Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-02-19
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

cock County Readers.
A remonstrance against close time on
| deer in Isle su Haut, signed by John d..
Davis and thirty others, was presented by
Senator Patten Wednesday.
The bill to divorce the offices of recorder
of the Ellsworth municial court and clerk
of courts of Hancock county, came from
the committee with divided report-six
in favor and one against. The majority
report was accepted.
Rep. Sherman, OF Bar Harbor, on We'd
nesday presented petition OF the town OF
Eden for total repeal of the automobile
exclusion laws, With bunch of petitions
from individuals for same.
Rep. Harmon, of Stonington, on Thurs
day presented several circumstances from
citizens of Deer Isle and Stonington
against the separation OF these towns from
the county of Hancock or the iurisdic-
tion of its courts.
Bunches of circumstances against any
change in the lobster laws are being pre-
scented from the coast towns.
A resolve in favor of the town of Castine
has been reported favorably by committee
on claims.
A remonstrance against changing the
name OF Eden to Bar Harbor was presented
Friday.
The bill to extend charter of the Eastern
Maine railroad has been reported favor
ably.
The resolve in favor OF Gerry NJ. Gar
land, of Ellsworth, has been reported
favorably by committee on pensions.
The committee on Judiciary Monday re-
ported bill to amend city charter of
Ellsworth, in new draft, and that it ought
to pass. The amended bill cuts out the
provision for the election of two alder
men, at-large.
The committee ON sea and shore fish
cries Monday reported sought to pass" on
bill for protection of alewives in Patterns
bay, Surry, and sought not to pass'' on
bill to prevent destruction of smelts in
Union river and Morgan's bay.
The bill to divorce isle au Haut from
Hancock county and annex it to Knox
was reported favorably Monday.
The Ellsworth municipal court bill was
taken from the table in the Senate yester-
day, and recommended to the committee
on bills in the second reading.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
The committee on counties Thursday
voted to report sought to pass" on bill
to separate the town of Isle au Haut
from Hancock county and annex it to the
county of Knox. The measure has been
before previous legislatures, and two years
ago was turned down, together with
proposition to take the same action re-
garding Stonington. Representative
Kicker, of Castine, served notice on other
Hancock county towns not to attempt to
leave the county, even if Isle au Haut was
successful.
Speaker John A. Peters, of Ellsworth;
DIR. c. z. Morrison, of Bar Harbor, and ex-
Forest Commissioner Frank E. Mace, OF
Great Pond, before the committee on
ways and bridges last Thursday, spoke in
favor OF an appropriation Of $500 for the
rebuilding OF the bridge in the town of
Mariaville.
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A bill to regulate the length of hat-pins
was introduced Wednesday.
A bill to compel railroads to sell $50, 500
and 900 mile mileage books at two cents
a mile has been introduced.
A bill to require vehicles to carry lights
at night has been presented. The bill
provides that every vehicle on wheels, on
any public highway or bridge, shall have
light or lights SO displayed as to be visible
from the front and the rear, from one hour
after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
For the first time in the history of Maine
legislatures, the Judiciary committee has
returned a unanimous report in favor of
woman's suffrage. There is a strong prob
ability that the measure providing that
the question of giving women the ballot
be submitted to vote of the people, will
pass both Senate and House during the
present session.
A bill to authorize the employment OF
county prisoners on the highways has
been favorably reported by committee ON
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