Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-12

leave 10 withdraw the petition Of Peaob,
sect tribe Of Indians for supply OF water
= 10 be paid for By the State each yeAr for
20 years the sum OF $500 each year.
move BY unAnimoas eoBsent . reconsidsra.
ton Of tba. vote. 90 so TO. this purpose
A hearing was appointed upon this matter
for today. and the PARTIES interested lave
come here today TO attend that hearing. By
. some inadvertence the committee took up
the bill and passed il previous to that time,
aud the party 10 rov here and wishes to be
heard, and ask the unanimous consent Of
the Senate that the vote whereby the Senate
corcu.rsd With iha House a. TO this bill be
reconsidered, and tha. the rules be sus-
pe5dad for that purpose.
n Mr.. Powers Of Aroostook-Before that is
done, simply wish 10 mske one eorree-
, HOE ia the statement OF the senator from
Penobscos. No m smber of the committee
q of course has any objsetion to having the
matter reconsidered aud referred 10 them /;
bat the senator was in error when be stated
that any hearing had been sppoiafed By the
committee.
Mr.. Thstcher-I was so told. Thn is
ali have to say.
The molten by the senator from Penob-
scot was adopted.
Oa the same senator's motion the matter
was re-commi.ted to the committee on H.
dian affairs.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
Bill, an act to provide in part for ex-
penditrres of government came up by
special assignment al ii o'clock. The
question under consideration was as Is to
amendments "A" and ''B"
Amendment "A" being 10 amend House
document No. 10 by striking ont on page
the words Militia purposes, twenty thou
sand dollars"
Amendment "B," amend page by strik-
ing out the words, furniture and repairs
Of public buildings deficiency. SIS .34s IA 1"
; Mr.. Spear of Kennebec-I would say for
the information of the Senate as to the last
item that Senator Mallett has examined the
accounts, and see no reason
why that should be s,riken out
As to amendment "a" il is only
for temporary purposes that ask that it be
stricken eut, that We may examine into the
expenditures as they will be presented very
soon.
Mr.. Ws!ton-I rei.erste what said yes
terday in relation to the first amendment
"a" ! am not at all opposed TO 3 liberal
appropriation for militia purposes. l simply
ask that il be stricken out 3. the presen.
time out of the rs. appropriation bill. 1t
can be considered in the second appropria
tion bill. The senator from Kennebec has
put in an order requesting a statement Of
expenses, and certainly we should wal,
and ascertain as well as we may. what
sum is actually needed so far as
the first amendment is concerned,
see no reason whv the objection
| .bo ha ~,
nebec who moved that this be tabled, as
understand, withdraws his objection.
Mr.. Moore of Cumberland-Doe the
amendment cover the figures as well as the
printed words?
The President-The amendment reads
Strike ou. on the 4th page militia pur-
poses twenty thousand dollars presume
il would cover the figures
Mr.. Walton-rwenty thousand dollars
means $40 600, whether in letters or figures.
The question being put resulted in the
ado. iou Of amendment "a"
The question was then taken up as to
anne ndment "b. also the words in page 6,
f;.fni@.se, and repairs OF public buildings.
L. iti,acy $l6,SiS IA
Mr.. Mallet Of Cumberland-M Presi-
dent and members Of the Senate In re-
gard to the last item in this first appropri-
alton bill, furniture and repsirs on public
buildings, deficiency" | have carefully
examined all the items and the itemized
bills in the hands Of Gen. Harris, superin-
iendent of public buildings. md ind this
deficiency bill is made up of fixtures and
furniture to furnish the new part in part
and, in part, for the old part of the State
House. IL was necessary to procure tables,
chairs and a certain lot Of fixtures in order
to have the rooms in the the new addition
put in proper shape SO that this present
Legislature could have the use of them for
committee rooms or other public hearings
have here an itemized statement Of the full
amount, as nesr as I could get at it in the
time have had, footing up some SIG ,253
and if it is the wish of the Senate | will
read this account. For window shades add
fixtures put up in proper running order
$500, State Treasurtr's office, carpets ard
rugs 1928 10, Presidents and Speakers
rooms for rugs, si2; gss, s35 10 for gas
that was furnished on sccount of the new
part putting in new metre to furnish gas
TO light the new part This item ia for the
kennebec Heat and Light CompaDy-Dew
pipes are attached to the new metre to help
out the old one. The old plsnt was not
sufficient to light the new psrt-gas and
pptHs Ais)s besh lDE treasurer 800
Expense for elevator Sl3 81. that was for
brick work and material and iabo. furn-
shed in bricking round the elevator after
it was put in. Ii was found necessary to do
this to put it in proper shape. Mirrors 10
the new part, SCI; furnishing for treasu-
rer's office, office counter, bookcase, oak
desk, etc, s8ll. The office counter and
the rolling desk outside werc ordered by the
commissioners and lef. for General Harris
to get; chars, tables, pass keys kew
checks, two desks. chairs for Presidents q
and Speaker rooms, S296 70. That was
for necessary chairs, tables, etc, to put the
rooms in running order for the legislative
session and so that committees would find
the rooms ready at the opening of the ses
sion. Gas fixtures, combination fixtures
chandeliers part gas and part electric lisht,
for the new part S3j6i SO. That is wholly
in the new part of the State House. for
putting in gas fixtures in all of the rooms.
: Extra tools, brooma and spitoous. $500;
storm doors. boiler house, etc for the new
part, s504T5. That is for storm doors
. outside the new part, boiler covering and
for new heating apparatus. Fire place
furnishings. that ia for thing and terra
Gotta fixtures and furnishings in the new
. part, S20S 20; FIRE CRATES FOR furnace, labor
and material furnished, S265 2S. This
item was explained to me by Gen. Harris
He said that the commissioners and con-
tractors who Put in the first fire crate put
in very poor material, and that the job was
bad ore, and WAS destroyed Immediately
, on building fire, so ths. Gen. Harris had
10 put in new fre CRATES a. = cost
, of 1886 IS an3irons for tire plsces $40 50.
That includes all the andirons for the lob.
by, president and speakers rooms aud all
committee rooms throughout the building.
Contract for steam in cutters which the
, commission IS contracted for-that is a
steam pipe in the cutters to melt the ice
and keep the cutters from OVERLOOKING, so
as to carry of the vater-Sli0.
Mr. Wallon--The appropriation for and
irons does rot include those in the Senate
as understand?
Mr.. Mallet-No sir. Additional extra
s200 and additional extra 500, i, for ms
terisl contracted for by Gen. Harris to
furnish the lobby, for sofas and chairs, so
that the members of the House and Senate
and members Of the third house. ard per-
, sons having business here. may find 8 very
comfortable place in which to transact
business, etc; aajutant generals Office,
$500 o., is for carpets and rugs TO
furnish the main and small office
that is used for private Office. That va,
not named in the first appropriation bill,
but thought would include it in this,
makirg sl0,9i57i of the sl6, 900 that has
gone in the new part and with the $500 o.