Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-11

ward that end. The fee system. for
instance, has been abolished: the pass
system mas been abolished: the audi
tors office. with its check upon all
exp. rdit,.res has been established. and
other things have Eccn done | need
not mention here. / have no doub,
there are further Improvements to be
made along that line. and ! believe
nos. as | nave always believed. that
any such Improvement when discoy
cred should be adopted at once. and
the improvemt mt should be given t.
the Legislature while it is in session.
| think We arc all agreed about that,
and that we want economies in the
administration VIXEN they can be af-
fccted without injaI pg the business OF
the state. We have Lad some attempts
at economy already, in Il small way,
at the opening OF the session. that
were perhaps we'll meant but would
not now meet WITH the approval of the
Legislaturc at THIS stage of the sss-
sion. For instance. anyone who has
tried to find i document in the docu-
rlent room. W!lcrn they ale not prop
crly. indtXed. a. they should be. would
otherwise Bot We do not want, all Of
us. 10 make any change in the adj
minis1ration OF any department that
is in the interest of economy. and
1 believe this committee on Appro-
priation and Financial Affairs, COM
posed OF able men. is the best quail
fed comEittee i'll this Lt gislaturt to
look into this whole matter aud Sug-
gtst to the Legislature at this ses
sicn any such changes that ough; tn
be made.
The motion was ;'greed To.
ME. MILLIKEN: Mr.. President: l
will add that | want TO cifer another
order and again trespass upon the
time Of the Senate:
Ordered, the House concurriug. that
the secretary OF :hc Senate be directed
TO pay onlv such bills for leSisla tive
advertising as arr approved by the
secretarf OF the committee ordering
the sam".
Ordered. further. that secretaries of
committees be directed to approve. no
bills for legislative advertising uni, SIS
the same are accompanied by vouchers
showing :hat the advertising was or
derea by authority OF the committee
prior t. its public ltion, and was pub
lshed i'll reasonable space and at re8-
Sonablc rates
Nh President. | want To say that
this order is not introduced with The
idea Of making a change or Su2ccs
ING an ne'v pclice. | understand the
policy outlined in this order is pre-
no nj
the Legislature now follow. /. is in
PRODUCED with the idea, based on pre-
vious experience. both as secretary AMI
as chairman Of committees on my own
part. that it is well 10 serve notice
upnn thc newspapers. as carly as pos
Sible in the session, just what the pol
icy of the Legislature will be.
What I mean is this: It sometimes
happens that newspapers publish no.
tees not properly authorized and a
bin is rendered for them at the Close
of the session. Ii the policy of the
Legislature is NOT clearly unders God.
there is misunderstanding. and the
newspaper publishers are human, like
all o. Us. and look for business.
want to say that iactically all OF the
newspapers in the State are fair and
careful about this matter. l have, "a,
advertisements returned to me that
We're received by the publisher 50 late
in tie aasc of q weekly paper that
IT, ay could not be inserted in time But
there ar" some newspapers always
found who will take advertisements
out Of other papers and publish them,
or they will publish the advertisements
in too large Il space. or are inclined
TO charge too high rates.
/ noticed one example of excessive
advertising which / want to read. not
for the purpose of criticiZing any COM
nittee or any newspaper. but to
point out errors iato which We may
be led. l will read the list;
WEDNESDAY. FEE. Is
Itemenstrance of L. V. joyce and l.,
others Of Swans island against any
cf'n"" in the present lobster law.
Petition OF elder Davis and A
other against a nine inch law on lob
SterS
Eenonstrance against any change
in the present lobster law by W. o,
Wallace and 50 Others.
Remonstrapce against any change in
Tie present law in relation to the
measurement of Holsters by l.. NJ. Me
Dueall and 139 others.
Eemonstrance of Frank Alley and
Is others of Jonesport against any
close time on Holsters
Remonstrance of Charles Smith and
~ others against any change in the
present lobster law.
Petition of \. II. Botson and g.
others of Jnnesport asking for close
time on Holsters.
Remonstrance of James w. Coombs
and IS others of Stonington against
any change in the present lobster law.
Petition to change the measurement
OF Holsters by Sinlion A. Skellings and
l25 others.
Petition of NJ Mason and 80 others
OF Cutler asking for u close time on
Holsters.
Petition of l.. l.. Hall and % others
that law be passed preventing the
catching of Holsters in the waters OF
Jonesport and Addison from the first
day of July until the first day of Sep
tember of each year.
Rerlonstrancc of =. l.. Sprague ana
46 others against any change in the