Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-21
SUNRISE SESSION.
Work Done Early and All Off
for Bangor.
4 Quiet Close to the Third Week Of
the Session.
A'iou'nsd to $50 ?. N. montay Coming
Events State House Notes.

tempt TO difuSe warmth over lobe
iow-Zero world. when the Maine law
makers labored up the Capitol step.
! Friday morning. This sunrise sessio
business is fad which the Legislator
INDUCES in, once every session, in or
der that the days work may be over il
| time for all hands to catch the 81
train for picnic excursion to Bango,
otherwise known as BOomtown o
Hustleville. Some of the legislator
find that it comes rather hard to ge
out of a warm bed by candle light i,
| order to participate in an o'clock SEES
sion, but others find it the easiest an,
most natural thing in the world. i,
fact. they wish that o'clock or even
O'Clock sessions were the daily order O.
things
Fridays session was not only tn,
earliest of the winter. but it was also
the briefest up to date. About an ever
half of the members were in their seats
! In each body when the gavel fell at a
few minutes past s. But nobody raised
the point Of no quorum and the wheels
.revclved very smoothly. Matters were
disposed of at railroad speed. and a,
$50 both bodies stood adjourned ia
Monday at 4.3O =. NJ. Five minutes
later not half dozen members were in
the hall of the House. and the Senate
chamber and lobby were equally de-
serted. The morning session was ended
an hour and three-quarters before the
usual time of meeting, and the recess
calm had settled over the State House,
where it will remain until Monday
afternoon.
There VAS not a great amount Of im.
portant business transacted ut the brief
session. The resolve endorsing the ad-
ministratfon's expansion policy which
was passed in the House. Thursday.
with 50 much enthusiasm, was given 4
unanimous passage in the Senate. A
copy will be at once transmitted to the
President, and his reply to the portion
extending him an invitation to visit
Maine will be eagerly awaited. In the
House there was. a good laugh when
Speaker Stetson read the title of a
newly presented bill as An act to pre-
vent the bleeding of quails in the town
of Sullivan" A member arose and,
with an apology for his poor penman.
ship, explained that the bill was meant
to be An Act to permit the breeding OF
quails in the town of Sullivan" etc.
Among other new measures in the
House these may be mentioned: Mr..
Morey of Lewiston, introduced a bill
amending the present fire insurance
laws SO that the arbitration claim ~
the standard policy is done away with,
and disputed claims be settled by the
courts. The Penobscot tribe of Indians
asks for State aid for the next two
years as follows: S1400 for schools.
so1oO for farming, $1,000 for fall divi-
dends. $500 for bounty on crops, $3.50
for salaries, $100 for cemetery fence,
and 10 Der cent of the shore rentals for
municipal purposes. Beddington asks
for $11O in abatement of taxes for 1893.
Lewiston and WestbrOok ask for an
appropriation to reimburse them for
money expended for needy families In
the late war with Spain. Lewiston ask
ing for $19S4.52, and WestbrOok. $67O.61
McFaul of Machias. introduced Dill
to prevent a preference of creditors
The stenographic report tells the whole
story of the mornings work.
Nearly 100 members were in the
crowd that joined the Joint specia
committee on the Eastern Maine In
sane Asylum in it's trip to Bangor. Fri
day. Those who did not go on thi:
trip went to their homes, so that very
few of the members and officials are
left to pass Sunday in the city. Ther'
we're no committee hearings in the
| afternoon and the Capitol had yer,
quiet aspect.
Governor Powers went to his nome II
Houlton, Friday morning. He will re
turn early in the week.
The fourth week Of the session whlcf
will opcn Monday afternoon. VIII have
q large number Of interesting features
Nearly all the committees have i'm
portant hearings scheduled, and there
is likely to be IL debate or two IN TN
House. The woman's federation wi!
bring a crowd. Thursday. The Deerins
annexation matter comes before tn
committee on towns, Wednesday after
noon. and the friends of the measure
saw there is no doubt that the city vii
| he annexed to Portland.
| one of the important days of tn
/; session WI be- next Thursday whe1
! Il, moderation Of WOmen's Clubs vii