Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-23
STATE HOUSE.
Many Distinguished Visitors
Call on Governor, Friday.
Light Artillery Company Organized at
Rock|and by Colonel Gould.
National Guard Will Not Be Called Out Be.
fore President issues Call.

The State House took on busy war
like air, Friday. All the day there
We're visitors from all parts of the
State, many of them men of repute,
members of the Legislature, or some
citizens
1t was in the afternoon. however,
after His Excellency Governor Powers.
arrived that the busy time begun, and
the rotunda, the Council room, and the
Council chamber lobby We're filed With
people. some eager to see the Governor
and all having something in view.
The meeting of the Governor and
Council, at o'clock. was a very short
and uninteresting session, there being
nothing but the routine business trans
acted.
All the nominations previously pub
lished in the Journal, We're confirmed
and a remarkably few bills for small
siliIONilto Nti'- oPl'ioNtb- il' it1i 70 -
amount which was for $1,000. in favor
of the State reform school, was passed
and then reconsidered. as the amount
was not necessary to be drawn at this
session.
All the rights that the State might
hold on Ram Island in the town of
Woolwich, was sold to Phillip w Day
Two towns in the State that have
discontinued their liquor agencies, have
made application to Liquor Commits
sioner Wakefield to take back the stock
they have on hand. and Mr.. Wakefield
applied to the Governor and Council
to see if he was obliged to do So AT
ter some discussion of the matter. they
decided to advise Mr.. Wakefield not to
take back the liquors.
A petition for pardon for Charles 5.
Bragdon of Freeport, who is serving
short sentence in State prison for
the crime of larceny, was read by
Secretary of State Byron Boyd and
the Council directed him to take the
necessary steps toward causing a no.
tice of hearing to be ordered
At 5.l5 o'clock the Council went into
executive session to discuss the matter
of calling a special session of the Leg
islature, and other matters.
The Council adjourned until May 20,
at o'clock p. M.
Among the Governors callers was
delegation from Bddeford. who came
to give him advice concerning the ap-
pointment of the Bddeford police com
missioner, who is to be appointed very
soon. and it is understood that there
are several candidates in the field.
The rest of the visitors called for
purposes connected with the war sit
uation.
Mayor Butler and Colonel f. X.
Gould of Rockland. had a long conVer-
sation with the Governor on the war
situation and a company that has been
organized in that city.
Colonel Gould in conversation with
Journal reporter, said that he had or
ganiZed battery of eight artillery Oh
IS men. and he wished to have the
company enlisted into the state ser
vice. as the company that the Cover
nor is empowered to organize
Colonel Gould had a short interview
with General Richards. and it is un-
derstood that both he and the Cover
nor highly favor the acceptance OF lhe
company.
Rockland is now one Of the most IN
tensely interested cities in the State, as
| they feel that they are liable to be
! harmed, being as they are so unPro-
tected from an attack from the sea-
Many men have been mustered ii'o
| the navy there. the company VI ''e
guard is full. and many more pesioe