Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-01
THURSDAYS WORK,
Many Eastern Members Attend
the Convention at Bangor.
Senator Staples Critcises the
Appropriation Bill.
The Work OF Thursdays Session and HEARINGS
--Rcsuhmission Reports.

The speech of Senator STABLES of
Knox in dissection of the first general
appropriation bin occupied i larger por-
ton Of the time of Thursdays session
OF that body. and as the House ad-
Journcd half an hour ahead Of the
Senate the chamber and its little cal
lery were packed with Spectators. A.
I 70 The merit Of his argument. that is
another story upon which not all would
agfe@ He urged that the bill. which
EaS been tabled Cor TWO or three weeks
be sent back to the finance committee
To be trimmed down. He picked out
many items which he declared We're
unnecessary or too large. AS most of
them are provided by the law of the
state and are not Legislative apDro-
priations, he urged extensive changes
in the laws. The items of appropria-
| lions for the University of Maine. for
the Insane asylum. for the State
! militia. for the investigation Of Tres.
for the bureau Of labor statistics. for
light and Nater ut tho State prison.
for the cattle commissioners. for the
State board Of health. and Tor the
board Of agriculture We're among those
To which L" paid his respects in "ner-
gctic o.. MS. ii was l. when he closed
ana his motion to lecommit tn bill
was tabled fer consideration. his
morning.
T&blin- was jhc order of the day in
Ike Senate. Several resolves which had
been finally passed and sent u the
Governor We're recalled and laid on the
tnbia Three oi them were for STATE
roads and oAe for the help of nIVjga
tlon III ~2iec lake. one new resolve
appeared in the Senate. il being for
$1,000 To u" used ~ Colieyting specimens
| a wild animals. binds and fishes 20" the
state museum. St"lleS 81 Knox intro
! duccl u. senator Nhiten"uSe Of Saga
q h"c presided "ler a part ~ the sen
ate.s session. This body st apart next
Wednesday, March q. Tor eulosies Of
the late Senator Hocsdcn, ana Virgin.
FegGaid. Noble. Plummer and Staples
Y Gao made a committee 70 arrange the
exercises.
In the House the session was much
shorter and there was not great
amount Of debate. The salary of Tho
iln'"!n county SEcrnl vas IN" subject
OF 4 brief discussion. The majority To-
port IRON the i-lhcom delegation Ia
Nored bill Increasing Il from $50 20
$500. Mr- Walter of Naldoboro urged
III" substitution of the minority re-
port. ought not to lass. Mr.. Mad
docks Of Boothbay fkrbor spoke FOR
the majority report which was az
ccpted without dlVlSon. carleton q
| Winthrop. himself veteran. spoke
against the bill which eXemrtS ioimeF
soldiers over % years q age from p3E-
! ing POI tax. he declared me old
soldiers 90 ho' want Su'h eAe!npli"n
| Upon MS molloh the hlh was liu''i-
nitely postponed me matter OF IN"
! state supplying IertlilHrtS 10 l'ii -'iei9
at cost price. upon Whlch the com
! mlttee on aSflculture had repo''ed
legislation lheNpedleht' WAS SPtriai
order OF the DAY On lhotoh OF MI
Adams OF Lagrange 'he matter was re-
| ferred to the next LEGISLATURE. rms i
the first measure [" De 50 ,lSioSeu o.
but there are olherS |" ioi'oW' lHe
other assignment OF the Gay tHe r.
solve OF 5000 Tor heating pidht ~
the University u iaiiie' ~