Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-24

I pace Oh resort WHICH T'nuETeu IL II ,
able under the nuisance law. 1t seems
that officers had frequently been in
the place and were unable to find any
liquor, but from the appearance of the
premises and the people that were con-
| stantly going in and out of the place,
| they had every reason to believe that
liquor was secreted within the build
ing. They also had reason to believe
| that it was secreted somewhere with
! in the walls and that it was in some
| way attached to certain gas fixtures
within the building. 1t was on one Of
| these occasions when the officers en-
tered the building armed with a war
rant, that the did damage to which
TIE senator has referred. l believe that
they We're unable to find any liquor at
that time and as he said, they Cid con-
siderable damage to the building; but
the case was near the line. Suit was
brought against the officers and the
first trial resulted in a disagreement.
and at the second trial the owners OF
the building procured a verdict.
Now, the committee did not see any
cali for legislation at this time and
they deemed it ineXpedient. 1t has been
the policy of this State for almost q
century to leave certain business inter-
eStS of the State to the discretion of
the Governor and Council. and the
Governor and Council acting within
their discretion, saw fit to pay this
Judgment The bill. as / understand
it, was paid by Governor Cobb and his
Council during the last year: and |
think we all agree that Governor Cobb
acts wisely and well and in q dignifed
way in matters pertaining to the IN
, terest and welfare of the State. /
think that the senator from Knox has
too much pride and love for his native
State to ask this Legislature to pass
bill prohibiting the State from pay
ing an honest claim and it would seem
entirely useless to ask the Legislature
to pass a bill prohibiting the state
from paying an illegal claim; and /
hope the motion Of the senator from
Knox will not prevail. -
MIR. STAPLES: Mr.. President, the
senator from York does not seem to
understand my position in this case.
have not said q word against the State
paying that bill. 1t was paid upon the
recommendation of the Sturgis Com
mission by the State of Maine. l am
not attacking the payment of that bill.
but ! say, don't do so any more. My
position is this, that if man comes
in ana tears down your house, Wheth-
er he is searching for rum or stolen
goods. that the State of Maine, and
the supreme court upholds my conten-
ton. should not pay away the peoples
money for careless offenders who take
the law into their own hands. That Is
my bill exactly. / have nothing to say
against Governor Cobb and / am not
saying anything against that claim. i
believe that the taxpayers and law
abiding citizens will stand by me to
have such a law put upon the statute
books that your home and mine will be
protected against drunken officers it
NAV be- who come into my house and
destroy il knowing that they have no
responsibility and that the State OF
Maine will pay the bills for their State
officers. I am sure that the Sturgis
deputies. whoever they may be. if 1
am at home and they come into my
house, they will want to appeal to the
law themselves.
The pending question being upon the
motion to substitute the minority re-
port Fought to pass for the majority
report fought not to pass the yeas
and nays were called for and ordered,
and the vote being had resulted as fol-
lows. Those voting yea We're Messrs.
Boyntor, Donigan. Hill, Kellogg, Loon
ey Mullen, Osgood, Staples Warren
(9). Those voting nay We're Messrs.
Baxter. Colcord, Eaton, Gowell. Has
tings. Howes. knowlton. Macomber,
Milliken. Minott, Reynolds. Shaw,
Smith, Thoriault, Walker, Wheeler.
Wyman I'D.
Mr.. kellogg of Perobscot requested
that his vote be recorded YES. he hav-
ing voted no unintentionally.
SO the motion was lost.
Thereupon the majority report was
accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Milliken of Aroos-
took, House Document No. Coz. can
Act relating to the Shawmut Manufac-
turing CO." was taken from the table.
together with majority and minority
reports accompanying same.
The same senator further moved
/ that the minority report be substituted
for the majority report.
| Mr.. Milliken of ArOOStook: Mr. Pres
| i6ent and Gentlemen Iof the Senate,
this is a question of a charter to be
granted TO the Shawmut Manufacture
ing Co. If you will kindly refer in your
folders to House Document COZ, you
| VIII nOtlce tlllt t1le ul1Ierence between
the minority and majority report is
simply the last six lines of Section !;
in other words, the question which di-
vides the committee is not the ques-
ton of whether the Shawmut Manu-
featuring Co should be given n char
tor to raise their dam. but the ques-
ton is. how much of a charter should
be given to them. The committee is
agreed, and there is no objection on
the part of any member of the com
mittee, to granting the Shawmut Man
ufacturing Co. all the rights that the
State can reasonably grant in this
matter. There is no desire on the part
| of any member of the committee to
hinder development or discourage cap
ital, or to discourage this particular
enterprise which is important to the
people Of Fairfield and important to