Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-04-07
STATE sOLoNs.
Legislative News Of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

COCK County Readers.
The seventy fourth Legislature adjourned
sine die at 11.O6 Saturday forenoon. BY
singular coincidence, Speaker Weeks Of
the House and President Deasy OF the
Senate brought down their gavels at pre-
ciscly the same moment. The seventy
fourth legislature held the longest session
for eighteen years, and with that single
exception, the only session which has run
into April for fifty years.
| This body has passed sixty-seven acts
and 10S more resolves than the legislature
oil two years ago, and there is an increase
OF one-third in the entire volume Of BUSH
ness. The printed records and other pa
pers of the legislature will also occupy
about one-third more space.
The total appropriations for 1905 and
1910 amount to sS,644,62s.13. In this APP
preparation is included the sum Of $500, 900
Tor temporary loan in anticipation of
revenue, and this must be deducted to OBJ
tain the actual appropriation for State ex-
penditures, which is 1904 ,528.12 for the
two years. The appropriations for 1907
and 1908 made by the seventy-third legis-
lature amounted to 70, PSI, 539.97, and this
sum also included temporary loan to the
amount Of $500, 900. The difference in the
total amount appropriated by the two leg
islatures is e, 358, 9ss.15.
The State tax act for the year 1910, passed
Friday, assessed q State tax Of q, 143, 156.47.
This increase over the sum OF q, 2s6, 851 IS
assisted by the tax act Of 1909, is explained
by the passage Of the school fund mill tax
act, making the rate OF taxstion for 1910
five mills instead Of three as this year.
The Senate Wednesday morning, by .
vote of 10 to 8, refused to recede and con-
| cur with the House in the passage OF the
Staples bill to Internationally repeal the
Sturgis law. The motion OF Senator Sta
Piles to indefinitely postpone the Pike bill
for the sbolishing of the State liquor
agency system, which passed the House
Tuesday, was carried by the close vote Of
Is to Ii.
The act to amend the law entitled An act
establishing close time on Holsters in the
bays OF the towns OF Harrington, Mil
bridge, Steuben and Gouldsboro, and the,
i
the bays Of the towns OF Gouldsboro,
Eden, Trenton, Lamoine, Hancock, Sulli-
van and Sorrento, were passed to be en-
acted in Senate and House Thursday.
| The Senate Thursday voted 20 to to in
definitely postpone an amended form
OF the Hersey bill to enlarge the duties OF
the railroad commissioners and to regu-
| iof ha 70 tpIl Of pso~
The Eaton resolve, providing for con-
stitutional amendment giving the COVER
nor power to remove sheriffs, and the
House amendment providing for an
election by the people in the case Of the
removal Of sheriff, were referred to the
next legislature.
The last word has been said upon the
present legislature is concerned, for the
House Thursday voted to adhere to its &C.
ton in passing the bill, and the Senate
took similar action on the previous day.
So the bill dies between the two branches
| of the legislature.
The Havey bill, which places upon the
offending county the expense OF the Stur
klb uCputico ocut lubo w CAIOICc Luc
law, was passed in the House Thursday,
without dissenting voice. The bill was
passed by tho Senate Friday, after an
amendment had been added providing
that the bills be first paid by the State and
then collected from the county.
A feature OF the afternoon session of
the House Thursday was the presentation
of watch to Speaker Weeks by the men,
bers. At the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion Of the Senate Friday, President Deasy
was presented with gold watch, chain
and charm, and vase containing thirty
roses. Senator Osgood, OF AndroscoggIn,
made the speech presenting the vase of
roses, and Senator Wheeler, of Cumber-
| land, presented the watch. The presenta
ton speeches were seconded by Senator
Staples, of Knox, and Shaw, of Kennebec
President Deasy spoke with much feeling
in replying to the presentation speeches.
Acts were passed compelling straight
Jail sentences in cases OF liquor nuisance
ana illegal possession while Governor Fer
maid during the closing hours OF the leg
islature vetoed the so-called Hastings
bill, which would remove the joker in the
prohibitory liquor law giving the judges
discretion as to Jail sentences in liquor
cases. The legislature failed to pass the
bill over the governors veto.
The speaker on Friday appointed as the
House members on the committee to in
quire into the advisa bility Of changing the
present laws relating to the organization
of corporations in this State, Messrs. Mar
shall, of Portland; Peters, of Ellsworth,
and Havey, Of Sullivan.