Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-25
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| the Senate voted to adhere in its action
| in relation to bill AN Act to establish a
| law uniform with other states relative
to insurance policies" the House having
voted to adhere.
On motion by Mr.. Morse of Waldo the
Senate voted to adhere to its action with
relation to bill IAN Act to amend Chap
ter 1SS of the Private and Special Laws
| of 1879. establishing a police court OF the
city of Belfast" the committee of con,
ference having reported that they could
not agree and the House having adhered
| to its action.
On motion by Mr.. Stetson of Penobscot,
bill An Act relating to the municipal
court in Bangor" being House document
SIS. was taken from the table. On further
motion by the same senator the Senate
cOncurred with the House in the adoption
of House amendment A. On further mo-
ton by the same senator Senate amend
ment was adopted, and the hill as
amended took it's several readings and
was passed to be engrOSsed.
The President announced that the fol-
lowing committee had beer appointed by
the Speaker of the House in the matter
Maine. namely. Thompson of Orono,
Cakes Of Auburn. and Davis. Newcomb
and Cousins.
Mr.. POTTER of Cumberland: Mr..
senators here who desire to vote this
morning. if possible. on the referendum
The PRESIDENT: The Chair thinks
that it would be advisable. if the Senate
wishes to take vote upon the matter,
that it be taken at the present time.
proceed to vote on the question as to the
final passage. and if the motion is ordered
request that the vote be taken by the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. CLARK of Hancock: Mr.. Presi-
dent before that motion is put l would
like to say just one word. | will not wor
ry the Legislature with but a word. and
that in reply to the remarks made by the
senator from Cumberland Senator Pot
ter. replying to what l ha- to say upon
the matter.
The gentleman said he did not believe
it was the proper time to take action
upon this matter, because it was so Late
in the session. and that he did not under
stand the matter. and did not believe
MATTER: ara that to bring il in here and
try to rush it through in the last tour
days of the Legislature was not giving
the matter proper consideration.
! introduced that act on the 26;h Day
of January. 1t was one of the first acts
that was printed upon the Senate tfpir
being Senate document No. "a; 50 that
You can readily perceive that IT was IN
troduced very early in the session.
1t was sent to the committee on JUDI
ciary. of which | had the pleasure OF be-
ing member. ana II was kept tltIe I'M
til the other day when they brought 1t in
here.
say. Mr.. President | do not think that
after holding that back-the senator from
Cumberland was one OF the members OF
day. and then trying to smother it be-
cause il could not receive proper atten-
ton do rot think that thai pro; h arsu-
We went over this a great many times.
and gave it d great deal of thought. 1t
was impossible to bring it in before: and
| say il is an unfair argument to use
against this bill | do not know that .he
bill will have u passage-t do not pre-
sumo there are two-thrds of this body
that will po glys i PaIsa a1sr,srd. Mr.
President. I wish to say very briefly, in
reply to the senator from Hancock that
SO far as | am concerned. and 80 far IS
is concerned believe there has been no
disposition whatever to keep this report
in the committee for the purpose of
smothering it. or from giving SO impor-
tant a matter due consideration.
I admit it should have been brought Up
earlier II may be that the fact. sug
gested by the senator from Hancock, that
the bin was printed early in the session
should modify somewhat the remarks l
| made on that special question. Never
theless 1t is fact that the bill came in
| here very late from the committee. and
prOba bly, was not much considered by the
members of the Senate after il was
| offered by the senator from Hancock, and
before it was reported.
But however that may be. that special
objection of the referendum is not to my
the senato who will oppose this resolve.
the main objection to it. Ihe main OBJ
lection which I urge is on general
grounds | oppose the granting of the
referendum as to general legislation; l
do not think the people of the State need
the protection against its own LegiSll-
ture that is proposed by this resolve and
oppose 1T on general grounds more than
on the special ground alluded to by the
senator fr9 o. ni Hancoc OK panoosoo.. NJ
President. should like to have a fat:
understanding of the matter in issue.
it seems to be between the two members
of the judiciary committee. | would IN
Quire directly of the senator from Han
cock if he will admit that the insinuation
Of the senator from Hancock that undue
| methods were used to retard me produc-
ton of this report in this Senate.
Mr. POTTER: Mr.. President. of course
it is not a fact that any such mernods
We're used. 1t is a fact that important
matters. and this is one of them. are I'M
to this matter. and forty other things,
very much too late in the session. II
would have been very much better if this
act among other things, had been report
ed to the Legislature earlier. There wa
no disposition on the part of any member
! of the committee to unduly delay the re.
port on this measure.
Mr.. CLARK: Mr. President. I do not
think the genial senator from PenObScOt,
with all his Legislative experience, or with
his insinuations. can provoke any feeling
between the senator from Cumberland
and myself.
I see that the senator from PenobScot
heretofore has tried TO arouse feeling be-
tween members of this Legislature. and
has tried to do it once before in this Sen
ate. Now | think. far as any accusa
ton | have to make with regard to the
senator from Cumberland. that he fully
understands it, and he and l can settle
| that all right.
1t does seem little unfair that the
gentleman. after taking the position he
has upon the referendum. should try to
| arouse any i'll feeling between members
| of this Senate.
Mr. GARDNER: 7 will attempt no re-
My. The argument is too absurd AS
understand this. not being a member of
| that committee. hut being directly inter-
ested in a fair discussion of this matter
and it being a technical matter.-I have
heard it rumored that the senator from
Hancock was making the charge that the
judiciary committee We're trying to
smother something in which he had A
special interest. If that was the fact I
should consider that he had received
| unfair treatment. And | have heard it
rumOred as to the senator from Hancock
| that some of his constituents thought he
had not employed due diligence in urg-
| ing the passage of measure in which
| they were especially interested.
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