Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-02
THE LEGISLATURE
Passed the St. Louis Appropri-
alton Bill.
Position of School Fund Bill Remains
Unchanged.
Final Adjournment Reached, Late
Monday Afternoon.

In every way Tuesday was an aus
picious day for the reconvening of the
Legislature. 1t was as bright ane
sunshiny morning as the most 1as
tidious could have wished. The resul
was large attendance of spectators
Every bit of room in the galleries, o.
| both houses, was taken, as was a lafst
part of the available space on the Hooi
| of the House and Senate. The at
| tendance was much in excess OF Wna
it would be on the average day uuflils
the regular session. Undoubtedly II
was the idea of having a session OF the
Legislature in session during the SUM
mer days, which brought many Oh the
| people to the Capitol.
AS usual, ladies predominated, their
| white waists and handsome garments
gave a color to the proceedings when
was very acceptable and helped to give
| life and interest to what would otner-
| wise have been a somewhat monoto-
| nous day
| About the State House everything
| had an air which told that the legisla-
tors We're in town and going to be
there. Early in the morning, right
after breakfast, the members began
gathering in the building and long be-
fore the hour appointed for the open
ing arrived the roldnda and the lobby
were filled with animated groups of
Legislators and their friends who had
gathered for the purpose of witnessing
the days proceedings.
The hour set for the opening of the
session was 10 o'clock, but it was SO
minutes after that hour before the
gavel of Speaker Fellows called the
House to order Prayer was offered by
Rev. Henry F.. Dunnack, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. There was
very large attendance of members in
both bodies $40 members of the House
being on hand and 20 of the 81 Sena-
tors.
Immediately at the close of the open
ing exercises Representative Littlefield
of Rockland, arose and called the at
tention of the House to the death of
Representative Joseph H. Carleton of
Rockport, and moved that a committee
he appointed to draft suitable resolu-
tons. The motion was carried and the
committee was appointed. Representa-
tive shay Of Bath moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to draw up suita-
BILE, resolutions on the death of Repre-
sentative Isaiah Daniels of Portland,
which was done.
'E Yhen it was that the matter of the ST.
EI.ouis exposition appropriation came
up. This bill had passed the House to
be enacted, but the Senate asked for a
further conference at the session last
winter, and the matter was still on the
table. Allen of Sanford, moved that
the House insist on a committee of con-
ference and the following were appoint
ed from the House: Shaw, Bath, Drew
Portland; Briggs, Auburn. The Sem
ate appointed Randall, Cumberland
Pike, Washington; Bryant, Somerset,
on the committee. After being out for
some time the committee reported that
it had been unable to reach an agree
ment.
Alien of Sanford, moved that the re-
port be accepted and that the House
still insist on a further concurrence.
This was carried and new committee
consisting of Smith. Pressure Isle, Lit
, tlefield. rockland: Barker, Bangor,
was appointed to meet like committee
from the Senate. At the time of the
noon recess no report had been re-
ccived from the second committee.
Drew of Portland, moved that the
House insist on a committee of confer
ence on the matter of changing the
amount of the appropriation of the
-;,,r l. - Ia,
school fund, from y to x, tabled in the
Senate last March, and that a COM
mittee for that purpose be appointed.
The motion was carried and this COM
mittee appointed: Drew, Portland !:
| Davis, Waterville; Thompson. China.
Not Il word had been heard from this
| committee at the noon adjournment,
and the fate of the bill was still hang
ing.
From the joint committee on appro-
priations and financial affairs came Il
report setting forth that all the bust
| ness which had been referred to it had
been transacted This report was ac-
! cepted.
For a time there came q lull and the
members gossped with one another, OF
With friends, while from the Senate
chamber came word that that body had
| taken a recess. Then it was that
Pettengill of Rumford, asked permits
sion to introduce an order out of or
der. This was granted and the order
which provided for the payment of the
attendants of the House and Senate
during the adjourned session, was in
troduced and passed. This order pro-
vided for an appropriation of s429
This order was passed in the Senate.
After another short period of waiting
the report of the committee on revision
of the statutes and that of the COM
missioner on revision came down to the
| House from the Senate, where it hao
been accepted. The same was done IL
the House and then the bills. repeating
the old statutes and enacting the new
revision came down from the upper
body. where they had been passed tt
be engrossed. They We're passed to b.
cngrossed and enacted, without refer
ence to committee, by the House ant
went back to the Senate, where the!
We're at adjournment at noon.
The report of Commissioner John A
Morrill, for the revision contains tn
following interesting information.