Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-27
The LEGISLATURE.
A Minority Report Prevails in
the Senate.
Little New Business Presented at the
Session, Yesterday.
General Baker and Judge Symonds
Close MiIIinoeket Hearing.

The new business introduced in either
branch of the Maine Legisl 3ture, yes
terday, was of no general importance.
and the work of the sessions of the
House and the Senate was merely de-
voted to the reading of documents.
In the Senate debate occurred on
the report of the majority of the COM
mittee on judiciary relating to the cleo
ton of road commissioner in the town
of BOothbay Harbor for a term of
years. The majority of the committee
voted ought not to pass, but Senator
Guernsey of the committee, at the re-
quest of Senator Maddocks of Lincoln,
submitted minority report in favor
of the bill. The reports were taken up,
yesterday morning, and Senator Mad
docks spoke in favor of the minority
report. while Senator Manley of Ken
nebec. who is the chairman of the COM
mittee, supported the majority report.
The Senate. however, after listening
to the speakers voted to substitute the
minority report for the majority by a
vote of IL to 6. Then the Senate passed
the bill.
I'd by Senator Stetson, Wednesday, for
the appointment of commission to in
vestigate the salaries of State and
county officers looking to the abolition
of the fee system, was tabled by Weeks
of Fairfield, although SewalI of Bath,
had moved it's passage in concurrence
with the Senate. The order provides
for the appointment of five members
Of the Legislature as commission, but
it has been suggested that it would be
unconstitutional for any members of
the Legislature to serve on a board
created by the body to which they be-
long. 1t is now suggested that the
members of the commission shall con-
sist of persons not connected with
either Legislative body.
Before the committee on public char
| tiles and State beneficiaries, Mrs. A. F.
Pallister. Mrs. G. B. McGregor, Mrs.
| Clark Barker and Mrs. C. A. Weston of
| Portland. DR.. e. T. Sanborn of Angus
/ ia. and Henry Richards of Gardiner,
appeared in favor of an act to establish
| the Maine School for Feeble Minded.
There was no opposition.
| Joseph Williamson and Miss Matilda
| w. Atkinson of Augusta, Miss L. B.
| Treadwell of Portland, and Joseph
| Briggs of Winthrop Center, and ex-
| Representative E. H. Cook of Vassal-
| boro, favor the appropriation of $500
| to aid the Maine Children's Home So
| ciety of Augusta. Miss Atkinson stat
| ed that the home was non -sectarian
and that since it's establishment three
years ago 121 children have been cared
! for. No one opposed.
| Gen. Selden Conner of Augusta, and
DR.. S. Fl. Weeks of Portland. spoke in
| favor of an appropriation of $4,000 for
| Maine santorium for consumptives,
| and Representatives Kimball of Rock
land. and Mills of Stonington, F. S.
| Walls of Vinalhayen, DR.. A. r. Smith
and Dr. j. E. Walker of Thomaston, IA
vored an appropriation of $500 for the
| Knox County General Hospital at
| measure.
| The committee on public buildings
and grounds held a meeting, Thursday
morning, at which several matters
| were taken III. The committee voted
| to report fought not to pass" on the
/
| the preservation of the ruins of Fort
William Henry at Pemaquid. Ought
to pass in new draft was the verdict
on the resolve appropriating $500 for
| repair of the State House elevator. The
new draft calls for $500 instead of $500.
| '.Ought to pass was voted on the re-
solve calling for $446.50 for supplies for
| the committee on revision of the stat
utes. A Subcommittee was appointed
to look into the matter of providing
more room for the State library, State
| Librarian Carver having appeared be-
| fore the committee to explain how
cramped that institution is in its pres
ent quarters.
The committee on appropriations and
financial affairs voted to report ought
| to pass on the following resolves:, Sc
bago lake hatchery, $4,000; Rangeley
| lake hatchery. $4,000; for Improvement
of State roads. 900 each year: i'm aid
of roads in Indian township. $500 for
1908 and $500 in 1904 salary county at
torney. Kennebec, $1,000; salary county
attorney. York county, $1,000: Passama-
uuoddy Indians. $9255 for 1903 and $500
for 1901; Penobscot Indians, 2,2bS 1ofor
each year: second appropriation bill
for 1903 including judges salaries, al
ready approved by Governor, $194,65o;
Maine Industrial School for Girls, for
| current expenses. 81, 500 for each year.
The question of preventing the spread
of injurious insects and disease among
| fruit trees was considered by the COM
mittee on agriculture. Thursday after
noon. There appeared in behalf OF the
bill! z. A. Gilbert of Greene, Dr. q. M.
Twitchel of Augusta, and Charles ..
Pope of Manchester. 1t appears that
| the San Jose scale is the insect that IS
raising the rumDus and many states
have already passed laws preventing
the expectation or importation of any
nursery stock which has not been sub
iected to preparation which kills the
insect So far as the pomologists
know. the insect has not yet found its
way into Maine but preventive legisla-
ton is deemed necessary and the COM
mittee in executive session voted to re-
port fought to pass"
pafora the committee on education