Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29


the establishment of a State agency for
the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Dow of Brooks moved that the
motion be tabled.
A division being had the motion was
lost by Il vote of 46 TO 81.
The question being on the motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the minor
ity report was accepted.
\ division was had and the motion
was agreed to by vote of IS to Al.
Mr.. NEWBERT: 1 move the adop-
ton of the majority report. Yesterday
we were willing in the interests of or
binary decency to accept the so-called
Heselton bill for the regulation Of these
agencies. and it was adopted in the
Senate before it came to us. We passed
it here. 1t went back to the Senate and
as wicked a combination as / have ever
known in any Legislature in the State
of Maine has defeated it today in the
Senate. Three able, paid attorneys
working in the interests of certain
wholesale liquor dealers outside of the
state of Maine and in the interests of
one Justin NJ. Leavitt, Supported by
the presiding officer of the upper
branch) have killed this bill. I think
this House in the interests of ordinary
deccncy should now vote to abolish the
whole business. think we ought to be
willing to go on record here in the
name of common honesty and decency
Mr.. DAVIES of Yarmouth: / would
like to inquire of the gentleman from
Augusta from what source he got his
facts. That is q very rash statement
to make on the floor of this House, evea
in the closing days of this session of
this Legislature.
Mr. NEWBERT: Were it not for
violating certain fundamental rules of
conduct could name to this House the
three gentlemen to whom have refer
red.
Mr.. DAVIES: Do it.
Mr.. NEWBERT: do not wish to do
OF this House today.
Mr.. DAVIES: The statements are
grave and this information should be
brought out. The gentlemen makes
very grave charges against the Senate,
bringing into those charges the presid-
ing officer of the Senate chamber, and
think it is our duty to inquire at this
time about it, and to find out whether
they are the creature of his magma
tor. If they are facts let us stay here
and find out about it, but if they are III
the ncbulous region of an excited
mans brain, it is q good thing to know
that; and / ask the gentleman from Au-
gusta again if he will give us the in
formation.
Mr.. NEWBERT: Does the gentle
man ask me for the name of the lob
byist?
Mr.. DAVIES: I do.
Mr.. NEWBERT: l refuse to give
them.
on motion of Mr.. Hill of Machias, the
motion TO adopt the majority report
was tabled until the report of the con-
ference committee shall be received.
Bill. to regulate the purchase anu
sale of Intoxicating liquors by State
liquor commissioner and by the town
LIQUOR agents came from the Senate
that branch voting to adhere 10 its &C
ton.
The SPEAKER: That would seem to
dispose of that bill at the present time.
Mr. Newbert:, l move to take my
motion from the table.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Newbert moved the main question
The motion was agreed to, and on fur
Their motion by Mr.. Newbert the rules
were suspended, the bill received its
three readings and was passed to be en-
crossed.
Resolve proposing an amendment to
Section l., Article five, part first OF the
Constitution of Maine relating to the
power of the Governor to cause the laws
to be faithfully executed, having been
refused passage in the House. came
from the Senate, having received two
thirds vote in that branch.
On motion of Mr. Johnson of Water
vile, the House voted to adhere to its
former action.
Mr.. Edwards from the committee OF
conference on the diSagreeing action or
the two branches Of the Legislature on
Bill, relating to the salary of the clerk
of the municipal court of the city or
Lewiston. reported that House amend
mcnt "B" be accepted and all other
amendments be rejected.
The report was accepted
Tie House then reconsidered the votes
whereby the bill was passed to be enact
ed and passed to be cngrossed. House
amendment "B'was adopted and the bill
was then passed to be engrossed as
amended.
Mr.. Kendall from the committee on
ways and MEANS to which was referred
an order of the Legislature relative to
the assessment of State tax for the year
1907 and the year 1908, reported the fol-
lowing order:
Ordered, That the State assessors be
directed to assess the State tax for the
years 1907 and 1908 on a valuation as
established by the State assessors at the
of three mills on the dollar of said val
uaton for the said years.
The order received a passage.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act to prohibit the throwing of
sawdust and other mill waste into Bog
| brook and tributaries in the counties
Of oxford and AndroScoggin.
| An Act to incorporate the Calais Wa
| ter District.