Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

OF Ine Legislature lOI tle iiCAI ~ y ySoA"
to consider the matter of whether or not
| this State wants a juvenile court NOW,
| am not a lawyer, and cannot go into the
| legal aspect of the situation; but l. be-
| lieve 1 am well informed enough In my
own mind to known that this is very
foolish proposition.
l understand there are only few such
courts in existence in the United States
| This matter, / understand, was worked
quite hard in the House and was sort
OF subterfuge to get rid of the matter
Some member of the House was interest
ed in this matter and they didn't like to
| turn it down fiat, and this is d subterfuge
| that comes in here to Great q commission
to see if the State wants such a court
or not.
| Now I believe these are reliable
sources of information; and if that de-
mand ever becomes apparent, the
| justices of our supreme court Will read
| lily know it; and they would find way
| to get it before the Legislature. l move
that this bill he indefinitely post
poned.
| The question being put, the motion
prevailed and the order was indefinitely
postponed.
| On motion by Mr.. Gowell of York
Senate Doc. No. 4l6, IAN Act to au-
thoriZe the construction of a bridge
across the Ogunquit river in the town
of Wells,' was taken from the table;
and on his further motion the same
was passed to be engrossed.
| Mr.. GOWELL. of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent: | simply want to call the atten-
| & he ton 10 fly-
ror in the calendar Senate Doc. No.
4S6 appears to have been tabled by me
l will say that l did not make the mo-
| ton.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair in
forms the senator from York that the
title of the bill being defective the
Chair assumed the senator from York
would desire to have it laid on the
table for correction. Will the senator
attend to the correction of the title.
The Chair also calls attention to Sen
ate Doe. No. 500, majority report OF
the committee on agriculture on re-
solve relating to Agricultural Society
fought not to pass" Minority report
on same bill fought to pass"
Mr.. HOWES of Somerset: We de
sire, Mr.. President, to have it assigned
for tomorrow so that it may be con
sidered in connection with the resolve
relating to the Maine Fair at Water
vile.
On motion by Mr.. Howes of Som
erset Senate Doc. No. 800 was re-
assigned for consideration on Wednes
day, March 81.
Bill An Act to amend An Act re
lating to the police court of the city
of Rocklani. CThis bill came up OF
it's final passage to be enacted).
Mr.. STAPLES Of Knox: Mr.. Presi
dert: This matter affects the city Of
Rockland. 1t is a radical change from
the old police court, and it is a matter
in which they are very much interested
They have city charter by a bill
passed through this Legislature, where
by they are to meet in October an(
vote on that bill to adopt it. / offel
an amendment providing for a refer
endum by which this matter may BE-
referred to the city of Rockland t.
vote upon it at the same time they vote
upon the city charter | hope thu
amendment will have Il passage.
On motion by the same senator, the
Senate voted to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill was passed to be en-
crossed.
The same senator offered Senate
Amendment A and moved it's adoption
Mr.. t;DWiILI. of York: Mr.. Pres
dent: | will say that this bill was be
fore the committee on legal affairs ant
the matter was discussed thorough.
at that time and | think that the sen
ator from Knox agreed to the meas
ure. Afterwards it was recommitted t.
the committee on legal affairs and thu
bill was reported in exactly the SANE
form as it was first reported by tn,
committee, and the bill was salts
factory to all parties Interested
seems to me it is rather late in tn,
day to offer an amendment | will
simply say that we have haggled ant
worked over this matter and tried t.
satisfy all parties, and we thought i
was satisfactory.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi
dent: There was a great controvers,
before the committee on legal affairs
and after this matter came here it wa:
recOmmitted to the committee, and in
advertently passed without any amend
ment being offered there. l do not Sc,
what objection there can be to thi
amendment. 1t leaves it to the city o
Rockland to decide whether they viii
have their court changed; and it is
very important matter to them. If they
want it they ought to have it, and i
they do not, they ought not to hav,
it. | trust that the senator's will vote
for the amendment. 1t cannot do any.
body any hurt. / move when the vote
is taken 1t be by the yeas and nays
Mr. MACOMBER of kennebec: Mr.
| President: 1t will be remembered tha
when this matter was up before the
Senate on the question OF recommit
| ment to the committee on legal affair.
objected to it because it carried the
full committees report originally. The
statement of the senator from Kno1
at that time was that some little mat
ter had come up whereby the county
commissioners desired to be heard or
the bill before the committee and thai
if they could have that privilege the
matter would be all settled then anC
there. They have been over here will
their counsel and it has been all gone
over by the committee on legal affairs