Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-03
1.-THE 18th maine LEGISLATURE.
Sienogaphc Reports Of Yesterdays Sessions Of
The Senate and House Of Representatives.

In the House this resolve was re-
ceiTed and under suspension OF the
rules was read twice and passed to be
engrossed without reference to Il COM
mittee. as amended by House Amend
ment A and b.
A viva Voce vote was taken and %
senators voting in the affirmative. the
rules We're suspended and the resolv g
was received in concurrence with the
House.
The PRESIDENTS. The pending
question is the adoption of House
Amendment A in concurrence. The
effect of House Amendment A is to
change the amount appropriated from
$4,000 to $4,000.
House Amendment a was adopted
in concurrence.
The PRESIDENTS: The pending
question is now the adoption of House
Amendment r. House Amendment
&. Amend by striking out the words
Governor of Ohio and substituting
therefor. the words the treasurer of
the Red Cross society for the benefit
of the sufferers of the food in the
valley of the Ohio river"
Mr.. MURPHY of Cumberland: Mr..
President il seems to me from the
communications that have passed be-
tween the board Of trade and the
Governor of Ohio that it might be
proper to consider this matter further.
Ii seems 40 me chat the Red Cross
! society does not get in touch. with Il
case of this kind like the regular Of
ificials thar are appointed In cases of
| fires or floods ''
1t seems TO me it would be better
| TO consider this further before We
take this amendment. l move that the
/ Senate non concur with the House in
the adoption of House Amendment y.
Mr.. BUTTON OF Kennebec: Mr..
| President, | wish to say that | heartily
concur with the sentiments expressed
| by the senator from Cumberland.
This is matter between the State
of Ohio and the State of Maine and
| has been conducted in that way. Of
| fetal action has been taken by the eX-
| ecutive department of this state. ana
| / think this appropriation should go
as originally provided. rather than to
any institution however honorable or
however much it might carry out the
| wishes of this state, and that we
| ought not 10 recognize anybody except
the State of Ohio.
on motion by Mr. Maxwell of Saga :
| dahoc, pending action on the motion
| of the senator from Cumberland, the
resolve was tabled and assigned for
| consideration this afternoon.
The following communication was
I # n
| State:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
| sentatives.
Gentlemen:-I am in receipt OF
| House order, asking for any further
| information that | have in my pos.
| session with regard to the failure oi
any sheriff or county attorney To err
force the so-calied prohibitory 'aw III
any of the counties of the State.
In reply thereto, l will say again
that | have nothing further than what
| | have already furnished you as indi-
Gated in my message, House Docu-
| ment No. sos. and wherein / said:
| Il herewith submit TO YOU all that
| have bearing upon this subject win
reference to any county
In my original message, | stated i
am informed that the so-called pro-
hibitory law is fairly we'll enforced IN
eleven counties of the State; that Il
is partly enforced in two or three
counties of the State in the rural sec
| tons, but in the cities of at least iiVe
| counties. it is not fairly or honestly
enforced by the sheriffs of those couh-
| ties and the deputies under them
When | wrote that message, | was
| Informed by word OF mouth That the
so-called prohihitory Law was not falr
ly enforced in the city of Bath, ana
was promised a list of witnesses, with
affidayits to what they would swear t'
concerning the same in the city OF
Bath, but that list has not been iuf-
nished to me or any other statements
except what | have seen in the news
papers with reference TO the city OF
Bath in this matter, and when sun
mitted TO you my first message upon
this subject, / felt that as IT amounted
to an indictment against a public OF.
ficer for not Complying with the man
dates of the statute that / should not
make such indictment upon hearsaN
testimony. or at least that which was
not backed DN lllt iietiiiN-7 VI
who would testify to certain Things OF
a positive nature with reference To the
matter and nothing of that kind did
| have in my possession about the city
of Bath.
(Signed) WILLIAM /. HAlNfo'
Received and placed on file and sen.
down for concurrence.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair an>
nounces that in the matter OF An ACT
for the better protection of automobile
garage keepers and owners, in which
a committee of conference was APP
pointed, the House has joined on
such committee Messrs. Plummef'
Austin and Bass.
Senate Bills in First Reading.
Resolve in favor of the clerk am"
stenographer to the committee on
ways and bridges.
Resolve in favor of the clerk ana
stenographer to the committee on
towns.
Resolve in favor of Charles X
Kingsbury
Resolve in favor of Charles K