Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-16
Senate,

There was very lively discussion in
the Senate, yesterday morning. over
the acceptance of one of the three re-
ports submitted by the committee on
| legal affairs to which was referred the
petitions praying for a special commit
| tee to investigate the non-enforce-
ment of the prohibitory law.
Senators Potter of Cumberland
Pierce OF ArOOstOOk. Clark of Hancock
ana Staples of Knox had the question
under sharp debate for almost half an
hour. the vote finally resulting in the
acceptance of Report "a" of the COM
mittee signed by seven members of the
evidence presented the committee find
that the sheriff of Cumberland county
permits various persons to sell intoxi-
eating liquors in manner not author
lied by law; that this condition Of
things is Onen, and a matter of COM
mon knowledge, and was not in any
way cOntrOverted at the hearing; that
in the opinion of the committee this is
clear violation of duty. In view Of
the foregoing the committee consider
that further investigation is unneces-
sary and so recommended. (SignedD
Pierce. Mills, Cakes. Holmes, Tracy,
Gray and Weatherbee''
Report "R'' signed by Representa-
tives Baxter and Reed of Portland. and
report "C' signed by Senator Staples
of Knox gives the petitioners leave to
withdraw.
BY a vote of Is to the reports of the
committee on insane hospitals were
tabled for consideration, Tuesday Of
next week.
There was trouble when these reports
came up as Senator Morse moved to
substitute minority for n majority
report on the resolve in favor Of the
Eastern Maine Insane hospital at Ban
gor. Senator Stetson wished to speak
on the resolve and being obliged to
take the next train for Bangor request
ed that the reports be assigned for con-
SideratiOn. Tuesday of next week. AS
Senator Morse was unwilling that this
should be DONE on motion of Senator
StetsOn the Senate voted to table the
reports. The motion, taking precedence
cut off the senator from Waldo and
Mr.. StetSon then assigned Tuesday as
the date of taking them from the table.
The reports on which the trouble
arose is q resolve in favor of the East
ern Maine Insane hospital. The original
resolve called for 100000 per year for
two years for the construction of two
wings. The majority report of the COM
mttee is fought to pass in new draft,
the new draft calling for $4,000 annual
~ for two years for the construction
of one wing. This report is signed by
REPRESENTATIVE Morrison of Eden Sen
ator Plummer of AndrOScOggin. Repre-
sentatives Hagerthy of Ellsworth. Lib
bv of Berwick, Whitmore of Bruins
wick, Garcelon of Lewiston. Jordan of
Yarmouth and Fulton of Blaine.
A minority report fought not to
pass is signed by Senator Morse of
Waldo. and Senator Randall of Cum
berland.
The two other resolves reported
unanimously from the comittee are for
building purposes etc. The resolve IN
favor of the Eastern Maine hospital in
Bangor calls for $4,000 for the follow
ing purposes: Repairs on buildings.
5000. additional land. $500; coal. $l'.-
OoO: deficiency. $4,000; minor items.
$4,000.
The resolve in favor of the Maine In
sane hospital n Augusta calls for SIS
500. of which $4,000 is for renovation
Of a building on the arsenal grounds,
and So 200 for renovation and repairs
on the present buildings.