Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-09

y Il. VI.
The hall OF the House was again
He'd to its capacity whcI! the hearing
was resumed at s O'clock. For ov,..
Two hours the hearing continued along
he same lines rs in the afternoon with
Judge Foster making occasional at
t-mpts to evade and avoid the ruling
IF the committee that the hearing
should he only on the volume Of print
ing. His attempts to ASSUME charge
4 affairs We're failures. however. ami
4" hId few opportunities To entertain
HE crowd.
The first witness Of the evening was
x-Attorney General Sellers. who said
hat 1860 copies of his report Were.
printed and that all were distributed
q good advantage. He thought tie
"port could be cut down by the Onis-
ION OF certain tables giving details re-
1rdlng criminal prosecutions iii the
irlous counties. He did not care.
,oWever. to make any suggestion as to
,oW his successor should get on his
rport.
Bank Examiner r. F. Timbcrlakc
vas next called and testified in sub
stance as follows: THE law allows
maximum OF $500 reports i'm Legislative.
Years and | have had 2o5O printed in
tnat year and zoo in alternate
There is almost never enough copies
" supply the demand Report is l:st;a. =
- issued in january and get il as
promptly from the printers as 1 have a
rght to expect it. The report contains
only returns and statements which bv
ltW must De prepared and published
i'y the department. Formerly lists OF
Unclaimed deposits We're published, but
this is not done now. The volume has
10 dunlication of tables. The banks
and the public are entitled to Dublica-
ION OF all that is in the volume 1t
would excite unfaVorable comment o,u
side The State and cause dissatisfaction
!mong our banks if the report con-
t:.ined less than ii does now. Tho banks
"ay Si00.000 annually into the treasury
4 Strte ana this report is Ill they get
in return AS the report is made IN
arsely OF tables the composition is
hand work and has to he done slowly
The proof is read four times The de-
.artment has no preliminary report
no public alton except this annual re-
port. The banking laws in which fire.
Gnnnt changes are made. are Il valuable
part of the report. There are very few
printing offices in the State equipped
to publish such Il volume as the bank
ing renort. 1t would cause much more
expense and great Inconvenience ana
delay 10 have the work done elsewhere
than in Augusta"
Labor Commissioner Matthews testi-
feel that 1000 reports from his depart
rltnt are printed annually. "Formerlv
the number Was 10000 and then it was
cut to 5000. The report is not Il large
one. | determine wholly what it shall
contain. There are many demands TO"
the labor laws ana ii is very conven-
lent to have them included in the vol
ume. There are many requests for the
rel ort and more could well be distrib-
uted.'' si.A
Land Agent Edgar +. Ring said:
There are 5000 copies of the latest for
,stry report as authorized by the Gov
nrnor ana Council Consider the report
of general value and interest. 1t has 3
illustrations for which the Governor
and Council gave authority. The de-
paltment has very little other printing
dOTe."
State Librarian L. y. Carver was the
last witness of the evening session. He
sai,;: "'rhere are 1000 copies of my re-
mort and tie report should be larger
rather than smaller. As librarian ! dis
tribute part OF the reports for the vari-
Gus departments. Will look over list
f maximum nurlbc" If reports AL
lowed by law and report to committee
where in my opinion the maximum
should be made greater or smaller"
During the hearing. Senator Potter