Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-02
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Evening Session.

adahoc tabled the bill making an adj
ditional close time of one month upon
sturgeon upon its arrival in the Sen
ate. On motion of Senator Warren of
Cumberland the Senate voted to adher"
upon the bill eXempting growing white
pine from taxation, which was passed
in the Senate and killed in the House
Thursday afternoon.
The committee Of conference of the
two Houses came to an agreement up
on the bill to provide a bounty for
bears in Washington and Hancock
counties and it was passed to be en-
crossed
The remainder Of the evening ses-
sion was devoted to the one per cent
bill, which had number of different
things happen to it before the gavel
Of President Deasy dropped at the close
of the session Senator Macomber of
Kennebec brought the bill again to
the attention of the Senators by NOV
ing the reconsideration of its passage
to be engrOSsed. Il am as strong a
friend Of prohibition as any one in the
Senate, but bill like this one belittlcs
the law and ! believe it to be vicious
legislation and move its indefinite
postpOnement,' said Senator Macon-
Der of the passage of the bill to be en-
crossed had been feconsidered.
Senator Milliken of Aroostook ac-
cused the ''Uno beer lobby of taking
the cider amendment to the bill in or
der TO kill it. He gave his reasons Tor
| opposition to small beers and said that
they led the young into the habit OF
| drinking.
Il object to both the bill and the
amendment We have d prohibitory
| law. and l believe it is bad practice
to be always hitching something onto
| it." said Senator Macomber.
The motion to Indefinitely postpone
| the bill was lost Is to "A.
| The vote:
Yes-Baxter, Colcord, Emery, Cowell,
Hamilton, Looney, Macomber. Rey-
| nolds, Shaw, Smith, Walker, Warren,
Wyman-13.
| No-Boynton Donigan, Eaton. Hast
ings, HILL Howes, Irving, KELLOGG
Knowlton, Lowe, Milliken, Minott
| Mullen. Osgood-14.
The bill was then once more passed
| to be engrossed.
Senator Looney moved the tabling
| of the one per cent bill pending lts
| massage to be enacted and his motion
| was lost by the same alignment as on
| the previous, vote. Senator Macombcr
| once more moved the reconsideration
| of the bill, stating that he did so IN or
der that the cider amendment might
! be eliminated from it.
| 10 sooner had he done so than Sena-
| tor MiIliken was on his feet once WITH
the declaration that the object OF SEN
| ator Macomber was to beat the DllI.
| Senator Looney of Cumberland T1-
marked that some of those VINO 1aNof =
| ed stringent measures like the clder
amendment loved prohibition about as
| much as the devil loves holy water.
| Senator Shaw Of kennebec declared
| that the amendment was an insult I"
| the Intelligence of the people OF the
state. Senator Hamilton of York then
assumed a pleading attitude with the
senator from Aroostook why do YOU
| load the bill with this amendment ii
as YOU say it leaves the position OF
cider the same as under the old law
he injured THE enemies OF the law
will go out and use it against you, ana
say that the temperance people nave
forbidden the drinking of cider.
Senator Macombcr declared that If
the amendment was stricken out he
would have no objection to the bill.
Senator Looney of Cumberland SAID
that he was opposed to the cld'r
amendment and Senator Baxter stated
that he was opposed to the bill ana
amendment and hoped that both would
be defeated.
The proper motions were then gone
through with for the elimination OF me
cider amendment and the bill was Tor
the third time passed to be engroSSeu'
President Deasy appointed Senator
Looney Of Cumberland member OF
the Joint special committee to investl-
gate juvenile courts and Senators
Wheeler OF Cumberland and GoWell or
York. members of the joint special
committee to revise the laws relating
to the organization of corporations.
The Senate at SPA p NJ. upon mo-
ton of Senator Hamilton of York adj
iourned until o'clock today.
The House Thursday evening passed
to be engrossed under suspension OF
the IultS lllt I'SoiNc opp
$4,000 q year for 10 years to aid Old
Orchard in public Improvements. The
House concurred with the Senate in
indefinitely postponing the Hamilton
bill, viii. II would leave the regulation
of the liquor agencies to the Governor
and Council. The bill to prohibit per-
sons from travelling from town to town
selling liquors or taking orders for the
same was passed II be engrossed in
concurrence with the Senate. The
story Of the restoration of Portland
bridge was ended by the House ac-
cepting the bill with its latest Senate
amendment and passing it in concur
rcncc In the clearing up of the House
calendar the companion to the Eaton
resolve, providing for the repeal of the
Sturgis law upon the acceptance of the
Eaton amendment was finally disposed
of The House by a vote of 81 to %
accepted the majority report of the
committee on judiciary, ought not to
pass, upon the direct primary bill. The
bill prohibiting the transmission of
electric power beyond the State was
passed to be engroSSed in concurrence
The bill to establish a uniform size
for milk bottles stirred up a lively dis