The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-05

d usplls In ~ House. Mr.. Plummer
D tc.sured n burst Of eloquenoe the deeds
OF Ncwsy and SoAlsy with the ships Of
10 be pr0asi Of thai Maine men had bsen
instru peneh in building these mighty
vessels Mr. Hale 10 the foe Of dishonest
leeislstio n and the unscrupulous and
pestiferou., iobbyists give him wifs
berth. Mr.. pummsr moved that the TO-
uinstion b u ado By exclamation.
Mr.. White Of Lewiston seconded the
nomination. n'so telling Of Mnine's In
fuenoe at wasuA ,ngton and paying high
tribute to Mr. HSs
Mr.. Virgin OF Portland said IL gave
him pleasure to ss oond the nomination,
After the remarks sA 7eady made IL seemed
superf,uous to tell Maine Legislature
about senator Hale. From the first time
he entered this hall, he VAS been loyal and
able to his state. 1t 10 true that. - hsr
motto declares. Maine isA ds at Washing
ton. With Hon. Thomas ASr~okett Reed,
that iudomitable leader. that skiifui
parIiamsntarian. that great k'peaker who
has presided impArtially over nfe Hause;
with Hon. Nelson Dingley-w'hose name
we speak with bated breath, fe.ving that
he may be lowering on the verge n eterni-
ty-a man skilled In the tariff and the
foe Of that attack made on ons Of Nsins'sl
industries through the Canadian 81 nmi a.
sion; with Hon. Charles A. d, ite.ie
Hon, Edwin q. Burleigh; Ssnatt ~ Frye,
the presidents pro tsmpore Of the Senats
and one OF the commission whic b maj,
the treaty ending the war viii = SPAN
and with Senator Hale, Ia 10 any w~idel
that Maine possesses her infii ie0 ce In
national legislation.
At the close Of Mr.. Virgins ~ ech tn
motion was nut and carried, and Senatol
Hale was declared the nomin % of tbs
caucus. 1t was then that h, appeared
and made his address.
THE BANGOR HOSPIT AL
Representative PArkhurst of Bangor
maid to the PRESS correspond ant tonight
that the Penobsoot county delegation
while they felt that the comp = ,tion Of the
new insane hospital 10 matt = In which
| the entire state should take ~ interest
had, as 1t appeared to DO expected o.
them, taken charge Of the % sparation o
the legislation regarding IT. This plan Il
to ask an appropriation Of t1 5000 for thu
combustion of two wings % ider the gen
eral supervision OF the 'overnor ant
Council, who will be auth ,rized to en-.
ploy master builder. ~ 10 completed
hospital 1t is proposed to p' under thu
control Of tho board OF ttustees Of the
Augusta institution. The present plar
Is to refer legislation regarding IL to
special committee 10 be a pointed for the
purpose, hut 1t may be Ia at COMMITTEES
will be formed by the UNI ion oil finance
AID insane hospital commit ices.
THE SALARY COMA ITTEE.
The last legislature created salary
committee to consider legislaEt on bearing
on the salaries of state ofiiciahi and en-
ployes Today an order WINS presented
| providing for such oomIni ~ e, bat 1t
was tabled by Senator Stearns. AT snce
1t was reported that this action y, vi some
reference to the proposed mover ne Mt TO
| increase the salaries OF the Supren " O. 'urt
Judges Mr. Stearns said in rela hon to
| 1t, that he had tabled the order so ex-
| anime IT. He did not know that he WAS
opposed to It. The reference to the Judges
salaries he declared to be far fetche 4. II
the committee is appointed Mr.. VII son OF
3orham is likely to be House chair man.
MAY BE HEARD FROM AG AIN.
The mutterlngs of the subsid ing rail
md committee have been the only in
,.,. ting echoes in the Augusta sir today.
III. rinoipal trouble seems to have been
,b., :. rtain influential ger flemen In
and were either b-getful or
car,lsss in the matter OF writi n, letters OF
mend, 'tion. When the SO letters
collide, ON single trace ct Augusta
there were So. Tks and Examinations.
Soma of thu mo It Influential tmen in the
ststs xvsre ,onoe, ned In the matter and
the resulting din appo'htmsat VIII be
heard from hereah Aus usta CORE