Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-11

Tm LLGI>LAruEL OF Maine undertook
10 adjourn ou SATURDAY, March /, bat
was unable. for tvo reasons, To- do So.
First. the reform. baby printing Office,
rowhich the Legislature gave extra prices.
was unable 20 DO tHc cu-rJ>>.uS quickly
enough. and second, because the Governor
concluded not 90 sign batch of bills
wi,Aou; examining chcm. Many mcw-
bcr> had been excused and gone home.
10, leaving quorum % trlH~-c. business
or. as one remarked. the House did no,
have life enough % die Then they m-,
with another pall-la,k The Go,,uo-
concluded 70 veto the pay roll, which gave
member, double mileage, Tins raised
great confusion. as tho>. member, who had
been excused drew pay under the bill.
suppos.n- !, vovid be- approved. Taevcto
message was tabled, and the question o.
mileage was submitted 90 Oh, Supreme
Court. Whether or mo-, Governor G-rce-
Ions views arr sustained by ,ae Court. Ae
Is entitled 90 thanks for exposing the hy-
pocHcy Of mi, body For weeks, the
Legislature had been hacking and cutting
salaries, In the interests OF economy. They
sold thci, jack knives. and turned the
proceeds into the State Treasury. They
slobbercd about economy and reform.
bu, il Wa, tor everybody bu. themselves.
Al the first opportunity, they grabbed tor
themselves and for their party friends,
voting 20 give the stat, printing 90 th-
highest bidder. and then pu- the mos,
liberal construction upon d doubtful Stat
ute, that they might uo, be forced To-
retrenlh In their own affairs. Wen, sc
are pleased 20 announce that tn .rca,
hybrid at las, gathered itself for a hnal
effort, and died. The B,J" Jaeaw
has the following brief review O.. It's
history
Before the meeting OF tuc Maine Legs
lature - was announced fy o4c 90 the lead
in2 papers OF the reform combination CHAT
by Its action the people would Dee relieved
OF taxes Co the amour, OF >iUU.u.u. Amer
session prolonged TWO week, beyond The
average OF The past i've Years. the loudly
hcra.dej reform body ha> adjourned. hat-
ing barely more than "a majority OF On.
members present NuN one can tell now
far THAI Legislature carried out the prom
ises of it, sponsors. The >alarie, of AL
officers and clerks were cut down am aver
age OF - per cent. Those OF tle Govern
or end Judges OF the Supreme Court can
not be touched during their rc>pectiy,
terms. The salaries of several clerks have
been so reduced that NO efficient man vii
accept the positions. BY this mean, th,
taxpayers have been saved $1,000 pD
anuum. Amer the salaries the reformcr,
made the school system tine second point
of attack They have simply succeeded IN
suSpeBdiug the free High School ACT ON,
year, thereby taking $4,000 from about
one hundred schools in The State OF th.
higher grade. They have reduced che ap
preparations for the Normal schools Re
form school and Orphan Asyluu SJ-55. au,
saved 81 900 by refusing appropriations Q,
several local a>yiUm~ AMI the Agriculture
College. By refusing Co print tsc valuable
report OF the Board of Agriculture S40J,
more has been saved The entire reduction,
amount Co sci ~51, instead OF StOU. uUU-
"A sum $1,000 les than the average rcduc
tiOu OF appropriations for the last tw,
Republican Legislatures. In other words
the reductions amount 10 less thaH two
flfths Of a mill upon each dollar of IN,
State valuation.