Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-27

legislative mill at Washington. Col
Milliken stated that the bill as origin
ally presented hal called for the aboli-
ton of all but IS pension Offices, but
was later amended in the House so
that all pension offices except that at
| Washington We're abolished. The bill
as amended was held up in the SEN
| ate and an amendment offered which
| retained the offices as at present dis
tributed.
1t was Eofntcd out that The ser9;c,
pension bill which was recently passed.
| would greatly increase the number of
vouchers to be handled and that it
would be impossible for a new Office at
Washington to handle this avalanche
| OF business expeditiously enough to
| avoid great delay and resultant hard
ship to the pensioners. Many of the
veterans are entirely dependent uuon
their pensions to pay grocery bills and
house rent. and need the money greatly.
1t was also stated that, inasmuch as
the Maine delegation at Washington
had already taken this view of the
matter. it amounted simply to an en-
dorsement of their position
General Augustus 3. Farnham of
Augusta also spoke in favor Of the re-
solve. He heartily agreed with the re-
marks Of Col. Miliiken and added tina.
the pension Office here could be run as
economically as At Washington fo,.
clerk-hlr" was certainly cheaper ana
there would be no cost for rent.
The committee voted to report ia
voraoly without leaving their seats.
The bill to abolish the Office of State
b. dcr was given hearing Tuesday af-
telnoOn before the committee on legal
affairs. This bill was introduced by
Representative Preston.
Hon. II. N. Heath of Augusta APP
peared in remOnstrance to the passage
of the measure. He said that the office
OF State binder had been established in
1882 and its affairs had been conducted
without scandal reasonable prices were
asked for the work, especially so when
the cost of labor and material have ad-
Nanced. In passing, Mr.. Heath submit
tee written statements from all the
state officials requiring printing, de-
claring that the work was entirely sat
isfactory.
Mr.. Reid, in his own behalf, stated
that the appropriation from the State
was $4,000. that he had $4,000 invested
IN his plant and that the depart mcnts
had used up the entire appropriation
each year. lie further stated that all
his bills We're audited 10y a person APP
pointed by the Governor and Council.
In reply to questions. Mr.. Reid said
I f1.lT ha WI
ers, but that the quality of the work
would deteriorate with the lowering OF
prices and showed samples.
He said that the hours of labor had
been cut down one hour each day and
the wages increased 10 per cent. In his
opinion there was but one other bind
cry in the State that could do the work
without charging its plant. and there
was none in the county.
The unqualified protection which has
been accorded the beaver of this State |
mas led them TO SO multiply that Tues |
day representatives Of large lumber !
and other interests in Somerset and |
Franklin counties appeared before the !
committee on inland fisheries and game |
ana strongly supported IN act to es-
|
tive little animals.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin Of SkOWhc- !
gan had charge of the case for the pc
titioncrs for the Legislation. In open |
ing lie dWclt on the vast amount of |
damage done to timber land by the |
beaver iii northern Somerset county. |
The work OF these animals" he said,
has become such nuisance, such Il |
pest ana so destructive that we ask
you to pass a law that thoy may be
"a pturcd at some season Of the year.
would suggest that there be an open
tine from the first of October until
The list or 10Th of the following May"
Frank J. Durgin of The Forks a
game warden. testified to the great
number of beaver in and around Sand
md Enchanted streams and Stony
brook, estimating that there We're 100,-
100 in that vicinity.
Z. Payson Viles Of Skowhegan, a
lumber operator, also spoke of the de-
;truction being wrought by the ami
mails ana hoped that the open time
would be from oct. to May l.. as the
&c interfcrcd with their capture.
The committee on mercantile affairs
md insurance gave a hearing Tuesday |
afternoon on the Eeselton bill to es-
ablsh a law uniform with other |
tates rela tive to insurance companies. |
Charles F. Libby of Portland. Ex-Sen-
tor +. S. Clark of Bar Harbor, Repre-
OPERATION AVOIDED
Chance of Food Instead of Resort to I