Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-24


of the state of Maine
This bin containing an emergency
clause rising vote was taken upon its
passage to be enacted, and % voting for
it's passage and none against. it was pass
ed to be enacted.
Mr. Donigan of Somerset presented the
following order out Of order:
Ordered, the House concurring, that the
Joint special committee to investigate the
financial condition of the State be and
is hereby given power and authority to
investigate the financial condition of any
of the several counties upon written COM
plant by any citizen thereof. and report
To the next Legislature. Said report to be
filed with the Governor and Council on
or before December |, 1912
Tabled on motion of Mr.. Irving Of
Aroostook.
Mr.. BOYETON of Lincoln: Mr.. Presi-
dent there is upon the calendar quite a
number of matters that II seems as
though might as well be acted upon now
as any time. If any members have any
matters here it would be we'll to bring
them up and dispose Of them at this time.
House report Of the committee on inland
fisheries and game. AN Act to legaliZe
game ard fish farming. was taken from
the table"
on further motion by the same scna-
tor the rules We're suspended and the bill
was given its two readings and was pass
ed To be engrosscd.
On motion b. Mr.. Kellogg of penobscot.
Resolve in favor OF repairing the Lake
Road in Township {. surplus. oxford
county. wa taken from The tablr.
Mr.. Kellogg then moved that the Resolve
be- indefinitely postponed
Mr.. STEARNS of Oxford: Mr. President :;
BEFORE the Senate acts upon that motion.
wish to call attention to the statement
of facts which accompanies thi, Resolve.
The statement OF facts is House Document
No. $40.
Mr.. President. an not acquainted with
the various facts surrounding other Re
solves of this nature; ! have not looked
into them at all | know nothing about
their relative merits. but under the state
ment OF facts as printed here is u short
piece of road, seven or eight rifles through
thai township There are no clcarings along
that road there are no schools to be
supported there. There is absolutely moth
ing there 10 take any of the moneys APP
propriated by the State. During the last
year particularly the State received three
thousand dollars in taxes from this town
ship. c and { surplus. do not know
that il has been ;hc same amount durin.
all the years since the road was built about
80 years ago Assuming that the amount
year, there would be rising Slo0. 600 paid
into the State a taxes and nothing re-
ceived. no schools, nothing which would
attract any OF the moneys appropriated for
this purpose in the State. It seems to me
ii would be nothing more than right that
this little appropriation should be granted
Ut this time The amount called Tor is
small. and the returns TO the State have
been large II the senator from Penobscot
will make some comparisons would b.
very glad 10 have him do so. If he can
show other Resolves which have been in
definitely postponed here this winter that
have any more merit than this one, the
Senate may be justified in taking action
upon his motion.
hope unless the Senator can show some
thing of this kind. that his motion will not
prevail.
Mr.. KELLOGG: Mr.. President. am
looking after a paper and if find ii
would Ike TO present it. Yesterday we
termed down resolve across Town
ship and 6 up In Ponobscut county.
do not know what this resolve calls
for.
The PRESIDENTS 1t is $500 per year
for two years
Mr.. KELLOGG: Mr.. President. this
one in Penobscot county that was
turned down. the road is q miles long.
Inc United states mail goes over il
every year. There Is more game hauled
out over that road than any other road
in the state Of Maine There was some
thinS Ike 80 deer and moose hauled
oIt over that road this year There are
more sportSmen and more merchandise
gpcs over 1t than any road in Maine.
There is moro merit in it than any
other re solve turned down. but II has
gon" with the rest. l cannot see why
this rcsolvo. carrying $500 for each
year. on this road. has any more merit
than the others.
cope the Senate will stand by me
in the motion.
Mr. BLANCHARD of Franklin: Mr.
President. yesterday | said that | was
selfish. and that possibly other sent
tors may be selfish. We have had
som" experience up in Hancock couE-
~ and shall disagree with my friend
Il om Penohscot when he says there il,
more merit in his resolve. We have in
Franklin county a per cent. tax on
oar wild land. / understand that III Pc
hobScot they pay nothing for road
purposes. therefore it appeals to me
when sit by and see appropriations
turned down that are as worthy as
any of these.
MIR. GOWELL of York: Mr.. Prrsideu.
don't know anything about this par
tcular case, but ii occurs to M it is "A
little inconsistent for any senator on-this
noor to ask for the indefinite postpone
'nent of measure because some other
matter has been indefinitely postponed. 1t
seems to me that that has been the wav
we have been doing business quite a little
of late. l think after a matter has been
considered by committee and reported
favorably. that unless we know some
good reason why it should be disposed of