Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-22

sists that some remedy must lie found
| Tor this travcsty upon state government
lie justly says there can be no such thing
as local option in obeying or not obeyin.,
state laws
So you see their situation is similar to
ours, and they want this law the same
as we are asking here; and we have stiil
| 1urther evidence that this law is a cool
one, and that is that in our own grand
state, Of which we are all so proud, IN
Its early history from the time it LEFT
Mass ach'lsetts in $50 until 1875 il had
this same law which we are asking for
| now, or practically the same; ard Gov
crnor Dingley, of whom we are all SO
proud, who represented his State here 81
well and who represented us in Congress
| so robly and grandy, in one of his mes
saseS regretted that this was ever taken
from our statutes and wished that il
| might remain there to our benefit. Would
| 1t hot be wise, then, Mr.. President AMI
gentlemen, to place again on our statutes
an CID law which has served us so wclI7
| l would suggest that if this does be-
come Il measure-if 1t is voted here in
law. that the Sturgis law be done away
feet which I will put in in case this has
| a passage; and J will move YOU, Mr..
| President. that the majority report be
accepted and will ask that when the vote
| is taken that it be by a yea and nay
vote.
| Mr.. SENVALL of Sag ldahoc-Mr Prcsi-
dent, before that vote is taken, as | was
unable to hear all OF tne senator's re-
| marks 1 would like 10 ask him the rea-
| sons. if he knows them, which influenced
the Legislature to take away this power
which the Governor orce had.
Mr.. EATON-I do not know the reasons
| why they were taken away. They were
| not moral reasons, but for some political
| reasons. I know not what.
| MIR. SEWALL-It was a Legislature, as
| understand. of distinguished Repubi-
cans; and I thought perhaps the senator
would know the reasons which led pro-
| hibition Legislature 10 take away this
power which the Governor thus exercised
| Mr.. EATON-I do not know.
| The question being put upon the mo-
| ton that the majority report fought 10
pass be accepted, the yeas and nays
were ordered and the vote being had re-
suited as follows: Those voting yea
were Messrs. Aver, Bailey, Barrows.
| Brown. Clarke, Deasy Eaton. Hastings
| Houston. Irving. Libby, Mills, Page.
| Farkhurst, Putnam. Rice Sewai!,
Stearns, Therault. Wyman (2N. Those
voting nay Were Messrs. Curtis, Garce-
| lon. Merrill, Philoon, Proctor. Staples
| Ttatre "a. So the motion prevailed AMI
| the majority report was accepted. Or
further molten by the same senator the
resolve took its two several readings I'M
der the suspension of the rules and was
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Staples OF Knox.
House document No. 90 AN Act to in
CORPORA the Waldoboro Water Compa-
ny" was taken from the table. On mo-
tior by Mr.. Clarke of Lincoln the bill
took its second reading under suspension
OF the rules and was passed to be en-
crossed.
Or motion by Mr.. Parkhurst Of Penob-
scot. Bill "An Act relating to State
Schco! for Boys" taken from the
| table. ON further motion by the same
senator the pending amendment was
| adopted and the bill as amended took
its second read.ng ana was passed to b:
lenGros>cl.
Mr.. Eaton Of Washington submitted
bill An Act t, repeal Chapter y Of thu
Public Laws Of 1905 entitled IN Act to
lproVide for the better enforce M mt of thu
laws against the sale and manufacture
OF liquors." which was referred 10 the
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. PARkHURST Of Pcnobscot-AIr
President. may | inquire TIN ough YOU Of
| Senator Eaton just the relationship of
this re sOlvn?
| Mr.. EATON-Snould this become a law
the Sttrgis law would become nail ana
lof no effect.
M. STAPLES-'Thcn We are t. he ours
ed with a Sturgis commission for two
years longer, are we? | want to say that
until this time | have not believed in ?
political death but I think there will b.
one pretty soon when the people get to
voting upon these matters. / hope that
| may be there when the party dies
which enacted these cursed laws upon
TIE statute books / shall net shed many
tears of agony and despair but | Shall
shed tears of joy
| Mr.. SEWAIL-Wc have to vote yet o.
the SturgiS law.
| Mr.. STAPLES-YOu have got it now
for two years by that act
On motion of Mr.. Hastings of Oxford
the Senate took recess until 1.J5 p. NJ