Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-01

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esek Cossy ResAsss-
nsmonu<nnesa 81 hnhefmnn aGni1ae IL
propussd INV to Iiesnns Boosesr AEhexnsn
srs being prsssnssd IN tia Hosss-
fhs cilIs 70 exssnd charter ~ IL Hsn-
cock -5a1izyan Bridge Co, to ansnd
charter Of Tia Rznksin-saIfinn Bridge
Co, sn4 70 extend cnarsef OF wineer Hsx-
Dor q EAssern Railway Co have bsen re-
ported fAvorsbty-
The bills TO aushorixe sale OF Little is-
land, Ssurhwest Harbor. and Thumbcap
fsIAnA. ExgemogKin keseh, have bsen re-
ported Adversely ~ e1snmistee~
Majority ssd majority repo<fs on the
herring ball. ssch presenting Bills in new
shore fisheries Monday
The resolve IN favor OF bridge OVER Gar
land brook. NaxiasiIie, wss reported
favorabfy Monday.
The resolve ant sorixing the land agent
to rstsas< tie States interest in . certain
ledge or reef near Ear Harbcr received
final passage in the Ho1se Monday.
The house debate Tuesday WA over the
annexation OF the towns Of Stoningsou and
Isle 40 Hsat in Hancock county to Knox
county. On these bills there we're two re-
ports - tn< majority report ought not to
psss- The acceptance OF the minority re-
port was advocated By Harmon Of Sion
inzxon; Oils, OF Rockiand, and William
son, Of Augusta, while the majority re-
port was advocated By Snow, of B1exs-
port Peters OF Ellsworth; PzstAngzIl. OF
WsterviIIe, and Mace, OF Great Pond The
majority report on both bills was ac-
espsed. after two hours OF debate. BIZ
vote OF lGa to IS.
!. The bill 20 regulate ice fishing on Eagle
committee yesterday.
There sss no opposition 10 the granting
q charter for the proposed new railread
from Bangor to Houlton- tapping the up
river section Of Hancock county, at the
committee hearing yesterday.
LEGISLATORS OF GENERAL IxTEHEE.
In the House last Wednesday the bill TO
abolish the liquor agencies was given its
third reading aid passed 70 be engro4ssd
after . lively parliamentary sqnabbie.
The House voted III to three, On . diyi-
sion- to pot the previous question, and
gave the bill its third reading. Rep.
Peters moved to postpone indehniteiy the
whole matter. out the motion was lost
The expected debate in the Senate over
the Donigzn bridge bill failed to develop,
and the bill went back to the committee,
with the favorable majority and adverse
unanimous favorable report, and the bill,
with this favorable report, has bern re-
ferred to the next Legislature Thus the
seventy fifth Legislature washes It hands
Of the general bridge bill.
The resubmiseion resolve received final
passage in the House yesterday.
THE HERRING rIoHr.
The fight between the weirmen and
seiners was resumed before the COMMITTEES
on sea and snore fisheries last Thursday
afternoon. The former hearing was one
Of the rarmest of the session, and failed
to settle the question, although com
promise had to be effected before anything
could be placed before the committee
The hearing Thursday had just fairly
opened <hen Frederick W. HinckIey.
counsel for the seiners, and Chairman
Mayo, Of the committee, became involved
in a hot controversy. Chairman Mayo
rather got the best OF the argument, al
though pitted against q lawyer, and f.
naliy succeeded in establishing the fact
that the committee would conduct the
hearing as it believed proper and decide
all questions rs it sees dit.
Mr.. HinckIey's principal contention
was that Mr.. Mayo should not serve on
the committee at the present hearing be-
cause OF his interest in the fish business,
and that he had not played fair in the
matter, both of which were absolutely
denied by the chairman.