The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-12
At Augusta.

collected during 1904 were the largest in
the history of the department.
After the Inauguration of Governor
cobb on Thursday and the Transaction
81 necessary routine business both
branches OF the legislature adjourned to
meet Wednesday at 10 80 m
GOV. Cobb and the executive counsel
held their first session Saturday. Hon
! \. NJ Jones 81 iha sixth district was
/ ste@fcd chairman OF tie council Cover
nor Cobb made these appointments.
/ lie appointed Hon. y ; pnrnton Of
j Bo"dolu an lis private secretary: FOL
i onel Z. Milakeu Of Portland as pen
+ SION agent aud George W Leadbetttr Of
/ kockland as messenger 70 the council
/ he appointments thus far made by
/ Governor Obj give general satisfaction.
/ Ihat Of Cotone Punuton ar private
secretary IL especially gratifying to bis
many friends HIS service III the same
/ position under Governors CIeaFrs.
Powers and Hi has 2iyen him perfec'
/ understanding Of hiz duties and renders
him peculiarly valuable man for the
| Ilace.
The Six Presidential electors Of Maine
met on Saturday at the senate chamber
and organized With the choice of Frank
I'M A. Wilson of Bangor, president, a .
Brown Of Belfast. secretary, aud
Charles u Loyejoy Of Sidney messen-
ger. Adjournment Mas taken until Mon.
day, when the six votes of Maine were
cast and recorded for Roosevelt and
! Fairbanks.
David N. W Dslow of Pittsfeld has
] a no ah h4ff /
to prevent cruelty TO animals.
Roscoe A. Eddy of Bar Harbor, a
| prominent worker in the recently form
ed trades unions there, was in Augusta
during the week in consultation with
senator Mills Of Hancock county, who
has prepared a bill to be introduced
| probably, this week, for the appoint
ment of State board of arbitration and
Cancellation whose aim will be to settle
labor difficulties arising from strikes
Mr.. Eddy also met A. " Nichols Of Au
gusta and K A Eddy Of Portland, which
three constitute the legislative commit
fee of the Maine state federation of
labor. In behalf of this organization
they will present to the legislature this
session bill TO amend the State consti-
tuition to provide that whenever GER
tam specified fraction (say per cent? Of
the qualified voters of the state, shall
by petition make such request any pub
lie measure OF measures, not exceeding
three at any one election shall be sub
mitted To the vote of the people for de.
elslOn. The committee will also attempt
to provide for an optional referendum
vote by similar system on all acts of
the legislature, provided the required
petitions are filed with specified time,
to be established by law, from date of
the passage.
The committe to examine the accounts
of the state treasurer will enter upon its
duties, Jan 10 The committee is com
posed of six, as follows Charles II.
Prescott, B1ddeford, Edward f Chase,
Bluehill; William g. Boothby, Augusta
Yoranus l.. Coffin, harrington; Albert
R Buck, Orland Friedrich Il Strickland,
Bangor.
There is strong probability that, one
step toward simplifying the administra-
ton of affairs on the canal zone, the
functions of Mr.. Barrett, American min
ister to Panama, will be consolidated
with those of the canal zone The I'M
mediate result of such action would be
the vacation by Mr. Barrett of HIS post
as American minister 10 Panama, and Of
the assumption of the duties of that
place by Major General George E. DAVIS,
the governor of the canal zone Minis
ter Barrett recommended the change
1t is stated that W. : Cotton, who
from 1891 to 1905 was the popular and
efficient clerk of the House, and was the
candidate for Secretary of State against
Byron Boyd, will be an applicant for the
position of clerk for the committee on
railroads and expresses.
The annual report of Hon. Samuel ".
Mathews, com missioner of industrial
and labor statistics, soon to be published,
will contain large amount of original
matter relating to agriculture and cleo
trical improvements.
Among the bills which will be of much
interest curing the winter will be one
which will have the endorsement If the
labor unions of the state and which will
call for such amendment to the revised
statutes as will make a legal day eight
hours in length This eight hour day
will have no reference to those engaged
in agricultural pursuits or those who are
exempt from this provision by specia
contract.
Hon. Charles +. Johnson, one of tht
Repres Of the Legislature from
! AaterviPe. purposes l. introduce a bill
amending the trustee process, SO called
The legislature assembled for the
week on Wednesday forenoon. when the
presiding officers named the JOINT stand
ING committees of which the following
were the leading ones:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A len az ADr L
lark of Hancock and Potter II Cumber
land; Representatives Higgins of Liner
rick, Littletield of Rock land. Merrill OF
skowhegan, Newcomb Of Passport
Towers of Houlton Hale of Portland and
johnson of Waterville
Appropriations and Financial Atfair,
Senators Putnam of Aroosto0k, Pike
Of Washington and simpson of iefk
Representatives SWEET Of Portland Poor
Of Belfast, upper Of Bangor johnson
of Hallawell Hagenthy Of SedCwiek
Morey of Lewiston aud Russell If Read
field
Federal Relations-sena'ors Gardner
of Peuobscot, Aver Of Kennebtc anl
Philoon of Androscogcn, Representa-
tives SWEET of Portland TheIuAu.t u
ium of Concord Hathaway of Wales
Burkett of Union, Morton OF jackson.
Education-~e natots Irving of Aroos
took, upper Of Lincoln, Mills of Han
cock; Representatives Stearns of Mill
necket, Thomas Of Topsham, Briggs OF
Auburn, Copp of Cornish, HoWes OF
Palmyra, Sargent of Castiue and Web
ster of Chestervlle.