Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
joint CONVENTION
United States Sen. VIM,
RFye Is Reelected.
Important Measures introduced
by Augusta Members.
Governor cobb's nominations..Twe
New Lien Laws Offered,


convention yesterday at noon and can
vassed the vote for United States sena-
| tcr. me Hon. William p. Frye was de-
| ciared elected to serve his fifth full
| t'rn' ne having served from 1881 to
1851 "hen hrst elected, completing the
term OF James G. Blaine, who was ap-
pointed secretary Of state.
Representative Noyes of Augusta in
troduced House bill for the repeal of
the Stursls act, during the regular ses-
| SION Oh the House and Representative
| Newbert introduced a resubmission re-
| solve
Senator George w. Heselton of Car
amer, who secured his seat as a result
Of the recent contest, qualified yester-
dayday morning and is now ready to
| take ms place in the work of the ses-
sion.
! The regular pension resolve was pre-
santed by Barrows of Penobscot. 1t
carries with it the sum of $S7 500 for
each of the years 1907 and 1908.
Two resolves for the Maine Industrial
School for Girls at IIallowell were pre-
Sent"d by Senator HeseltOn of Gardi-
ner. they being the first business with
which the senator has been connected
since taking his seat. The first resolve
| calls for $4,000 for 1907 and the same
| amount for 1908 for current expenses
$500 per year for each of the same two
years for ordinary repairs and adli-
| tlonai help on the farm and $500 for
each Of the same two years for the
| electric system. The second resolve
| carries with it $4,000 for the residence
tor the steward and $1,000 for each Of
l i 4
for grading the grounds and planting
| trees and shrubbery.
| Senator Putnam introduced an act to
| amend the Revised Statutes relating to
| deposits by the State treasurer SO that
| that officer shall have the right to de-
| post State funds with trust companies
| to the amount of $4,000 unless Is per
cent. of the capital stock of n company
exceeds that sum. Then the limit is eX-
tened to IL per cent. of the total capital
! stock of the company.
Martin of Bangor submitted in the
House bill which is about the limit
for brevity. Here it is in its entirety:
"a dog is a domestic animal" Another
bill which is a companion of the first
/ protects dogs and in that is radically
differe mt from every other piece OF doS
legislation heretofore introduced.
| Representative Dyer of Buckfield and
Senator Wy1nan of Washington added
their mite toward the grist of lien laws
| Yesterday. The former had Il black
smiths lien on the animals shod in his
shoD and the latter 4 lien on slaves ann
Iathes to protect the workman who IS
employed in their manufacture.
The only committee TO hold hearings
Yesterday afternoon was that on legal
affairs which met to consider the Dill
giving the Governor discretion in the
issuance of eXtradition papers and the
second an act granting permission TO
build a bridge from the mainland IN
Falmouth to Mackay's or Mackworth
island, the summer home of the Hon.
James p. Baxter. The first proposition
vas postponed until Tuesday, Jan. =
and the second until today.
Governor William r. Cobb announced
Yesterday the following nominations:
trustee of State School for Boys
Henry w. Mayo of Hampden.
| Member of State Board of Health
Franklin C. Robinson of Brunswick.
| Coroners-Samuel F. Hatch OF Port
land. James A. Martin of Portland.
| Trial Justices-Frank A. Adams OF
Bangor, Merritt Parsons of Buckfieid.
| Eotalies Publc-AuguStus Bailey OF
| Gardiner. j. II. Blake of Portland. >.
w. Crockcr of Rockland and Ransiord
w. Shaw of Houlton.
| Justices of the Peace and Quorum
Pearl \. Bowie of Falmouth, William L.
BurriIl of COrinna, Johh Sherhdl.
Douglass of Kingman ard John Carfo''
Mead of Brighton.
The Blaine Club, the members oil
which are occupying the Blaine man
sion this winter, entertained last
eyening, their guests being Governor
ICohb. President Allen of the Senate
land sneaker Powers ofsthe House.