Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-09

| statement of the Selectmen OF the town
of Phillips together wa an itemiZed
| statement in each Instance 10 cent
showing what was paid and the date. |
have an idea that the committee on
claims gave this matter their careful at
tention and they really thought it was up
TO the state TO reimburse the town of
Phillips OF course l recognize the truth
| Of what my friend fror' &atcrville has
stated, but at tho same TIM" the town
came here by its municipal officers. they
! were here in person, and r'ade n clear
case out before the committee. on claims
and we got 2 unanimous report, and on
that plea ] hsne the motion Of the gen
tleman from Waterville to Indefinitely
postpone will not prevail.
| Mr. AMI.sS IF Norridgewock: Mr.. Speak
! or, ] woald like to ask, as q member of
the ccrfr4Htee on claims a question OF
, the Gentleman from Watervllle. 1t was
put VI, to us q great many times that
som, .t these paupcr claims were no
elected until the authority of the Gov
, ernor and Council--that is, the time when
they could act upon it--had passed and
still they were lust claims. l wondered
whether some Of them did not belong in
| lDat CLASS Ut were IIllSlHlOTfftU Ioi HI
| stance. in the case of an insane paupel'
the claim would be presented to the Gov
crnor and Council and they claimed that
! il had been presented too late for their
| consideration, and the only way for them
| to get their pay was to present it to the
| Legislature and get a special act. AMI
| while the claim was just and proper the
i Governor and Council could not legally
act upon it, and on the supposition that
was so we passed quite q number of those
claims. l don't know whether that was
true or not
Mr.. AUSTIN Of Phillips: Mr.. Speaker
l want TO say further to the gentleman
from Norridgewock that he has mention
ed the very case which l have here, the
case or an insane pauper in the town of
fh!llips. and the only reason that ii was
brought before the Legislature was as
stated and because we were informed OF.
Wnat we thought was good authority that
the Governor and Council were not in po-
sitlon 10 take jurisdiction of that paruc-
ular claim and for that reason we brought
II before the Legislature. I only want
JuStlce done to my town
Mr.. PATTANGALL: Mr.. Speaker. OF
course 1t is rot possible for me to
know anything about the particular
facts in this case, neither | think is
1t possible fer this case to be intelli-
gently discussed here before the Leg
islatre; but If the statement of facts
which accompanies this resolve is cor
rect-and | suppose it s--then |
haven't any doubt but that the town
nf Phillips has 4 legal claim against
The State of Maine of which the Gov
ernor and Council will take cogni-
zance. And. Mr.. Speaker if the town
of Phillips or the city of Waterville
has any claim against the State that
is legal there is no question but that
in the course of time the Governor
and Council Will pay it, and if either
of these communities has a claim
against the State of Maine that is
not legal then | don't think in our
present condition we Nave any money
to make them presents with.
Mr.. ANDREWS OF Norway: Mr.
Speaker, | presented resolve before
the House in favor Of the town of
oxford with a statement of facts, and
that has the recommendation of the
last Council that An Act be presented
to this Legislature in favor Of the
town.
Mr.. KELLEY of Boothbay: Mr..
Speaker, Section 30 of Chapter q OF
the Revised Statutes. which | think
has not been amended provides that
"When such paupers have no legal
settlement in the St1te. the State shall
reimburse said town FOR the relief FUR
nished. to such an amount as the 'ioF-
rrnnr and Council shAn ad1udge 10
have been necessarily expended there-
Tor" Ndsl. I am not familiar with
airy statute which provides any tlilie
within Wnich notice may be gwen
to tho Governor and Council or any
tire ~ lthn which the Governor ana
Council are obliged to allow lhehi.
I tfiuE all these claims can be taken
IN II any time by the Governor ana
rnnucil and allowed, and that TINS
nart,ctIlar claim which have no doupt
=; =. ,,,st one can be as we'll allowed
~. tho present Governor and Coun-
ell as by the State. l think IT S'ahos
~ cxact,y the same position as, Tor
instance. 4 man who has had COW
killed by the cattle conlihissioh' "A'N
he couldn't get his pay because ''ie'e
i WAS no money, ana IL seeii''
If we pass these bills and resolves
IA reimburse these towns that we
o,,ert also to reimburse every one
else who has a just claim against 'l't
statr in other words, it seems |"
me lust and fair that these ma''ria >
sno,lld not all be acted upon pE 'ie
Legislature but should go to the ''o'-
ornor and council and he by them
taken un in their due order because
they have full authority as hhoer-
etand il tn act unon them.
NJ KELLEY of Boothbay; MT
Sneaker, in reply to the gehueiiiai'
from Augusta | will say that was
cited TO the same statute by mem
her of the former Council, ana he al
SO at the same time cited I" me SOM
amendments which had been put upon
it later; but | don't at this time re-
member what it was or whore II was
but l am quite sure there has heeh
some change.
Nr. Austin of Philips moved tha'
the resolve be laid upon the tabic.
The motion was agreed to.