The Portland daily press., 1876-02-10
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Punishment Senate Debate, etc.
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AUGUSTA Feb. 8, 1876
The report of the AdjutaEt General gives
the armed force of the state to be S63-of
which 709 belong to the Infantry, 10l to the
Light Artillery and 50 are officers The total
number present at inspection was 5S3. Moth
ing of Importance has occurred in the military
department The discipline and instruction of
the troops are as good as the opportunities for
drill will allow. Gen. Murray suggests small
appropriation to enable the volunteer militia to
be represented at Philadelphia. The state PEN
sion business of the year follows the report of
of the militia. During the year 1875, 756 APP
plications for state pensions were made, OF
which COZ were allowed, requiring an expendi-
ture of $22,019.6S. The towns and cities secur-
ing the largest amounts are as follows: Au-
gusta. % pensioners, $11S2; Bangor, "a, 5000;
Belfast, 8, 1896; Calais, II, $456; Camden, 10,
1924; Dixmont, z, $22S; Gardiner.6, $216; Hal
lowell, z, 1886; Lewiston, 10, $642; Oldtown, z,
1882; Poland, 9, $34S; Pembroke, g. 1912:
Portland, 40, $1536; Richmond, 10, $42O;
Whitefeld, Z, $240.
The Inspector General, Gen. Isaac Dyer, re.
ports that he visited the arsenals at Bangor and
Portland and most of the armores used by
companies. OF the arsenal at Portland, Gen.
Dyer hasn't word of commentator. 1t is
simply shed, and no Arsenal. The Inspector
speaks we'll generally of the armories, but
makes that of the Portland Light Infantry an
exception. He expects improvement under the
new commander. The armory of the Mont
gomery Guards needs to be repaired and
cleaned. The Legislature appropriated $4,000
for military purposes last year and Sc ,474 O4
was expended.
The State Librarian, j. S. Hobbs, Esq, re-
ports that the expenditures of his office for
books and incidentals the past year were $685.
60. During the year 925 bound volumes and
120 pamphlets have been added to the library,
of which the state purchased 217 He recon-
mends the increase of the number of reports of
decisions of the Supreme Court, purchased
by the state, to $50 or 700 volumes. He thinks
that the library merits larger appropriation
than $500 year.
The House did prodigious amount of bust"
ness to-day, and went nearly to the bottom of
the pile of stuff on the table. The greater part
of the little appropriations for roads passed,
several being contested sharply. Both mem
bers from the Madawaska country defended
their people and their demands with much
earnestness. Mr.. Nadeau said it had come to
be the custom of certain gentlemen in the
House to connect Aroostook appropriations
with the expenditures of the Normal Schools,
the necessity of protecting fish wiers and the
desire to abolish capital punishment The way
the business was ratified off to-day, the Legis-
lature may adjourn on Saturday of next week.
1t is now proposed to limit the discussion of
the everlasting capital punishment bill to
three hours, the bill reported by five of the
committee being assigned for Tuesday at ten
o'clock and provision that the vote shall be
taken at one o'clock the same day. Several
gentlemen are ''chock full" of speech on the
subject. One important matter not yet dis
posed of by the Land Committee is that re-
specting the disposition of the business of the
Land office. There is a diversity of opinion on
tho subject. 1t is understood that the commit
tee will settle quite generally upon plan which
is undoubtedly to continue the Office in some
form.
The Senate participated in an extended de-
bate on the Orono College appropriation bill.
The voting down OF the amendments to reduce
the appropriation to $4,000 and $12, 900 is not an
indication that the full sum reported by the
committee will be voted. About $4,000 will
be the utmost figure.
The resolve appropriating $4,000 for the
Centennial Commission will meet serious oppo-
sition in the House, and some champion of the
possibly unconstitutional scheme will do we'll
to prepare himself to explain it.
ho Tor,
voted to refer the matter of making the Arrow.
sic and Merrymeeting bridges free to the next
Legislature,
The chapel of the Insane Hospital will be
dedicated tomorrow evening. The Executive
and Legislative Departments of the govern
ment have been invited.
The Legal Affairs Committee has closed up
its business and is prepared to report finally.
majority voted to authorize Camden Village
Corporation to build a hall at cost not exceed
ing $4,000.
The Financial Com mittee held four hours
session this afternoon, at which it was voted to
recommend an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Maine General Hospital, on condition that
patients can have homeopathic treatment if
they request, and $4,000 if such provision is not
complied with. They also voted to recommend
an appropriation of $4,000 for the homeopathic
hospital on condition that its friends first raise
$4,000. The same committee also considered
the matter of salaries in part and the clerica
force of the departments.
The report of the Superintendent of Com
mon Schools will be restricted to $50 pages; his
salary will be reduced to $1,000 and $500 will
be put in the appropriation bill for clerks In
the Adjntant Generals Office the salary for but
one clerk will be put in the appropriation bill.
The other departments we've not reached. The
committee also looked into the school appropri-
alton for the Madawaska towns and found that
on the property basis, considering the large
population, they have no better than the poor
er towns of tho state generally.
Of the two plans for the management of the
Land Office, that putting it under the control
of the Governor and Council is most favorably
received.
The Military Committee has voted to report
$4,000 for muster, and $4,000 to fix up uni
forms. 1t was also voted to so change the law
that clothing shall not be issued oftener than
once in six years.
The Judiciary Commsttee referred the board
of health bill to the next Legislature, and vote
to report a bill to extend the charter of the
Bangor Water Co.
The Legal Affairs Committee will report an
act to incorporate the Maine Homeopathic
Hospital, and will report adversely on the pro.
posed Medical Institute bill. S.
MATTERS in MAINE.
The Advisory Council.
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