Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-15
STATE HOUSE.
December Meeting Of the
Governor and Council.
Measures Taken for Collection
Of Spanish War Claims.
Portland Man Seeks to Have Change
Made in State Constitution.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, Dec. II, at 10 A. M.


The December meeting OF inc
Governor and Council was hcld III tnc
Council chamber, yesterday. the session
commencing at 10 o'clock i'll the fore
noon The business transacted was
largly of Z. routine nature, ana the
meeting was adjourned at O'Clock III
the afternoon, after assigning the next
meeting fer Saturday, Dec. 80, at ~
O'Clock in the forenoon.
one of the matters disposed of. aside
from the routine business, was the
passage of an order authorizing and
directing: the Governor to employ Wal
lace II. White Jr., and Geo. 5. McCarty
of Lewiston, to collect certain sums due
the soldiers of the National Guard who
served during the war with Spain, the
two men named above to bear the cX-
pense attendant upon said collection.
and 10 be paid out of the amount col
lcvtod from the United States govern
mcnt. Il sum to be determined by the
Governor. Mr.. White appeared in sup
port of the passage of the order.
The matter referred to is as follows:
Following the close of the Spanish war,
an act was passed by Congress provid-
ing tllttt the pay the Stdle
of Maine for the benefit of the men
who had served. the same rate Of pay
allowed the officers and men by the
state law. from the time that they were
called out until they entered the scr
vice of the United States. Before the
act was passed the State had paid the
men 13 cents per day. holding back -
cents. The government subsequently
paid to the State IS cents per day for
each man, as the State had paid the
men.
The comptroller of the treasury now
rules that the men are entitled to re-
ceive - cents per day from the United
States government for Il period of toll
days from the time that they were call
ed out until they We're mustered into
the service of the United States. This
81 cents is the difference between the IS
cents paid to the men by the Stat" and
S.25, the amount allowed privateS UNI
der the State law. The number of men
from Maine who served during the
Spanish war was about 1900, and in
Guided the First Regiment, LIST Battery
and the Signal Corps.
T.. Il. bennett of Portland, was 1T the
officer Of The Board of State Assessors.
Wednesday ana Thursday. in the inter-
est of :, proposed repeal Of Section of
Article IN of the constitution Of the
State. under the provision Of which all
State taxes must be uniform. Mr.. Den
nett seeks 20 have the constitution
amended so that wild lands may be
assessed at higher rate than proper
t,-i, bn
matter before the last session of the
legislature, when it was voted down.
1t is expected that it will be brought up
again at the next session.
papcrS have been issued from the Of
fee Of the adjutant general, granting
discharge from the service Of the State
To- Second Lieut. Thomas r. Rideout of
ca" *. 1st Infantry. N. G. S. NJ, of
Brunswick. by reason of the eXplra-
ton of his term of service. First Lieut.
WIN. j. Wilson Of the same company
has beer reelected, and First SerGt
Joseph l.. Shepard chosen to fill tn"
vacancy in the Office Of second licutcil-
ant
Adjutant General FarnhHm is cX-
some tilne, having gone on All extended
trip through the West and other sec
tons Of the country. He left mis- home
at Bangor. Tuesday, and will go to
Seattle, Wash, where he will remain
for some time. 1t is expected that he
will go South later. and the date of his
return home is not yet known. 1t IS
understood that Gen. Farnham is TAX
ing the trip partly for the benefit Of his
health. aud it is the hope of his many
friends everywhere that he will return
much improved.
Brig Gen. Chas. +. Davis. inspector
General on the staff of tha Governor.
was in Portland, yesterday. for the
purpose of presiding at the board of
inquiry which was appointed for the
purpose of investigating the standing
of Co T.. 1st Infantry.
Miss Gertrude A. Gerald. one of the
stcnographcrs at the office Of the al
infant general was at Portland. THURS
| day for the purpose of taking the test
| imony given ut the investigation of Co.
| L. list Infantry.
| Game Warden Geo. w. Ross of WASH
| ington county, was at the Capitol.
| Thursday, on business connected with
the fish and game department.
| The many Augusta friends of Mrs. F.
f. Ring of Orono. wife of Forest COM
| missioner Ring. will be glad to learn
| that she is recovering from an attack OF
| pneumonia, and is doing nicely.
| The following corporations nave III
ed their certificates of organization AT
the office of the secretar+ of state:
The National Dump Car Co, organ
lied at Augusta, for the purpose OF
constructing and dealing in work cars
for RAILWAYS and tramways. etc. with
$4,000, 600 capital stock. of which noth-
ling is paid in. Officers: President l.
IL. Fairbanks of Augusta; treasurer, l.
liz. Fairbanks of Augusta. Certlhcate