The Portland daily press., 1874-01-29
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THE STATE CAPITAL.
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AUGUSTA, Jan. 2S.-The Governor appointed
to-day the first lady to office since his Inaugural
tion, in the person of Mrs. DR.. Babb of East
port, as Justice of the Peace. She is the third
lady appointed in the State to an office. He al
so appointed the following Public Administra-
tors:-B f. Hamilton, Bddeford; H. q. Reed,
Norway; w. F. Garcelon, Lewiston; j. c.
Wheeler, Chesterville; Henry Tolman, Bath; c.
R. Mallard, Rockland; James Bell, Skow hogan;
G. A. Packard, Blanchard.
The Tax Commissioners.
Mr.. Paine, State Tax Commissioner, has Wis
tied Boston, Providence; New Haven, Albany,
Trenton and Harrisburg He will be at home
by Saturday with a large mass of facts and in
formation and be ready to report by the second
week in February
Temperance Convention.
The State Temperance Convention organized
to-day with the choice of Governor Dingley as
President. Upon assuming the chair the Gov
ernor addressed the Convention briefly, thank
ing them for the honor, and referred to the no.
BILE principles of the Society and the cause of
temperance generally. The organization was
completed by the selection of one Vice-Presi-
dent from each county. Addresses were made
by F.E. Shaw,B F.Tollman andIE. W.Stetson.
Committees were appointed on Resolutions,
Business and on State Committee, and the con-
vention adjourned over till tomorrow morning
at ten O'Clock, in order to attend the Woman's
Suffrage Convention this evening.
The Woman Suffrage Convention.
At the session of the Woman Suffrage Con-
vention this morning the following officers
were d:-President, Benjamin Kingshury
Jr, of Portland; Secretary, Miss Adde Quinby
of Augusta Treasurer, Mrs. W. x. LaDcey of
Augusta. Among the Vice-Presidents are
Hon. S. f. Hersey Of Bangor, and John Neal of
Portland. The attendance was large.
The Convention closed this evening with a
rousing meeting at Granite Hall, at which
speeches were made by DR.. Blackwell, who ar
gued that the best and speediest way to purify
the ballot is to give women the right to use it;
by Rev. Mrs. Dalton Of mansfield, Mass, who
recounted the many instances of the good
wrought by noble women; and by Miss East
man of Lowell, Mass, who entered into the dis
cussion of the question of woman's rights with
vim and logic that had a telling effect upon the
audience. She made hit after hit, bringing
down the house in rounds of applause. The
general line of argument embraced an analysis
of the objections raised against the right of
women to vote. She contrasted the average
man, with all his splendid opportunities for
improvement, with the averaged woman, desti-
tute of those advantages, and gave the palm to
woman. Her keen, incisve style of reasoning
added power to her arguments Judge Kings
bury presided.
The F. o. }. Smith Railway.
The Railroad Committee gave a hearing this
afternoon on the bill to charter railroad over
the line of the Oxford Central Railroad
Messrs. Harlow and Bisbee appeared for the
petitioners and F. o. j. Smith in his own be-
half, as a stakeholder. He distinctly disclam-
ed appearing for the road. He put an abrupt
stop to the hearing by reading the statute law,
requiring notices to be published in each coun-
ty involved in the question at least fourteen days
prior to the hearing, and charged that the pc
titioners had failed to comply with this law, in
that they had caused the notice to be published
in but one county, viz, "Oxfcrd." This the
counsel for the petitioners could not deny and
the committee voted to report the case back to
the House with the suggestion that it order no.
tce to be made and assign future day before
the session closes for it's hearing.
The Free High School Bill.
The Educational Committee spent the after
noon discussing the amendment proposed to
the free high school bill. Mr.. Corthell, Chair
man on the part of the House, was instructed
to draft bill rendering it obligatory on towns
to expend the money received for tuition in a
heightened term of school or to pay it into the
State Treasury. AS the bill now stands, tow De
may vote $500 for free high school and draw
$3.50 from the State; they may then obtain from
private sources, from tuition or otherwise, $3.50,
this last $3.50 is the money upon which the pro
posed bill is to bear. 1t is claimed that the
whole $3.50 should be expended in schooling or
the last $3.50 paid over to the State. 1t is I'M
derstood that Superintendent johnson favors
| the bill.
A New Town.
Inc Committee on Towns will report bill
| incorporating the town of vanceboro. 1t will
be remembered that last year similar bill was
reported and killed in the Senate.
| The First Regiment.
Capt. Folsom of Oldtown, and Can't. Flage
| of Hampden, are the two prominent candidates
for the position occupied by Major Fooler n