Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-08

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Fetch Of the Kicker Classical Institute
| Representative Pierce of Blaine. and
others spoke in favor of the resolve OF
$1,000 annually for the Normal depart
ment of the institute. No action was
taken on any of these matters by the
committee.
of Pennell institute and Freedom
academy were postponed to Friday
| The committee voted to report ought
to pass on the resolve Of $4,000 annually
Tor the summer schools for teachers
A subcommittee was appointed to in
| vestigate the expediency of insuring
the Normal school buildings The COM
mittee will visit the Industrial school
Tor girls at HallOwell, today, and is
planning on trip to Castine Normal
school, next week.
The committee on claims had eight
hearings in the office of the State as
SCISSORS, Thursday afternoon. No ac-
ton was taken upon any Of the claims
presented, and an executive session for
the purpose will be held Immediately
after adjournment, today. Three of
the claims were those of men who for
various reasons desire that the State
pay them back the $500 they paid for
substitute when drafted in the Civil
war. Representative Dawson pre-
sented such claim from Cyrenus B.
Downs of Winterport. Senator Cham
berlan helped Isaac Moore of Somer-
vile, explain his claim. A similar re-
solve in favor Of Eben NJ. Garland of
Bluehill, referred from the last Legis-
lature. was considered by the commit
tee. State Assessor Haywood explained
Canton's claim of $500 in abatement of
taxes for 1892 and '9s on account of the
disastrous fire of April, 1897, this town
had to pay the State taxes on a large
amount of property that did not exist.
a. S. kimball, Esq, of Norway. pre-
scented the claims Of the towns of Nor
way and Waterford for money paid by
them for the subsistence and transpor-
tation of the destitute Italian laborers
when work was given up on the Ok
ford Central Electric Railway These
claims and the resolve of $40 for re-
bate of taxes to Beddington. We're all
tabled for action today.
The committee on military affairs had
several important hearings. Tuesday.
Seth I. Snipe and John O. Shaw of
Bath. and John NJ. S. Hunter of Farm
tary, Naval and Orphan Asylum. APP
peared in the interests of the resolve
of $4,000 annually for this institution.
The committee voted to report ought
to pass. The same report will be made
on Representative Murphys resolve for
a bounty for the recruits who We're
sent to the LIST Maine at Chckamauga.
ZIG in number. The bill increasing the
salary of Adjutant General Richards
for extraordinary services during the
war with Spain was tabled for action
later. Railroad Commissioner Chad
bourne spoke in favor of this resolve
The report will be ought to pass on
the resolve of $4,000 for the preservation
of the Civil War rolls Col. Z. c. Mil
liken explained the imperative need Of
this work to the committee There
was a large delegation from Biddeford
on the petition of Co. G., 1st Maine.
that they be reimbursed $1677 per man
for the amount charged for clothing.
b. F. Cleaves conducted the case and
had many witnesses. The committee
decided that it was national and not
State matter, and voted to give the
petitioners leave to withdraw. 1t was
also voted that legislation is inexpedient
on the bill to exempt soldiers from
paying a poll tax.