Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-02
STATE HOUSE
Council Allow tho CNnbs 1ittsf 10 60
0Ye1 iil Dec ihh.
Australian Ballot Law Made Easy Read
inx-Maine Schools to be Well Repre-
sented at the Verbs Fair.

The Governor and Council had only rcu-
tine matters before them u their session
YESTERDAY. No action vas taken on the
confirmation or II action of the nomination
Of Judge Coombs - municipal judge Of
the Bath polie~ eeur'. ard it was allowed
TO 70 over til Dee. Il, TO which dass at 10
o'clock in the forenoon the Council I'D
journsd. The petitioners for the commu'
sation Of the sentence OF L B. Griffin from
1--WE to three yaars were given leave TO
withdraw.
The Governor and Council have s6iujsed
Luke Mulkefn and Fred Hsney, now in the
Staie prison. ~ being insane and have
ordered them to be taken to the insane
hospital.
The land agent has been authorized to
convey to F. A.wirg of Mt Vernon. Green
island, in Long Pond, Belgrade. This is
the first time that this island has had q
white man owner.
Gen. John Harper OF Lewiston was 1t
the Ssate House yesterday.
DR.. u. N. Tsi.eIel! ~sas to Boston yes
terday TO attend .he vipte. session Of the
Massachusetts bosri of agriculture.
Secretary Of State Ps.seaten appreciates
the need Of hAvirg the Australian ballot
system that was adopted at the last Legisia
ture thoroughly understood in eli the neces-
sAry details before the next September
election. This duty Of meeting such de
mand appears to devolve upon the STATE
department, and Mr.. Fe.seudsn has de-
voted considerable attention to the subject
He proposes to print a number Of pam
phlets on which shall be pfiated the Law
complete and then there is to be appended
to this the salient points Of the law SC
clearly explained and free from all yer
bisge that the ordinary reader may uader
stand il on reading it over. To have TIT
features Of the law uniformly understoot
10 what IL desired, and Secretary Fessendet
has admirably attained this end in so far q
the explanations of the law that he proposes
to publish in this oireu'ar, forms Of th'
ballot under this law, h3~ to mark the bal
lot, how to construct the polling booths
etc, etc. These pamphlets will probably
be issued the last Of thi, month.
One of the important subjects to COM
before the Maine Pedagogical Society 3
their next meeting will be that OF maxim!
an educational exhibit 3; the Columbian
Exposition, one that shall be creditsble 4
the State. Superintendent Luce suggest
,hst charts be prepared covering free higl
schools, the academies and secondaI,
schools, and the colleges. giving facts sn'
figures and other valuable information
He would slso have the other schools, es
pecially the graded sch ,ols in the cities an
larger towns, fully represented. The gen
| eral system, its operation and the work don
by Maine schools, would Of course receiv
careful attention. Atthe pedagogical NEE.
ing Mr.. Luce and prominent educators viii
be heard from On this matter.
The fish comm issioners say they Ar
meeting with much difficulty ill removin
their landlocked salmon eggs, as the stream
have been too low for them to get to thei
usual spaw ming ground. They state that o
the so, 1000 young eight months cid salmo
| which were recently csried 20 miles from
the OrlaDd hatchery and placed in tribu
tary Of the Penobscot, only six fish die
from the effects Of the trip. They conside
1000 Of the Sc partly grown fish more effec
tive for spawning purposes than half
million young fry Just Matched.