Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-09
| SENATE ORDERS.
Two That Created a Breeze,
Friday Morning.
Special Election in Fourth District
Called for April 5.
features Of Fridays Session Adjournment
to 1890 Tuesday.

weekly recess, having concluded the
WORK Oh the sixth week at FRIDAY
morning session. The House did noi
HiS!St upon any Saturday or Monday
session TINS week, and there was nor
/" fnrrmur of opposition to the Senate
oFdtf Tor adjournment to 0.30 A. NJ.
lueSday, when ii came to the lower
and larger body for concurrence IN
The Senate itself. however. there was
manifested a little feeling that if is
getting pretty Well along in the session
70 adjourn from Friday morning to
Tuesday morning, and il NAV NOT ha
done again. 1t was fairly busy
session. Friday morning, having con-
tinued until about 11.30. The amount
of new matter received was beautifully
less than on preceding days, and there
is reason To believe that the deluge is
over. There We're numerous petitions
on matters already before the COM
mittees but only Il few new bills. A
couple of orders. however. came into
the Senate which created Il breeze and
may stir up something like a storm be-
fore the last is heard of them. The
first was by McFadden of Lincoln d.
rccting the Legal Affairs Committee to
inquire into the eNpediency of making
all persons who ask the Legislature for
special and private legislation pay the
State $25 for the privilege. One or two
senators thought this was rather re-
Stricting the right of the people to pati-
ton for a redress of wrongs. Mr. Nc
Fadden said that some states have
such a provision in their constitutions.
1t was finally decided to let the order
go to the committee. if the House has
no objection. The second order directed
the Committee on Agriculture to make
Il full and complete examination of the
accounts of the Secretary of the Board
Of Agriculture and an exhaustive in
Nestigation of the work of the depart
ment, with power to take testimony
and to employ counsel and stem
ographer if necessary. Pattangall of
Machias attempted to table the matter
in the House. remarking that if one
department is to be thus investigated
he saw no reason why all should not be
similarly investigated Cook of
Nassalboro declared that there are
grave reasons to believe that this de
partment is in special need of investi-
CATION. The attempt to table failed by
Il vote of IS to 81 and the order was
passed in concurrence.
Pro tempore presiding officers
welded the gavel in both branches
In the absence of President Hamiin
the Senate elected Fernald Of Andros-
coggin to the position. and the popular
big senator made a graceful presiding
officer. In the House, Speaker Manley
called Mr.. Parkhurst of Bangor to the
desk where his ability has been well
shown on previous occasions. \ lead
ing feature of the morning was the in
PRODUCTION in the House of the reports
and statements of the heads of 16 State
departments in compliance with the
Plummer order of January 80 calling
on them to inform the Legislature of
all fees received by them during the
past year and to render an account of
expenses. Some Of the documents We're
two or three lines long, ana others
occupied many pages. All We're tabled
for printing and will furnish some
interesting reading matter next week.
Th. new measures of the morning in
cluded a bill by Staples Of Knox pro
yiding that the ward lines of a city
shall not be changed by the city gov
eminent unless such action is approved
by Il ma 1OrltS OIL IIlt voters Nolil:S 1t lIiS
next election. In the House Hutchings
of Brewer put in a bill giving the court
full discretion as to the compensation
of an attorney who is ordered by 1t
to defend a person on trial Tor. an
offence where the penalty is death or
Imprisonment for life. Under the
present law the amount of Such COM
! ensation shall not be more than Slo".
There were also bills to incorporate tne
| Bridgton Water Company ana 70 II
corporate Scion Academy. and q r.
solve carrying $500 for a bridge over
Little Black River and ferry over "
st. John. also score of petitions LOT
| an increased tax on corporations anu
| numerous circumstances against re-
submission and against any change III
the lobster law.
| Governor Hill issued the call, trlAdy
morning for a special election in the
Fourth Congressional district. April