Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-29
The LEGISLATURE.
Eloquent Tributes to Memory
Of Mr.. Reed.
Resolutions Of Sympathy With People
Of Sweden Presented.
Lewiston Contested Election Cases to
Be Reported, Today.

Gov. Hill and the Maine Legislature
paid eloquent tributes to the memory
of the late Thomas b. Reed, yester-
day forenoon, in the hall of the House.
The memorial exercises began at 1890
O'Clock, after both houses had met in
joint convention. Gov. Hill attended
by all the members of the Executive
Council and by many heads of State
departments, entered the hall and oc-
cupied the Speakers chair, and pre-
sided over the exercises. He made a
brief address during which he said that
it was an honor and a privilege to
join in paying tribute to one of Names
most noble and illustrious sons. Then
came the introduction of the joint reso-
buttons, which was presented by Sena-
tor Randall of Cumberland, who sup
ported them in few remarks. He
was followed by Smith of Presque
Isle, Senator Wing of Androscoggin,
Davis of Waterville, Smith of Hartland,
Senator Stetson of Penobscot, Perkins
of Wilton, Sewall of Bath, Senator
Goodwin of Somerset and SWEET of
Portland.
The program was most impressively
carried out, and the attendance of
ladies and gentlemen was very large
The House committee on elections
had another go at the Lewiston con-
test, yesterday. The committee met
prior to the opening of the session and
again at the conclusion of the Reed
memorial exercises. The same argu-
ments were gone over and over again.
Four of the committee are in favor of
deducting q ballots from the count
in Ward six, thereby seating Kelley,
Rep, in place of Coyne, Dem; but
three of the committee refuse to agree
to anything save a report throwing
ont the entire ballot in Ward six,
thereby giving the three Republican
contestants their seats. The COM
mittee will meet at $50, this
morning, when the final vote will be
taken. In the meantime the ma
jority and minority will draw
up their reports and, unless a COM
promise be effected, the two reports
will go in at today's session of the
House.
The Maine standard fire insurance
policy came up for further considera-
ton in the Senate, yesterday, the
specific point under discussion being
the reference of the Clark bill repeat
ing the compulsory arbitration clause.
When the senator from Hancock pre-
scented his bill, last week, it was refer
red to the judiciary committee with
out whimper of opposition. But the
next day a motion to reconsider the
vote whereby such reference was made
prevailed and the bill was tabled until
yesterday, =, Then Senator Statson
moved it's reference to the committee
on mercantile affairs and insurance
and the Senate sustained his motion
on a yea and nay vote of Is to 8. This
vote rather complicated matters. Sena-
| tor Staples of Knox, has a bill cover
ing the same. general points, but it is
sleeping on the House table, although
the Senate gave it to the insurance
committee to investigate and con-
slider. Should the House decide that
| the Clark bill ought also lie upon the
table to keep company with the Staples
| BILL the judiciary committee will be
the only one to hear the merits of the
| compulsory arbitration clause. duly
set forth. The report of the committee
on uniformity of legislation recon-
| mends 4 measure of which Senator
Staples bill is copy, providing for a
change in the law. This report will be
heard by the judiciary committee on
Wednesday, Feb. II. In the meantime
| it is limited that the Staples and the
Clark bills will both fall between the
two houses.
The committee on appropriations
and financial affairs, yesterday pre-
sented the first bill appropriating mon
ey to provide for the expenditures of
the State government. The bill calls
for $1,375, 906.55. The items in the bill
are those established by law and are
known as fixed charges. Last session
the first bill carried with it a total APP
propiation of $1,SO7 64SS9. That bill,
however, included $350,OO0 of tempor-
airy loans and $4,000 for the Eastern
Insane Hospital. which does not figure
in this years bill.
In the House, yesterday morning
Representative Gagnon of Van Buren,,
presented the following resolutions:
Whereas, 1t appears that the inhab-
itants of Sweden are at the present
time prey TO the combined evils OF
cold and famine and that unless i'm
mediate steps are taken to relieve their
distress many after enduring extreme
suffering must ultimately perish.
Resolved, That our senators and
representatives in Congress be request
ed to ask Congress to appropriate such
sums as in its discretion may appear
necessary to alleviate the suffering and
save the lives of those unfortunate be-
ings-
Resolved, That the secretary of
State forward without delay a copy of
the foregoing resolution to each of our
senators and representatives in Con-
gress.'
The resolution was referred to the
committee on federal relations.
l. 60.