Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-07

ing.
In the House Wednesday morning
the finally voted to grant the Univcr-
sity Of Maine the appropriations re-
commended in the majority report, ex-
cept that the appropriation for main
tcnancc WAS made $G5 0C0 for 1897 ANA
$4,000 for 1908. That portion Of the
report Of the majority OF the committee
with referee to the A. y. degree was
atriken our. and the University Will
continue to grant that degree. The
yeas and nays We're called for iii thiI
question ana II resulted in & vote Of 1o3
yeas and Y nays on the motion 10 re
tain the drgrcc. Tho matter Will nu,v
90 10 the Senate
This solution Of the pclnleXing qurs
ton was reached only after 4 debate
which lasted until =. NJ. ana four
different aLlo ndm:cntS offered. Repeated
calls for al adjournment were shouted
or voted dO.,n, the House showing Il
fixed determination to settle tn, ul,t.g-
sion finally before the members left
their SEATS
M. Gleason OF Mexico, Mr.. Martin of
Bangor. Nj. Hail Of Caribou. Mr..
Blanchard Of Auburn. Mr.. Stevens Of
JOn"sport ana Mr.. Lovcjoy Of Milo
spoke III favor Of granting Of he 4.
=. y gro ana liberal arprGpria ion
for tr- university. Nh. Millik"n Nj Is-
land Falls. M". '.rLlall nf Rpwdoin-
ham ANA Mi. Lord 81 I'ars"nsti.i
spoke against tn" granting Of til" =. y.
Degree a,Id favored the limiting If an
appropriation to two years.
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the comnittrc ~ Temperance on 20
submission came down to the House
from the Senate where the minority
report was accepted. ON motion Of Mr..
Eywbcrt Of Augusta tha reports We're
tabled fur consideration on Wcdncs-
day, March Is.
Representative Weld Of Ola Town in
trodu,rd bill requiring horSrshoers
i to hr registered, the same as phySi-
clans. druggists ana vcterin9 rianS. The
act creates board Of examiners con-
sistinc Of four practicing horSeshO"re
ana one veterinary surgeon who shall
meet twice each year and examine 2p-
plIcants. The fee for registering IS fix
ed 1T 81 and the fee for examination
| by the board in the future is to be 50.
Violation OF the act is 10 be regarded
as a misdelneHnOr. the penalty for
which shall be fine Of not less than
81, nor more than. SO.
Rep. Martin of Bangor introduced q
| bill that Will be of great interest to at
| torncys Of the State. 1t provides that
| hereafter in all criminal trials in any
court or before any justice Of the peace
| in the state Of Maine every respondent
or party on trial shall have the right
| 10 deliver the final closing argument.
The interesting case of DeForeSt heyeS
| Of Oneonta, ~ y, and Of Herbert l..
| Kimball of Northboro, Mass, who came
into Maine several years ago and bought
| tax deeds OF wild lands, couldn't find the
| lands and then asked for reimbursement
from the State, We're again given near
| ing before the committee on Judiciary
Wednesday afternoon. The case OF Mr.
| J<eves was the one discussed. EX-Attor-
nov General G. NJ. Seiders of Portland
| and Charles ]. Staples of the law hrm
If STABLES. Noonan & Staples of Buffalo,
| \ V. appeared for Mr.. Reyes, and AS
sistant Attorney General w. c. Phil-
brook of WatervilIe appeared for the
| State.
Attorney Seiders, in opening the case
| reviewed it at some length and pointed
ont that as a result of the hearing be-
! fore the I'D Legislature the State was
! getting better descriptions of the void
! land holdings, by getting those better
| descriptionS the revenues had been IN
4 creased and the people had been edu-
Gated IN to real situation
! DeForest Reyes, the petitioner in the
! case. was present and was examined by
his attorney in direct and later cross-eX-
amincd by Mr.. Philbrook. TIL edirect ex'
\ animation tended to show that Mr.. Keyes
| came TO Maine and in good faith bought
wild lands at a tax sale, and that he
was not warned that the titles might no
Il be safe.
Il The cross-examination was extremely
| short. but in the course of 1t the wit
| ness admitted that he came TO Nam
expecting to buy tax titled to land an'
that the owners would later redeem thel
holdings, paying the witness 20 per cent
interest. so that he did not expect to bu.
land at all. Mr.. Phibrook likened thl
to tuving stock on a margin, saying ina
il closely approached the dealings OF