Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-20
I beg to remain. Hon. Dear Sir. with
the highest esteem,
Very truly yours,
NJ CHARLAND.

the highest esteem.
Very truly yours,
N. CHARLAND.
Mr. SEWALL of Sagadahoc:
Lr. President, before the roll is
called, in explanation of the
| vote am about to cast,
and only for that purpose, 1 want TO
say that l am ready to accept the in
depreciation placed by the senator from
Kennebec upon his order, an interprc-
| tation which l believe is the intcrpre-
tation aside from his own assertion to
that effect.
am ready to vote and shall vote
for the order of the senator OF kenne-
| bee accepting the statement, his inter-
probation, as it is mine; that 1t IN
| wolves no reflection upon any official
| Of the State, THAI it is NOT an lnVesti-
cation of any department or an lnVe5-
| tigation OF any man, but that 1t IS an
| investigation of a system, system,
which / believe, Mr.. President, is an
| invasion of the whole doctrine of tn"
prohibitory law, which we are asked
with one hand to uphold as party.
and with the other TO tear down
through the system of municipal liquor
agencies.
I am not sure hut what that invas-
| ion would be the best for the state.
am rot sure but it is better that, in
| the city OF Bath, for instance, that cliy
makes $1,000. and more, as it did last
year, through the profits of this traffic,
than to have it distributed through the
other sources through which II WIS
| distributed before the SturgiS deputies
| entered into the city, profits Wnl1h
have been diminished since the with
drawal Of the s;turgis deputies from our
cities. | am not sure hut such an m
vasion Of the principles OF the prohlhi-
tory law would lie a great thing ioT
this State If il would, | would like 70
know it. and | would *" + iiH"'- 1t
| legitimized by the action e ~, l"'GlS-
Iature; ana | am not d.-t. .-T' u!i tl4!S,
| or any other question, by the threats
that we will begiH t. hear from now
| on. that the session IS drawing 10 Il
close. and that we must hurry home.
That is an argument That l. used l
will not say in the case of the Senator
from Knox. but that is an argument
which every session / lave E:'!tr"G to,
to cover the most ncf,tIio;ls schemes.
| For one | am DISPOSED to sit here I'M
til we accomplish whatever mag bt th"
duty that comes before us
The question being put vi on the mo-
ton Of the senator from tl"X that the
order be indefinitely pos,no2ri. the yeas
and nays were called for and ordered
and the vote bcin; taken had resulted
as follows:
Those voted yea :.ig Mo%s.5'
IRailey, BarroWs. ueasy, Z '.'t Glrct lon
Merrill. Proctor. Rice, S'imIspA. sta
pies Stearns, Ta:trr. Thcriault-l3
Thos- voting nay We're: Me7srS
| Aver Brown, Clarke, Eaton, Hastings,
Houston, Irving Libby, Page. Parkhu
Houston, Irving, Libby, Page, PARK
hurst, Philoon, II,selton, SeWali. Wy
man-l4
SO the motion to Indefinitely post
pone was lost.
| On motion by Mr.. Heselton the order
was passed.
On motion by Mr.. Merrill of Cumbcr-
land the order relating to public near
lngs before the kennebec county dcle-
CATION in relation to the Court house
matter was taken from the table ana
on further motion by the same SEMI
Itor was assigned for second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Houston OF Piscata-
ouis the Senate adjourned.