Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-10
CAPITOL CHAT.
The Rsuiuisceus Member Who Wauf
"a His PICK Of tbs 0sats, Bic.


Marked contrast ID legislative hour
betsesn Thorsdsy and Friday.
Hendee took so.e interior viexs Of tn,
new addition sna The Representatives Hal
Friday morning.
There have been many commentator,
remarks concerning the iplsn3A yenfila
ton of Representative. Hall, 10 fac. Of ID,
whole bsilding.
The respective oaees Of the Supefia
tendent Of Schools snd Lad Agent ss,
quite soomJ since they ssvs been locatss
in different roors-
Up in Representatives. Hall Friday after
aeon some half dozsa members sat a. ihesl
as'ks writing or resdiaz, ba: the ssnat
Chamber vs wholly dsserted
An occasional ticking Of the Instrument,
vas heard yesterday in the islsgraph ofsesl
bat the operators lookea happy and hsedse
not. Bot one message ~as cent from IN.
State House Fritay. Bu. won. all thi. b,
changed mex: week.
The Richmond Bee has the folIowina
very pleasant notice Of Richmond boy,
5nder the head "A Deserved A appointment.
Many readers Of the Bee will be pleased
TO learn iha: Mr.. Jo,eph r. Alexander Of
Richmond, has been appointed to . clerk,
ship 10 the Office Of the Secretary Of state
The appointment vas resolved Wednesday
and Mr.. Alexander entered upon his dutie.
Yesterday The new clerk 10 vsil-known
IN this community, where he is respected by
everybody. Besides possessing every qna.i.
acstionlor the satisfactory discharge OF biz
duties he 10 known to be perfectly upright
honest and honorable, and !. is believed th II
he vii prove TO be the right man in the
right place. With Joseph 10 the Score.
tsry Of States Office, and Doc laboring al
the night editors desk In the office Of the
REssEsEc JoCKSAL. the Bee will look to
see Richmond boys make good record ,hi.
winter in Augusta.
There are so,d many prominent. men
in Maine whose education was obtained Ia
the country schoolhouse. Doubtless many
Of them still recall the method Of '.ars,
come first served" used Ia securing favor
able seats at The beginning 81 a
term Of school. How many there are
who hurried through their farm chores
in order to be 1t the school house when the
door wxs unlocked Yes, and how those
"reminiscences come b8ek 10 the min,
Nov 1t is presumed that one Of the repre-
sentAtives was in reminiscent mood the
morning that the present legislature organ
lied. Judging from what was found ia ore
1T the new seats by an attendant. Just be-
fore the drawing Of seats, when all are 10
take pot luck on their respective locations,
the attendants went through the hall clean
ing up all the desks in readiness for the oc-
cupants In one of them was found written
IN = bold hand on a slip of paper til. words
"mY seat. and the representatives sigma.
ture.
Some who have casually glanced into the
renovated Hall Of Representatives, have
youchssfed the statement that the mem.
bers 10 their new seats do not have the
room thai they did in the old house; that
there was less space in front of the desks,
between them AMI the Speakers platform.
Supervising Architect Collect WAS seen hy
JorRsAh representative, yesterday, aud
gave the following information conceraiu 2
ing the Hall The old desk was across it
~ inches, the new ones are Is inche
Formerly it was foot 3 :; INCHES from
one desk to the other in The same ror, 40 y
it l'2 feet While the space between the
the seats ard the rear wal i, not quite vha.
ii WAS before, there is more room in front Of
the desks. between them and the platform
In the old aisles the men could rot vel pass
each other, the aisles being only about
feet wide, now the aisles are feet inches
wide. The change in the platform make s
1t much more convenient for passing in
front Of the seats,