Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-25

Lwas referred the report of the commit
tee on Judiciary, of the 61th LeElsiaHsure,
relating to the appointment oi are 't the
matter and beg leave to report; Inc CONT
mittee believe that the appointment ~
a State auditor would pc s.sp ~ eh :,
right direction that 1t would promote y
system of greater accountability IN inc
expenditure of public moneys; ana that
! the publication OF a state a uoltor &c 's
port showing the items OF expenditures
| to whom paid. and for what purpose,
could not fall to be an Improvement up
on the present system. me peoptte t t,,.Sr
Il right to know in detail. VINO gets ther
money. The present system, by when
only the gross amounts paid out Ior GER
| tain purposes appear in pupllsneu ,r r.
ports is entirely unsatisfactory. ,,,, ms
committee undertook to draft a pi,i 70
provide for the appointment OF a STATE
! auditor. But little examination sn1we ~
make thorough examination OF the
Statutes, which appropriate money anu
prescribe the manner of its use; put tnai
the methods now N vogue IN yne Of seV sav
| eral contracts made by the state Win
various parties, involving the expenui-
ture OF money, would ail haEe , 10 ou d''i he
drawn which would be satisfactory, anu
the time at the disposal of the commltee
| renders it impossible for us to do TINS
| work.
| We therefore recommend that the bill
| be referred to the next Legislature IN
| order that a better opportunity pc AZ
I forded for accomplishing this desired re-
\ form. Mr.. Savage for the committee the
| report was accepted
| The following committees made their
| final reports that they had acted on all
| matters referred to them:
Sea and shore fisheries, T.. A. Wyman,
| chairman.
| Railroads, telegraphs and expresses,
| W illiam tnael. chairman
| Salaries William Engel chairman.
| state lands and State roads, q. Il. Simp-
son chairman.
! Manufactures. G. E. Simpson, chairman.
| An act relating to the appointment and
duties of disclosure commissioners.
| On motion by Mr.. Reynolds of Cum
berland. this bin was taken from. the
table. Amendment IA" adopted and the
bill passed to be engrossed as amended.
Trust and Banking Company. On motion
| by Mr.. Merrill of Somerset. this bill was
taken from the table. Mr.. Merrill read
through the amendment offered by him
and presented the following amendment:
| Add to the end of line 3 in section l. the
words Waiter Moor and p. W. Thomp,,
son" The amendment was adopted and
the bin passed to be engrossed as
| On motion by Mr.. Head of Kennebec.
bin an act 70 set of part OF the town OF
| Belgrade was taken from the table ana
| passed to be engrossed.
| An act to enforce the payment of State
| and county taxes on timber and grass
on reserved lands in the State. Mr.. Ensel
offered Senate amendment "A Strike
out in section 4, lines and s, the words,
| land without recourse to the law. The
| amendment was adopted. bill read the
| second time and passed to be engrossed
| as amended.
| An act relating to the transportation by
common carriers. of property the title of
| which is in dispute.
On motion by Mr.. Savage, this bill was
\ taken from the table. read the second
| time and passed to be engrossed.
| An act to amend the charter of the
Waldo Street Railway Company. This
| bill came from the House on its first
reading. read the second time under sus-
| pension of the rules and passed to be en-
| crossed.
| Resolve to enable the State librarian to
| complete additional sets of York Deeds.
| An act in reference to trustees of the
State College of Agriculture and Me-
| chanic Arts.
These two bills came up on their frs.
reading. were read the second time UNI
| der suspension of rules and passed to be
| engrossed.
| An act to authorize the Georges River
| Mills to develop sell and use electric
power and to transmit electricity for
| lease or sale heat. light and power.
| This bill came from the House on its
adopted in concurrence. bill read sec
| ond time under suspension of rules and
| passed to he engrossed.
An act relating to the Portland Rail-
road Co.
This bill came from the House on its
first reading. was read the second time
| under suspension of rules, and passed to
| be en2roSsed.
An act relating to Normal schools and
the Medawaska Training school. This
the second time and passed to be en-
/ crossed,