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

GERS, because in the beginning Of tho
government the sheriff was appointed
by the Governor. and somewher in the
ffties that method was changed to ale
low the people to elect the sherihs'
and they have elected them ever since.
There is history in relation to that
| that we can recall very easily and see
how fruitless it would be to place upon
the Governor the power Of removing
sheriffs by any act Of theirs, because
that law giving him that power has
| been upon the statute books and re-
manned there for years and never was
used. That law was repealed by some
Legislature of Republicans. because
| since 1857 about all the time it has
! been Republican, a Legislature which
had the courage, perhaps as you have
| the courage today with the assistance
of good sensible Democrats, trust
to repeal that law. That law has been
upon the statute books to take away
| the power of the county attorney. but
it never has been enforced, and the
people have learned something. Legis-
| latnres have learned something.
and they have learned 1t because
it has been constantly talked by the
Democracy. We have good substantial
laws upon the Statute books, many OF
which have been enacted and re-enacted
since 1S45. We have profited by our
learning and experience by doing as the
gentleman from Waterville has COM
plimented us in doing, making 1t Jail
sentence for those who break the law
under all conditions. Now, that is
Democracy. We do not want this law
to remove sheriffs and have elections all
over the State as has been suggested by
the gentleman from Ellsworth who Is
a police judge and we have no doubt
but what he has enforced the law down
there and I will say that he had one Of
the most efficient Sheriffs in the State to
assist him in doing that and he was u
Democrat. To have coupled with this
proposition the suggestion Of calling an
election for sheriffs would be more ex-
pensive in the end than it would be to
impeach them by a special call of the
Legislature. Think Of it, one election
in a county, taking the time of that
county and all the disturbance to have
a governor call that election and all
that work and trouble and the expense
Of the election instead of calling us to-
gether and letting us impeach- him IL
it was necessary to do so. It would
then be before the people as was done in
the case of the Bangor judge who was
brought before the Legislature. He was
not impeached but that. proceeding had
a far-reaching effect and a good effect.
I am against the amendment.
Mr.. Allen of Jonesboro moved that the
previous question be ordered.
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: The pending uues-
ton is upon the motion to suspend the
rules and give this bill it's two several
readings at the present time without be-
ing printed.
The motion was agreed to.
The bill then received its two read
ings.
Mr.. Peters of Ellsworth offered House
Amendment A.
Mr.. Allen of Jonesboro offered House
Amendment r to strike out Section Of
Senate Doc. No. 5.
The amendment was adopted.
The SPEAKER: The question now
recurs upon the motion of the gentle-
man from Ellsworth. Mr.. Peters. to
adopt House Amendment A.
Mr.. HAVEY of Sullivan: I move that
the bill and amendment be laid upon the
table pending the action of the Senate
on the action of the House this morning
upon the Sturgis bill proper.
Mr.. BIGELOW of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, I hope the motion to lay the
matter upon the table will not prevail.
I would like to see the House act upon
this foolishness at the present time and
dispose of it for all time and then get
down to business and adjourn so that
we can go home. (Applause).
The question being upon the motion
of Mr.. Havey of Sullivan to lay the bill
and amendment on the table
The motion was lost
The SPEAKER: The question now re-
ours upon the adoption of the amend
ment by the gentleman from Ellsworth.
Mr.. Peters. upon which question the
yeas and nays have been demanded.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER: All those in favor
of adopting the amendment will, when
their names are called, answer yes:
those opposed will answer no. The
clerk will call the roll.
,, Y,iE;A;;,.Ad1ditons. Andrews. Bartlett Of
Eliot. Bartlett of Stoneham. Beals. Bemis,
Boyer. Bisbee. Burleigh. RUSSELL Bus
well: Campbell of Cherryfeld. Campbell
Of kingman. Charles. Chase of Sebec.
naford, Harris, Havey. Hersey. Higgins,
Holt. Hussey. Hyde. Jones. Jordan. Joy.
kavanoalgh Kelley. Mashall. Merrill OF
Bluehil. Millett, Morse, Nelson, Nicker-
son. Patterson. Perry Peters Presley,
Redlon, Rounds, Sisby, Smith Of Ando-
yer. Smith of Berwick. Spear of South
Portland. Stackpole. Stetson, Tibbetts,
Trafton, Trickey. Trimble. True, Whit
ney. Wing of Auburn-58.
NAY:-Allen of Jonesboro, Allen OF
Richmond Bearce of Eddington, Bicelow.
Bigney. Blake. Blanchard. Bogue. Bour-
ASA Bowley, Bragdon. Burse of Pitts
field. Chase of York. Colby. Corners,
Cook Coolidge, Couture. Davies. Donnell,
Drake. Duncan, Dunn. Farnham, Fergu-
son. Fortier. Frost. Grant. Hanson. Har-
mon, Hartman, Harrington. Hill, Hines.
Hodgkins OF Damariscotta, Hodgkins of
Temple, Lambert. Lane. Libby, Lord.
Mace. McLain. Merrifeld Merrill OF Dur
ham. Miller. Montgomery. Moore. Moul-
ton Orff. Packard. Pattangall. Patten.
Paul. Pelletier. Pike. Pinkham, Porter,
Putnam. Quinn, Richardson. Ross. San
born Sawyer, Sleeper Smith Of Bdde-
ford. Snow of Brunswick, Snow of Scar
boro. Spear of Warren. Stanley, Slower.
Strickland. Thompson, Thurlough, VAR
ney, Whitehouse-75 r.,
ENT:-Bradford. Clark. Cummings,
Day. DOblP. DufOur. Edwardc 1 Etpory