Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-19
FAILS OF TWo-THlRDs.
Original Eaton Resolve and Amendee.
Form Defeated Thursday.

The Eaton resolve. providing for the
removal Of delinquent sheriffs by the
Governor and the conditional repeal
of the Sturgis law. failed of the two
thirds vote necessary for constitu-
tional amendment in the House Thurs
day. The vote upon the question Of
final passage was SO to 81. There
were four absentees, Cook of Amitv.
Hyde Of Bath MERCER of Princeton
and White of Wayne. The vote was
along strict party lines except that
Representative Harrington OF South
Thomaston Dem voted yes by mis-
take and just before the result was
announced Representative Peters of
Ellsworth (Rep.) changed his vote to
no.
An amendment to the resolve was
them proposed by Representative
Peters, providing for a special cleo
ton of q sheriff in case. where re-
movaI had been ordered by tile Cover
nor. The votes upon the original re-
solve were then reconsidered so as 20
place it in an amendable condition ana
the Eaton resolve as amended failed
of thirds vote~by the same vote
although there were some slight diff
ferences Of alignment. Two Republi-
cans. Representatives Bigelow of Port
land and DonnelI of West Bath voted
with the Democrats. while two Demo-
Gratis. Representatives Havey of Sulli-
van and Miller of Lincolnville voted
with the Republicans for the resolve.
Previous to the vote upon the
Eaton resolve resubmission was put t.
a yea and nay vote and without de-
bate was defeated 90 to so. The vote
was along party lines except that
Representatives Wing and Beal, the
two Republicans from Auburn voted
for reSubmssion.
Representative Hines Of Lewiston
presented q bill providing for the
weekly instead of a fortnightly pay
ment Of wages by every MANUFACTURE
ing, mining. auarrying. stone cutting.
mercantile. street railroad. telegraph.
telephone and municipal corporation
and every incorporated express and
water company having in their employ
more than 10 persons. 1t was referred
to the committee on labor as was also
a bill relating to "weaver's particu-
lars" which aims to break up the
system in cotton mills whereby
weavers in cotton mills are fined for
defects in the cloth. which was sub
mitted by Representative Beals of
Auburn.
''he committee on taxation reported
the compromise mill tax and school
Il ,n,. ,ynch win provide ! IL
mills in addition to the present ] IL
:li<. 70 De aDportioned one half mill
according to the number of children Of
school age and one mill according to
valuation, making the apportionment
of the total fund two mills according
to the number of children, and one
mill according to the valuation.
The bill empowering the Shawmut
Manufacturing Co, to raise its dam,
with majority and minority reports,
both in favor of the bill. came into the
Senate Thursday from the House,
where the majority report. which pro-
videS that the company is not restrain
ed from building by any water privi-
lego above the Shawmut Manufact-
uring Co dams being built upon or
developed after the passage of the act,
was accepted, The bill and both re-
ports We're tabled and assigned for
Tuesday upon motion of Senator Mil
Iiken of Aroostook
The act to give the Governor the
right 10 remove county attorneys was
tabled by Senator Staples of Knox,
its second reading. Senator
Staples introduced an order which was
passed providing that the state as
SCISSORS collect information relating to
Ire valuation of steam railroads and
their franchises and report to the next
Legislature.
The consideration of the two reports
If the Committee on legal affairs on
The bill to protect the state against
,aying judgment obtained against GER
tain officers was re-assigned to next
Tuesday The report of the Commit
zee on judiciary. ought not to pass.
Upon the Donigan bill to provide for