Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
AUTOMOBILE EMERGENCY.

was at his best, in fighting mood, ant
holly opposed the bill providing for thu
repeal of the act closing highways ii
Bar Harbor To automobiles, it was
passed to be engrossed with the emer-
gency clause attached. under suspension
| Of the rules, Wednesday morning in the
| Senate. This was in concurrence with
the action of the House and the pro-
ponents believe there can be no holding
MP of the measure now. 1t is currently
understood, however, that when the bin
comes up for its final passage requiring
n two-thrds vote with the emergency
clause, another contest will take place.
not only in the Senate but in the House.
Senator Herseys opposition was di-
rected upon the emergency clause. The
vote ON his motion to non-coneUr with
/ the House resulted in his deieat by % TO
5, every member being present With
/ him were Senators Dutton of Kennebec,
/ Stearns of oxford. and Richardson and
! Smith of Penobscot. President Milfken
announced this vote as equivalent to
concurrence with the House and or
dered the reading of the amended bill
/ Senator Patten of Hancock. thereupon.
moved that the rules be suspended and
] that the bill receive its second reading
and pass to be engrossed.
Should both branches finally pass the
/ measure and the Governor affix his sig
nature, it will become operative at once
! precluding the referendum process.
Little trouble could have been found In
Interpretation of senator Herseys re-
marks He was on the warpath and
talked without equivocation. He pointed
the duties of the senators as determined
by their oaths and demanded. Are we
engaged in the performance of our du-
ties under the solemnity of our oaths
to support the Constitution.
His dcnunciation of the stand of Re-
preventative Newbert of Augusta in an
attempt 10 change the Augusta city
charter through the emergency clause
,ewea straight 10 tire lif1e declaring the
mayoralty candidates personal political
ambitions to have been "of more mo-
snent to him than his OATH. He further
asserted that Mr.. Newbert is in little
danger of sitting in the Senate, thar
which The Augusta representative has
] declared he would rather sit with the
mummies of the Egyptian kings.
Senator Hersey's denunciaton of the
stand of the proponents of the measure
was forcible intimating that they held
the good OF that section of the state
above the Constitution and the rights OF
! the people to the referendum
| lie read the oath required of the men,
/ bers of the Legislature and detied their
| limitations under the constitutional pro-
vision which says that the peace, health
and safety of the people must be at
stake to support the emergency clause
"He forgot his oath" declared Senator
| Jersey, in speaking of the position TAX
en- by Rep. Sherman.
Senators Cole of York, Patten of Han
cock Reynolds of Kennebec and Bailey
of Penobscot spoke in favor of passage
with the emergency clause.
Senator Stearns of Oxford. chairman
of the judiciary committee supported
Senator Hersey.
The vote was taken by the ayes and
nays on motion of Senator Patten.
East Machias River Dam.
An amendment was adopted to the bill
| TO repeal the act to repeal Sections )
and of Chapter 300 of the Private and
Special Laws of 1911 granting Fl. l..
Gooch the right to maintain a dam on
the East Machias river. Senator Max
field of Lincoln, moved indefinite post
ponement of the bill, pending its second
reading on the ground that the heirs OF
| Mr. Gooch are in need of the tolls ae-
eruing from logs passing over the dam.
\ charter was granted Mr.. Gooch by
the Legislature providing that he should
receive enough from toll charges to pay
for the construction of the dam with
per cent interest. Thereafter he was &c
receive merely enough 30 maintain the
dam. About $3.50 remains to be paid
Senator Bailey of Penobscot opposed
the motion to postpone He said that
enough logs would so down the river
this spring to pay the amount due. lie
stated that he would be willing to accept
an amendment providing that the heirs
of Mr. Gooch should receive the amount
due
Senator Dutton of Kennebec. declared
the dam had been built on the face of q
| contract with the State and asked If q
contract were to be repudiated that the
Legislature take something of import
ance and not one which would harm q
| needy family
Senators Hastings and Morey Were
also opposed to the bill for repeal,
Senator Maxfield, upon suggestion OF
Senators Stearns and Bailey, offered his
Notwithstanding that the amend
ment should not take effect until july
l. 1914!
Senator Bailey protested but it was o.
no use The amendment was adopted
amid laughter and the bill received it,
,eeond reading.
Order and Resolve.
Senator Allen of Kennebec, introduced
IN order for a committee of five to in
estigate conditions at the state Schoo
or Boys and the Industrial School tol
iris. and to inquire into the expedi
| ncy of the proposed reformatory fol-
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