Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-24
COUNCIL Meeting.
Governor and Council Hold
Regular Session, Wednesday,
Routine Business Together With
Several important Matters.
Pardon Hearing Of Howard Parker Postponed
MANY Distinguished Visitors.

The Governor and Council met
Wednesday afternoon. at o'clock. ac-
cording to adjournment, all being pres
ent except Councillor Spofford IF
Pressure Isle.
The afternoon session was devoted to
reports of committees. the confirmihS
of nominations and to Commissioner l..
T. Cartoons remarks on the famous
Cow Moose Case" about which 50
much has been said
Among the bills presented that the
Council voted to approve We're $26,129.5c
for the county tax collections: agricui-
tural societies. SS057.55: Rowland and
Enfield bridge. $4,000: Bath Military
and Orphan asylum, $4,000; cattle COM
missioners, $1,000; repairs on Madawas-
ka Training school. 1890; military at
fairs. SlO9l17: State beneticiares.
s1425 Central Maine General hospital
$500
The petition for pardon of Howard
Parker. which was assigned for hearing
at this meeting. was laid over until the
next session, as neither of the attor
neys could he present.
The list of nominations published re-
Gently in the Journal was confirmed.
the principal one being that of Alonzo
r. Nickerson of Boothbay Harbor. ds
commissioner of sea and shore fisheries.
1t was ordered that F. NJ. Simpson.
State treasurer. is hereby authorized
and directed to pay Leland @. Lud-
Wig. treasurer of Aroostook county,
$1,000. from the appropriation for the
bridge at Haynesville.
1t was ordered that 2ooo copies of the
state treasurers report be printed.
This is 800 less than last year.
Chairman l.. r Carleton, of the fish
and game commissioners. addressed
the Council at some length on the Gel;
ebrated case where the two boys killed
the COW moose. last summer and for
which requisition papers are asked nf
the Governor to bring back the two
boys into this State for trial His re-
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column of this issue
The evening session which was begun
at so clock. was devoid of interest. as but
very little business was Transacted
A few small accounts were PASSED
1t was ordered that the bills of an in
sane patient. Mrs. alton, TN" VIE OF tn'
wife of the Lewiston polo player. b" paid
by the State. at Mrs. Walton Is not
native OF Lewiston
one hundred and iilty copies of the r.
port Oh me trustees OF inc INDUSTRIAL
school were ordered printed for the use
of the trustees
The resignation of Judge G. II. Prescott
of the Bi0deford municipal court was
read
1t was ordered that 800 copies of tn"
cattle commissioners report be printed
In executive session the petition TOR
pardon "f MafShail Dyer was taken from
the tahle' ana acled upon oN the '"uu-
on IL heiflS iald over
Adjournment was hl'lde To thursday.
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,u,,nt ON. d4legation consisting of
Ao.nt Welsh of the Lewiston Hleacherv
Ao.nt pratt of the Rates mill at Lewis
500, ~. Al :, Iyadrou.n,d . f,r,,a,,
member of the Executive Council. and at
present a member of the State board of
health. Hon. Seth NJ. Carter of Lewiston
and Hon. W. IL. Newell Of Auburn, were
present to press the nomination of Judge
A. d. Cornish of Lewiston. as successor
to Judge Enoch Foster.