Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-15
CAPITOL NOTES.
Recess Seems and Gossip at
the State House.
Bills Signed by G,.,no, po.,...
The Weeks 2 PSr,.nm
The '''''s1d Tax RAN Increase New
Corporations

ocicck VIII begin another s,.
Tor the Legislature. II is SueS .'.,.,. 80
week since the Organization .'sn..
II can scarcely be called TIL, ,",.,'
week of hard work. Most of Il .e"
bers passed Sunday at their ,a.,".
leaving the Capitol very quiet IA a.
serted Saturday and this fol-,
The trains today will bring the, o,i
iack. and the lobby, corridor,
pers and halls will assume their IT,. :
iinE. business-like aspect once mo-
The week promises to he full :. i
work both for the sessions and n. /.
committees, and probably mere will y
| brought to pass than during any weel
yet. 1t may not bring the crowds O.
last week. however, as there are NJ
meetings at the Capitol OF the Stat,
Bar association or the Womans Fed
Grafton, as last week, to interest thost
who might not otherwise visit the
State House
Every committee has some import
ant hearings scheduled. The 5Maiciary
and legal affairs committees eacl
nave over a score of hearings IL
three afternoons, beginning with
Tuesday. The ever busy educationa
committee will be the busiest vet. ann
Will make some important and muep
watched for reports. The 81 hour Ia "
for women and children for which
scores of petitions have been received
from all the manufacturing centcss
will be considered by the .1ahar com.
mittee. Thursday. On, Tuesday the
finance committee T.ill give hearings on
the resolves in favor of calling atten-
ton 10 Mallie as summer resort and
aio Ior Gown of Hollis and on Thurs
Gay on the resolves in favor Of Little
Samaritan Aid society, Portland; in
, favcr of Ex-Governor King monu-
ment; and in favor of Portland School
for the Deaf.
The Incorporation of Swans Island
and division of Frenchville, Bethel
Whiting and Matinicus plantation. will
be considered by the committee on
towns. Wednesday, The railroad COM
mittee has six hearings Wednesday re-
garding the charters of various electric
lines, for which extension or amend
Dent is wanted. Fish and game mat
|ters of local Importance will be heard
by the score on Tuesday and Thursday.
The other committees win also find
work enough to do before the week
closes.
AS to what the week will bring forth
in the Work of the sessions no pro-
phecy can be safely made. There are
number of resolves and bills on the
table. some assigned and many unas-
signed, which will doubtless be the oc-
oasion of debate. so that an interest
ing and eventful week may be looked
for. The bill for the registration CT
guides will be taken up tomorrow.
Governor Powers returned from
Portland. Saturday morning, and was
busy in his room the rest of the day
| looking fresh and vigorous after the
! Lincoln club banquet of the previous
evening. He remained in the city over
Sunday. Saturday morning the Cover
nor signed the first general appropria-
! ton bill. carrying S1,273,0O0. which had
passed both branches without debate.
| This bill provides for all the ordinary.
necessary running expenses of the
State, the expenditure of nearly all the
money called for being regulated by
law. The bin is made up in the treas
| urer's office for the finance commit
tee,and is always presented and passed
carly in the session. Later in the VIM
ter another general appropriation bill
Is made up and passed. usually at the
| last session. providing for the sums
called for the many special appropria-
tipns that are always made. The size
of this second appropriation bill will be
| determined by the closeness with
which the Legislature follows its
watchwords of economy and conserva
tism.