Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-16
| STRUCK A SNAC.
Capital Removal Is Held
Up In the Senate.
House Debates Adjustment Of
The Liquor Agencies.
judiciary Committee Hears the
Bucket Shop Bill.

ior'ind capital moving scheme has
struck a snag i'll the Senate which will
lang IL UP there for almost a week
me Senate came within one OF in
ueilhitely postponing further consdera-
ton OF the whole proposition Friday
morning, when the bill came I'D for it's
iirst reading. Senator Heselton doubt
Ell the vote whereby the bill was given
Its flrst reading and on a yea and nay
vote. Augusta won IA to 13 with Presi-
dent Allen voting with the minority.
rms Folds the bill up in the Senate
without its first reading.
Senator HeSeltOn then moved to in
definitely postpone the matter and
again called for the yeas and nays.
Senator Clark of Lincoln rose and
made an attack en- the Senator from
kennebec, accusing him especially of
Inconsistency in favoring resubmission
ana then objectinS to a referendum on
the state House matter.
Senator Hesclton in reply explained
that there was a general and genuine
call from the people for "A referendum
on the prohibitory law. but that there
was none on the proposition to change
tho seat of government which is wholly
the interests of Portland.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
WAS lost. II voting nay and l. voting
yea and there being two pairs. Then
on motion Of Senator Merrill Of Cum
berland the whole matter was laid
upon the table and assigned to Tues
day, March IL. for further discussion
Thus the matter cannot possibly go t.
the House before next Wednesday OF
Thursday.
Til" Initiative and referendum came
in from the House with the majority
report Weeks bilD accepted. Senator
Staples of Knox moved to SubStltutt
the minority report johnson bilD for
| the ma jority. Senator DcaSy Of Han
cock spoke briefly i'll favor of the ma
jority report. claiming that inasrnuch
as the ma jority report had received
the endorsement Of The R"pubiicau
state convention, the greater par ol
the State Grange and nearly all Tho
| labor organizations. he hoped thai
it would be accepted. Senator staples
spoke very briefly in reply also and on
a viva voci vote the motion to SubSti-
tutc was lost
cnptance of the majority report and
called fIr the yeas and nays. All the
Senators registered in favor Of tho
Weeks bill except Senator Houston
VINO asked to be excused from voting.
# begins to look rs if reSubmiSS!On
va; on the shelf between the two
branches and would remain there I'M
til 1909 for when President Allen was
about To announce the Senate m":n-
bCrs Of Il committee of conference" "a
confer with similar committee from
the House on the matter. Senator
Hcsclton withdrew his motion for a
| committees of conference. He then
moved that the Senate adhere to its
position and there the matter rests.
The resolve giving the Governor adj
| ditionaI power to cause the laws of the
| state to be faithfully executed was re-
| turned from the committee on Jul
dietary with tmo reports attached. The
| majority. which IS signed by Senators
Putnam. Deasy and Hastings and
| Representatives Smith. Davies. Good
| win and Waldron. reports the resolve
| in a now draft and that it ought tC
paSs The minority report, which Is
| signed by representatives. johnson
and Montgomery. is that the resolve
| 0usht not to pass. Eoth reports were
tabled. and assigned To Tuesday OF
| next week for consideration.