The Republican journal., 1901-01-10

Senator Plummer in presenting the name
| OF Hon. F. NJ. Simpson of Carmel, the pres
ent State treasurer, argued that while it was
| the intention to make up this board with
regard to representation of the different
sections of the State, the east had not had
| its share. Mr.. Plummer spoke of Mr.. Simp-
sons fitness for the place and then declared
that the failure to re-elect Mr.. Marshall was
not reflection upon him, as Mr.. Marshall
had served nearly six years, a period which
by statute in the case OF the State treasurer
and by custom in other offices was the limit.
Mr.. Plummer added that this was one of
those rare cases where the Office had sought
the man, Mr. Simpson not having been a
candidate until repeatedly urged to become
| one.
| In the Senate Thursday Senator Fernald,
from the committee on gubernatorial vote,
| reported as follows:
John +. Hill. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia, 543
Samuel L. Lord. 38, OBS
GranI rogers. 1.;................. 3,653
Norman w. LermOnd. d...............-. 634
Then Senators Plummer, Burleigh and
Burns were appointed committee to wait
upon the governor and notify him of his
election. The House joined to this commit
tee Randall of Portland, Pattangall of Ma
chias, Dudley of Augusta, Briggs of Harri-
son, Harvey of Atkinson, Page of Skowhegan
and Davis of Waterville.
| IL NdS Oluclcu I11db oil loSlSldGlOu I6lL
over from last session be taken from the
| files and referred to the proper committees
large crowd was present when the two
| Houses met in joint convention in the Rep
resentatives hall for the Inauguration cere-
| monies.
s'Make way for the honorable governor
elect cried Messenger Lovejoy, and down
the middle aisle came the procession of State
officials, headed by Messenger Purinton of
| the executive department. Immediately
| following came Governor Powers, Governor
elect Hill and ex-Governors Cleaves and
Robe
| President Hamlin administered the oath
of office to Mr.. Hill, and the Secretary of
State Boyd proclaimed the fact that John
+. Hill was duly inaugurated governor OF
| Maine for the ensuing two years, closing
with the usual ''God save the State of Maine'
| Governor Hill Immediately began the
reading of his message in clear and distinct
voice that could be heard all over the vast
assemblage. Its reading occupied exactly
| 46 minutes.
| After the exercises were over in the House
| the governor held an impromptu reception
in the executive chambers and large num-
ibers availed themselves of the opportunity
| of shaking him by the hand and congratulate
ing him upon the excellence of his address.
1t is printed in full in other columns.
| Governor Hills military family comprises
the following:
Maj. Gen. John T. Richards, adjutant,
quartermaster and paymaster-general, Gar
diner.
Brig. Gen. Frank L. Hoyt, inspector gem
eral, Lewiston.
Col. F. II. Parkhurst, commissary gener-
| al, Bangor.
| Col. Eugene F. Sanger, surgeon general,
| Bangor,
| Col Hannibal E. Hamlin, judge advocate
general, Ellsworth.
Col EIliott r. Mn ;nenoo+or oonorol nf
rifle practice, Augusta.
Aides-de- Camp with rank of lieutenant
| colonel, L. II. Anderson, Skowhegan :;
Frederick Hale, Portland; VIM. NJ. Aver,
Oakland; Francis Keefe, Eliot.
Maj. Holman F. Day, military secretary,
Auburn.
! After the committees were announced
both branches adjourned until p. M, Jan.
8th. The committee assignments of the
Waldo delegation are as follows: Com
merce, Ross of Lincolnville; Military AT
fairs, Kneeland Of Searsport; Counties,
Hill of Belfast; Claims, Skidmore of Liber-
ty and Hill of Belfast State Prison, Fred
erick of Winterport; University of Maine,
Libby Of Burnham; Labor. Senator Peirce !;
School, Hill OF Belfast; Temperance, Ross
of Lincolnville. Representative Hill is on
the joint special committee on legislative
apportionment, and Libby of Burnham on
councillor appOrtlOnment. Frederick of
Winterport is on the standing committee of
! the house on ways and means.
The annual report of Hon. James w.
Wakefield of Bath, State liquor commission
er, has been made to the Governor and
Council. The total amount of money receiv-
ed from the sales of liquor during the
used S'for medicinal, mechanical and manu-
featuring purposes" during the year 1894. 97
! gallons of WhSkey, O54 of gin, 1892 of
brandy, 2,6l4.S4 of alcohol, 3,702.69 of rum,
815 of wine ard $3.50 of cherry rum. One
hundred and eighty-seven and one-half dozen
III of porter, 144 of ale, two OF rum, 32aa of
wine and one of cordial and nine and one
| half plntS of champagne and l7S pints of
lager beer were disposed of.
During the past year Col. f. c. Milliken
of Portland, State pension agent, has had
2,2Sl claims for pensions On the pension
lists are 1,301 men, 84S women 50 mothers, II
fathers, 19 sisters, - sons, 25 daughters
and six Spanish war veterans. The total
amount expended was $76, 721, of which
$4,044 was paid to Waldo county people.
The annual report of Attorney General
VIM. I. Haines OF Waterville, made to the
Governor and Council last week. contains
several recommendations, among them
the following:
CorOner's inquests-I wish to renew the
recommendation which | made in my for
mer report for the years 1897 and 1898, rea-
tive to corOner's inquests, and to call the at
tention of the legislature again, particularly,
to that part Of my former report. l am
more than ever convinced that the coroner S
inquest is unsatisfactory and worthless and
q considerable financial burden to most of
our counties and many times great hind
rance and stumbling block in the way of
proper administration of criminal law.
Detective work. would also like to rec
ommend again, as ! did in my former re-
port, that the Legislature make up an ap-
preparation to be at the disposal OF the at
torney general for the the purpose of en-
ploying detectives, or in any other way to
obtain evidence for the detection of crime.
l find that the city officials, especially in
some counties, are extremely conservative
and careful about paying bills for detec-
tive work, and that public sentiment seems
quick to criticize the expense for the prose
cutiOn of crime This is no doubt Who'll
some sentiment, but if carried to the ex-
treme would allow the offenders to go un-
punished for the lack of little money to
ferret out their crime. If the attorney gen.
eral had at his disposal small fund which
he could use as occasion required, he could
very materially assist the work of the
county attorneys in the several counties in q
way which he is now unable to do. We