Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-28

eIeclrlCltN Tor power.
An act to increase the authority Of
the judge Of probate in kennebcc cuun-
ty for certain purpose.
FINALLY PASSED
Resolve in favor of the permanent
employment of cataloguer for the
Maine State library
Resolve in favor of Howard Whittier
for an increase in State pension.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
The special assignment for today was
Dill fixing amount of allowance for
clerk hire. office of adjutant general.
on motion of Mr.. Briggs of Hudson
the consideration of this bill was re-as-
signed for Friday of this week.
ON motion of Mr.. Adams of La
grange. bill authorizing ana empow-
ering the Great Northern Paper Com
pany to erect and maintain piers and
booms in west branch of Penobscot
river. was taken from the table.
The bill was then read the third
time and was passed to BE- ensrossed
in concurrence.
ON motion of Mr.. Walls of Ninal-
haven. bill an act to prohibit the kill
MS VI iuth anu tIutt water fOMl, was
taken from the table
The bill was then read a second time
Mr.. Walls offered amendment \. by
inserting after the word Maine in the
third line the words except in Penob-
scot bay and along the coast of Knox
county"
The amendment was adopted ana the
bill was assigned for tomorroy morn
ing.
On motion of Mr.. Allan of Portland.
bill, an act to incorporate Wilton Elec-
tric Light ana Power Company. was
taken from the table
The bill was then read twice and WAS
assigned for tomorrow morning.
On motion of Mr.. Carleton of Win
throp, resolve in favor Of Nancy May
berry Of Gray, was taken from the
table.
Mr.. Carleton offered amendment \.
by inserting the word military" in
place of the word State" in the second
line.
The amendment was adopted, the re-
solve was read second time and was
passed to be engrossed as amended.
on motion of Mr.. Davis of Water
vile. resolve providing for the expenses
Of Company NJ. LIST Infantry. Company
G. "a Infantry and the Signal Corps.
National Guard. while attending the
inaugural ceremonies of President Mo
Knley at Washington. March ith. was
taken from the table.
The pending question was the final
passage Of the resolve
Mr.. DAVIS: Mr.. Speaker. now
postponed. In refencc of my position
would like to be permitted to say y
few words. | object To this appropriate
ton on behalf of a great many Of my
constituents. and. | believe. on behalf
of very many people in this State. and
| object to it not on the grounds of the
amount Of the appropriation or the
purposes for which the appropriation
is asked. or anything Of the sort for |
dislike very much to make an objec-
ton for such a purpose as this: but |
put it. Mr.. Speaker ana gentlemen. on
the broader ground that we have no
right to enter into any sort Or kind Of
outside Legislation of this sort when we
have before us. as we have ut the pres
ent time. such problems to face. And
While | assume that every members Of
this House is familiar with the report
of the state treasurer ana the condi-
ton of our finances. | want to call your
attention very briefly to this condition
again and the deductions to be drawn
from it. believing that if we are will
ing to be guided by this we shall be
pretty careful in regard to our action
IN appropriating the States money
when We are sworn to carefully serve
her interests
Now. Mr. Speaker ana gentlemen. ]
find this condition Of things as reported
by the State treasurer in this printed
report on page g. For the years 1895
to 1900 our expenditures exceeded our
receipts by the grand total of 1851 ,69035.
Place against this the condition of
things in 1895 and draw your own con
cluSion as to where we are drifting In
1895 We had surplus in our treasury
of SASS. s.. Now we have this con-
dition of things TO face at the beginn-
ing OF this Legislature. we have $50. $50
to pay on the public debt. we have $50
900 interest to pay. $4,000 which form
err Legislatures obligated us to pay to
the University of Maine, printing de-
felt of $4,000, typographical deficit of
S5011. and the illegal loan of Governor
Powers of $4,000. This with the ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts.
brings the net debt of your State. out
side of the bonded debt up to SSl5.-
1892. and it does not take into account
anything that has been passed at this
session. it does not take into account
many deficits to be reported and many
bills not paid. Now if you please. de-
duct from that the cash on hand Janu-
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