Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-04

against charging tue income oil Tue properly o
the tribe with expenses which the treaty stipnla
tons bind the State to pay. The State shoul
faithfully observe all the obligations imposed b
the treaty and not confound Justice with charity.
The agent Of the Pssssmsquoddy tribe has beel
obliged to eXpend four hundred dollars more 70
the support of the poor of the tribe than th
amount of the appropriation for that purpose
| which was sixteen hundred dollars Irecommen,
his reimbursement aud the appropriation of a
least two thousand dollars for the relief Of th,
| poor OF the tribe the current year. the reason
| for the slight increase recommended, are obvious
| Tue tribe numbers nearly six hundred members
| Thirty three Of the number are widows, scvera
/ of whom are entirely dependent on the poor fund
| lmproy ideuce is q well known Characteristic Of
| the race. The employments upon which many
Of them have relied, are denied them in conse
quence of the stAgnation of business. There il
little sale FOR the wares they manufacture. Sick
ness prevails among them to great extern, inca
pactating not only the sufferers but the friends
attending them, from doing anything to earn a
subsistence. The agent has exercised the utmost
| frUgality consistent with humanity in the eXpen-
dItures he has made the past year for the benefit
Of the destitute and suffering and it is fair to pre-
sumo his outlay is the measure of the appropra-
ton required for this year.
1t is an encouraging indication of adyancemen Mt
that both tribes gave more attention than usual to
the cultivation OF the soil last Season, and raised
very good crops.
STATE COMMISSIONERS.
The reports of the Railroad Commissioners and
the Insurance Commissioner will be laid before
you. | have no comment to make in regard to
them. Both Offices are of great utility. The
Commissioners OF Pharmacy, appointed under an
"act TO present incompetent persons from conduct
ing the business of apothecares" make their first
annual report The law is regarded by them as
generally satisfactory and effective.
INTERNATIONAL PRlsoN CONGRESS.
have the honor to communicate to you the in
yitation extended to the State, by the President
of the Commission, to furnish representative to
the International Prison Congress which has been
convOked at Stockholm, in August next. The de
clared object Of the Congress is to study how 10
reduce crime to a minimum, by saving the young
from first fall. and by bringing the fall ~ to
better mind and better life"
The prevention OF crime and the puuishm ut
and reformation of criminals are questions which
most nearly and urgently co0cern the State. A
due regard for the public llbeing, aud that ever
progressive sphit Of humanity which character
ICES Christian people, compel attention to them
and demand that there shall be constant and pa
tent endeaVor 10 discover and remove the causes
of the crimes that stfl let society," and to combine
the punishment OF wrong doors with all consistent
encouragement of their better impulses. 1t 10
reasonable to expect that the interchange OF in
formation and opinions this Congress will call
forth will be productive of results from which the
whole civilized world may profit.
/ recommend, therefore, rs an act of comfy, and
III order that the state may bear part in an un-
deltaking for the common good, that you make
provision for the appointment Of delegate to the
Congress.
ANTIETAM NATIONAL CEMETERY.
The Congress Of the United States, by act of
March 2, 1877, authorized the Secretary of War
to pay the outstanding Indebtedness of the Board
of Trustees of tie Antietam National Cemetery,
aud appropriated money therefor, adding proviso
that payment of such indebtedness shall not be
made until the legal title 10 the property shall be
vested in the United States. 1t appears that the
title to this property is vested 10 the State of
Maryland, rs Trustee for the several States that
contributed towards its establishment and main
tenance, and before the title thereto can be trans
terred to the United States, the consent Of those
several States TO such transfer must FIRST he OBJ
tanned.
The State of Maine is one of the contributing
parties, and, at the request Of the Secretary of
War call your attention to this matter and rec
ommend that you authorize the State OF Mary
land TO convey TO the United States the interest
of this State in the land occupied by the Antetsm
National Cemetery
STATUE OF GENERAL WILLIAM KING.
| In response 10 the invitation of Congress, to all
| the States ito provide and furnish statues, in
| marble OF bronze, not exceeding two in number
for each State, of deceased persons who have been
citizens thereof and illusiiOus for their historic
reuown or for distinguished civic or military ser
vices, such as each State may deem worthy of this
national commemoraton" to be placed, when SO
furnished, in the old hall of the House Of Repre-.
sentatves, in the Capitol of the United States tie
| Legislature OF 1874 authorized the Governor and
Council by resolve ito contract with some suita-
| bic person, a native of Name, for a statue OF
| General William King, in marble, to be placed in
| the national statuaiy nall at Washington" Pur-
| suAnt to the resolve contract was made with Mr..
| Franklin Simmons to make the statue and place
| / ~ N he loll NJ it, 81 g.,
| eight thousand dollars. Ohc-half of that sum
has been paid under the terms of the contract
| am informed by Mr. Simmons that he has com
pleted lis contract, and therefore recommend an
Appropriation for the balance due him.
GOVERNOR KENT.
| On the nineteenth dav of May last occurred the
| death Of Edward Kent, who was Governor of thi.
State for the year 1888. and again for the yeai
loio. 1t IS not my purpose to undertake to pre-.
| nounce his eulogy. Worthy tribute to hi. great
services TO the State and country in the many
honorable trusts which he received from them
has already been paid by friends and associ-
ates who and could most fifty estimate their
value. Men who enjoyed his companionship
through much of his long and beautiful life have
feeOgly expressed their love and admiration for
him. Their words are inscribed among the pub.
Inc records 10 perpetual memory of one of the
nobest men who ever honored or was hopored by
our State. But standing here where he has stood
WIN the aulnOllty winch he exercises so
wisely and beneiically, | feel that should not
suffer to pass unnotced, with no token of remem-
brance, the close OF life that was so useful to
his State and so dear to his fellow men among
whom II was passed.
CONCLUSION.
Gentlemen, the wish of those among us-and
who are not of that number ?-who love our State
and desire TO see II grow rapidly in all that makes
State great and prosperous, is apt to outrun the
slow Development which circumstances for the
time impose upon it, and to become impatient.
We should rather take heart and hope from all
the gain we see when there Is least reason TO ey-
pect it. Even in these days think it would ap-
pear II we had the means to accurately know what
s going on in all the wide extent of the State that
there is heathful growth Men are beg Inning
to discover tnat II is better to stay in the State than
to challenge fortune in some far off part of the
country-beter TO seek the sure rewards of the
farm than to trust to the uncertainties of the
crowded towns for a livelihood.
Why should Maine prefer to call herself man
uiactuung State, numbering State, a ship build
ing State, or .granite and ice exporting State,
when nature has so well endowed her a. an agri.
cultural state Notwithstanding her thousands
of intelligent and skillfu farmers and the invita-
ton her unused and productive soil holds out to
the unemployed, the State does not furnish the
food which her people consume.
The neglected recourses of her lands answer
the wondering query why her material prog
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