Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-18
STATE HOUSE.
Meeting Of Governor and Coun-
ell Occurred Yesterday.
MANY Nominations Confirmed and
Routine Business Transacted.
cornoratjon Fees Show Large Increase
Over Same Period in 1902.

The first session of the list Council
since the adjournment of the Legisla-
ture was held yesterday afternoon,
every member being present. The
amount of routine business transacted
was very large, being mostly reports
Of committees recommending that the
Governor draw his warrants for all
sorts Of bills, including expenses of the
Legislature, salaries of public officers
and for the support of State and chari-
table institutions.
All nomination made by Gov. Hill,
last week, We're confirmed, with the ex-
ception of that of Ralph B. White of
Bangor, who was named as one of the
members of the board of examiners of
embalmers. r. +. NORWOOD, Esq, OF
Bangor, appeared as the representative
of Bangor embalmers and in their be-
half entered a protest against Whlte
confirmation. The Council tabled the
nomination pending investigation.
Three claims for pensions under the
provisions Of the new law granting pen
sion to veterans of the Aroostook war
were presented. They were those oil
John bradbury, Fairfield, Adarastus H.
Srdncn, WdteTVlIit, anu NtS"i b. " :
Damon, Freedom.
1t was voted that all bills against the
State must be filed with the secretary
of State. "a hours preceding the meet
ings Of the Governor and Council.
The Governor was adyisedfs tSa4traW
his warrant in favor of2aInd ry
to the total amounts0f $l96
bursement of licesfses paid sunds4s tie
hawkers and peddlers actf which ghas
been declared unconstitutional fha
supreme court. @ Ny
The Council voted to give the peti-
TONERS for the pardon of Thq4Has
OHara, now serving a two years sen
tence in State prison. leave tosWtth-
draw. OHara, with two otherss MAS
convicted of breaking and enteHing
Bartlett's store at South Berwick DIR
ing the early part of 1902. O'Harasbe-
longs in Fall River, Mass, and his tks
don was asked by prominent citizeH KIT
that section IL a
The following letter. written by RO&%
.ert A. Jordan, Bangor. general secrS8
tary of the Y. M. c. A. Of that city. was
read by Gov. Hill:
II Jam writing you concerning Miles
thompson sentenced from Patten,
Maine, as a pocket peddler of whiskey,
for four months in the county Jail, Ban
gor. l have talked with Sheriff Gil
man, and the Jail physician and they
are very anxious that the man should
be liberated as he is dying of diabetes.
his suffering being something most
awful. The man is just a skeleton and
if you could see him / know the case
would appeal to you as it does to me.
I also talked this morning with eX-
County Attorney Shaw of Aroostook,
and he told me he had spoken to Coun-
ty Attorney II. l.. Smith. l think every
one familiar with the case feels that 1t
would he q most humane act to let this
poor fellow die out of Jail. A lawyer
said that possibly there might be some
way that you could get him out with
out going through the usual process of
pardoning, which l understand would
take at least two months. / can get
you a petition signed by such men as
II. II. Fogg, b. b. Thatcher, Col Pull
len, Il. A. Wilson and others whose
names are familiar to you as | have
been very careful not to ask those men
to put their names to anything except
where the case warranted it. ! can
send you an affidavit from the Jail ply
siciln and also a statement from the
county sheriff Mr.. Gilman. If there is
any possible way hereby this man can
be liberated quicker than by the par
=. don method it will be IA humane act
and one commencing itself to everyone
familiar with the case"
After considering the case the Coun-
Gil decided the usual form must be fol-
lowed. but it was voted to hold the
Council meeting earlier than customary
in May 50 that the proper notices can
be given for n hearing in the case.
The Council carefully considered the
matter of the terms of office of the
chairmen of the boards of registration
in the several cities of the State hav-
ing more than 1000 population. 1t was
decided that those chairmen appointed
originally under the law passed in 1891
should have held office for four years
from the first day of May of that year;
and that their successors should cease
to hold office, May l of every fourth
year thereafter. 1t was also decided
that those chairmen appointed under
the law passed in 1898 held office from
the first of May of that year: and that
the terms of their successors should
end on the first day of May every
fourth year thereafter. In other words.
the Governor and Council determined
that the two laws creating registration
boards and giving the Governor power
to appoint chairmen thereof desired a
fixed term OF Office which would con-
tinue four years from the first day of
May of every fourth year after the
original appointment.
Gov. HILL last week, nominated chair
men of the boards in Auburn. Augusta,
Bangor. Bath, Biddeford. Brewer, Car
diner. Lewiston, Old Town and Port
land. The lines in these cities We're
created under the law of 1891. The
commissions of these officials will date
from the first day of May, 1908. Prior
to the next meeting of the Council,
Gov. Hill will make nominations for