The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-10
Our Augusta Letter.
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III AUGUSTA, JAN g. 1872.
Since the organization of the Legislature, the
business has been mostly preliminary and of
but little interest outside of the State House
walls. The only discussion yet INDUCED in as yet
was upon the subject of ventilation, In MAX
ing arrangements for warmingsthe State House
by steam, the last Legislature did not seem to
appreciate the difference between open fires
and steam radiators, and the consequence is, no
provision was made for carrying off the foul
and vitated air. The question was up 1again
yesterday, and a new proposition offered for
placing ventilating apparatus in the windows at
an expense not exceeding seven dollars per
window. OF course this system can afford only
temporary relief, and the only question is
whether temporary expedient shall be adopt
ed, or a thorough systematic system of ventila-
ton shall be commenced sush as shall answer
for time to come Two members of the COM
mittee being absent and there being thin
house the subject was laid over.
The principal business before the Legislature
Monday was the announcement of the Joint
Standing Committees. There is but one ex-
preston so far as 1 have been able to learn
| with regard to the formation. of the commit
tees, and that of unqualified appreciation.
| Each member of the Legislature is presumed
to possess some special quality, which over and
above any other, peculiarly fits him for some
special duty on the committees; and if the pre-
siding officers of the two branches had had a
lifelong acquaintance with the members, they
| CHI i,,Isr
making assignments to committees than they
have now shown. This may be due in part to
the brief biographical sketches, showing pro-
fession, religious belief ETC., published in the
i Kennebec Journal
The Judiciary Committee is made up of the
ablest lawyers in both branches, representing
an amount of legal knowledge which cannot
fail to render the action of the committee judi
cious, and satisfactory to the Legislature and
the State
The Railroad Committee which is now re
garded with how much reason, know not, a:
of equalif not superior Importance to the las
named, cannot tail to meet the generalapprov
al of the people of the State The gentlemen
selected are well-known business men takeI
from all parts of the State, representing no
only our railroad interests, but more especial.
the interests of the people at large, and hav'
no doubt their duties will be performed to gen
eral acceptance 1t is quite evident that the in
terests of no clique will be served and that nj
pet schemes incompatible with the public goo'
will meet with favor in this committee.
E. G. Allen, publisher of the Literary Com
panion and Our Young Folks newspaper, ha
| of 10 hang IF tb
Legislature and others of his friends, for re
ception at his printing establishment on tn
evening of Wednesday the 10th inst He il
soon to have the best printing office in Ney
England ~ fitted up without regard to expens
and some portions of it finished and furnishe
in a very extravagant manner. Doubtless man
will availsthemselves of this opportunity of in
speeding this wonderful establishment. BY