The Portland daily press., 1875-01-29

into the project Mr.. Haskell moved that the
sum of $25 900 be inserted IN the bill instead of
$4,000 as requested by the Commissioners.
He THOUGHT that sum would be necessary to
complete the shop and put it in running order.
1t always required more than the estimates.
Speaker Thomas thought that it would be bet
ter to give them just what they asked. If they
had more they might feel like expanding the
whole. If they required more than $4,000
they could get it and the Legislature would
sanction their action. Mr. Cleaves took the
same view as did Mr. True and others. Mr..
Haskell Withdrew his amendment and it was
unanimously voted to report the bill providing
for the loan.
The debate over the Roberts wharf bill was
ting first of the session. The opposition con-
graduate themselves that they have loaded
down the bill with amendments
The convention of the savings bank officers,
to-day, in the Senate Chamber, was doubtless
the largest meeting of the kind ever held in the
state. Twenty-eight of the leading banks were
represented. Judge Kingsbury OF Portland
presided. On taking the chair he said 1t was
not the purpose of the meeting to dictate a
policy to the Legislature, but to consult to-
gether. Hon. j. T. McCobb of Portland Of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this conVen-
tion that no change in the existing laws rela-
tive to savings banks be made this session.
The representatives of the larger and older
banks generally supported the resolution, while
some of the smaller ones opposed it, The res
olution was finally adopted 16 to 10, one vote
being cast from each bank.
Messrs. Faunce, Durham, Coburn, Smith
and Baker were made a committee to call fu-
ture meetings Some of the banking men
threaten to break things if the Banking Com
mittee undertake to secure any amendments to
the present bill.
An article appeared in the Maine Farmer of
this week. which is intended to be severe upon
Gov. Dingley, but which is a series of bold
misrepresentation and stupid statements. In
view of the fact that it emanates from Mr..
Boardman, the Secretary of the Board of Agri-
culture, some of his bills for personal expenses
are worthy of notice, particularly as he talks
about economy The total of bills rendered by
him from April Sd to December Sd, 1874, is
$1216.82 aside from his regular salary. Among
the items are the following:
Short hand reporting for session of Board S96 90
Reporting meeting at Wiscasset ............ 81 70
Exnenses of poultry show Portland. .......... 60
Expenses to Eastport and retnrn.. 80 IS
Expenses from Augusta to Bucksport and Ban
g0r......... 10 w
Paid for gathering materiA for report (short
hand) gu w
In addition to these are all the expenses of
travelling to farmers meetings in various parts
of the state, amounting to quite sum. One
shorthand reporter was paid SIS per day. The
most notable thing about this reporters work :,
amounting to over 5000, is that by law it is
work which Mr.. Boardman is paid a.salary for
doing, and which, if he employs others to do,
he should pay himself. He charged the state
for his expenses to the State Fair, which the
Council refused to allow.
Mr.. Boardman has begun to misrepresent
vigorously. His own case will appear pitful
enough judged by the record. S.