Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-02-26
STATE SOLONS.
Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.
Last Wednesday Rep. Sherman, of Bar
Harbor, announced the withdrawal of
the bill which he introduced in the leg
islature providing for the repeal OF the
present law and allowing automobiles to
be admitted to the roads OF Eden with the
exception of the Ocean, Norway and
Breakneck drives, and substituted for this
bill to open all roads to the use OF motor
vehicles. In addition to the Sherman bill,
there is still before the legislature the bill
introduced by Sen. Patten, which provides
for referendum upon the question, and
allows the voters of Bar Harbor to decide
what roads, if any, shall be opened up.
1t was reported last night that the COM
mittee on judiciary will report fought to
pass' on the bill to amend the act exclud-
ing the automobile from Bar Harbor, but
provides that the town shall be given the
right to close the Ocean drive and the
Breakneck road.
The Ellsworth municipal court bill WAS
made a special order of business in the
House for to-day.
Petitions of d. +. Hurley and 112 others
against the bill to close Upper Patterns
pond to fishing for five years, was pre-
scented Thursday.
The committee on legal affairs on FRI
day reported Legislation inexpedient" on
bill to authorize building and main
tenance of town wharf at Bar Harbor.
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Mariaville, was favorsbly reported FRI
day.
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Wednesday forenoon the Senate, by
vote of % to 6, passed the resolve submit
ting to a vote of the people of the State
the constitutional amendment for woman
suffrage.
Organized labor won a victory in the
House Wednesday, when the compromise
report OF the committee on labor on the
fifty four-hour bill, so-called, fsvoring
fifty-six hours as a weeks work for
women and children in manufacturing
establishments of the State, was accepted.
The new ballot law introdpcedlss week
is one OF the most important measures
which has been put in during the present
session. 1t repeals the law of 1912, passed
at the special session. whereby the State
took upon itself the duty of supplying all
voting places with ballot boxes and re-
ouired that, within twenty-four hours
after the close of the polls, all ballots
should be returned to the secretary of
State. While the bill Just presented
| repeats that law, it makes certain other
provisions for the care OF the ballots.
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ioi uipoSe Vi eAaiiina'ion' uhoer proper
| conditions. 1t also provides that the bal
| lot boxes now owned by the State and
which were nrov;6ad for pse under tho
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la" winch TINS OH repeats, shall De loaned
| to cities, towns and plantations upon the
| agreement that thew will be kent in repair
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Inc resolve raiiiyihg an amendment TO
| the constitution OF the United states pro-
| viding that United States senators shall be
.,oc,ad hv thu. neor,s q, the sa,,araI ,.,.as
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was passed py the house wednesday, In
| concurrence with the Senate. The resolve
| ia now ready for the governors sipnatnre
| D., S.o. :, rsa-, 80
"ep. N"eA aH, vi Iuen' ffiuay pre-
sented an act IN relation to the observance
| OF the Lord's Gay. Inc act provides that
tne mayor OF tine CITY OF the seiectmen OF
| the town at their dfarY0tfnr mt