Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-09

President; | desire to inquire of the
| Chair whether the act IN relation to
| taxation on the estates of deceased
persons, has been returned by the Gov
rnOr.
The PRESIDENT II has been in
the hands Of the secretary since yester-
| lay.
Mr.. POTTER. Mr.. President: then
Tor the purpose of moving an amend
| 'nent to the Act, in order that it may
| take ELECT Oh approval. | nave that
| he vote whereby the same WAS passed
to be enacted be reconsidered
| The motion prevailed. ON further
| motion by the same Senator the vote
| whereby the bill WAS passed to be en-
| crossed, was reconSilered. ON further
| motion by the same Senator, Senate
| .tmendment \. having for its object q
| iehnition of the Act, and Senate
amendment T. providing that the Act
take effect on approval, were severally
ldoi,ted.
| AS amended the bill took its sew
eral re;id:nGs, and was passed to b,
| engroSScd
ON potion by Mr.. Allen of York bill
An Act relating to compensation of
trustees, visiting committees, and cat
'le commissioners" was taken from the
table, and on further motion by the
same Senator the bill took its first
| eading and WAS assigned.
| ON molten by the same Senator bill
| relating 10 compensation of eXa mining
| boards Was taken from the table, and
on his further motion the same WIS
"ead and assigned.
| On motion by the same Senator Bill
TO amend revised statutes rrlatinc Il
| compensation of executive council WAS
taken from the table. and on his fur
| ther motion was read and assigned
| On motion by Mr.. Clark of Hancock
report of committe" on judiciary
ought to pass" on bill to amend Re-
Flsed Statutes defining manslauchter
vas taken from the table. and the same
senator proved that the same be re-
committed to the Committee on Ju
dietary
MI. POTTER of Cumberland. Mr.
president; Understanding that the mo-
'loli OF the Senator, from Hancock is
made at the request of two members
u tn" Committee who were absent
ION the executive session whom this
OIL WAS considered I do not opnoso
It, but | second his motion.
The motion prevailed. and the bill
was rocOmmitted.
Special Assignments.
ON motion by Mi Mills of Harcock
senate document IT.. AN Act to rro-
wac Tor the bette" enforcement of the
avs against the manufacture and sale
u Intoxicating liquors. together win
| reports of the Committee on Tarnor-
| i'lce' report a. being ought to mass
| IN new draft" report B. ..o1ebt NOT m
pass '' u
The same Senator further r,o,.o,,
| that report "A" ought to nnss" hn .,o
| ccpted. -
Mr. Mills az Hancock. Mr.. President.
| l NAVE no inclination to mako nm a,
HpcccH on tins question. | have
IN idcd that every member OF tI,o Sn,,,t,.
'i'toE IuliN decided in his own mind
us to how his vote shall be cast. As .,
'e' vi 'he committee on temperance.
'o"cNer' IL seems to me proper to state
'ireiH my reasons for supporting this
'host important measure. voted for thi.;
"ih. Air. PRESIDENT because ! believe il;
y "" only consistent thinr for the Re-
publican party to do. We have pror;s.d
me people of the State that we will en-
force tn" prohibitory law The st.n,,o,.
IRON Knox SAWS VIC are hypocritcs: Il,
says that the very bone and sIncw of tn.
Republican PARTY is pcrmcatcd with hy
p"rriSy. Now. the passage of this bill
:uHi its impartial cnforcem, Mt hv thc
Governor of the State. will acnuit the To.
publican party of any such chlrgc rs
that. and to show the sincerity of tho
kcprbiichn party. Mr.. President I vot-
"d for this report. Furthermore the Sem
't"r from Knox will toll YOU in Il few
minutes. as soon as he gets onto his feet
that this plSsag" OF this bill will entail
Z great expense upon the State: | hlv" an
idea he will put it at S1oooo or more hut
that's purely matter of opinion. and I
suppose the senator's opinion is Just as
good and worth Just rs much as that
81 any other man VINO knows nothing at
al about it,
But | voted for this bill. Mr.. PRESIDENT
hc"ausc | b,licvc the expense of its on
irrccmcnt will bc 4 very safe and profit
able Investment for this State. I bclicvc
thtt tn" results in tho shape of ltw cn-
forccmcnt aud good government will give
large returns on the investment. be
licvc that good government is cheap ut
any price.
This report is signed by every senator
Nho is on the temperance committee. It's
FIVE signatures are names OF five Rcpuhli-
cans: the adverse report is signed by all
the Democratic members of the commit
tee: this bill is purely q Republican
mca sure: it is designed to carry out Re
publican principles: its provisions ar"
reasonable and vet strong: it receives the
approval of the temperance people in the
State and it ought to be unanimously
supported.
I ask that when the vote is taken it be
taken ny yeas and nays.
Mr. STAPLES Of Knox: Mr.. President.
regret very much that the senator from
Hancock said that 7 believed that all the
Republicans who supported this measure
were hyrocritcs I do not believe any
such thing. 7 am glad however. of one
thing that the Republican party fathers
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