The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-01
Matters at Augusta.

BY a vote of p to $, which with tvl elcep-
tions was strictly on party lines, the senate
March 25th refused to repeal the Stu-giE law,
passed in 1905, for the better enforcement Of
the prohibitory hGuor law.
The Democratic members favored -Ee repeal
and the Republican senators opposed such ac-
ton. One Republican senator. Mr. EaXter pf
Cumberland, voted for the REPEAL while one
Democrat Mr.. Boynton Of Lincoln voted for
its retention. The vote cane on the actep-
tance of the favorable minority repprE TO re-
peal the SturgiS act the Senate refusing to
accept it. The majority report. ought not to
pass, was accepted Serator Staples was the
only speaker for the repea! Of the .dW while
Senator Looney was the only one who s!vuCa
ted the retention of the statute
THE SCHOOL FUND BILL
The House Friday passed to be engrosseu
the bill reported by the committee Nn taxa
ton, providing for an increase in the school
fund by a mill and a half cent after represent
atlVes OF the grange had made fruitleSs Antea-
vors to amend it by cutting the increase to one
half MILL This bill, while entitled ar act re
latlng to the school fund ard its distribution is
generally known the Wild land tax bill for
the reason that 1t Will tale 100000 additional
from the owners of those lands and distribute
II among the cities and towns in the State The
bill then went to the Senate where the report of
committee was accepted in concurrence. A fter
an argument covering nearly hour during
which several votes We're taken in regard to
the time of assignment for second reading of
the BILL it was finally assigned for Tuesday
THE L. OF NJ. APPROPRIATION.
On motion of Senator Milhken the Senate
Friday voted to recall from the executive the
resolve in favor of the University Of Maine
and tabled it. This action was taken a the
result of an agreement beween Governor
Fernald and the committee on education to ap-
propriate Slo0,OO0 fiat for each of the next
four years, $4,000 to be used for n,ainte-
nance and $4,000 each year for the dorrnl-
tory. President Fellows Of the University of
Name states that the president and trustees
have slgnihed their assent to any proposition
winch the committee on education and the
Governor might agree upon so that there will
be no opposition to the resolve in new draft,
1t mas been the position of the president and
the trustees while the matter was under dis
cusslon that they were bound to accept the
actlon OF the committee on education The
original resolve called for S75, 900 for dOrmi
tory to be divided between the years 1909 and
1911, so that the new draft of the resolve up
on which the committee has finally come to an
agreement with the Governor, will save S35,00G
IN the appropriations of the next two years.
Union Harvest Grange, Center Montville,
had every officer present last Saturday even
ing, which is something unusual. The Grange
voted to grant to Sister Eliza Kane a with
drawal card. The following program was en-
joyed: reading by Sister Tasker: reading by
Sister Mehuren; reading by Brother Ramsay;
recitation by the Worthy Master; song by the
Worthy Lecturer; quotation by Brother Terry;
quotation by Sister Gordon; reading by the
Worthy Secretary.