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

vi dIy County ) ana / move tAc duop-
ton of such amendment.
The motion prevailed. the amendment
was adopted, and the bill as amended
was passed to be engrossed.
An Act to enlarge the corporate
rights of the Piscataquis Wooden Co. to
do electric lighting.
Finally Passed.
Resolve authorizing the land agent
to sell certain public lots in Wallagrass
plantation and Eagle Lake plantation
Aroostook county.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Allen of York, ta-
BILE document No. II. Report. COM
mittee on Judiciary, ought not to pass,
on bill to repeal Sections 14-26, Chapter
%, Revised Statutes. relating to APP
pOintment of State liquor COMMISSION
err" was taken from the table.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President. 1 move
that the report of the committee be ac-
copied.
The PRESIDENTS: I will state to
the senator from York that this Dill
was tabled by the senator from Knox,
Senator Staples. and it is with his con-
sent that the bill is taken from the Ia
BILE.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent. it is not with my consent.
NJ. ALLEN. Mr.. President, l Will
saw that l have not consulted the SEN
ator from Knox. He agreed to have this
bill assigned, last Friday, for some day
this week. / spoke with him. on Mon
day. and he agreed to have it assigned
the next morning for some day certain.
desire to have the matter disposed
of. as this is unanimous report of the
committee.
Mr. STAPLES: Mr.. President, I do
not know why the senator should be
so anxious TO have this matter disposed
of. l resent somewhat the discourtesy
of having this bill taken from the ia
BILE and if I may I will give my rea-
sons: Why the gentleman is so anxious
to have it taken from the table at this
time-I said to him that / would dis
pose Of that matter. this week: l will
keep my word. l will have it assigned
for next Friday. l hope that l never
shall treat any senator in this body
w q
ing as it does from the senator from
York, with his high standard. aspiring
as he does to the great office of Presi-
dent of this Senate, in taking bill
from the table. out of the hands of IL
member of the Senate who honestly put
it upon the table and who stated that
he would take it from the table, this
week.
The PRESIDENTS: The bill has been
taken from the table by the action of
the Senate.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President. l desire
to say that do not know why any po-
litical aspirations l may have should
have anything to do with this matter,
and SO far as senatorial courtesy is
concerned, l wish to say that / think
we have extended senatorial courtesy
in abundance to the Senator from
Knox.
l want to state to the Senate that
this bill was introduced by the Sena-
tor from Knox early in this session. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary. At his request the assignment
has been changed twice, and extended
" nm, anu tilVIl lle
came before the committee and asked
FOR a further eXtention of time of one
week. The committee felt that. in view
of the large amount of business before
the committee. that the matter should
bc taken up at that time and Brother
Staples proceeded to discuss the matter
before the committee. winding up with
the charge chat there was more graft
connected with the office of State
Liquor Commissioner than any other
State official; and h, made the state
ment that if he could have a continu-
ance for one week he would prove it.
No sooner had the words fallen from
his lips than that request was granted,
and the matter was continued until
Tuesday of last week. The State LID
uOr Commissioner was present at the
hearing, at the request Of the commit
tee. not at the request OF the Senator
from Knox: but at the request of the
committee he brought before that com
mittee the books. bank accounts,
checks. and everything pertaining to
the office since he had beer it's incum-
bent.
lie dppOlIllsu tlIiiS lOI lHe HcdTlIie
arrived. a messenger was sent to
Brother Staples to come before the
committee to take up the subject mat
ter of the bill. He failed to appear,
whercupon the committee voted unani-
mOusly to request the chairman to
send n written notice to him, asking
him to come before the committee;
which was done but he failed to come.
While the committee was in session
for some time afterwards we failed to
hear from Senator Staples in any way
shape or manner; and the following
morning the committee reported Ought
not to pass upon this bill. That was
last Wednesday morning. 1t was then
tabled by the Senator frCm Knox. and
the Senate very we'll remembers that l
asked MIN at that time to assign some
1eflnite date for the discussion of that
matter. and he then tOlC this Senate
that he would take the matter up on
Friday and assign it for some time this
week. He failed to do it. l spoke to him
on Monday afternoon, thinking he
night possibly have forgotten it, AMI
he said: Il will take it up tomorrow
morning" yesterday. I went to him
yesterday morning, and he said II am