The Portland daily press., 1881-01-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
An Uneventful Day in
Both Houses.
REPORT OF THE STATE PEN
SION AGENT.
Trustees of the Insane Hospital
Ask an Investigation.
GOVERNOR PLAISTED APPOINTS HIS
STAFF.
REPORT OF THE STATE PEN
SION AGENT.
Trustees of the Insane Hospital
Ask an Investigation.
GOVERNOR PLAISTED APPOINTS HIS
STAFF.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 21-There were no measures
of special public interest introduced into the
Legislature to-day The bill to incorporate the
Saco Gas Light Co. provides for capital of
100000. and names as the incorporators John
S. Derby, John Quinby and Alfred Patterson.
The bill for the Incorporation of the Maine
Sportsmen Association provides for a capital of
$4,000, and among the incorporators are W.
W. Thomas, Jr., G. G. Cobb, J. N. Martin,
Warren Noyes and Frank Merrill of Portland;
Geo. c. Lord, z. M. Cushman, n Pitts and
w. Ell. Cloudman of Kennebunk, and J. B.
Jones of Peake's Island
Tomorrow Governor Plaisted will leave for
Thomaston on an official visit to the State
Prison. The State Prison inspectors will re-
commend all appropriation of $4,000 to pay
the prison debts. The makeup of Gov. Plais-
ted's military staff appears to give satisfaction
to military men here. He has appointed six
aid-de-camps, or one more than any of his pre-
decessors. Viewed from political standpoint
the Governors military family is about equally
divided between Greenbacl1ers, Democrats and
Republicans.
A bill will be reported next week, regulat-
ing the manufacture and sale of vinegar in
this State.
Maj. S. j. Gallagher, AGENT for State PEN
sions, reports that the sum appropriated for
pensions in 1880 was 200: amount expend-
ed, $1S sos; number of applications received,
1888, of which 443 were from invalid soldiers
and seamen, and 253 from widows. The num-
Der allowed was 500. The number not allowed
was 287. The average pension to each person
is So per month. OF those to whom pensions
have been allowed the past year, IA have died
and have remarked. One hundred and SIX
ty-one new claims have been put in, and there
has been larger number of applications than
for any year since 1871.
The legislative committee on the Insane
Hospital visited the hospital to-day by invita-
tion of the trustees. The committee received
the following etter, which was placed on fle
TRUSTEES OFFICE,
MAINE INSANE HOSPITAL, Jan. 81.
We the undersigned, trustees of the Maine
Insane Hospital, believing the insane hospital
OF our State to be an institution worthy of
your patronage and which should command
the entire confidence Of the public, and
whereas certain impressions appear to exist in
the minds of some, and certain allegations are
made in the public press that the hospital
cal staff and the trustees" is not wholly judic-
ious and correct; therefore we cordially invite
your honorable committee to make, If desir-
able on your part a free and full investigation
into all the affairs of the hospital and the gem
eral management of the same.
(Signed0 SYLTEsEER CAKES,
c. w. JOHNSON,
j. Fl. MANLEY,
j. I GILMAN,
Mrs. G. A. QUINBY.
The legislative committee is a very strong
one and the affairs of the hospital will be thor
oughly inquired into and a full report made
concerning its management
Governor Plaisted has appointed his staff as
follows:
Adjutant General, Acting Quartermaster
and Paymaster General-Brigadier General
George L. Beal, Norway.
Inspector General-Brigadier General John
j. Lynch, Portland.
Surgeon General-Col Francis E. Hitchcock
of Rockland
Judge Advocate General-Col John d. An
derson Gray.
Commissary General-Co Frank d. Pullen,
Bangor.
Inspector of Rifle Practice-Col. E. c. Far
rington, Fryeburg.
Aides-de-Camp-Li Lieut. Colonel LYMAN S.
Strickland of Houlton; Lieut.-Col Robert A,
Frye of Bethel; Lieut.-Col. Joseph E. Badger
of Augusta; Lieut.-Col. Chas. r. Whidden of
Calais; Lieut-Col. Enoch Perkins Lewiston:
Lieut-Col. Frederick H. Strickland, Bangor,
Military Secretary-Maior Samuel A. Berry,
Deering