Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23

porating the Guilford Water Company,
IN Act TO provide for the admission OF
evidence in actions for libel in certain
eases.
An Act relating to evidence in personal in.
jury cases.
An Act TO revive and extend the charter
| and organization Of the South Paris Light.
Heat and Power Company.
An Ac, 10 provide for the further analysis
o. commercial fertilizers.
An AcI relating 70 insurance companies
not authorized to do business in Maine
An Act 10 amend Section lG of Chapter
Sc of tho Revised Statutes. relating to sale
Of shares Of The capital stock Of a corpora
ton on execution.
An Act 10 amend happier - Section
OF the Revised Statutes as amended by
Chapter l34 OF the Public Laws of 1907
relating to fraudulent evasions Of payment
OF fares On steam railrna-,. street railroads.
steamboats, and ferries.
An At TO amend Section % Of chapter
- Of Ike Public Laws Of iyu3 relating 10
| the distribution OF personal estate
| An Acl 10 incorporate The Maine Institute
of Music and Liberal and Fine Arts
| An Act to amend Section 13 of Chapter
| III Of the Revised Statutes as amended
| by Chapter 81 Of The Public Laws OF 1907
| as amended by Chapter 1875 Of the Public
| Laws Of 1909, relating TO fees of witnesses
| before referees auditors. and commissioners
specially appointed to take testimony.
an Act concerning corrupt practices
at elections, caucuses. and primaries.
| An Act to amend Chapter 256 Of
the Public Laws of 1909 relating to
trustees process.
An Act relating to drains and COM
| mon sewers in the city of Bangor
An Act to incorporate the Hermon
Water Company
An Act TO incorporate the Kittery
Sewer Company.
An Act to incorporate the Young
Mems Christian Associations and the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tons organized or to be organized in
this State.
An Act TO amend Chapter 125 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1895. en-
titled An Act to incorporate the York
shore Water Company"
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Pattangall from the committee
on legal affairs, ON Bill, An Act to
amend Section of Chapter "a of the
Revised Statutes relating to orders of
ibLlct III lfit supreme JullCldi court,
reported ought tn pass in new draft
accompany ing.
Mr.. Peters from the same committee,
on Bill, An Act to incorporate the
Pennington X Augusta Railway Com
pany. reported ought to pass.
Mr.. Strickland from the committee
ON appropriations and financial affairs.
on Bill, An Act to appropriate moneys
f., h., If
the year 1911, reported the same in
new draft under the same title and
that it ought u pass
The Speaker laid before the House,
Senate Document IS, Bill An Act to
repeal Chapter 219 of the Public Laws
of 1903
Mr.. HERSf,Y of Houlton said: Mr..
Speaker. l move that the minority re-
port be substituted for the report of
the majority. The bill under consid-
Grafton is Very short. 1t contains one
section which reads as follows: Chap
ter 2l9 of the Public Laws of 1909 is
hereby repealed" Chapter PIG of the
Public Laws of 1909 is entitled An Act
empowering the Governor to remove
county attorneys and it contains these
words, Upon the petition of not less
than ~ adult citizens of any county
charging that the county attorney of
such county has persistently failed to
perform his legal duties and specify
ing wherein he has SO failed, upon
hearing and satisfactory proof of such
persistent failure, may remove such
county attorney and fill the vacancy
from the same political party to which
such county attorney belongs, first Civ
ing to such county attorney at least
10 days, before the date of the hearing,
a copy of the charges and specifications
against him and notice of the time and
place of hearings thereon"
Now that law was enacted two years
ago. 1t has been called a Republican
measure because it was enacted by the
majority party of the last Legislature.
and that has been given to me in this
Legislature as a reason why it should
be repealed If that is a valid reason.
then there is no reason why We should
not repeal the Revised Statutes of
Maine. for all the laws of Maine for
the last 90 Years have been enacted
by the Republican party. Now this bill
comes from a committee, comes from
committee with majority report as
party report. and minority report
as = party report. 1T comes DeIDTe the
House in that way. l do not wish tn
address myself wholly in this matter
as a part% measure. | cannot conceive
of any good reason why this law at
this time should be repealed except Il
political reason, except for the purpose
of avoiding the responsibility which
is now laid upon the majority party of
this state and upon the Governor OF
this state. Article 3 of Section l of the
Constitution of the state says tie Su
preme Executive power Of this State
shall be vested in the Governor. Sec
| ton y says, He shall tax" care that
| the laws be faithfully executed" He
| is the great Executive officer of the
| State and these are the duties laid
| upon him by our Constitution, Thirty
| seven states have laws similar 10 TINS
| one that You ask now to be repealed.
| giving the Governor the authority To
| remove county attorneys upon petit
tiCn by the people Now the Democrat