The Republican journal., 1911-03-30
Men and Things at Augusta.

The Joint select committee on apportionment
reported March 22nd resolve apportioninp
the legislative classes of the State of Maine
for the next 10 years. Following is the appor-
tionment for this county: The county Of Waldo
shall be entitled to five representatives, to be
apportioned as follows; belast' entitled to
one; Unity, Montville, Freedom. Troy, Burn
ham, Knox and Thorndike, entitled to one:
SwanyiIle. Searsport, Waldo, Monroe, Brooks
and Jackson, entitled to one; LincoInville Lib
erty, Searsmont, Morrill,, Palermo, Northport
and Belmont, entitled to one representative;
Stock Ton Springs, 1slesboro, Prospect, Frank
fort and Winterport, entitled to one repre-
sentative.
In the House, March 23d, the favorable minor
ity report OF the judiciary committee upon the
woman suffrage amendment to the constitu-
ton was adopted, 70 to 66. The measure being
a constitutional amendment, will require a two
thirds vote upon its passage. Knight of the
Waldo delegation voted yes, and Morse, Marri-
ner McAlister and Trim voted no.
The bill providing for general single board
form of city government for cities and towns,
was turned down overwhelmingly, the vote
being S5 to 8.
Senator Staples was presented with gold
watch fob Thursday by Representative Will
hanson of Augusta, in behalf of the judiciary
committee, of which Senator Staples has been
chairman this session.
Thursday afternoon, by a vote of 70 to 80, the
House of Representatives put the bill for the
consolidation of the inland fish and game and
the sea and shore fisheries departments over to
the next legislature. Only one voice, that of
Rep. Chase of York, was raised in favor of the
measure.
Tho
was on the Milliken school fund BILL Thi.
bill provides for the distribution of the com.
mon school money on basis of average at
tendance in the schools and includes those at
tending parochial and private schools in the
count, Under the present system one third of
this money is distributed according to school
population and two-thirds according to valua-
ton. The fight was mostly between the cities
and country, and the cities won out, as it was
voted to refer the bill to the next legislature,
the minority report of the committee on edu-
cation.
Governor Plaisted issued his first veto Thurs
day morning refusing to sign the resolve in
favor of the Childrens' hospital in Portland
for SIS 900 for each Of the next two years.
The Senate Friday afternoon sustained the
veto by "a vote of II to 8. Senator Moulton of
Cumberland was the only Democrat who voted
against sustaining the veto. The hospital now
has Ga inmates receiving treatment all but ten
under age, besides a great many children
boarding in the city, but whose homes are else
where in the State, who are making regular
visits to the hospital for free treatment If
the House sustains the veto the trustees say
that the hospital, which was established by pri-
vate contributions, cannot be continued.
Governor Plaisted Friday forenoon delivered
message to the Legislature in joint conven-
tion defending the Administrations financial
policy and commencing the Legislature for
the work 1t had done. This message was re-
ceived with applause by the members.
few moments previous to the joint con-
vention the House presented gold watch and
chain and diamond pin to Speaker Morey, the
presentation speech being made in happy vein
by Representative Hersey of Houlton. The
Speaker was deeply moved by the gift and
during his acceptance speech was so overcome
with emotion that he had to pause for several
moments.
The attempt to push the public utility bill
through the house Friday afternoon failed, the
motion to substitute the minority report
fought to pass" signed by REPRESENTATIVES
Scates, Wheeler, Pelletier and Wilson, being
lost by vote of 81 to 80.
Despite the fact that the committee on tax
alton returned an unfavorabe report on Sena-
tor Osborns bill repeating the law whereby
the State tax on railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone companies is returned to the municipal
tiles in which the stock is held and providing
that it go to the State treasury instead the
senate Friday afternoon by vote of 10 to five,
voted to substitute the bill for the report
The House Tuesday afternoon by vote of
80 to So refused to ratify the income tax
amendment to the Federal constitution and
Immediately adopted and passed to its second
reading bill providing for State tax on in
comes of $1,000 or more.
The committee ways and means reported
and the House passed resolve fixing the tax
rate for 1912 at five mills The Legislature
had already passed similar resolve fixing the
1911 tax rate at five mills.
The legislative appropriation act for 1911
carries a total of $l,567,62l.