Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-17
G0yERSos AND COUNCIL.
Nominations Regularly Confirmed Three Re.
ports Presented Other Business.

Governor Cleavcs and the Executive
| Council were in session. Wednesday after
noon at the State House to transact
much routine business before the close
OF the year. Previous to the meeting, the
Governor and members of the Council
visited City hall, where the meeting OF
the State Grange was in session Il report
OF which will be found elsewhere. The
Official returns from the special election
Tor representative to the Legislature
from Caribou. gave Carl c. King. "a: de-
receive, ); scattering, 3; total. 100 The
report of the State fish and game com
missioners was presented, which will be
FOUND IN part. in another column.
Colonel Charles A. Rolfe, agent of the
Passamaquoddy Indians, appeared before
NE Governor and Council, and presented
his annual report.
The report shows that the onpronria
tons Tor the years 1885 and 1896 are I'M
avoidably overdrawn in the sum Of
$iZs-oi que to the Indian peoples feeling
the business depression of the past year
along with others. Those who went TO
summer resorts with baskets bark work.
ETC. earned barely sufficient to get them
home again The report SAYS:
Labor such as they can perform has
not been IN good demand. Added TO this
is the fact that there have been " deathe
IN the tfibe, during the year. each ac-
'OInpdnled by tilt expense of SuStenan nee
care ana burial. has helped very largely
10 reduce the poor fund There were 40
members Dee. 1885. During the past
year there has been y deaths and IL
births. The present number of members
is AZ. The health of the tribe is gener-
ally good and no contagious diseases
hays prevailed during the year. Good
work has been done in the schools There
are ~ pupils at Pheasant Point and II at
Peter DanaS point. A good attendance
has been maintained. with Il marked i'm
The school has been. as usual, in the
charge Of the Sisters of Mercy One So
rious drawback in The education of the
Indian is the fact that, when lie has
reached the age when he can best absurb |
knowledge. h. feels that he is too old TO |
attend school any longer.
IN" tribe has raised the following agrf- |
cultural products: PotatotN 1851 bushels |
peas. y. oats. Gl2. Deets. =. hickwleat |
30 turnipa, 10. cabbage. iel bushels. Az |
there was not much demand for outside !
dams made good use Of their opportuni- |
ties. with better results than ever before |
At the election held. last October 10 |
Seph l.. Dana was chosen governor, and /
Joseph /. ;. Ddna. lieutenant governor /
Aifhean Levy was elected representative |
to the legislature
Amounts ranging from Sl-i0 10 Slsn q |
year have been rec. iV.,i Tor stumua-n |
he past few years Ea@krt-ash n getting |
scarce IN the vicinity Of the tril,t. ara |
he price of imported material Is nearly |
double that usually paid some OF the |
Indians are poor-too poor To properly |
elothc themselves which accounts to |
some extent FOR tho prevalence Of con |
sumption ana pneumnni., among them. |
Some hay" to pay put an their earnings |
FOR wood. In the near future, larger AID |
must b" given them 20 prevent suffering. |
An annual appropriation OF $s6iS for
the next two years is recommended
The next meeting of the Governor and
'oencil Will b" held. Dec. y, ~ r. NJ