Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-16

very peculiar report, Mr.. prcs;,
very peculiar report. And vn, ...,,,
,,o'i ne moment II read some ~ j.
they say-"That the evidence ,,ron ~
ed at The hearing was no mar
hcafsay and common report. and "
such as would be legally admis.ih, NV
1udicial proceedings. That 50 f.r :"
we are Informed the degree Of ens,,. s
ihcht III Cumberland county
not to be materially different fra's
,i'at IN several Of the other coun,iev =,
this State" ol
now mat is signed by two n,
friends, Mr.. Baxter and Mr. Rood LII
IL reminds n1c-they did moi u.,a. "
s'eh the majority report; il s,.o,, :"
me they were dfraid-thcv didn.,
whose hands they were poiny
INTO. therefore they undertook to wbi,a
WASH this matter by signing ano,he
report. AS ] WAS going to say,
minds me of the Punch & judy s,o..
you pun one string and up comoa
Mr. Punch, and you pull another ,,'
up comes Judy. The funnies, ,,.,
IL Is to ome;-they Of course AZ
Pupiltahs ana there happened 10 i.
one Democrat Oh the committee sa;,
mat sounds very well, don, kn.'
but what | will sign that renor, r..
they replied-"We don't want ,.,,
sign thc report, as it would lnot, n,,,
ocratic.' ] said | would MOI ro =, I'LL,
with man who has the itch if I,,,a.
it. and that | would not sign .i,ha,
'heh- 1hey had come to the sa,r.
conclusion as the others in Report 80
50 l recommended that the pettiorars
nave leave to Withdraw.
Well. think that is the only ris,,
thing 10 do. and I believe it now: mar.
over. ! think you of the Senate u.i,
sustain me in it as there WAS no,binr
in either Reports "a" or - ,hasa
VINO signed those two reports to H..
ieNe theE were justified in Voting
ought to pass Oh the bill. where ,h,
only Fair thing to do WAS IN sim,I,.
give the petitioners leave to Withdrew.
rs nave III the report signed by nv.
Seil. l nope. Mr.. President, that RI.
port will not be accepted
'' -hA>N III I1dllCOck. MIR. prcSi.
ueiit. L asked, It minu,e ago TO Law This
matter on the table tba, the SAM.
might bt looked into. To nv mind il
IS = very peculiar proceeding. Here !.
d report whicn / can hardly una.r.
stand. 1t reads very peculiarly when il
says:
That from the eviienct presented
the committee lind that the sheriff or
Cumberland co,tniy permits various
persons to sell Intoxicating liuuors II
d manner not authorized by law: th;f
lhis condition ol things is open and :.
matter of common knowledge. and was
not IL any way Contro, erted at tn,
nearing: that il the CIinion Of HE
committee this is a clca: violation If
duty. In view of the foregoing the com.
Elttee consider thar further investi-
CATION is unnecessary and so recon-.
.!end.'
IL seems to me. Gentlemen. that that
report contra.:icts itself. If there has
heen petition here y in, estisate the
of The law. it is our duty
To Investigate that, ami report one way
or th= other. The committee have in
report that the Sheriff of Cumberland
county is not doing his Cuty. and thai
the violation Of the liquor law is 50 op-
Ell and notorious that no action IL
necessary. Why, gentlemen. it seems
to me. if they had reported to this
Legislature that there was no violation
oi law. then ne last part of that re-
port should be added to their report.
hat no further ilire:,, CATION was
necessary" B1t stand here today ami
W!!l not vote TO Lcccpt the report which
shows on its face that an officer is
i.IsWeraElc to this Legislature for no.
faithfully De, .orining his duties. | VII
lot accept tna report which practical
y eXuneratcs him. do not know why
his report was made Up in this way,
lor GO / understand that any gentle,
nan ON that committee should be crii-
'Izcd, because we all know they are
iDove criticism; but il GCcs seem to III"
hat before The ajOiity report is d.
'eptcd, which states that 10 further
should be made. this mat
or should be thought over and be sun,
'vcr carefully. we have done things il
.retteu afterwards. | say you will re-
yret action in this matter if that IT.
)ort is accepted. and no further action
; taken: because, when u committee
cportS TO this Legislature that shrr-
II who can be impeachcd by this Leg
stature for viointiOn Of the oath OF his
'iilcc has been notorious in the non
of mis- duty. | as a member
# this Legislature refuse to accept that
eDort until know why il was done
nent of our sherIffs il they are not do.
ng thei:. duty. This reports that iH'
heriff is not doing his duty. ask y"t
IS fellOW-SenatorS why we do not see
hat he is doing his duty. if the com
njttcc has reported to US that ne y
lie more. 1t says that that finding was
made on testimony that would not ne
Omitted in a court OF law. Why, gen
iemen all of Tie testimony beio"
ommittces iii ihis Legislature is nor
agal testimony. in the first place VII
esses are brought hers, as you are al
,cli aware, and broag,it before com
littecs. without taking oaths, and not
ne word OF their testimony would ''
eceivcd by any court OF law. Peopi'
re allowed t. express their opinions.
.ho are not experts. People are allow
Il to give evidence and Eear-say test'-
lony. An attorney comes in without