Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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commission would say, If they are get
ting too much, that they should be
cut down, and If they are getting too
little, they should have an increase.
Every 10 years it should be revised.
That is the policy of the State, and that
is the policy we should pursue, and not
come to the Legislature and have this
cat hauling to see which can get the
most.
| think the Governor is right and |
think we ought to agree with him and
appoint 81 commission of that kind.
The senator from Kennebec is not
without his remedy in regard to the in
crease of the jurisdiction. IT can be
done without bothering the salary mat
ter. II does not defeat that matter at
all
He says that this Legislature. MIR.
President, has established a precedent
in this matter during the present ses-
sion by raising the salary Of the super
intendent eff schools. 1t seemed to me
that the senator. standing in his place
and knowing why that salary was
raised, knowing all about it. would not
use that as an illustration, this morn
ing, knowing as he does, and many of
the senator's here know why that sal
airy was raised: that the superintendent
Of the school Of Maine had an offer or
many offers to leave this State at
three times the salary we are giving
him after raising IL; that his term of
office would expire very shortly, and
that to keep him. a really efficient Off
Ger. we must in some way increase his
salary; that we must increase his sal
airy or let him go. There is not a single
official asking for an increase of sal
airy who is going to leave his office Of
the salary is not increased The judge
will not resign if the salary is not in
creased,
We treated the matter of the super
intendent Of schools. and hes very
efficient officer, sacrificed thousands of
dollars by remaining with us after we
had increased that salary.
II seems 10 me that we ought 10
treat this matter from a financial point
OF view and say for the good of the
State, that we should have some policy
for treating each case, on the ground
that all the salaries should be looked
over. and if they should be increased,
make return to the next Legislature,
and then you will have no more of this
suff in the next Legislature to contend
with. OR you can let the fight go on
and let them gather II the Capitol from
10 counties. let all these measures come
up and let us fight them out and have
a merry time. Raise the salaries and
then go home and meet the people.
How them Some one has an increase in
salary that he ought not to have had,
and because there was no one there to
represent the people of the State.
And l am glad that the Governor, as
said before, has selected his own
county and a member of his own bar.
a Judge of his own county to veto that
salary measure.
| say that the Governor should be
sustained for the good of the people of
.l7a State
The PRESIDENT. The pending ques-
ton Is: Shall this bill become law
notwithstanding the objection of the
Governor?
The yeas and navs We're ordered and
the secretary called the roll Those vot-
ing yea were: Messrs. Allan, Allen.
Pailey, Boynton, Dutton Flaherty,
Hastings. Iillson, Mansfield, Morey.
Moulton. Packard, Reynolds-13. Those
Chase, Clark, Colby, Cole. Conant, En-
cry. Hagerthy, Hersey, Maxwell, Muir
phy. Patten, Richardson. Smith
Stearns, Walker Wing-17.
Thirteen voting in the affirmative and
II In the negative, the motion was lost
less than two-thirds having ~oted in
the affirmative. and the bill failed TO
become law.
Mr.. STEARNS of oxford: Mr.. Presi-
dent, I desire to introduce an order to
convey a message to the House Of Rep
resentatives. and i move it's passage:
Ordered, that the secretary of the
Senate convey a message TO the House
IF Representatives informing that body
that bill. An Act relating to the jllris-
Giction of the superior court in the
county of kennebee and TO fix the sal
cry of the judge thereof. Senate Doe
ument 11s, which was returned by the
Governor without his approval. has not
received the affirmative vote OF two
thirds of the members of the Senate.
The motion was agreed 10, and the
secretary conveyed the message.
Subsequently the secretary reported
that he had delivered the message with
"nich he WAS charged.
The following bills, petitions. etc,
were presented~and referred;
Judiciary.
BY Mr. CoDant of Waldo, Petition of
members of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Winterport for
the passage of House Bil No. 200
known as the White Slave Bill.
Appropriations and Financial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Morey of Androscoggin Re
solve in favor of William III. Mitchell,
secretary Of the Committee of the 18th
Legislature for Investigation into the
causes Of the high price of coal.
Education.
BY Mr.. Conant of Waldo: Rcmon-
STRANGE of George III. York of Winter
port; Of Unanimous Vote of Citizens
of town of Monroe against passage OF
bill granting State Aid To Parechial
Schools.
Placed on File.
Mr.. conant of Waldo, presented
Resolution of North Waldo Pomona
Grange, No. "A. representing 500 menu
bers in favor of distribution of Conn