Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

1t will be placed, next week. in front OF
the clerks desk, and will be made of
quartered oak to match it. 1t will be
large enough to hold all the documents
likely to be presented at one session,
and here before the gavel falls the
members will deposit their bills and
petitions. resulting in a great saving
of time and confusion during the
actual session.
AS the result of an order passed in
both branches, Friday. the State H..
brary will be open from to 10 o'clock
each evening during the session. The
librarian is authorized to use $3.50 for
the employment of an extra clerk.
Many of the members are looking
forward with pleasure to the trips
around the State in store for them. AS
usual the committees on State prison,
reform school, agriculture, education
ana military affairs are authorized to
visit and inspect the various institu-
tons under their charge. The educa-
tional committee has arranged to visit
the Portland school for the deaf and
dumb. next Tuesday, and on Wednes-
day will visit the Pennington Normal
School.
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sumed its Sabbath AXE recess aspect,
a striking contrast to the forenoon con-
ditions. Few of the legislators came
back to the Capitol after dinner, and
not more than score were in their
seats working in the afternoon. Pres
ident Day, Speaker Larrabee and the
great majority of the members over
whom they preside departed for their
homes on the afternoon trains and will
return Monday. The Governor and
all the members of the Council had al
ready gone on Thursday.
The judiciary and legal affairs COM
mittees met in their rooms at p. NJ
and made assignments for hearings on
a large number of matters, notices of
which all appear in the Journal. No
other committees had any business on
hand. Several of the committees met
for organization so that nearly all have
now selected secretaries and days for
and are ready for business.
These preliminary meetings of the
most of which were held
Thursday afternoon, are more of
social than a formal nature. The men,
bers get acquainted, have good
is presented each will be big enough,
and generally proceed to elect the
youngest member secretary.
Yesterday the committee on military
affairs met in the adjutant generals
office and organized with Mr.. Fogg OF
Freeport as secretary. The special
committee on the Eastern Maine in
sane hospital of which Senator Weeks
is chairman, has selected Mr.. NJ. A.
Austin of Milford, as secretary. The
on the State College met in
the office of Superintendent Stetson
and chose Mr.. Thomas Searls of
Chelsea as secretary. The committee
on insurance and mercantile affairs
af
rotary.
The committee on labor selected Mr..
II. B. Pratt of Woodland, secretary.
1t is said this committee will have sew
eral important measures to discuss
later. among them a nine hour law
such as in force in Massachusetts and
New York. and an employers liability
act, left over from four years ago, to
provide for better protection of work
ing people, better fire escapes, safer
machinery, and other devices to save
the life and limb of employees. This
committee will regularly meet Thurs
days at P. M.
Superintendent Stevens has arranged
to have put in the judiciary room a
long semi-circular table or desk, with
seats for the ten members. 1t will be
made of uuartered oak, and in size and
shape will be much like that in the
Council chamber. This arrangement
will enable the committee to conduct
hearings to much better advantage,
and with much more comfort to the