Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-06
Daily ksnnsbtc Journal
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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natter of bureau OF industrial StatlS-
,;cs There is not, | apprehend, one
,srth part of the voters of the State OF
uainc. today. but what believe that
. m eXtravaCant appropriation and II
,,orthle,s office. Is he willing to say
.ov tnat that should not be abolished
and save $500 to the taxpayers of
Mic state | understand, Mr. PreSi-
sont-and | meant to be understood
,he othcr day-that | would be willing
"a vie with you to send this matter
,,,cl, 10 the committee on finance for
nom TO recommend. by the senator
from Androscogsin going before them
nd any other senator. and recon-
| .,,ndjn. what we can do in this mat
.or said nothing about the mill tax
40 other day That is something YOU
rannot affect in any way-nobody
,ra,,s 10 affect il. That is not the en-
trayasant part of It; and ! say to the
senators; here assembled that if You
niu allow these useless offices like the
nice of insurance commissioner for the
;nvcstisation Of fires. like paying 500
oo0 to the University of Maine. ana the
labor statistics and other matters that
have mentioned the Other day-if YOU
and others of this Senate allow these
matters ~ remain upon your statute
hooks. the people will say that You are
.xtrlyaslnt and did not do Your duty
would not touch-as / said the other
dov-tfc pension. l would not touch
IN any way the educational matters Of
tho STATE. They are for the use Of
everybody and nobody will find any
f.ult hut. | say. as l said the other
dav. that we are UP to our constitutions
al limit 1t is fact, If YOU take these
/ figures, that you are S2oo.ouo in excess
NJ the appropriation made. TWO years
ago. You have already passed resolves
in this LEGISLATURE amounting to $36S
fa0. ana il You are IN tu TN" conStitu-
rional limit You have either got to stop
making further appropriations or else
Won have got to cut down by aboliShing
certain offices i'll this state. Would not
tho senator agrca with mo if there is
an office ON the statute book created in
rso- fiat II H. benefit to the State Of
Naine-woulin' he bc in favor Of abol-
ishing it?
Nov. faIIo,y sruators fc1t if nv
duty n rapy to The senator from An
,"asoor-fr of rs rccrmn,it This tn
I af II IN
w ,,,,,i,,aa ,nl sco N III.
-. I,,, oef yor,otbinr hora and
'''''- u, not b..Iio,.., ,l,,t
a,a.L- II AN ma soo 600 "a thn
!-ai,.orsit,- n Name Tho worry items
.ha. snol,, of tho otbor day I he
r;o,a Ia, can Ion off and if Won 40
-, - ,,;tI .,,.., Sao oon of tbo ,n
,..;.,ior ,,,,t rb.,t down If can h.
5a.,, ,,,1 49,, h,,.i,,nss of This
io ;,,s+ ,,.oII ,rl M It'll
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- H. tav 'r,a,.,,.s of tho state as
.ho,,at ~, TIA i +ho,.o T,aca,,ea tbe
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,.a7.,r,r+ No., W., cortinua in tho
- r. - +to,o l. m office GRO
o+od h,. N, ,ris1atnras NJ 1897 or 1899
+ba+ is nso1o.e- l.t ne dron II off If
tbaro is ~, ,,,,,,.on,.iation that is too
1oroa tbis o,,;.la+,,ra has fuIl and
con,,,Iot, ,,,,..,,. -, ,.o,,,adx- II no matter
rha. .tl rorris,o,,,,.o nf 1So- or that of
1900 ,,I rh7I;o,.a i, Iaoi+imata ammo
rr;..io,,. ~ -ax,,,+a,. In hear ma
,i.-a -, go, ,.,icod INV
-t--!.. .,,,,,.o,,,i,+ia ,,s
, ~, +ra+ !.
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- ~ -, 80 r,c,.
va IN ,'... 49, ~ har7ood
H.. III Gnli,o
f,rI. ,.i+l, ,o,r',,.,,1ass af ,,r+v in the
STAT of Noino tbat ,.o,, have created
useless offircs th,t arc eating out the
4 Substance Of tho nooDle. The militia
i find If SAG 0ao This same militia that
4 gets s-ooo fron The peneraI govern
n