Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-06
STATE HOUSE.
Getting Ready for the Opening
Of Legislature.
Advance Guard Of Members. elect Is
on the Ground.
IS,
Figures of Interest Adduced from State
Assessors Report.

Few members ELECT of the incoming
| Legislature have arrived in Augusta,
although the opening occurs, tomorrow
morning, at 10 o'clock. The old Of
ficials of both branches were on hand,
yesterday, preparing everything for the
coming of the legislators. Secretary
K. NJ. Dunbar of the Senate, and Clerk
w. s. Cotton of the House, were on
duty during the day. Senator Harry
r. Virgin of Cumberland county and
Representative Oscar F. Fellows of
(, Bucksport, who will be the presiding
officers Of their respective houses, were
in consultation, yesterday afternoon,
arranging details of committee selec-
tions and completing the preliminary
work incident to the organization of
the Legislature.
Charles H. Lovejoy of Sidney, the
reliable and indefatigable messenger
of the Senate and George H. Fisher
of Winterport, the equally popular
messenger of the House, are both at
work, experimenting the distribution
of stationery and the like for the use
of the members and getting every
thing in readiness for the opening, to-
| morrow morning.
Candidates for some of the minor
offices in both branches are on the
ground and are urging their claims up
on members as soon as they arrive.
Tonight, the Senate Republican
caucuses will be held in the Senate
il chamber and the House Republican
caucuses will take place in Representa-
tive hall at 7.30 o'clock. The House
II caucus will probably be presided over
by Hon. George H. Smith, representa-
tive from Pressure Isle. The chairman
of the Senate caucus has not yet been
selected
1t is probable that the Democratic
! members of the Legislature will select
their candidates at Waterville, tonight,
as they have been invited to meet the
/ State committee of their party in that
city, and it is understood that nearly
every member will be there.
| The Augusta house is now open for
Il business and a large number of men,
bers have engaged rooms at that ia
nous hosiery for the session. The
Burns Cottage Club, the York Club
and the Clark Cottage Club are open
and entertaining some of their mem
bers. Several members will board at
Hotel North, the Cony house and at
! various boarding houses throughout
the city.
Il The Capitol restaurant, conducted
! by L. B. Viewer is open and ready for
business. 1t is located in the basement
! just under the Office of the secretary
! of State and is fitted in first-class
shape for the entertainment of all who
may come. Meals will be prepared at
! all hours during the day and the SER
vice is unexcelled.
! The annual meeting of the Maine
Sportsmen's Fish and Game Associa-
ton will be held in the judiciary room
! at the State House, at $50 o'clock, this
afternoon. The principal business will
be the presentation of the report of
Col. E. c. Harrington of Augusta, sec
rotary and treasurer, and the election
of new officers for the ensuing year.
Vice President 1. X. Stetson of Ban
gor will probably preside. The late
Hon. p. o. Vickery was president of
the organization for many years. A
large attendance is expected.
Hon. L. c. Morse, senator elect from
Waldo county. when he assumes the
IuutlcS VI lulS pOSltlOll, Will NdCdle his
place upon the board of trustees of
the State Reform School, and on
Thursday, Gov. Hill will nominate his
successor on that board.
The report of the State assessors, an
abstract of which was given in the
Journal several days ago, contains
much interesting information. Especi-
ally is this true concerning the valua-
: ton of the State by counties, the valu-
alton of the 20 cities and the SO towns
I having valuation of $1,00O,OOO or more,
and the wild lands. The subjoined
tables give the figures of the 1900 valu-
, alton as compared with that of 1902.
The increase in valuation for the
whole State of s15,529,24S in two years
is divided among the 16 counties as fol-
flows:
1900. 1902