Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-14
RECESS AGAIN
As a Mark Of Respect to Ex.
Governor Davis.
"Wednesday at the CapitoI--No Signs
Yet Of Overwork.
GOSSIP Of Some Legislation to Come Other
Stray Items Of Interest.

session tuesday afternoon, adjourned
over to this forenoon out of respect to
the memory ofex-Gov. Davis, Wednes-
day was another day of recess at the
Capitol. Although no session was held
there was crowd of legislators about
the building all day, and it was a
very different kind of recess from the
first one of four days when all went
home
During most of the day at least four
fifths of the members of both branches
were either in their seats reading the
Journal and testing their new station
cry, or scattered about the halls in
conversation. A halo of cigar smoke
was over all, and it was, under such
favorable circumstances. great day
for members with pet schemes to get
IN their work, and also for the crafty
lobbiest to buttonhole acquaintance,
old and new. The committees still
afforded fertile subject for conversa-
eioii 'iiioHS tile HleIilDefS. II was the
universal comment that the presiding
officers had made admirable selections
and that the difficult and important
task of making up the committees had
been performed with the greatest care
and discrimination.
The idea prevailed. yesterday, that
after a session this forenoon, and pos
sibly another one. tomorrow, another
recess of three or four days will be in
order to let the committees get organ
lied and in general to get all ready for
the solid work of the session. At the
wheels of legislation revolving. but
once started they whirl rapidly and
constantly until the work is done.
Just now the lawmakers of Maine do
not seem to be in danger of physical or
mental collapse from overwork. Today
and during the sessions for some time
to come there promises to be flood of
petitions and bills, and great mass of
work will be piled up ahead for the
committees to sift over and pass judg-
ment upon. There is not this year. as
in some sessions, any one great meas
ure that overshadOws all others in i'm
portance and interest. Perhaps from
this the idea arises that the session
will be short one, but it is dangerous
to make prophesies about the length of
legislative sessions.
A special car was attached to the
go A. NJ. train, yesterday, to bear the
delegation from the Capitol to the
funeral of the late ex-Gov. Davis in
Bangor. The party included Gov.
Ilewellyn Powers, President A. r.
Day, Speaker Seth L. Larrabee, State
Treasurer F. NJ. Simpson, Deputy Sec
rotary of State S. J. Chadbourne,
Councillors E. S. Marshall, E. D. Free
man, r. C. Boothby. E. P. Spofford, H.
w. Mayo and V. l.. Coffin: Senators A.
+. Savage of Androscoggin, M. L. Rey-
nolds of Kennebec. and C. A. McCul-
Tough of Washington: Representatives
l. X. Stetson and C. S. Pearl of Ban
gor b. 3. Murray of Pembroke, w. II.
Fogler of Rockland, H. B. Saunders of
Ellsworth, A. l.. Talbot of Lewiston; c.
E. Edmunds of Corinth, and D. X.
Jewell of Hailowell. Several other
members. not on the committees APP
pointed. joined these to pay their last
respects to the fonored dead. Another
member of the party was ex-Gov. Z.
C. Burleigh The party returned by
special car on last nights Pullman.
Will there be new normal SchOOl
established? and if so, where? The
report of the special commission to IN
vestigate this question is not yet maze
public, and whatever it's decision it is
not certain that it will determine the
action of the Legislature. The friends
of some half dozen towns IN the
eastern and northern sections of the
State are making strenuous efforts to
get the proposed new normal school,
and this is one of the most discussed
questions now among the members.
All three of the present schools are
said to need good appropriations TINS
wear to complete buildings and carry
on other work begun, and this may
cripple the chances of new normal
school at this time. An interesting
contest is sure to come up later. This
matter with that of improving Names
rural schools will give the educational
committee some hard work to do
westbrook seminary, which has not re-
caived any State aid for half CEN
turv. will come forward this session
with a request for $4,000 for two years.
Representative Burns will present
stronp reasons why this institution
sbould receive little State help, as
we'll as the other seminaries and
ohools that have been aided so much