Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-17
FIRST HEARINGS.
Joint Convention Confirms
Senator Frye's Election.
The Arguments on The Contested
y. WateriIle Seat. o.
Temporary Loaa--A..ack on Fee Systcm..-
Seven Academy Ileso YES.

n Wednesday was a busy day with the
laWmal ers. At the morning session
there was q good batch of new mea s.
ures, and the wheels of legislation
ale now leEolVing sufficiently to al
10" rev bills TO be getting through
thclr several readings The Bangor
NJ spital resolve carrying 100000 passed
the House to be cngrossed without Il
hitch. After q 40 minute session the
TWO branches took Il recess unit
noon when they met in joint conven-
ton TO elect United States Senator ac-
corGing to national law. In the after
noon the fist committee hearings of
the winter We're held and matters were
interesting in half q dozen com.
mttec rooms. The chief interest CEN
tered in the arguments by Messrs
iaker and Heath on the Watervill,
seat before the elections COMMITTEES
which met in the hall of the House TO
accommodate the large number of
spef tators. The annual meeting of III,
state Board OF Agriculture drew many
visitors to the Capitol and much in
terest was manifested in the sessions.
In the House. Wednesday morning
tli'iV Nfit many new measures, some
If much Importance. Beal of The
finance committee introduced a bill
authorizing temporary loan OF $780,
eco for 1901. which is simply to review
the temporary loan already out and
which Will become due before the taxes
are available. Hutchings of Brewer
introduced a bill amending the cleo
ton law so that instead of the so days
provision for filing nomination papers
the law shall require all such papers to
he filed on or before August TO- pre-
vinus to the September election Real
of Bangor put in a bill legalizing the
new ward boundary lines of Bangor d.
established by the city council. last
spring. The long expected bill 10
abolish all fees of county officers was
presented by Phoenix Of Alfred. Tie
bill provides that all county officers.
after Jan. l. 1902. shall be paid a fixed
salary, to be determined by the Legs
latUre. and all fees shall be turned into
the county treasury. Along the same
line was an order introduced asking
the Kennebec delegation to examine
into the eXpediency of paying fixed
salaries in this county. with no fees.
county was one put in by Carleton Of
Kennebec instructing the delegation
to examine into the expediency of
abolishing the Kennebec superior
court. Bills were introduced giving L
charter to a municipal water com
pany in Waldoboro. and incorporating
the Searsport Water Company. Dud
ley of Augusta put in a bill amend
ing the truant law so that its proVi-
sions shall not apply to children en-
ployed by manufacturing establish
mentS Pettengill of Rumford Falls
introduced a bill annexing small
part of Mexico TO Rumford in order to
allow the latter town to straighten
road. The resolves introduced. Wednes
day. included the following: Maine
General hospital in Portland, $500 an
nualIy: Westbrooll Seminary. $1,000:
Bridgton Academy, $500; Oak Grove
Seminary. $500; Wiscasset Academy,
$500: East Corinth Academy, $500;
Monson Academy $500; and Lincoln
Academy. 5000.
Promptly at noon. after recess o.
over an hour. the two bodies met III
Joint convention in the hall Of the
House according to national Law. More
members We're in their seats then or
the previous day when the actual Vot-
ING for senator had been done. ana
o,1fte u shrinking of spectators We're
on the floor and in the gallery. TIE
work Of the Joint convention was brlef.
moi occupying over 10 minutes. lin"
cocratarv of Senate and the clerk Of
tne House read in turn that part OF
| l.,N-
10 the voting for senator. and thtn
| President fiamlin declared as the re-
| sult the election of William T. FRYE
for United States Senator rom
Maine for the six years beginning Win
the 18th of March. 1901. Liberal ~
| nl1uSe greeted the announcements
which was renewed moment Eittf
after the members of the Senate mac
7,.;tbdra1vn TO their chamber. when
Sneaker Manlev read the following
+aIo~,.am sent to him by Senator rye
oftar the result of Tuesdays vote had
heen communicated to him at WASH
ington:
Washington, d. c.. Jan. 10, VI.
TO Hon. Joseph II. Manley.
Sneaker of the House. Augusta NE.
Dut.. here forbade my being IN Al
eusta to personally express 10 'ie
MANNERS of the Legislature my "p-
nraciation of the great honor con
ferred upon me in again electlhS II
Senator. Please communicate 70 ~
LEGISLATURE my profound gratitude -
this additional expression OF their coii-
fidenCe and esteem.
WILLIAM 2. FRY r.