The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-03
MEN AND THINGS AT AUGUSTA.
THE woKMEN's COMPENSATION ACT.

18th. the workmen's compensation act went
through the Senate with hardly a change and
the House. by big margin. decided that there
should be no change in the present method Of
distributing the State school fund. In the
House, too, the public utilities commission bill
was given its final reading and signed BY
Speaker Peters, while the same action was
meted out to the act providing for highway
commission and to authorize the issue Of 81
OOO, 600 worth of bonds.
THE STATE SCHOOL FUND.
While the Senate was threshing out the
compensation act the House was struppl;nc
with the question of distributing the State
school fund and number Of other matters.
Particularly was the argument keen over the
scnooi fund proposition Several took part in it
and when the matter was finally put to a vote
the House by big margin decided that the
present method is quite good enough and that
Wen enough should be left alone. Represents
tive Spencer of Berwick attempted to substi-
tute the grange bill for the report of the com
mlttee on education Legislation inexpedient !"
but he was defeated and the education com
mittee's report was accepted and the GRANGE
bill! relegated to the background.
HASTINGS BILL KILLED.
OF the several reports presented to the Leg
lslature Wednesday morning, the one having
the chief interest dealt with the report of the
committee on temperance which brought in a
verdict of "ought not to pass" on the old. time
Hastings bill. This was fought ont at the
committee hearing after being resurrected
from two years ago and did not receive much
favorable comment
IMPEACHMENT FOR NoN-ENFoRCEMENT
impeachment proceedings against Lewis W
Moulton, as sheriff of Cumberland county. for
alleged non enforcement of the prohibtorv
law were instituted by Gov. William I. Haines
TO h. L..
day. Similar proceedings in one or more of
TOUR other counties may be expected, it was
learned on good authority. Gov. Haines. in
commenting on the general situation in the
State, informed the legislators that: "The most
Hagrant and complete case which has been
presented to me, is that in the county of
Cumberland, particularly in the city of Port
land. Accompanying this message submit
statement, stating the number of places and
designating the streets where liquor is sold
In open violation of the law, also chart sbo "
ing the number of places in the vicinity of
two public schools where this nefarious traffic
Is carried on openly. the existence of which
may oe known to any sheriff and deputies in the
exercise OF ordinary intelligence and diligence
IN the prosecution of their duty" Gov.
Haines stated that the law is fairly we'll
enforced In IL of the 16 counties, but in the
cities OF at least five counties it is not en-
forced.
Friday an amendment to include Sheriffs
Wiibert W. Emerson of Penobscot county and
John W. Ballou of Sagadahoc in the impeach
ment proceedings instituted by Gov. William
J. Haines against Sheriff Lewis W. Moulton of
Cumberland county, for alleged failure to en-
force the prohibitory liquor law was offered in
the House by Representative Newbert of
augusta, Democratic minority leader. when
the resolve for an investigation of the charges
was received from the Senate. The resolve as
amended was passed Mr.. Moulton is a Demo-
crat, while the other two sheriffs are Republ-
cans.
An order introduced by Representative
scates of Westbrook. a Democrat, calling upon
GOV. Halnes to furnish the Legislature with
the names of the officials to whom he referred
IN MS message yesterday as being derelct in
duty, was passed.
The resolve and order came I'D in the Senate
at the afternoon session and the evidence ask
ed OF the Governor was presented On strict
party vote, IS to TO- with Senators Clark of
York and Hagerthy absent, the Senate refused
to concur with the House in adopting the
amendment including the sheriffs of Penob-
scot and Sagadahoc counties in the line of the
investigation. The Senate then adopted reso-
lutlons asking for the removal of William H.
hines OF Lewiston, county attorney of Andros-
coggln; Hewitt NJ Lowe of Turner, sheriff of
Androscoggn; Wilbert W. Emerson of Hamp-
den, sheriff of Penobscot county; John W. Bal
lou of Bath, sheriff of Sagadahoc county and
Adelbert Tolman Of Rockland, sheriff of Knox
county.
These resolutions were tabled in the House
until tuesday morning.
THE BELFAST MUNICIPAL COURT.
In the House Thursday the bill to abolish
the Belfast municipal court and establish the
Belfast police court was taken from the table on
motion of Mr.. Thombs of Lincoln and indefi
nltely postponed.
In the Senate Friday was received from the
House: Senate Document 557, An Act abolish
ing the Belfast Municipal Court and establish
Ing police court in the city of Belfast,
In the Senate this bill was passed to be en-
crossed. 1t came from the House by that
branch indefinitely postponed
On motion by Mr.. Conant of Waldo, the Sen
ate insisted upon It's former action and asked
for committee of conference.
The Chair announced the senate members of
the committee of conference on the disagree
ing action of the two branches, follows: Sen
ator from Waldo, Senator Conant, senator
from Penobscot, Senator Smith. senator from
Franklin, Senator Wing
The House MoEday received from the Senate:
An Act to abolish the Belfast municipal court
and to establish police court for the city of
Belfast
In the Senate this bill was passed to be en-
crossed. and in the House the bill was indefi-
nitely postponed.
In the Senate on March 28th that branch
voted to insist and ask for committee of
conference, appointing as members of such
committee Senators Conant, Smith and Wing
On motion by Mr.. Thombs of Lincoln the
House voted to adhere to its former action in
the indefinite postponement of the BILL
TO TRY THE sHERIFFs.
The deadlock over the investigation of the
enforcement of prohibitory law in certain coun-
ties of the State has been broken by commit
tee of conference between the two houses of
the Legislature. The House receded and
with the senate in the adoption of
seperate resolves providing for the investiga-
that all six shall be tried, beginning Friday and
taking them up in the following order: Sheriff
John W. Ballou of Sagadahoc county, Sheriff
Lewis W. Moulton of Cumberland county,
Sheriff Wiloert W. Emerson of Penobscot
county, Sheriff Adelbert j. Tolman of Knox
county. Sheriff Hewett M. Lowe and County
Attorney William H. Hines of Androscoggin
county.
WoRKMEN's COMPENSATION
The bill providing compensation for work
men injured in performance of their duties in
their places of employment passed both Houses
Tuesday. The House accepted the Senate
amendments without discussion. This assures
The Shoe Situation.
Business in fall footwear for future delivery
has thus far been in very moderate volume,
with current trading confined mainly to small
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