Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-12
BILLS COMING IN,
Members Are Pi|ing Up
Work For Committees,
Governor Cobb Announces -Four
Important Nominations.
National Guard in Coast Artillery
'''Adjourn to Ihonday.

! Inc legislature closed its Grei vn.,-
| - "i business Friday and ..dionlEcd
!" 40 o'clock Monday afternoon. This
| '''hei UNUSUAL hour WAS decided upon
'''''. q conference, it is said, when The
issuing Officers voiced the opinion
! ''I'' every minute which could 10
| gained IN which business cou1d n.
| transacted, should be gained. Thus if
| appears mat the other officers of The
| administration are uSint; every endcay-
or 70 second the declared purpose Of
10Y. 'obb. 10 make this Il strictly buS-
| iurS@ session.
H"r" Was quite 2 GriSt Of Spccial
Si-Liii"n in The list of bills which
We're presented yesterday and q few
Iihp'itant proposed changes in the
Statute law.
Immediately after adjournment the
Sitat"r part of tn. members d.parlrd
i"f tE'if homes to pass the Weekend
Mayor Nathan Clifford Of Portland
was = visitor during the afternoon in
"a" ~ Guilty." department ana was for
time IN conference" with Governor
colD
Al a m"' ting of the Governor ami
f.E' cutiV" Council held Yesterday
morning shortly after II O'Clock tie,
h"nrnh, ions mad" by Governor Cnbb
On Jan. 4. wcr,. confirmed.
Adiutant General Augustus +. Farm
ham made public yesterday morning q
communication received by him from
Assistant Secretary of War Robert
Shaw Oliver in regard to the recon-
foundations made by Secretary of War
iilhI Root in 1902. that certain com
rahi"S q the militia Of the coast states
BE- detailed as Il reserve for the rrgu-
Ltrlar coast artillery stations ana that
they be detailed to a tour Of duty with
them each year. Secretary Oliver rec
cmmcndS that practical steps be talk
en- AZ once to carry out the recomn-il-
Gations.
More is required Of the National
Guard each year and 1t is expected that
the inspections this year VIII ~ more
rigid than ever before.
At the close Of the regular business
in the SenItc Yesterday morning. Rev
John r. Hrar1on of Oakland addressed
the Pre- silent and in 4 Very graceful
speech rclinquiShcd his seat in that
body The Senate promptly voted nm
his mileage, salary for III" session ana
500 for the purpose Of dtiraYing ~"
expenses Of the recent contest. 1t WIS
intended that George w. HrSelton or
Gardner would be called to qualify at
this time. but messengers We're I'M
able tn find him about tn" building.
During the first two days of the $50
sion several bills We're allowed to -"
presented under 4 suspension "t the
rules. but yesterday when Representa-
tive +, +. Ncwbert Of Augusta started
he ban rolling again. there was Imih"-
date and strenuous objection ny Mt
Johnson Of Watrrvill". Mr. Whldron of
Dexter hoped that they wouldn't be To"
rigid as he had Il divorC" measure
which he vas very DESTROYS of getting
also. bat Mr.. Slower of brunswick sup
portcd Mr. .IohnS"n'S contention AMI
the bills were returned to their owners.
This put an cffcctual damp"r on N"
growing tendency 70 disregard IN"
rules and thus Great" Il larg" "mount
or extra work for III" clerk rs well as
the confusion incident thereto.
The Insane hospital resolves for this
wear carry with them tn" following
amounts for The following purposes:
81 900 for each Of the years Of 1907 ana
1905 FIR The construction of a n"W wing
ut the Eastern Maine Insane hospital
at bangor: So $3.50 for each 81 the
YEAS of 1907 and 1908 for meeting cur
rent .xpcnS"s and making repairs AMI
improvements 1T the Eastern Main"
Insane hospital at Bangor.
The third resolve calls for Sl10oo0 for |
th,. uS. or the Maine InSHn" hospital IT |
Augusta ana includes Si5.oNo for the
reconstruction az the third f"mal" |
wing ana 900 for the reconstruction
az the first male wing. This was strong
ly recommended in IN" last report from ,
this institution.
The fourth resolve also complies
with Il recommended made III the !
annual report Of til" trustees. carrying
St2 a6,. 16 for the completion OF thu
arsenal building. the reconstruction Of
The steam linz. the rebuilding Of The
laundry, furnishing and heating. re-
huildinc of the greenhouse, q new Car