Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-08
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| BIN an act to amend Section ~. Chap-
ter II Of the Revised Statutes.
! Was reported from the same com
mi,tee. read the third time and passed
| to be engrossed as amended py senate
amendment A in concurrence.
Bill an act to amend Chapter 4ao
Private Laws of 1899. relating TO the
chool board of PASSPORT
! Rill an act to amend Chapter 144 of
the Revised Statutes relating TO state
pensions.
Bill an act to establish municipal
court in the town of Newport.
Pending third reading Mr.. Sanborn
Of Newport, offered House amendment
A which was adopted. The bill was
then read the third time. passed to be
engrossed as amended and was sent
to the Senate.
message was received from the
Senate by Mr. Dunbar, secretary of the
body. proposing a joint convention to
be held in the hall of the House OF Rep-
resentatives this day. forthwith, for
the purpose of electins a state treas
,rer. and asking the concurrence of the
| House
ON motion of Mr.. Manley of Angus
to, the House concurred and the clerk
was charged with and conveyed mes
sage to the Senate informing that body
of the concurrence of the House in the
proposition for II joint convention for
the purpose of electinG state treas
urer.
The hour of the joint convention hay
ing arrived :he Senate came in and 4
convention was formed. Hon. Oliver
B. tlason. President of the Senate. pre-
sided.
IN CONVENTION.
! on motion of Mr.. Whitehouse of
Sagadahoc. Messrs. Whitehouse. Pierce
of Waldo. Sanborn of Newport. Libbey
Of South Berwick. Burns of Westbrook.
Dc9rng of Saco, Noyes of Pownal We're
appointed Il committee to receive sort
and count votes for State treasurer
! Mr. Whitehouse from the committee.
subsequently reported:
Whole number of votes cast. las
Necessary for a choice. -
+. NJ. Simpson had. l3o
| T.. W. Staples had. IS
The report was accepted and Hon.
| II. NJ. Simpson having received ma
jority of all the votes east was declar-
ed duly elected State treasurer for the
current political years 1899 and 1900
On motion Of Mr.. Merrill of Somer-
set. the secretary of the convention
was directed to notify the Honorable
| f. NJ. Simpson of his election. also the
Governor and Council of the election of
| Honora bic r. NJ. Simpson as State
treasurer for the current political years
1899 and 1900. and he subsequently, re-
ported that he had delivered the mes
sage with which he was charged
/ The purposes for which the convention
was assembled having been accom-
plished. the convention was Dissolved
and the Senate retired.
N HOUSE.
The House was called to order by the
| Speaker
| ORDERS OF THE DAY.
/ The special assignment at this time was
House bill No. ~. an act to provide in
part for ;he expenditures of government,
for the year 1899.
Mr.. Manley of Augusta. said: Mr.
Speaker. ! have no desire to press this
appropria,.on bill 70 4 passage, today. 7
yesterday. desires further time 10 inves-
| tigate the matter. l do desire, however
70 make this explanation, This bin was
the bill that was drafted by the Stato
treasurer. under The direction of the
finance committee. and reported 10 th2
| finance committee. and the State treas
urer and his clerical force explained eacr
! and every item to the committee Tn.
, committee unanimously instructed me L.
! repor the bill 10 the House.
This bill as it says in 9s first section
| ''in order to provide for the several acls
and resolves of the Legislature requiring
the payment of money from the treas
ury.' is simply bill which. under the
| form Of law, it is necessary to pass be-
! fore the State treasurer can pay out any
| money. or the Governor can issue any
warrant upon him for the payment OF
any money, which you or other Legisla-
lures have already appropriated. The
State treasurer. in compiling the laws
that were already in existence, which
| today. have the force OF law. has placed
against each one the appropriation whicl,
the law requires. He had no knowledge
| nor had the finance committee. thar the
| House contemplated. or that the Leg =
laturc contemplated. the repeating OF any
| law ON the Statute book. and until those
laws are repealed We are compelled Ia
make THE appropriations called for N tins
bill.
| have 10 ambitions to crafty in the
passage of this bill. no ambitions thar
will be disappointed or in,erfered with If
1T is defea;ed or delayed. / am SIMPLY
the servant Of the House. desire 10
carry out The wishes of the House. The
Honorable Speaker. who has presided
over this body with such impartiakJy
as to win the confidence of all. did one
partial thing. He placed me as the chair
, man of that committee; and by the House
| accepting his action II is made my duty
| to present ths bill to you. ! am ready
so far as | have the ability. to explani
| every appropriation in THE bill. ! am
ready TO do il now. or at any future time
which the House desires. If the mem
| herS of the House do not desire this blll
10 be taken up. today, and will indicate
any time when they prefer 10 have 1t
taken up. l will gladly consent TO Its
| postponemenl J desire the House to take
| upon itself the responsibility of deciding
when the bill shall be proceeded with.
| We are nearly half through our session.
1T is time we should make some progress.
There is not city or town in this State
that is no.. today, clamoring upon tn
State treasury for the payment a.
moneys due to the cities and towns which
he cannot pay until this bill is passed.
The very first item in ii. of over half 4
million of dollars. is the repayment to
the cities and Gowns of THE school fund.
and will explain, when we proceed with
the bill. how it is obtained. All the pau
| per cases cannot be settled. The town
| treasurers are trying to settle thei' taXei
for the year 1898 with the State treasurer.
No settlements can be made until this
| bill passes.
l have no Interest in the bill other than
| that which every member of this House
has: and | would like 10 have the House
Indicate whethe i: desires to proceed
| with 1t. today. or at some future day.
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