Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-23
THE STATE HOUSE.
As 1t Appeared in the Warm Sunshine
OF Yesterday Morning.

Patches of lawn family tinted with green
and coming out at the elbows of their winter
garment, greeted the Journal scribe yesterday
morning, as he climbed the Capitol steps
The doors stood invitingly open, and enough
OF the spring atmosphere had entered the
rotunda and glided from there into the differ
ent departments to make itself felt and
| worthy of comment.
IF this weather holds those storm Windows
must come off my office. This is too fine q
day to keep outside
"Well if here isn't A with a new sprins
overcoat," was the remark that greeted tbs
entrance of one of the clerks.
Hell have to regret his rashness if THU
| weather report comes true remarked gen
tleman present.
''it's cold blooded act to hoist cold wave
signals on such morning as this"
Up in the State library, the scribe found
Librarian Hobbs busily engaged.
The Maine reports, Vol. 70, have been re
ceived at the State library and will be sent to
their proper destination. There will be
copies of the report of Industrial and Labor
Statistics, and also Of the report Of the com.
mittec on the cattle diseases, forwarded with
those sent to the towns. This occasions the
| librarian considerable extra labor as the mat
ter regularly sent to the towns, comes this
year in packages from the publishers such
that they are ready for shipment. They now
have to be opened and the above mentioned
reports added to them when the packages are
then resealed.
| The Office of the Superintendent of School.
has its share of activity. The Superinten-
dents report will probably be given out exi
month.
The Labor Commissioners department was
a busy place. About 1000 blanks have
arrived for distribution among the working
men and working women of the State. Fuller
returns are expected this year many of the
distractions felt last year have been removed.
The people understand better what is wanted
| of them since the publication of the repor,.
| oHe OF tUc spttldities III tHf DtAb report Will
be child labor under the workings of the
new law. Blu. more interesting feature of
the above will be the result obtained from a
| careful and systematic investigation of the
wages and conditions of working women in
factories, stores, sewing rooms, etc.
That the investigation may be made in the
most thorough manner possible, the assistance
has been secured of well known and capa-
BILE lady in Bangor who is much interested in
the welfare of the workers of her sex She
has been engaged to make special investiga-
tons and reports and will be able to reach more
and obtain fuller accounts than would be pos
sble to any one not similarly situated.
Many letters are received at this Office con-
tanning requests of most varied order. The
commissioner had just received one from
Washington ID. {. saying that 1.-The Italian
Government through its Minister Resident
here, Baron Fava, is DESTROYS of receiving
the annual reports of your bureau"
The labor commissioner of North Carolina
also writes to ascertain what is considered the
best method of working dirt roads. Evident
" Old Name isn't too far east to be able to
give information on many of the live topics
of the day.