Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-21
STATE HOUSE.
Meeting Arranged by High
wayCommissioner Sargent
Examination Of New National
Guard Officers in Progress.
Amending the Constitution Farmers Insti.
tutes.--Corporations.


shall hold each year, under the auspices
of the county commissioners, q meeting
in each county. for the open discussion
of questions relating to the building
and maintaining of public ways. of
which due notice shall be given to the
towns and cities of each county by the
said county commissioners" Commits
siOEcr Sai gent has arranged a list con-
tanning the places at which these meet
inSs will be held and also the dates of
the meetings, and is sending out invita-
tons tC the Sclectnen. road commits
SioncrS and Interested citizens i'm which
they are expressly urged to be present
Mr.. Sargent will be present at the
different meetings, and has announced
their dates to be as follows: Portland,
Tuesday, April 3: Alfred, Wednesday.
April 4; South Paris. Thursday. April
.; Damariscotta, Friday, April 6:
Pennington, Tuesday. April 10; Au-
burn. Wednesday. April II: Rockland,
Thursday. April =: Bath. Friday. April
-; Bangor, Wednesday. April IS; ELS
worth, Thursday, April -: Machias.
Friday. April 20: Caribou. Tuesday,
April "a; Houlton. Wednesday. April
-; Dover. Thursday. April 20: Skow-
hogan. Friday, April y; Augusta, Tues
day. May 1.
Among other matters which will he
taken up at the meetings will be the
new spncifica tons for State road build
ing, and the question of road building
in general. and Mr.. Sargent is cspc-
cially DESTROYS of meeting tho road
commissioners Of the different counties
1t Is desired that each one who attends
the meetings shall bring a written
question for the question box. and to
come prepared to take part in the dis
CuSSiOn
Announcement was made at the de-
rartmcnt Of agriculture Tuesday, in
connection with the farmers institutes
which will be held in Cumberland
county, commencing Wednesday.
March 2S. that the evening meeting of
the institute which will be held at In
tervalc. Friday, March 80, will be adj
dressed by a. II. Dinsmore, who will
deliver a lecture on fish culture Mr..
Dinsmore has been in the employ Of the
government for some time. and has
spent several years at Yellowstone
park. The lecture will include some
facts in relation to fish farming as it is
carried on in various parts of the coun-
tr%. ana will be Of much interest.
Il notice" said onr Of The heads OF
departments at the Capitol yesterday,
that in speaking nf amrndncntI in
general and the much talkcd-of pro-
libitory amendment to the constitu-
ton of the State in particular. there
seems to be Il great misunderstood
ing on the part of many people as to
what is necessary in order TO secure the
Passage of an amendment and to have
i: become Il part of the constitution.
lie then went on to say that while it
was generally understood that in order
to secure the proposal of an amend
mtnt by the Legislature it is necessary
Ia secure the approval Of tWo-thirdS of
both houses. but when the necessary
resolution shall have been passed and
sent to the S"lcCtnIcn of towns and
tho aSS"SSorS of plantations, prepara-
tory to being voted upon by the peO-
pie il was there that tho miSundcr-
standing occurred, as many people are
nf the opinion that a tWo-thirdS vote
of the voters of the State is necessary
il. order Ia decide whether or not the
amendment shall be made. AS a mat
ter of fact. in order to secure the pas
sage of such an amendment, all that
is necessary is to secure the vote Of
Il ma prity Of those voting at the Sep
tcmber election in favor of the propos-
cd amendment
\ clear solution Of the problem is
found on referring to Section > of Ar
ticlc X of the constitution Of the State
which reads as follows: The legisla
turc. whenever two-thirds of both
houses shall deem it necessary. may
propose amendments to this cOnStitu-
ton; and when any amendments shall
bc so agreed upon. "A resolution shall be
passed and sent TO the Selectmcn of the
several towns. and the assessors Of the
several plantations. empowering and
dill Getting them to notify the inhabitants
of their respective towns and planta-
lions. i'll the manner prescribed by law,
at their next annual meetings in the
month of September. to give in their
votes on the question. whether such
amendments shall be made; and if it
shall appear that a ma jority of the in
| labtants voting on the question are
in favor OF such amendment it shall
/ become d part of this constitution
| In accordance with an order issued
from the office of the adjutant- general,
board of examination convened at
the office Tuesday forenoon. for the
purpose of examining the newly elected
officers of the National Guard regarding
| treir qualIficati lions for the offices to
which they had been elected. The
board is composed of Col. Lucius H
Kendall OF the First Infantry. Col. Ev-
erard +. Newcomb of the Second In
fantry. InspeCtor-General Chas. Z. Da-
Wis. Surgeon General James 3. O'Neill
aud Col. Elliott c. Dill. inspector-gener-
az of rifle practice. The session of the
board commenced in the forenoon and
the day was devoted to the examination
of officers of the Second Infantry, while
the officers OF the First Infantry will
come before the board today.
Hon. +. NJ. Simpson of Bangor chair
man of the board of State assessors
was at the Capitol Tuesday. on matters
connected with the business of the de-