Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
Afternoon Session.

At the opening of the afternoon SEES
sion OF the Senate President Deasy was
presented with d gold watch, chain: and
charm, and q vase containing 30 roses.
Senate nSgood OF Androscoggin made
the speech presenting the vase of roses
and Senator Wheeler of Cumberland
presented the watch. The presentation
speeches were seconded by Senator
Staples of Knox and Shaw of Kenne-
bee President Deasy spoke with much
feeling in replying to the presentation
SpC eches.
The Senate passed in concurrence the
tax bills of 1904 and 1910, reported by
he ways and means committee. The
1909 bill makes an assessment of ST.
4s6 s5l.I5 and the 1910 bill. s2,l43. l56.47.
When the FaVoy bill compelling the
payment OF the expenses of enforce
ment deputies by the offending cCun-
ties came into the Senate amended so
that the expenses are first paid by the
STATE, and afterwards collected by the
county. senator Staples of Knox OBJ
jected to the hill and amendment. He
said that he did not know why the
burden OF the enforcement deputies
should be placed upon the counties and
thought tha: it was unfair for the town
Of Washington to pay for the expenses
OF SturgiS deputies in the city of Rock
land Why should Androscosgin coun-
ty pay for the expenses OF StUr2iS dep
uties in Lewiston and Auburn" he
went on Tho Sturgis deputies are
state officers and let the State pay the
bill; as it always has done.
,t,at nf
tv is elected By the entire county. and
ii he fails to enforce the law the Who'll"
county is responsible for that sheriff.
said Senator Hamilton OF York in re-
ply to Senator Staples. In York
county the law is enforced and there
is no necessity for the Stursis depu-
ties. If you neglect to enforce the law
in Knox county. | do not see why YOU
should not pay for it he went on,
Senator staples replied that the sher-
III of Knox county enforced TIE law
as we'll AS the sheriff of any county and
declared that Gov. Cobb had refused
to send the Sturgs deputies into York
county in spite of the requests of the
county attornvy. Senator Staples stat
ed that under the present sheriff there
was not a saloon or hotel that sold
Ii ,uor in EnoX county.
Senator Hamilton asked Senator
Stanies low il was that 50 many liquor
fines were collected in Knox county il
no liquor was sold there. The motion
to indefinitely postpone was lost u to
g. The vote:
YE.S-G"wcll. Kellogg. Kellogg. Lowe,
Mullen, Oseood t6i.
40 Baxter Eoynton. ColCord, Doni-
gan. Eaton, Emery. Hamilton, Hast
ngs. HoWcs. Irving. KnoWlton, Looney.
Macomhcr. Miliken. Minott. Reynolds
Shaw, Smith. Warren. Wyman CD.
The bill with the House amendment
was then PASSED to be engrossed.
The Stnat" conclrrtd with the House
in the indefinite postponement Of the
Hcreey bill to regulate railroad rates.
The bill creating the kingman mu-
nicipal court was referred to the next
LEGISLATURE in concurrence with the
House
che act to exempt growing white
pine from taxation died between the
two houses, the Senate a6hering to the
vote passing the bill and the House in
sisting upon lide .inite postponement.
ne SENATE toIit !tt W LIE NV iloust
in the referenC. tn the next LegiSla-
trre of the Raneor and Brewer bridge
bill
When the Governors veto of the De-
Forrest KeNeS resolve came into the
Senate SeratoI Hastings. chairman of
IL, committee on judiciary. said that
he favored the resolve both before the
committee and on the floor of the
House. but had no motion to make at
tie present time. Senators Baxter.
Hamilton. Hastings and Reynolds were
he only ones voting to pass the meas
ur~ over the Governors veto. The re-
solve in favor OF Herbert l.. klmball.
ACCOMPANIED l,N the Governors veto.
met with the same fate. and failed of
2 passage over the veto by a vote of
"a to 5.
On rlotion OF Senator Hamilton of
York the Senate ,oncurred with the
House in the indefinite postponement
of the ill to repeal laws relating to
tie cornIniss on cn uniformity OF laws.
TIE r,r,ion of Senator Looney %
Cunll erland to tall. tie Allen iill til
Hastings bill and the Eowes bill when
they came from the House proved I'M