Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01
THE LEGISLATURE
All in Readiness for the Open
ing This Morning.
Believed That 1t Will Be Very Short
Session.
History OF Two Matters Which Are to
Come Up.

come Up.
IL was not until along towards night,
yesterday, that the State House began
10 take on legislative appearance. al
ehcush the rest of the day there had
peen one-thing- going to- happier"
sort OF an air about the place from
early IN the morning. Towards night the
members of both houses began to as
semble and groups of them filled the
rotunda. The electric lights were all
on hugh bouquet. which Supt.
stevens had placed in the fountain, the
bright clean walls and the merry
laughter of those assembled put a life
into the big building, which has been
absent since the night of adjournment,
last March.
olo acquaintance We're renewed and
new ones made, for their were a num-
DER OF new faces present. These faces
belonged to men who had come to the
Capltol for the purpose of seeing what
was done at the adjourned session and
they were as interested. as We're the
members, as to what was to be done,
when the Legislature came together,
today.
And. right here, let it be said that
that was about the chief topic OF dis
cussion at the sunset gathering. All
were anxious to know if there was to
be anything else done other than the
disposing of such matters as were al
ready before the Legislature. 1t SEEM
ed to be the cOncenSuS of opinion that
no new matters would be taken up and
that the old ones would be disposed of
with all the dispatch possible and the
final adjournment reached as quickly
as it could be. None of the members
seemed at all anxious to prolong the
session and it was the general express
sion that but a single day would be
necessary to transact all the business
and reach an adjournment This, it
was thought by some, would be done,
even if an evening session was neces-
sary in order that it should be accom-
plished.
That an attempt will be made to in
troduce some new business is certain.
1t is, judging from the sentiment of
those Of the legislators who were about.
Monday, equally certain that these at
tempts will be promptly squelched. In
every way, the disposition seems to be
to get through as quickly as possible
and get back home.
Speaker Fellows arrived on the morn
ing train, Monday, and at once paid q
visit to the State House, where he pass
cd the greater part of the day. Presi-
dent Virgin of the Senate, came in the
afternoon and, like the Speaker of the
House, went at once to the State House
ana got busy.
Representatives Ross and Barker of
Bangor, came over, the former in the
morning the later in the afternoon.
Judge George II. Smith of Pressure Isle,
was among those who came over from
the east on the morning train. The
judge was as smiling and happy as
ever and was around greeting all his
old time friends.
Harold NJ. Sewall came up from Bath,
at noon and he, too, was Il CONSPICUOUS
figure around the State House during
the afternoon.
Clerk Cotton of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Secretary Dunbar of the
Senate, We're also prominent about the
building during the day and both were
kept busy answering questions as to
| what was going to be done, or what
ought to be done.
The session will open at 10 o'clock
| this morning. What will transpre, after
| that is, of course, guess work, but, as
above stated, it is believed that the
work will be hurried through to com
| plction, so that the representatives and
senators can leave for home, tonight OF
tomorrow morning, at the latest, though
| it is barely possible that the session
may continue into Wednesday.
AS was told in the Journal of last
Saturday, there are two matters in adj
dition to the acceptance of the report OF
the committee en- the revision of the
Statutes to come up. These are the
matter Of the amount OF the savings
bank tax which shall be approportioned
| to the school fund and the matter of an
appropriation for Maine exhibit at
the ST. Louis fair, next year.
| The history of the other left over
matter which is TO come up at this
| time, tine matter of increasing the
amount OF the savings DIRK TAX ueNot-
| ed to the school fund from one half to
! n> e-eights is, senate document No. 237,
| is.
Wednesday. February II, bill "An Act
| to amend section of chapter I5S of the
public laws of 1898, relating to school
funds derived from savings bank tax.
introduced and referred to committee
on taxation in concurrence.
Wednesday, March 49, two reports
/ from the committee. majority fought
not to pass" signed by Messrs. Gard
ner. c. H. Randall, Joseph A. Bodwell
! c. c. Poor. E. W. Howe; minority
| ought to pass" signed by Messers. w.
). Thompson. F. w. Patterson. A. S.
!'arnsworth. ]. w. Davidson. Pending
acceptance, ordered printed, and Tues
day next assigned for consideration.
On Tuesday, March "a, the bill came
up, as per assignment and was laid On
the table.
Next day. Wednesday. March %, bill
was taken from the table and on motion
I, of Mr.. Pierce of Aroostook the report
of tbs minority was accepted, the dill
read twice under suspension of the
rules and passed to be engrossed. Pa
pers were sent to the house.
Thursday March 96 at the morning