Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-06

w appropriation. | was extremely
cf tihcd. this morning, that that hi,
hHF nSen recalled from the Governors
- Ie ana VIII go where the woodbine
tW-Ao'h-Whcrc II ought to go am
NtS Elad al That. There is one crumh
or comfort that pick up in the course
o! my career.
row 90 not know that another
senator in this body agrees with mo
nave examined this matter thorourh-
~ a3d ! dtd 1t with no partisan nur-
FN"' ana ii as n tax payer of This
1 state. IN the interest of the tax n, y,are
Oh the state: and l say to you. If van
VIII allow these useless offices Ia 70
nam upon your statute books instead
OF going before the finance committee
ana talking with them ahou, if Ana
roe onmcndinC its Establishment. if Won
pass this appropriation as it is. if Won
pass the appropriation already in here
S5oS,euo you have got to adiourn-yoII
M y as we'll adjourn: because Won will
thcn have exceeded the constitutions
mint OF legitimate expenses of govern
mtnt. You pay Your money and take
your choice.
.lF. ~ Ems Of Cumberland: AIr
resident. understand if this appro-
Pllft'"n hui ne passed. and if, i'm the
WiSuom of this Senate or LEGISLATURE.
! you sec lit to abolish the offices that
inc senator from Knox calls useless.
lhat not one dollar of that money will
y" PAID out. 1t Will remain in the State
treasury. SO that we arc Just as wen
eli II we pass this appropriation bin
ana then abolish the offices IA We ara
today.
MIR. WEEKS of Somerset: Mr.. Pres
idont. l see there is little rippio of
excitement here, this morning. ana AZ
peace maker of the Senate.
am in hopes Of stcmming the
lIe- There is only differ
cncc as to the method Of proceed
/ ms. The senator from Knox can stand
upon his rights ANA can maintain MY
! rights hy proc cedinG In the usual man
| n"r. Now what is the usual manner?
/ Il IS for him to Introduce bills touch
I lnS upon all the subjects that are III
! ms mind. The senator from Knox is -
/ man Of great versatility. | imagine, if
ht should introduce bills upon Hi thu
subjects that are upon his mind now
{ that this Legislature would not ad-
journ in time u celebrate Indrrcnd-
| cnce day.
Now, then. how is the senator from
/ Knox going 10 set at this matter He
/ ana | agree to Il certain extent upon
{ certain details but | cannot agree with
/ him upon method. There is nothing for
! TINS legislature to do unless ii ,ir-
! Si'"s these items cut down. except to
ldSs this general appropriation bill
/ We cannot send this back II
| tho committee. They would have
no jurisdiction over the repeal Of laws
that establish ohices-nonc whatever.
All they could 10 would he ID cut down
/ the appropriations.
| Will take. for instance. the Office of
/ labor commissioner. The office is cs-
! tablishcd by LAW. suppose tina COM
mittcc on finance struck out the aupru-
priation for the labor commissioners. II.
would still have legal obligation
against the State of Maine, ana The
( State of Maine would still have 10 pay
him. This question ! submitted to thu
senator from Cumberland. the other
day. He suggested that it was qucs-
! ti0n Of law. | asked the senator from
/ Cumberland what would be the practl-
/ cal effect if we should strike out the
! item providing for the salary for the
/ commissioner Of labor. ami he said I'd
WAS a question Of law. | thought then
it was Il question of finance. Now |
! find that it is a question Of both law
ana finance.
| The legal proposition is as ! have
stated. The answer to the legal prop
osition is as l have stated. that the
state Of Maine Will be legally ana NOR
ally liable to pay the salary of the
commissioner of labor as long as he
\
that position fortified in the 18th Maine
Reports. in the case of Andrews VS..
Portland. 1t is only necessary for me-
to read one sentence of that opinion
to convince this Senate that my opin-
lion upon the law is correct: The legal
right to the office carries with it 4 right
to the salary or cmoluments of the Of
fee" So that, as long as Il man has a
legal right to an Office he has legal
right to the salary.
Now tho only way to set at that item
is to repeal the law; and the finance
committee. | fairly submit, here ana
now. before this diGnihcd body, has
no jurisdiction, if this bill is Tecom-
mittcd to it. ID report back i bill to
this Senate to repeal that law. That is
a subject matter that belongs to the
committee on labor. ana that is a sub
iect-nattcr which the committee On
labor would fight for in this body. and
in the House Of Representatives.
ID not know anything about TIL.
militiH never wanted to be Il sol
der. do not believe | ever could y"
i soldier am perfectly satisfied With
being 4 statesman. GaughtcrD. The
State mas appropriated certain money
! ~ IL