Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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please, MIR. PRESIDENT merely 10 pre-
serve our rights, not for anything which
l think viii he done hcre,--could a rec
ord be kept by some means which the
presiding officers might suggest of the
going out and coming in during the TAX
ing of evidence: l mean, record that
we could have access to. 1t is not diff
ficuIt in the case of a jury when you
have a case in court, to tell whether
they are all there or not
The PRESIDENT: The presiding Of
fieers Will take such measures as they
can to preserve record of the attend
ance during the proceedings. roll
call will be had now, if requested by
counsel
Mr. pATTANGALL: 1t is requested,
Mr.. President.
The PRESIDENT: The secretary of
the convention will call the roll of the
convention.
PRESENTS. Allan of Washington
Sen Allen of Kennebcc. Allen OF Machas
Austin. Sen. Bailey. Bass, Bcnn Benton,
Beland. Boman. Bowler, Sen. Boynton'
Rragdon of sullivan. Bragdon of York,
Sen. Chase. Chick, Churchill, Clark OF
Portland, Cochran Sen. Colby, Sen. Cole
Connors. Cook, Crowell, CuIrier. Cyr
Dunbar. Dunton, Durgin Sen. Dutton
Eastman, Eaton. Eldridgc. Elliott, Elmer
son. Sen. Emery. Fauar, Gordon, Green
leaf of Auburn Greenleaf of Otisicld
Sen. Hagerthy, Hancock, Hartman iiar-
per. Hartman, Sen. Hastings Sen. Her
sey. Higgins. Hodsdon, Hutchins, Irving
Jenkins. Sen. Jillson, Johnson, Jones
Kehoe. I<imhall. Lawry, Leader, Leary
LeBel. Leveile Libby, Sen. Mansfield,
Marston Mason, Matnieson. Sen: Max
Harbor, Maybury,. Mcbride, McFaddon
Merrill, Metcalf. Miidon. Sen. Milltken,
Mooers, Sen. Mercy, Morgan, Morrison
Morse, sen. Murphy, Newbert, Mute
O'Conneli Sen. Packard of Knox, Pack
ard of Ncwburg, Sen. Patten of Han
cock, Peacock Pendleton, Peters, Peter
nolds OF kennebec. Reynolds Of Lewis
ton. Sen. Richardson of Penobscot, Rich
ardson of Canton, Kicker, Roberts, Rob
inson, Rolfe, Rousseau, Sanborn, sander
Sen Smith of Penobscot, Smith of Au-
burn, Smith of i'atten. smith of Presgue
Stearns, Stetson. stevens. stuart, Stur-
gis. Swift. Taylor, Thombs, Thompson
Tobeg T yn,h,e Tryg Wa,ke Tw3 WasS
burn. Waterhouse, Wheeler, Winchen-
baugh Sen. Wing. Yeaton.
ABSENT:-Bither, Brown, Chadhourne'
land, Sen Conant' Donovan t,d Esdeo'
Franck. Gallagher, Gamache, Gardner,
Goodwin. Haines. Haskell, Hogan, Je'ic
nings, Kelleher of Pol tland, helleher %
Waterville. Mitchell Of Kittery. Mitchell
of Newport. Morneau, Sen. Moulton,
Peaks, Pil.nmer. Price Ramsay, Shet-
man. Smith of PittsfieId, Spencer, SWEET,
Wise.
The PRESIDENT: A call Ct the roll
shows the presence of IA members OF
the convention. The presiding officers
desire to impress strongly upon the
members of the convention the impor- j
lance of their remaining in their seats (
during all the time that the ccnven-
ton is in session; and it is the hope
Of the presiding officers that no MEM I
bar of the convention will leave his /,
seat during the sessions of the con-
vention unless it is absolutely neces-
sary for him to do so.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: Mr.. President !
/ presume the ruling against the mo-
ton for specifications on the part a.
the Chair has been made a part of ths
record; and in order to make the rec
ord complete, counsel for Mr.. Moul-
ton desire to appeal from that ruling
on that motion to the convention.
The PRESIDENT: The presiding Of
ficers feel that under the rules of the
convention they are obliged to decline
to enter the appeal; the appeal will be
entered upon the record -
Mr.. PATTANGALL AS to the mo-
ton in regard to the rules, do I un.
derstand that the record in there is
that the chairman overrales that mo-
ton?
The PRESIDENT: Yes, the presjd-
ing officers so understand the record
Mr.. PATTANGALL: And counsel
for Mr.. Moulton respectfully request
an appeal to the convention on that
motion
The PRESIDENT: The request is
oyerruled for the same reason, and an
appeal will be entered upon the rec
ords Are there any furthr motions
by counsel?
Mr.. PATTANGALL Not ut the
present time There might be a gen
eral denial entered upon the record.
The PRESIDENT: A general denial
may be entered upon the record
Judge CLEAVES: Mr.. President and
Gentlemen OF the Convention: With
reference t. the order of procedure in
this case and the nature of the
charges, ] shall not say q word, and
! assure yon that in presenting the
case with reference to Mr.. Moulton
shall come as closely To- the point ard
as quickly az possible.
Mr. Moulton is charged in this re-
solve with wilfu or corrupt failure TO
perform his duty under the statute
which has been read to you. The pc
sition of the representative of the al
torney generals department is that
first the sheriff hao the opportunity
to acquire information with reference
to the violation of the prohibitory law
and the other laws mentioned in that
Statute. First, from the source Of
the United States Int, rnal Revenue
Department at Portsmouth where il
appears by the record that there are
144 retail liquor dealers licenses in
Portland. Abou. 40 of these lieensr:
relate To drug stores ana the balance
are straight retail liquor dealers OF
the remaining places there are as we
shall shoY rs places within the city
of Portland alone. which we shall re-
fer to as "Old Timers" places whore
intoxicating liquors have been scid fer
the past II years. il snma form ana
nothing else