Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-07

River Improvement Company. On mo-
ton OF Mr.. Hastings Of Oxford this bill
was tabled.
Finally Passed.
Resolve providing for screening An
asagunticook lake in Oxford county.
Resolce TO amend Chapter 126 of the
Resolves of 1905 relating to the Central
Maine Fair Association.
Resolve in favor of the town of st.
Agatha in the county of -Aroostook. TO
assist in building q road in said town.
Resolve in favor of the State School
for Boys.
Resolve in favor Of building for crim-
inal insane.
Resolve in favor Of the enlargement
and completion Of the feeding station
at the Rangeley lakes.
Resolve in favor of st. Francis plan
tation to repair River road across
Reuben BRAINS homestead farm which
was washed out by freshet.
Resolves in favor of the Maine State
Sanitorium Association.
Resolve in aid of navigation on Sc
bee lake.
Orders Of the Day.
Senator Mills of Hancock submitted
Bill, IAN Act to amend an act approved
February q, 1907. entitled 'An Act to
amend Chapter 101 Of the Private and
Special Laws of 1905 entitled An Act
to incorporate the Stockton Springs
Water Co." and move its reference to
the committee or legal affairs. In ex-
planttion Senator Mills said: Mr..
President. the bill to which this relates
was passed without any opposition. One
word in the original bill it is desir-
able to change ard by unanimous con-
sent I desire to introduce this bill. The
bill was received and referred to the
commmitttee on legal affairs.
Mr. HASTINGS Of Oxford: Mr.
President. sometime since the senator
from kennebec. Mr.. Heselton, introduce
ed into the Senate an order relative to
the empowering of the committee on
temperance to consider the repeal of
the liquor agency laws. That order
passed the Senate and went to the
House, and some days since it was re-
| turned to the Senate toge Their with
House amendment A which touched
especially the conduct of the State
liquor commissioner. At the time of its
return TO The Senate, the physical con-
dtion OF the State liquor commission
| er being impaired-I might say criti-
cally-I tabled the order as amended.
For several days l had been promis-
| ing the senator from Kennebec that I
| would take that order from the table.
| I have not done so, and l am not 60
| ing to do so this morning. l am simply
standing here to make an explanation
that everybody may know that the
State liquor commissioner for some
days has been in the hospital in a crit
lea! condition.
I have letter from DR.. Cousins say
| ing that Mr.. Leavitt was operated upon
yesterday morning for serious case Of
appendicitis and is now in a critical
| condition.
| It has seemed to me all along-and it
seemed to me this morning that it
would be cruel and inhuman to take up
| this order and give it a passage at the
present time.
i. seems to me that the principles of
this order might possibly allow that
this question remain on the table I'M
| til we can be assured of the recovery
| is the reason why it has not been TAX
en- from the table and also the reason
why l do not like to take it from the
table this morning.
/ will assure the senator from Ken
nebec. Mr.. Heselton. and the friends
Of this measure. that very soon there
will be introduced a bill into this Sen
ate touching. and curing-I think. the
whole objection on their part to the
present liquor agency law.
Mr.. HESELTON of Kcnnebec: Mr.
President. 1 have no doubt that the
statements made by the senator from
oxford are absolutely correct, becaus;
| have myself seen the letter to which
he refers. l do not wish at this tins
10 have any possible msconstruction OF
my own personal motives in connection
| with this matter.
| The order was fully explained by
Inc in the Senate when it was introduc
ed. 1t was introduced for the purros,
of remedying an imperfect system-a,
believed. and not for the purpose Of
investigating anyone's conduct.
The House saw fit to attach to thi:
order for political reasons or other
wise. the amendment which l hav.
reason to believe should be passed a
the present time. considering the physi
cal condition Of the State liquor agent
and 1 am perfectly content. on the as
surance Of the senator from Oxford
that this matter should lie upon til.
table. and that he should present the
law which he has suggested remedy.
ing the evil of liquor agency system a!
it now exists.
On motion of Mr.. Garcelon of An
droscoggin the Senate voted to reca
House Document No. 296 IAN Act t,
incorporate the Lisbon Falls Gas &
Electric Co. which was passed to b,
engrossed. Subsequently on motion
by the same senator the bill was ia
bled.
On motion by Mr.. Parkhurst of Pc
inobScot House Document No. cyS
Resolve in favor of n Maine soldiers
monument. at the National cemeter,
at Salisbury, North Carolina" was tax
en- from the table. On further motto,
by the same senator amendment "A
that the same be amended by changing
the word six in the third line. e
the word seven was adopted and &
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