The Portland daily press., 1901-01-16
The Dairy Bureau prac.
tically Killed.
No One Showed Up In Its De.
fense ut Hearing.
ESPECIAL TO THE rnrss.l


Augusta. January 16.--Ths members
OF the Board Of Agriculture are here to
night ready for their two days annual
session. It 10 practically conceded that
Secretary McKeen Will be reelected at
the election tomorrow for fourth term
OF three years. There are IS members OF
the Board and Mr. McKeen claims IL
OF two mora. During tomorrow's sss-
sion Of the Board there will be presented
report from q committee OF Its men,
bers which for two days has been exam
lining the accounts OF the secretary.
This committee viii report that 1t finds
that MIR. McIxesn'a accounts are all right
as IL shown by the vouehsrs, every item
being accompanied BY a proper voucher
with the exception OF one entry of ten
dollars. The committee iind that In
that case the money was paid TO wom
an as a dairy premium and no receips be-
ing taken.
MIR. Buker, q member OF the commit
tee, says that he is personally familiar
with this case. He knows the woman
anu EQt mas tOtA nll1 thob ttH 1AOnpS
was paid to her. The period covered by
the committees examination extenos
from the time Mr. Mckeen made hi
itsmized report TO the last Legislature un-
til the present. The committee Is COM
posed of the executive committee OF the
Board of Agriculture, Messrs. John M.
winsIow of Nobleboro, II. II. Rollins of
Pennington, with whom are associated
Messrs. Arthur n. Douglass of Chelsea
and j. Il. Buker of Bowdoin, both of
whom have had training and experience
in the keeping of accounts.
Another matter of interest to the farm
ers Is the bill to create Dairy Bureau.
This much heraldsd piece of legislation
was advertised for hearing this eve
ming. The committee on agriculture
sat around table In solemn state and
waitsd, but the bill was apparently de-
serted by its friends for no one appeared
to say good word for it and finally
the committee adjourned the hearing for
one week. 1t ia fully predicted that the
measure will die In the committee.
Should It struggle back to the halls OF
legislation 1t lie practically certain that
that 1t will be killed.
just now, when the Board of Agricul-
ture Is under discussion, the bill backed
by members OF the board to enlarge it's
powers and give 1t some control over the
duties OF its secretary, is of interest The
pill was introduced today and is as fol-
lows;
Section 1. Amend section or chapter
So of the Revised Statutes as amended by
chapter 04 OF Public Laws of 1891 and by
chapter 223 of Public Laws OF 1897 30 as
TO read as follows.
Section y. Ii there ID more than one
such society in q county the executive
officer OF the oldest shall designate q time
and place for q convention aud the score
tary Of such oldest society shall give
written notice thereof 60 the secretary of
each OF the others at least two weeks
urior TO said meeting. zach society en.
titled to partici gate In the election Of q
member of the Board of Agriculture may
be represented In the convention by two
delegates end by one additional delegate
for each $500 of premiums and gratuities
actually paid the preceding year on ex.
hibItion OF stocks and products. Only
those county societies shall be allowed to
participats in the election OF member of
the Board that HAYS held a fair the three
years preceding tho election and that
awarded and paid premiums on exhibi.
tion stock and products emitting them TO
the state stipend. The convention shall
be held prior to the third Wednesday OF
January and shall elect president and
secretary and by ballots member Of the
Board Of Agriculture for that county. II
no election il made the society shall I'M
mediateiy send TO the Governor and
Council the names Of two or more persons
having the highest number OF votes and
they shall elect one OF them Vacancies
in counties however caused shall be filled
within three months after notice to the
secretary OF the Oldest society In tha
county where such vacancy exists; II
there Is more than one &C special meet
ing in the same manner as is herein
before provided for the election of coun-