Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-02

govern their own matters in their ou,
| way; theil YOU viii nc longer have a r,'
| publican form of government IT,
| am somewhat SURPRISED in y;.,,
| thestatutes, ana take it for granted tbyt
every senator within tine sound Of nv
| ana what It's dfferCrt cna,qncots 90. 20
! upon the statute books-will you lei, a.,
| either ore of you. that there * not ali w
law |, mat you want iodA%"? Can. you hav.
u more strenuous than the law uUon H.
statute Looks which you have: ii il , ,ne
s Inns you want, want to make it more ridlctl-
| counties. who from the first veu ~ ~
state was formed were all honorable mon "e
| are you gong TO say 10 them thar tha
s , ne al the mercy of some man-som..
| temperance crank, or some political en-
| envy. j 40 not believe Mr. Presidn'
.n ma you intend to do any such thing
tion prevail. and | further ASK thar VII M
the vote be taken ii be by a yea and ~,
Mr. PIERCE OF Aroos,ook. n, Dr..
dent, did not intend to say ;.rv,hj,,'.
upon this matter at this time ID " nn'
| feel that ii is necessary 10 apeuar n Nv,
| rambling remarks of the senator fru,,,
knos: but fearing lest the members ;' III
the Senate may have a miscont on,,an ~
the intention Of the BILL from the ex',, VI
nations which the senator from Knoy ha,.
.rled TO give you. | will briefly show ~
| .1c oehttc now the committee on legal
| affairs looked into this matter and IL ~
conclusions they came to. ''N 'he
| IN the hrst place, let me say that ha,r
ing was had on the matter and t,,t ~,
county attorney or sheriff appeared iafnr nv
| the committee to oppose the bill: ana -,
re-, ~, ~, ana lalr consideration by the
| commPtfec our friend from knoA VS. ~
only man VIII" saw TIT to file or sign
| minority report. 30" Il
No" | believe in the inherent rights -
| the people. and ! am willing Ia trf,nt - AL VI
| people. ] am afraid that / might ho g J',
| M" answering some of the remarks m.,da
| ~ our TREND the senator from Knox, 81
| tldt VIII WITHDRAW any IrAentiou tb.,,
l might have and mer ely conino mv<"Ii
| 10 The bill! IN question. There has b,..n
PASSED a law requiring that our Offices
shall diligently and faithfully perform
are upon the sta.utc books for an crimes
committed. Now This bill merely FIVE,
the penalty upon officers e,eo;cd bv tho
people. who irtrust il. those officers the
enforcement of all laWs-nt.t only Tho nr ,rr
| books. 'ie s'"'''e
-. M Ny brother Staples has picked out til,
to All laws in the same manner tiki i
docs to the Dr"hihitory law: and If he viii
carefully read THAI eotion he will 80.
The law says: Any An '"e Sheriff dom,
| sheriff or county attorney who wilfnlIr
or corrrptly refuses to execute or To- r"'
| form any, of the duties required hy his
| se'a ion shall be punished bv a ine ' nnf
exceeding 5000 or by Imprisonment moi
| exceeding one wear. '
/ unreasonable th,,
| Pre-. eotion of our peoplc-in the pi oiectinn
of the citizens of the State of Maiuc-in
| imposing ms penalty upon an officer VIII,
WlifniiH and corruTily refuses to do his
duty? If there be any such Officers cl,r,
ed in the several counties of the Stare of
Maine 1 tremble for the safety of tho
people. and | trust. gentlemen. that YOU
will look upon Ghis matter with fair con.
SHERATON. ard as the time is shc,t will
not take up any mere of your time. be-.
| cause | know that you are all Intelligent
enough. and far enough 10 look upon ANS
| matter not in a political serse. hut in the
general light of the hes; enforcement If
| books "'
The question being upon the motion of
the senator from Knox. MI Staples. TO
substitute the minority report for the ma
loritE report. the yeas and nays wer.
called for and ordered
The vote being had was declared as fol-
lows: Those voting Yea were Mcssrs.
Gn npt I philoon Staples and upper %.
Aver. Eailey.. Brown. Clark. Kurdish.
Irving; Morse. Owen. Pierce. Pike. plum.
mer. Potter Putnam. Shackford. Shaw.
Simpson. Stetson. Sturgis. Tartre t.Ul
So the motion to substitute the minority
ioT thc majority report was los.
On motion by Mr.. Pierce of ArooStook.
the majority report was accepted
The PRESIDENT: There was assigned
for consideration the report of Inc com
mittee on salaries ought TO pass on bill
table document No. a. tabled Feb :, Ivy
Senator Starles of Knox The question
Is upon the acceptance or the report.
the bill was taken from the table and
the same senator moved that the rcport
OF NJ the Sc G?m 5G Is be , not accented.
very much that feel it my duty 40 OPP
pose the increase OF salary of the Govern
or of the State of Maine. or of any Other
long as ! am a member of this body. v"t..
to increase the salary of any officer. un-
less we can have in the State of Maine
equal taxation of all the property.
i'urng this session of the Legislature
whenever any movement has been mad.
for equa lization of taxation that move
lat're OF. the State of Maine Tho tax
payers of this State are not in favor of
increasing any mans salary today.
have nothing but the kiEdeSt words to
OF Maine: He comes from my same
county, He is an ACCOMPLISHED Eerrle,
must say that he is ii man for whom
have the most profound respect; hut now
when the burden of taxation is Resin.
uron & few people. and when the larG.'
taxpayers are exempt il is NOT tim"
When we should increaS. the salary of
any officer. whoever he may he. ani
whatever standing nc may have or oiilc.
he may hold.
am told that the sum of s.oeo which
he now receives is Inadequate. Wht.
there IS not much required Of The Cos
eInof or the state OF Maine by tn pc"pl"
today. No burden is put upon the Gov
ernOr to increase the revenue of tn"
state lie need not pay any attention To
the charitable institutions of the sat"
such as that of the feCble-minded. where
by the people may he beneted. Thai
no burden put upon the Gov Cinor of til"
Stat" i'll Your storm today. All that is
required of a Republican Governor today.
al that is required OF him today is that
ne shall be an adept in the making of
speeches in favor of the rrohiiiio ion PAR
~ That is all that is required of tn"
Governor today in the State Of Maine. II
he will do that he will meet the require
ments of the platform that was made
in Bangor last year
| was amused by statement Of
ator the Other day that platform de-
mands it. Why. my friends. the Rerubil
can party have resolved in favor of an
enforcement of the prohibitcry liquor law.
in just the same words that they did las.
year and you know thai: and after ~
wears of proclaiminS 1t in their platform
they have put in the most strenuous laws
this wear that were ever known since God
made the world. which is confcssion
that for ~ years you have carried ont
your platform. That is tact. and YOU
cannot get over it, And il will be 4" years
more before Won can do il.
Mr.. STETSON of Peno'scot. Mr. Pc
id"nt. l would like TO understand on what
question the senator from Knox Is speak