Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-01
STATE HOUSE.
G"' Powers and Council Complete
1895 Business, Saturday.
Report OF Agent Hunt Of the Penobscc,
indians Submitted.


when an the business Of 1899 was com
pleted. consisted of two brief sessions
one IN the morning and another in the
| afternoon, when the final work was
| done
| Inc cieaflng up of the work was the
| feature beyond anything else. The last
| thlhS to come in was the treasurer's
accounts, and these showed an un
| usually good condition This Council
| with Governor Powers, has been one
Oh economy and the balances that are
ielt. this year. are gratifying to them.
as many of them have been the result
OF the saving methods employed The
school fund and mill tax for the year
! 1899, amounting to $5l3 933l2 was an
| proved.
The report of the superintendent and
| officers of the Insane hospital was re-
| c"ived and placed on file. 1900 copies.
being ordered printed.
DIR. Il. T. Sanborn and Dr. Addison
Smith were appointed as commission
to examine the condition of two prison.
erS in the State prison who are thought
to be insane. and report to the Council.
Inc mai adjournment for the year
came at , o'clock in the afternoon The
be, this afternoon at o'clock. at which
time the justice of the supreme bench
will be confirmed and qualified. as it
IS understood At least Chief Justice
to-he \. i. Wiswell is to be present
In the Lincoln county clerk of courts
contest in which Governor Powers said,
r. ',y. IL should make no appoint
~
nation to take place. January /. has
been withdrawn ana another in its
place is on file which stipulates that
I he resignation viii be at such time as
his successor may be appointed. The
contest between the three other can
didates has involved quite a discussion
with the leading Republicans of that
county working for different men. The
Governor said. Friday. he did not know
when he should make the appointment
The mails of Saturday that brought
III the business and money to the diff
ferent departments Of the State closed
the business of 1899 and thereby closed
also the accounts of some Of them, so
that, this morning. new page is being
entered upon.
estimates Of the receipts of the year
were made. Saturday. was that Of the
insurance department. Commissioner
:. w. Carr. in speaking of the receipts
Of the department to the Journal. Sat
urday morning. said that this had been
the greatest year in the history of the
Maine Insurance department. The re-
ceipts have exceeded by nearly $1,000
~
is not 50 great an increase as in previ-
Gus years. it is a good showing for the
past increases have been Of an I'M
usual growth and made through the
upbuilding Of the department to its
present standard ana Importance.
The examination Of the accounts Of
the State treasurer will be later. this
year. than commonly on account Of the
presence on the board Of examiners of
50 many lawyers. The terms Of court
will open the first of this month and 1t
is not convenient for the lawyers to
leave their court work. Consequently
the examination will take place about
the .3rd of this month.
4 good joke is told of one of the State
officials we'll known for his cOurtly and
affable manners. He was at a public
gathering, one evening last year, ana
there met a young lady.
"Er-Let me see. haven't | seen you
about the State House." he asked.
why. l believe | have met You be
fore" The lady's face looked familiar
70 him. and yet he could not place it.
Yes. sir" she said in a puzzled sort
O. way. Il suppose | am one OF the
{ erls in your department.
TIL. official was tloored, for he had
/ .en talking with one of the new clerks
:, whom he had spoken dozens OF
r mes as he passed into his private OF
flee Some of his fellow officials were
standing near and he paid for the
cigars all around.
commissioner Henry O. Stanley OF
Diyfield. returned to his home. Satuf-
day morning, after having been IN the
CITY To attend the closing meeting oil
1899 Of the fish and game commissions
ara The approving Of bills to be SUB
mittad 10 the Council was the only ict
Of this session.
Aocnt George Hunt Of the PenobScot
.lTrdians who made his report 70 tiie
governor and Council. Friday ihlorhi-
Ia the journal that this had petii II
lvtrenoeIy bad year for him. Tor though
~ baA not overdrawn his appropria-
,ior me- was several hundred doiiarS
behind, the specified amount on account
of the illness that had beset me t,ine
in tn. winter of 1899. and had rolled uP
unite "A number Of bills.
gem Hunt naturally CLAIMS ne mas
the better of the two tribes Oh lii'''diH
r. care for. as he believes 'hey are
more industrious and capable 'hah Inc
passan,aouoddies. These Indians u",
der. Mr.. Hunts care do great ''''
in the way of making baskets.
I'VE encourage the work he S1 t',
70 The Journal. by paying them loi
tho baskets and then selling as we cAi''
We At one time carried over large
etock Of the baskets. and we also n''
quite a ,iusnber of canoes at one, '''''..
We W. cam # get up a good canoe for less
than so5 while several firms are dolhs
81 for $40. This has left that
alass If the work worthless FOR us
oia9a IL, do a great deal of work
tba simmer resorts. and in this way
They