The Portland daily press., 1901-01-24

A1A tAAU HAuItoAA Va NAlC A0eEN IAIA NQ0 " AAA
find BY looking at the report Of the build
Ing committee on iile in the secretary OF
states Office that he charges himself
with the same amounts have given
you here.
"Do you have any whist in Augustaf
when 40 over we will try and see what
can be done ana n there are any gentle
men who think they know more about
IL than we do.
''Very sincerely ours,
"Llewellyn Powers"
The resolve is also accompanied by n
tabulated statement of the transactions
explained In the letter and which conse-
qusntly does not require repetition.
MIR. PLUMMER'S ORDER.
Mr.. Plummer OF Portland afforded
the surprise of the day when he rose In
his place In the House this morning and
asked consent to Introduce an order out
Of order. MIR. Piunmer's order IL passed
Will require of stats officials an account
Ing Of the fees which they receive. mir.
Plummer said on the floor of the House
and in conversation afterwards that his
object In introducing the order was to
gain general information and that he
was not attempting to show the amount
Of the fees in any one department. The
order read as followsi
Ordered, the Senate concurring, that
all state officers appointed by the COVER
nor or elected by the legislature, who's,
salary equals or exceeds five hundred
dollars exclusive Of fees be required to
furnish forthwith a true account OF all
fees or money received or collected, or
charged ami uncollsctsd, In their respeo-
tive offices for the year last past, and
also to furnish an itemize1 account OF all
expenditures paid by the state on account
OF said Offices"
The order was given passage, but
moment later Mr.. Chass of Portland
moved that the vote be rsoonsidered.
The Speaker-Does the gentleman de-
sire TO speak upon that motionf
MIR. Chase-I do not think that neces-
fary now. When the vote has been recon-
sidered viii state my reasons.
Mr.. Plummer Immediately came to the
defence OF his order. lie said that mas
much as orders and other legislation
were being introduced daily in regard
to the fee system he though that the
order he had introduc ID was perfectly
propsr one.
MIR. Chase replied that he did not think
that the order was In she line Of the in
quiry into the compensation Of county
otiicsrs. lie said that II the vote was
reoonsidsred the order could be discussed
in a day or two and the HOUSE then de-
oided on what action 10 desired to take.
MIR. Piummer was interrupted by
laughter ana applause when he said re-
plying to MIR. Chase tnst the revision of
the fees system had becn made the sub
ject of discussion in the messages Of Gov
ernors and.the Speaker OF the House had
had something TO say about 1t. When the
applause had subsided MIR. Plummer said
that he thought his order a perfectly
proper one and should insist on Its pas
sage.
The question was then put and there
was only one febel yes from the back of
the hall In favor OF the reconsideration OF
the vote. 30 the order Is on record as
having been passed by the House for the
vote against reconsideration was given |
with no uncertain sound,
CAMDEN'S WAR AGAIN.
The Camden water fight bobs up pretty |
much every day now. This morning there |
was another ssirmish over the question |
of the reference of the bill. 1t will be |
that before the presentation |
Of tho bill remonstrances against it were |
referred to the committee on the judi |
ciary. The friends OF the measure de-
sired that 1t should 60 to the committee |
On legal affairs. The bill was introduced |
In the House yesterday by MIR. Andrews |
OF Rookrort and was tabled for printing |
on motion Of Mr.. Carleton of Winthrop. |
This morning Mr.. Carleton called it mp |
and moved that IL be referred to the |
on judiciary. There was at
,nce a protest. from the friends OF the |
bill.
Mr.. Andrews OF Rockport faid that as |
10 introducei the bill he thought that |
le should have something to say about |
he reference. He did net doubt the |
VI WIG w 4
handle the subject, but he thought the |
egal affairs committee was just as able.
Mr.. Deering of Saco thought that II the |
Ill was referred to the committee on |
sgal affairs after the remonstrances had |
,een referred to the judiciary would be q
election upon the iudiciary committee,
dr. Dsering thought that all papers of /
he same subject matter shouli go to
hs same committee.
MIR. Spofford of Deer Isle told the story |
II the preliminary skirmish which result |
I'd in the reference OF the remontrances
% the judiciary committee. MIR. Spofford |
that now the only true cause |
was to send the blu to the judiciary CON-
nittee If this were not done and the |
I'LL went 10 the committee ON legal |
fairs, Mr.. Spofford thought that joint
Meeting of the two legal committees
would be necessary that both sides might |
,e heard.
MIR. Hutchins of Brewer argued that