Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-09
SECOND WEEK.
Half Hour Session Held, Tues
DAY Afternoon.
Hospital and Academy Resolves fegin
to Come in.
Adjournment Made as Mark Of Respect to L; te
Senator Bradbury.

lie second week of the 10th Maine
Legislature opened, Tuesday after.
noon. with half-hour session at
O'CLOCK The members came throngine
pack on the afternoon trains and the
attendance was large in both branches
fefhapS a score of seats were empty
III the House and half a dozen in the
senate In the latter body the minor.
/ lty was missing on account of the
jackson banquet at ThomaSton in thu
evening. The work of the session con-
sisted of the reception of few dozer
plils. petitions, resolves and orders
and then upon the reception of a mes
sage from Governor Hill announcing
the death of ex-senator James w
Bradbury. both bodies adjourned, as a
mark of respect to his memory The
adjournment was to 10 A. NJ, today.
and that will be the daily hour OF
meeting unless otherwise ordered.
One member was found after ad-
journment who expressed surprise that
afternoon sessions are not to be held
at once. But committee work. not
sessions, will be the afternoon program
for the next 10 weeks. The committees
which have not already organized will
assignments. but no public hearings
will be held this week BY an order
passed, yesterday, the time for the re-
ception of bills relating to private and
special legislation is limited TO January
81, but this limit is always extended.
An order of much interest to the news
paper reporters, the press gang" of
the Capitol, was that which was passed
authorizing the superintendent of pub
lie buildings to set apart room 122.
under the Senate chamber. now used
for storage purposes, for the use of the
reporters. Thus far. this winter, the
newspaper boys have had to occupy
desks in the narrow corridor outside
this room. where they were in The path
of everybody who had business with
Secretary Dunbar in the little room
which has been given him further
along.
The new business of the session includ-
Gu number of important bills and re-
solves. In the House Mr.. Carleton pre-
scented a bill allowing cemeteries to be
extended nearer dwelling houses than -
rods. the limit now allowed by law. The
United Gas and Electric Co asks permits
sion to purchase the franchise of the Do
YER Gas Light Co. \ bill was introduced
by Webb of Portland, to amend the ballot
laws so that voting Places shall not be
opened earlier than 8 o'clock instead Of
as is now allowed. The first resolve of
the session in the House was one carry
ing 5000. for each 1891 and 1892 to the Lew
iston hospit al of the Sisters of Charity. and
$4,000 to aid in finishing the new build
i,u I'M SE
ing for an appropriation Of $1,000 yearly
for two years for the Deering Home for
Fricndless Boys. There was a batch of
petitions relating to ice fishing in the
Wayne and Monmouth ponds. The Ma
chias Bank asks to be Incorporated with
SIX incorporators including the solid men
of that town. A bill app AIRED making
the salary of the stenographcr of the
Kennebec superior court $1,000 yearly.
In the Senate d batch of important re-
solves appeared. The largest carries S6o
coo for the completion Of the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital. Another carries
$1,000 yearly for two years for the { entral
Maine Central hospital at Lewiston. and
So. 600 for the building fund The first
academy resolve is that carrying $40
yearly for Gould's Academy, Bethel.
White of Androscoggin. put in a bill au-
thorizing Lewiston to issue bonds to the
amount of Sl85.0o0 to pay outstanding
bonds. y long rcmOnstrancc appeared
from Camden against the proposed NUM-
cipa water company. An interesting
fight is coming over this matter laugh
was aroused in the House by an order
introduced by Representative Bracket
calling on the fish and game committee
to investigate the Belgian hare industry
and see whether it is likely to prove a
benefit to the State or an injury. The
hare has its friends ana its enemies il
the State and the fight against it BY
those regarding it Il dangerous pest
may be no laughing matter In the end.