Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-26
STATE HOUSE.
Railroad Commissioners Out
lining Their inspection Tour.
Adj. Gen. Richards Discharges Lewis
ton Privates.
The Work Of the Cattle Commissioners Now
Being Appreciated.

90 over the lines Of the system i'll this
State.
One other matter taken up is Of inter
est to the United States fish commission.
\ short time ago the commission asked
permission TO run its car over the rail
roads in the State. This was asked for
the reason that the car is not heated in
the manner prescribed by law but in
stead it is equipped with a range made
by New York parties and has a steam
boiler used in running n water and air
pump to aerate the water in which the
fish are kept. After looking into the
matter the commissioners approved the
heating apparatus ana the car may now
he hauled without the railroads mourning
any liability. 1t was thought possible.
had not this approval been granted. that
the railroads might refuse to haul the
car as the roads would thus incur lilbil-
ity if the heating apparatus was not APP
u. lv,d i he commissioners The same
=. 'ut,tCa has been approved by nearly
an the railroad commissioners in the
New England states.
Governor Powers returned to his home
in Iloulton. yesterday afternoon. on the
express train. He was busy at the exec
utivo chambers nearly all the morning.
The contractors for the mosaic work in
the rotunda commenced work yesterday
morning. The men who have the con-
tract for the marble work are still on
their part of the alterations. hut will be
able to complete their work by the latter
part Of the week. The work Of laying
the mosaic will take more time than any
part Of the alterations as the work must
all be done by hand.
COL Stevens. superintendent of public
buildings. is hearing no end to the com
words for the decision to re-
move the olu eagle which is now on duty
at the entrance to the State House.
The opposition to inspection for tuber-
culosis which was 50 manifest. few
Years ago. has now entirely disappeared.
Cattle Commissioner John NJ. Deering in
speaking of the matter said that the
members of the Grange have now taken
a friendly stand toward the commission
ers and at the next session Of the Legis-
lature the commissioners will not have
the slightest trouble in getting the funds
that they need.
For the past year or 50 but little has
been heard Of the work Of the commits
sioners. for while they have been at work
all the time there has been but little op-
position to their work The farmers are
beginning to realize that the work is in
their interests and now there is not the
old time opposition manifest.
Regarding the success of the work, Mr..
Deering said that the disease could never
be wholly stamped out and that the only
thing the commissioners hoped to do was
to reduce the number of cases.
The funds Of the commission are nearly
exhausted now ana only the most urgent
cases will be attended to. 1t is probable
that the board will ask for larger an
preparation At the next session Of the
Legislature ana they are confident that
they will get what they ask for.
Adjutant General Richards has dis
charged Privatcs Edward l.. Spraguc ana
Fred Sanderson. GO. c. 1st Regiment,
from the National Guard Of the State.
The men We're concerned in the trouble at
the Lewiston armory short time ago
ana when Adjutant General Richards
learned that the men had been re-enlistcl
he issued the following order:
General Orders No. s.
l. The following extract from G. @.
No. l.. state Of Maine. \. G. O., July ~
1890. relating to the findings If hoard ot
inquiry convened under ;. .. No T. Stal'
nf Maine, a. &. O.. July I, 1N'9, is pub
lishcd for the Information Of an con
cerncd.
iii. The board finds Sergeant
E. Linn SpraEuc, ana Corporal
Frcd Sandrrson All of said & Company:
First Infantry, guilty Of violation ol
section III Of Article = Of the rcsull-
tions Of the National Guard Of the star
Of Maine, by the Introduction of intoN,
eating liquors into the armory Of Sald
company 1t finds in evidence that the
terms of enlistment of Sergeant r. LINN
Slnders0n had expired prior to the com
mission Of the 0ffensc for which they
were found guilty. II recommends that II
thev are still amcnab bic to military law,
'thaf tnev be reduced to the rank Of pri-
Yates ana discharged from the service.
II. The regulations for the National
Guard in paragraph AZ provide thIt re
cruits must be 81 good character and
tcnnerate habits" ana in paragraph ~
nrnvide that "applicants for enlistment
will bo required To furnish evidence 81
good character. Immediate commahuinI
officers will give the most Ilsiu Scru ,.,.S.
man applying for enlistment. ana Will not
delegate this important duty 70 othGf,.
Thereby they can become lnSIruHltft'll III
imnroving the guard and increasing us
appreciation BY the citizens, ,, g. o O. ~, N%
nroyides in paragraph !. surgeons. when
ordered to examine recruits for com
0nnies of the National Guard, in addition
I" pxercising care as to physical quahi;-
cati0ns. will consider their general quar-
i1cations If evidences of intemperanco
or bad habits exist, they will be consld'
| cred as disqualiiicatlohs.
! III Regardless Of the findings of the
board Of inquiry, above reierred To- tnt
regulations for the National Guard, an'
| r "a M. 10. series Of 1929. Captain LIN
cn1n II Barney. prior to the expiration Q
I III term IL service. did re-enlist on tn.
III i5th DIV Of January, 1890; th I,a ae Boy,
Named Edgar l.. Sprague and Freq san
Iarsnn in Company c. First Infantry
n,h Iid recommend that they be appoint
| N ~ :" thcir former positions as serSeah
and corporal respectively
~ While Privates Edgar l.. Spragul
ond rrad Sanders0n cannot In any wa!
az anu baId responsible for their re-enllst
the good of the ser Tdeerd Feqq tire;
eehn,,IS not remain members of the Ma
tsin,,aI C;uard. They are, therefore mere
| tloH;ti lily, discharged from the mill