Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-05

for the reason that cases of small
pox nave so frequently been mistake
Tor cases of chickenpOx or for cases of
SeEcralized Vaccinal eruption it is
thought wise to issue the above. 1t is
to hold until Dec 81, 1902, unless other
wise ordered.
Col. Stevens is having difficulty in
securing a picture of Benjamin AmeS
who was acting Governor of Maine in
1921. He desires to obtain the same for
the purpose of having portrait made
to add TO the gubernatOriaI collection
in the State House rOtunda. Benjamin
Ames was a lawyer practicing in Bath
when, IN 1871, being a member of the
Maine Senate, he was elected President
OF that body. Governor King had re-
signed the office of Governor and VIM
ID. Williamson of Bangor, who was the
Senate's President, served as Chief
Executive until he, too, was obliged to
resign for the purpose of taking his
seat in the 18th Congress of the United
states, to which he had been elected
Then Mr. Ames became acting Cover
nor and served until the Inaugural ton
of Albion X. Paris in January, 1922. Elk
Governor Ames was afterward elected
President of the State Senate in 1924.
NM 1S29fha left Bath and located in
Ohfo.sS w19tehe remained until 1881,
when he NaA stricken with paralysis of
the BRAIN. He returned to Maine and
lived with relatives in Houlton, until
he died. &RlAn a short time after his
arrival there. Col. Stevens has tried
to obtain some trace of his relatives,
but thus far haskpot succeeded. Any
reader having Information regarding
the whereabouts of any of Governor
Ames' descendants will confer a favor
upon Col. SteEens by notifying thereof.
: b.
There have been 70 regular and four
special session. Of the Maine Legisla-
iture held since ESQ. The four special
sessions We're Eeld'in 1910, 1912, 1853 and
1861. The first II sessions were held in
the court house in Portland, but since
1892 each Legislature has met in Au-
gusta. "
The lpngek regular session was in
1850. III daye comprising the term. The
Legislatures; May and con-
tinued until August 80. The shortest
regular session was from May IA to
June 3, 1871 days. The longest spec
ial session was in 1910. 1t began Sep
tember IL and closed Oct. %, being ses-
sion sc days. The shortest special ses-
sion was in 1861, when the Legislature
met on April % and adjourned, April %.
A gentleman interested in seashOre
fisheries, was visitor at the Capitol,
yesterday. IL speaking about this big
industry along the Maine coast, and
which gives remunerative employment
to thousands of our citizens, he said:
There is one matter that hope the
next Legislature will take steps to
change 1t is now provided that the
commissioners of sea and shore fisheries
shall biennially make a detailed report
showing the amount of capital invested
in the business, the number of persons
employed and the value of the products
of the business. Now, my idea is to
have this requirement of law changed
so that the commissioners shall be en-
powered to issue an annual report.
Probably there are few people in the
interior of the State who have any ade-
quate conception of the volume of bust
ness done along our coast in this line.
They do not know, possibly that more
than 10000 persons are annually en-
ployed in the various branches of the
business and that the total value Of the
product is more than s6,000,0O0.
commissioner Nickerson prepares
one of the most valuable of
all the State reports, but he should be
required to issue it annually instead of
once in two years. This is demanded
by the big growth of the business, es-
pecially in the sardine branch of It, and
the people who have invested millions
of dollars in the business of catching.
curing and packing fish of all KINDS
should be informed each year just what
has been accomplished through their
efforts
. Accompanying an act to raise the
salaries of the justices of Maine S SUI
preme court which was passed by the
T a,;Sla ture of 1870 giving the members