Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-27
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
(Continued from page IL
Jellison Harbor. reported same ought

49,
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Com
bonds of the Northern Maine Seaport
Railroad Company. reported same
ought to pass. Report accepted.
Mr.. Curtis, for the committee on
towns. on petition Of Daniel Brann and
2: others Of Brighton Plantation for
annexation Of that part OF Brighton
plantation in which they reside to the
plantation Of Mayfield. reported that
the petitioners have leave to withdraw.
Report accepted.
Passed to be Engrossed.
An act to amend section 10 OF chap
ter ia Of the Revised Statutes relating
to disclosure commissioners.
Orders of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Sturgis Of Cumber-
land, Senate Document No. IL an act
to provide for the better enforcement
Of the laws against the manufacture
and sale Of intoxicating liquors. was
taken from the table; and on further
motion by the same senator the same
was referred to the Committee on Tenn
perance.
On motion by Mr. Simpson Of York.
Resolve in favor Of aid in building
highway across the Kennebec River
between the towns Of Bingham ana
Concord, was taken from the table;
and on further motion by the same
senator, the Senate ooncurred with the
House in referring said Resolve. to the
Committee on Ways and Bridges.
On motion by the same Senator. the
several petitions relating to the fore
going resolve were also taken from the
table; and, on his further motion. the
same were referred to the Committee
on Ways and Bridges.
On motion by Mr.. Morse Of Waldo.
Senate Document No. IL. Resolutions
relative to the improvement of the
postal system were taken from the
table; and on further motion by the
same senator, said resolutions were
adopted.
On motion by the same senator, Sem
ate Document No. Is, an act in relation
to desertion from the military service
OF the United States and from the
militia Of this State. was taken from
the table; and on further motion by
the same senator said act was referred
to the committee on Military Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Pierce of Aroos-
took, Order relating to furnishing to
each member Of the Senate and House
Ct Representatives a copy Of the Re-
vised Statutes was taken from the
table: and on further motion by the
same senator. the order was passed by
the Senate in concurrence.
IN rnoffon ny Mr. Pike of Wa ShiNp-
ton, the vote whereby bill. an act to
repeal sections II to 26 inclusive of
chapter 29 Of the Revised Statutes re-
Eating to the Office Of State Liquor
Commissioner. was referred to the
sidered.
The same Senator thereupon moved
that the bill he referred to the COM
mittee on Judiciary.
Mr. STAPLES, Of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent. I put in that bill. myself; and It
seems to me 1t is very proper bill to
go to the Committee on Temperance.
! do not know wha. object the Com
mittee on Temperance has in referring
It to the committee on Judiciary. 1t is
q matter, as It seems to me entirely
within the province Of the committee
OR Temperance. whether the office of
the Liquor Commissioner Of this State
and his agency shall be abolished. or
rot. do rot know. and cannot see
why it should no sent to the committee
on Judiciary: but I can see that 1t is
entirely within the province of the
Temperance Committee. l am opposed
to It's being referred to the committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. CLARK OF Hancock: Mr.. Presi-
dent, I would like to ask the Senator
one question. II he will permit me.
Mr.. STAPLES: Certainly.
Mr.. CLARK: would like to ask IL he
has not advocated on this floor the propo-
sition that when the abolishing Of an
ONCE IS in question it should be referred
to one of the legal committees?
Mr.. STAPLES: was going to advocate
that, but the Senator from Hancock OBJ
1ected. understood that was the rule.
] have no objection to the committee on
judiciary; but. as matter Of courtesy. !
believe that every Senator in this body
should be his own Judge. unless the mat
ter Is in conflict with some known rule
Of the Senate: and when he sees fit to
send bill to one committee or another.
mis- wishes SnOulQ De respected. GER
tainly will respect every senator's opin-
ion; and I think that If a senator de-
sires to have a bill sent to a certain COM
mittee, he has a right to- as a matter of
courtesy. unless 1t Is in gross conflict with
some rule Of the Senate.
AS to the abolishing of the Office OF the
State Liquor Commissioner. we have
great many matters in this body today
that have been referred to the Committee
on Temperance. Every single thing from
the beginning Of this session to the pres
ent time relating to Intoxicating liquors
has been sent to the Committee on Tenn
perance. Senator Sturgis, this morning
sent a matter in regard to creating
Commission on Temperance. not to the
committee on Judiciary. 1t isn't a legal
question they have to decide 1t is
question whether 1t is in the interest of
the temperance people Of this State to
have State Liquor Commissioner or
State liquor agencies. when a voice goes
up here by petition after petition that We
want less rum. Who Is to be the judge
whether the State Liquor Commissioner is
selling more liquor than he ought to in
the State agencies, or not. and in con-
formity to the State sentiment, better