The Portland daily press., 1901-02-22
Some Patriotic Speeches
In House.
Bill Sending Militia to Washing
ton Passes.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREssI

Augusta, February 2l.-1hs man elect
ed Mayor of Portland on the first Mon.
day OF March of this year, VIII hold his
office until the second Monday of Decem-
ber instead OF serving full year, IL the
bill reported by the judiciary committee
becomes a law as it undoubtedly will.
This lie tine measure already mentioned
in the PRESS to provide for the be-
ginning of the municipal year on the first
of January instead OF In March. The
bill changes the date of the annual cleo
tion from the first Monday OF March to
the first Monday Of december, and In
order to bring this about it is OF course
necessary that one mayor should serve
either less or more than year. The
BILL also makes a slight change In the
regulations governing veto messages
Now the veto must be transmitted at
tNe next stated meeting OF the city ooun-
oil after the passage of the measure to
which the mayor objects, The bill quail
fies this by a provision that the next
stated meeting must be at least one
week after the passage OF the MEASURE
With these changes the blu leaves the
section OF the charter in relation to the
veto power to read as follows:
''Section 4-Every law, act. or dinanoe,
resolve or order, requiring the consent OF
both branches of the city council, ex-
ceptlng rules and orders OF a parliament
tary character, shall be presented to the
mayor for approval. If not approved
by him he shall return 1t, with his OBJ.
jsctions, at the next stated session of
the oity council, provided said stated
session is held at least one week after
the aforesaid law, act, ordinance, resolve
or order is presented to the mayor for
his approval, to that branch in which
1t originated, which shall enter the OBJ
jeosions at large on its journal and pro.
coed to reconsider the same. If upon
such reconsideration 1t shall be passed
by a vote of two-thirds of all the men,
bers of that branch, it shall be sent. TO-
gether with the objections, to the other
branch, by which 1t shall be reconsid-
cred, and. II passed by two-thirds OF that
branch, 1t shall have the same effect as
II signed by the mayor. The mayor
shall have the right to approve as whole
any resolve or order involving the ap-
propriation and expenditure OF money,
or to approve or disapprove specific items
thereof, and the portions approved shall
thereby bs in force IN like manner as If
no part thereof had been disapproved,
and the portion or portions disapproved
shall thereupon take the game course,
as herein provided, as though said re-
solve or order had been disapproved
as whole. In case OF vacancy in the
office OF mayor, when said law, act, ordi-
nance, resolvs or order be finally passed,
the same shall be valid without APPROX
ALL
After providing for the holding or the
election on the first Monday OF Deem
Der and the Inauguration OF the city gov
eminent on the second Monday, change
brought about by changing the word
March" to December in the charter,
the act declares that:
1.-THE terms Of office of all city officers,
including subordinate city officers, that
would otherwise expire on the second
Monday of March, A. D., 1909, shall ex-
pire on the second Monday OF December,
A. ID. 1901, or as soon thereafter as 9TH
er persons are qualified in their places"
FOURTH OF MARCH PATRIOTISM.
There was o series OF patriotic speeches
in the House this morning and the
arched ceiling echoed the praises of the
boys who stood between the people and
the foreign foe two years, and their
fathers who fought In the Rebellion.
The debate was over the resolve Appro-
priating 81, QUO to help defIay the expen-
ses of Co. NJ. Co. @, and the Signal
Corps, at the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley.
Dir. Cook OF Vassalboro moved to In
definitely postpone the resolve. Said he:
don't believe that those companies VIII
make much of stir In Washington.
have some sympathy for them. / am
afraid they might get in the way.
Mr.. Walls OF Vinalhsven said that the
matter had been carefully considered by
the COMMITTEES on military affairs. The
companies had raised considerable money
towards the expenses OF the trip and the