Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-04
74th LEGISLATURE.
Program Of Opening Week
At the Capitol.
Session in Likely to Be Long
And Interesting.
caucuses, Candidates, New Men,
hers and Reporters.

~ A. NJ. is likely to be both IA lengthy
and interesting one. The OVerShadoW
ing question will be that of taxation,
as the special tax commission in their
report to the Governor and Council
made many radical suggestions and
embodied with The report the text OF
Is proposed acts, any one of which
can hardly fail to provoke large vol
ume OF discussion. So taxation vii
undoubtedly divide interest at the
coming session of the Legislature with
the questions OF resubmissiOn and the
repeal of the Sturgis law, both OF
which arc likely to come up before the
session is very far under way The
bridge bill, which is to be introduced
by Hon \. f. bcnigan, Senator from
Somerset county will probably be given
serious consideration at this session,
and while many of the towns are likely
to favor it, the bill is very apt to b,
strongly opposed by the representa-
tives and senators from some of the
larger cities in the State.
Then in addition to the Legislation
already mentioned of State wide i'm
portance there are number of Sec
tional questions liable to come up the
consideration Of which Will consume
considerable time. over in Hancock
county the towns of Swans Island. Deer
Isle. StoIineton ana Isle Au Haul are
anxious to be set Of from Hancock
county and Joined to the neiShborint
county of Knox. the shire town Q
which is but - miles away, and con
Hected with these island towns by
regular line OF steamboats,. The resi-
dents of these towns desiring thu
change in county lines claim that il
would be Il saving OF both. time anC
money to have their court business
transacted at Eocilland. their n2tura.
commercial centre, rather than ELS
worth. Petitions from all four OF
these Hancock county towns will un
doubtedly be presented to the 71th
Legislature asking for this proposed
change in the county lines of these tive
coast counties. Then there are four o.
five towns in different sections Of the
state a portion Of whose inhabitants
desire division, While other inhabitants
OF the same towns are anxious that tn
municipalities shall remain intact one
Of these towns, the inhabitants OF
which viii petition the Legislature f.:
division, is Arson. in the neight0rinl
county Of Somerset.
Monday the legislators will begin t.
arrive from all sections of the stat,
and by Tuesday night nearly all @
thcm Will have put in an appearance
al the Capital Tuesday night Will &C.
cur the Senate and House caucuses
That OF the Democrats Will of course
he a mere furmality as the minority
party has but eight representatives il
the Senate to the - Of the dominan
party ana 81 in tle House to an evcl
hundred of tho party in power In tn,
f;cpuhlic2n House caucus Hon. GCorS,
c. Weeks of Fairfield Will have no or
position for speaker. his only onponen
Hon howard Davies Of Yarmouth
.hu had considerable support in Il,
two southern counties Of the state
having Withdrawn several days ago
FOR clerk OF the House, =. NJ. ThOmp
son Of Augusta. the clerk of the 49,
Legislature, IS net likely to have az,
Opposition For assistant clerk Thor,
viii b" two candidates, Harry r. Cool
use OF Pitteiiold the present assistan
clerk and W. r. RoiX Of Limestone
The Democratic House caucus Will nh
6ountrdly nam" as its candidate -
speaker of the House, hon. Job Il
Montgomery Of Camden. who by vii
tn" of Ibis nomination will be TIN
leader OF his i,arty on the door OF thf
House
In the Republican Senate caucus I'll
termination for president or tie Scnat
IS expected t" e. to Hon, Lucrr i
nt&sy of Ear rIarbor without oppo.i
ton Frank G. Harrington Of Angus
to WILL unlcs- the unexpected happens
be named without opposition for sec
rotary Of the Senate together with
scott G. ". simpson of Portland fl
assistant secretary. Both men htl
these offices with the 73d Legislature
For President Of the Senate the lem
ocrltic caucus VIII name the old WA
hcrs" from khnN, Hon. Lindley n.
Staples of Washington, who this s-eal
do1s the senatorial toga for the fifth
term
W"dnes' Ciay nj N \. NJ. Will occur
| the organization of the House OF Rep
rescntHtiVe, and the Senate. the oath
of office being administered to the
Representatives, and Senators elect
| by Governor William 4. cobb. IN both
branches the caucus nominees Of tic
preceding night will be ballotted for.
| "Wednesday night viii occur the Joint
| caucuSes Of the House and Senate I0r
| the purpose Of choosing candidates for
secretary of State, state treasurer at
! torney general state assessor, srtn-
missioner Of agriculture ana the s. Won
| executive councillors No candidate
| for United states Senator will be CAos-