uncle Joseph Z. Bass, of Maine, stepping
up every hour and laying down the 81
cents. And besides that, according to re-
port, they pay their chef so big salary
that it has to be kept secret. Talk about
| Zone wrapped in luxuryi It's nothing