Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-03
MANUFACTURES
WMuch Interest in THURSDAYS
Legislative Work.
First General Appropriation Bill Car
ries $l,605, 1898.
c'"m't'ees to Report Finally March g.
Hunters Tax KILLED. Committee Work.

oay, was filled to overlooking with es
pecially interesting features. 1t was :
very busy day. and the morning ses
sion of the House was the longest O
the winter, thus far. Then in tn,
afternoon there We're numerous i'm
portant committee hearings. Their,
was not great amount of new bust
ness at the forenoon session, but eacl
day now more time is consumed il
reading committee reports and bills In
various stages of passage, and in dis
cussion. The first movement toward
an early adjournment was made in the
passage of an order calling upon all
joint committees to make their fina
reports on or before March ,. Bird OF
Rockland. introduced this, and it had
determined effort will be made to pre-
vent any extension of this time.
1t was a dramatic coincidence that
just as the resolve providing for the
annual appropriation for the Maine
Industrial School for Girls. with an
extra $3.50 for fire escapes, was intro
duced and read by the presiding Off
GER, page entered the hall and whis-
pered to the reporter that the school
building, in plain sight Of the Capitol,
was all in flames. Representative
Parkhurst of Bangor, presided over
most of the morning session, and did
himself proud. He fully understands
parliamentary procedure, and has 4
good voice.
The Deering annexationists are
bound there shall be no delay. When
the report of the committee, unani-
nous for annexation, was received,
Thursday. the rules We're suspended
and the bill was at once given it's three
several readings and sent to the Senate.
Among the many committee reports
made, Thursday morning, were several
important ones from the fish and game
committee. The matter of license fee
from sportsmen is referred to the next
Legislature, and its friends believe
that public sentiment will get educated
up to it in the meantime. The COM
mittee reported legislation inexpedient
on the matter of intrusting the en-
forcement of the game laws to the
county attorneys and sheriffs, and re-
ported in favor Of a close time of four
years on deer in York, Cumberland and
Sagadahoc counties.
The long expected general appropria-
ton bill appeared at Thursdays ses-
sion. 1t was reported from the finance
committee by Mr.. Manley and was
tabled to be printed. 1t carries s., $685.
1898, rather a larger. sum than has
heretofore been carried in the first
general appropriation bill. 1t includes
the temporary loan, the Bangor hos
pital resolve, and the usual amounts
provided by law for State expenses
A statement of facts was introduced
with the bill which gives some very
interesting figures. This statement
gives the estimated receipts and ex-
penditures for 1899 as follows:
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS FOR 1892
ss year 'ee'p'' f s1,Sss, 21o 90
Cash on hand Jan. i, 15d 12S q
Temporary loan, l Sc ~ ~ ~
Due from L. S. government. SoVoV w
@e5 s2,O7s, 1888 70
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR 1899.
First appropriation bill. $l.so5,'@ IS
Regular appropria tons that
existing law will provide ...-o \,
for in second bill. !a5,3ov W
Appropriations pending Feb. l. 40.oO2 d
s2.169,651 81
From this statement of facts it APP
pears, that if all the appropriations
asked for are made the expenditures
of the year will exceed the money at
the disposal of the State by sS7,71s.1s'
and leave no money in the treasury al
the end. of the year. The temporary
loan of $3.50, 900 is the limit to which the
state can borrow under the constitu-
lion. it having already borrowed an
equal sum which must be renewed, and
saoo. 900 being the constitutional limit.
A.! score for more circumstances
against raising, the judges salaries were
received and ordered placed on file, as
the matter has been reported by the
committee. There We're numerous petit
lions that mileage books be made. good
tor the bearer. In the Senate nex'
Tuesday was assigned for the consid'
aration of the bill increasing the
| Judges salaries from $500 to $4,000
\ The order changing Secretary Dun
hairs room will come up in the Senate
this morning.
| I4arris of Auburn, put in a bill pun
;sh;ne by fine not exceeding 800 an,
| othecary who uses any drug or in
rr.dient in compromising a prescrip
zion different from those named in
/; ~, tho physician. Deering of Saco. pre-
hill setting off Ocean Parl