Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-02
STATE HOUSE.
Governor and Council Finish Busi-
ness Of 1898, Saturday.
Superintendent 6. c. Stevens Assigns Com.
mitiees to the Different Rooms.

t1ey are through.
When adjournment was made it was
to 10 A. M. Wednesday, Jan. 4. the day
when the Legislature goes into session.
The Council will act in an honorary
way until the new Council is sworn
in. The last act of the present Council
will be the signing of their pay roll and
the first of the new will be the approval
of the same.
There was general canvas made.
Saturday. of all the departments, to see
if all the bills and orders were in for
the year and at $780, the Governor was
ready to go on with the business from
the recess taken, from Friday after
noon.
The greater part of the bills were
those little ones that several of the
different departments had found We're
due at the last minute, and in the pass
ing upon reports of State officials.
The report of the trustees and Off
GERS of the Maine Insane hospital was
accepted. and 1000 copies were ordered
printed.
The report of the secretary of State
was approved. Four thousand copies
of the bureau of labor and industrial
atsitstics, was ordered printed. There
was also an order authorizing the
printing of 1000 copies of the report of
the State librarian when he gets the
same ready for publication.
On the report of the committee on
State prison and pardons. the petition
ers for the pardon Of Charles Morgan
Wallace, Charles Plunkett and George
Melvin Thomas were given leave to
withdraw.
An order was passed authorizing
the Governor to draw his warrant for
s72.9SO for soldiers pensions. OF the
State prison report 1000 copies were or
dered printed.
An executive session was held after
which the Council adjourned to
Wednesday.
Governor Powers left on the after
noon train. Saturday, for Boston,
where he will join Mrs. Powers. They
will return to this city the first of the
week.
With the exception of Councillor Cof-
fin ha of he
their homes to stay over Sunday.
Superintendent Z. c. Stevens has
made the arrangements for commits
tee hearings for the coming session.
He has made several changes in the.
rooms where some of the hearings are
held.
The following is the new schedule:
Educational. Reform school and the
State College, in superintendent OF
schools office, room No. A, first floor:
railroads, telegraphs and expresses.
railroad commissioners room, No. lao,
third floor; financial affairs, treasurers
office, room IS, first floor; legal affairs,
ROOM, No. las. third floor: judiciary,
room No. 141. third fioor fish and
game, counties, room No. 80, under
land office; insurance and merchantile
affairs, insurance commissioners room,
No 131, second floor; labor. labor com
missioners office, No. 1856, third floor;
banks and banking. bank examiners
Office; room No. lag, third floor; library,
State prison and. Insane hospital
library, Room No. tk7. second floor;
agriculture, shore fisheries in agricul-
tural department. room No. y, first
floor; military affairs. commerce s,and
federal relations. adjutant generals Of
fee. room No. Il, first floor; towns and
State lands and State roads, land office,
room No. 43, first floor; temperance,
mirIes land mining and Indian affairs,
roortE. under treasury department; IN
terror waters. pensions and Ways and
bridges, pension office, room 70. first
floor; claims taxation and manufac-
lures. assessors office, room No. 1856, |
third fioor; public grounds and build
ings. superintendent office, room No.
As, first floor.
n Col. E. c. stavens was at the State
House. Saturday. for the :first time I'll
severa. days as he has been sufferfnf3
from an attack OF the grin. He IL afsli3