The Republican journal., 1903-01-29
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
What is Said and Done at Augusta.

Senator Morse has introduced a resolve in
favor of Mary c. Rankin of Liberty, and
has presented the rem0nStrance OF Rev.
William Berk eley and u others of SearsmOnt
against reSu omission.
Kendall NJ. Dunbar, secretary of the Sen
ate. says that he will not be candidate for
State treasurer until four years have elapsed.
1t is said that Hon. J. o. Smith of SkOwhe-
gan may be a candidate.
Mr.. Merriam of Morrill, has introduced in
the House bill an act to regulate the killing
of deer. in Waldo county 1t provides for a
six wears close time on female and faWn
deer and the open time for shooting or tax
ing buck or male deer to be from October 1st
to November 10th.
Invitations have been issued by Hon. J.
II Manley and Miss Manley for reception
to be given February 14th, at $50 in the
evening 1t will be one of the leading func-
tions of the winter. Hon. W. H. Gannett of
the legislature
Gov. Hill has appointed Hon. Henry W.
Mayo of Ilampden a member of the board
of trustees of the Maine Reform School,
and Col. A. B. Nealey of Lewiston commits
sioner of AndroScoggin county, to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent death of Hon.
Seth Chandler of Lewiston.
The whole amount of money asked for
up to the present time in aid of various State
institutions, hospitals, homes, orphan asyl-
umS, roads, bridges and the like aggregates
S476, 800 52 for the year 1908, and 1923 ,079.0 90
for the year 1904. The largest sums lnclud-
ed IL this recapitulatiOn are the resolves in
favor of the Maine Sanatorium, in aid OF the
University of Maine and iii favor OF Colby
college These resolves amount to total OF
S160,0OG
The committee to examine the accounts
of the State treasurer, which consists OF
Don A. Ii. Powers and RansfOrd w. Shaw
George G. Goodwin of Wells, Oliver Otis of
Rockland and Fred G. Kingsman of Au-
gusta reported January 22d, to the Governor
and Council that the accounts were found
correct, and the committee, in presence Of
the State treasurer, destroyed by burning,
matured during 1902, and others for which
new bonds have been issued
One of the features of the mid-winter
meeting of the Maine Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, which will be held in the State
house to-day, Thursday, will be an address
on "Forestry" by Professor Roy l.. Marston
of Skowhegan, instructor in the school of
forestry at Yale. The club women have
taken deep interest in forestry, particular
ly with reference to its application in this
State and in addition to the address before
the members of the club, Professor Marston
will deliver public address in the evening
in Representatives, hall, under the auspices
of the federation. The department of for
estry in Yale university was established
only few. years ago, and Professor Mars
ton was one of the first instructors called
there.
The most important measure presented in
the house Jan. 22nd was a bill for county
and state maintenance of large bridges.
There are COB bridges in the State of more
than so feet in length and the municipalities
owning the same desire to be relieved from
keeping them in repair memorial to the
congress of the United States urging the
acquiring the National ownership Of the an
thracte coal mines was introduced in the
house. A bill providing for a newspaper
libel law similar to the Massachusetts statute
was introduced also an act to fix Old Home
Week as the week beginning the second
Sunday in August. The judiciary committee
was directed to enquire into the expediency
of providing additional legislation for the
prevention of prize fights.