Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-07

% follows;
Section ,, ut shall be the duty Of the
Secretary Of State Ia furnish the mayors OF
cities and the seleetmen Of towns and plsnta-
i tons with copies Of this Law in printed form
suitable TO be posted in conspicuous places In
h the voting precincts Of cities, towns. and
- plantations, aud it shall be the duty Of the
=, proper officers of the several municipalities
OF the State TO carry the provisions Of THE
Law into effect"
! On motion Of Mr.. Looney of Portland, the
matter. was laid upon the table until Thurs-
day, March :.
The report Of the Special Committee on
: change of seat of Government Of this
: State came down from the Senate with the
minority report substituted for the majority,
the report of the minority upon the order of
the Legislature relating to a change In the
seat of the location of the government of
, this State and In the erection Of q new State
House being that legislation WAS iuex-
pedieut.
on motion Of Mr.. Robbie of Gorham, the
report vas laid upon the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Closson of Randolph
Bill an act to hI the salary of the Register
Of Probate aud County Commissioner Of
the County of he inebec.
Mr.. Wiswell of Ellsworth moved to take
from the table bill an act TO amend chapter
i&9 of the Public Laws of 1857 relating to
the employment OF the "onvicts at the Maine
State Prison, and he moved the indefinite
postponement OF the bill In concurrence
with the Senate. Mr., Wiswell said that up
TO the hrst day of January 1855 one class Of
indiviinsls IN this State bore more than ,aeir
fAir share OF the expenses of the mainten-
ance OF the Maine State frison. Up to that
Time II was the custom OF the managers OF
lst.. 1. a
the prison TO employ all OF the iabor'ng con-
'iets OF thA' institution IN Two industries, the
manufacture OF carriages snd u harnesses,
and almost the entire number OF male labor.
ing eon'icts IN that institution were employed
III 'he manufacture OF carriages The re-
sun was thAt every mechanic every blsck-
smi'h' every carriage painter every up
hoist"rer, every person In any carriage man
uiAe'ory IN this STATE VINO wa' bearing ME
po'uon OF puohe oufuens ana VINO oy means
o. ms Moor was seeking an honor.
so" support ior h''"seii ana
| '""'v' cam. i''o u'!'o' oo"peu'o"
| Wv" eon'iNt noo' IN the Maihe ota'e irsou
=" "s "s's'"'"'' VI 'oo' Ai"' s,'A,
usa' Oh eons,uerauoh Anu ai''t grea' ues,
oi ,n,ssus"uo" 'h' 's'm,ui' passed o'''
"",en !" ioa"u III cnsp'eI i''' r"o'c Laws
oi ioo' Ann says Simply 'h"' no more uhah
.se.y per seo' o, MI .ac a'a.e eonV'e" 'n
VI. mA'"s "'A'e '''o" s"Ali "c c"p'oyeu "
any time in any one industry or In the manu-
facture OF any one kind OF goods. IL was
pto'ie ed that 1t should not 20 into effect un-
I'LL the hrst day OF January, lsss. The in-
tention of this bill was simply that there
should be diversity of labor among the
| convicts IN that institution, that the whole
force OF l52 conVlcts should not be at work
ouiiding carriages TO be sent out over this
State with the larger towns In rivalry and
competition with the carriage manufacturer
OF the State, that are giving employment to
the better class of mechanics aud laborcrs In
their different trades The managers OF the
| state Prison, as they were Obliged to do
made arrangement. to carry out the pro-
visions of the act OF the Legislature OF 1897
aud in their report they show that there were
employed OF all the male conviots
in the State Prison, In the
carriage department 1887 per cent, while
now almost every male convict with the en-
cspton OF twenty per cent engaged In other
pursuits are IN the carriage manufaetory' In
| the manufacture OF harnesses the last year
under the provision OF this act there we're en-
ployed 1880 per cent and In the two new
Industries winch the legislature OF lsS! put
| INTO that in-t'ntion, IN the manufacture OF
| furniture u 80 per cent. and IN the manu-
facture OF brooms 1880 per cent. SIT
Mr.. Wiswell said that he had moved the
had been p,e.,nted becau.c he was in favor
of the platform which advocated protection
IN American indu.,rio. he vas in favor OF
the indeanit, no.,pon.ment of Tho hin be
h.c.,s. i,s f,;.,ds d,m,,J,d m, ,.,c.l ~
.ectlon. one and two az m, o,d law before
III. man.,.m.,, a, ,h. sat. p,;.n, hal had
.ny onnor,uni,v IN ,,y II. w,,Liny. AMI ,be
bcue A. IN he dc,iyeJ from II. he wa. In IA.
var ~ ,bc in,,.8ni,, no.,non.m.n, hsc.u,.
,b e.penJi,ure had be.n made the machip.
eyy had bcen nurcha,cJ and .e, nm m,
,,c.e,, .c, ~ IssT .ho,iJ m. given =. fai,
trial rho neo,le bad .hoxn hy ,h.,, yo,e In
the las, ,Iec,ion ,h., tho name, iabor NJ Eu.
ron. win N. starvation raye. would ma, he
.Iiowed IN cam. in comne,,,,on with fire..
American I.bo, SbouId m. free Iabo,er.
of Maine no brouyb, into romnc,i,ion with
,ha, ~ tho conyic, n, Main. xho /. maid moi
| J.y,. v.ao.. Il, ,hsy w.,e ,,n, N ,heir
n,incinIe. i, ,hoy xo,e ,,n. In m. ,rinci.
uIe. n, ,iyh, and in.,ic, ,hey must .av IN
,hs ,nanaaan,.n, ~ Tho Maize Stat. pr,.on
Lcen an and y;ye tho law fu,,hcr trial
, dive,.ifv your labo, an Inn, II will M, comc
x;,h c,n.bin. sy.c, nnon .nv o.. cl... NJ
t I.hn,o,. n, m.nus.c,u,.,. n, mechanic.
'rhe ofys, fo, ,ai, nj small n.,ccn,age of