The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-17

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THE SPIRIT OF '16.
Guv'nor, Guv'nor, we've been thinking
What fine thing it would be,
1T you'd send us all to Portland,
Where conditions could see!
We would like to know Tom Browning,
Wander up and down Free street,
And perhaps, if we were lucky.
Big Pat Sullivan would meet!
To the Preble House we'd journey
Just to see the bar that's there
And you bet the old Gaff Topsail
Would appeal to us for fair!
Guvnor, Guv'n we are thirsty
Such trip would do US good;
If we should go up to Portland;
Perhaps we'd buy the Hollywood!
Thursday morning the case of Sheriff Will
bert W. Emerson of Penobscot county was
taken up and Friday the legislature when in
joint session. voted so to 80 to adopt an address
to the Governor asking his removal from Office
Sheriff H. M. Lowe of Androscoggin county
rendered his resignation to Governor Haines
who accepted it. This action left the egsla-
ture free to proceed with the hearing of the
proceedings againt County Attorney Hines of
Lewiston, which continued throughout Friday
afternoon and evening. Saturday the legisla-
ture in joint convention refused to send joint
address to the Governor asking for Hines re-
/ uONdl III lle 0eIdt6 tHS VOle was d Tie, IL TO
IL. and it was broken by President Milliken,
who favored the address. The House voted
against the sending of an address, II to 49,
with 81 absentees, and the joint ballot, there
fore is against removal. Senator Conant voted
for removal Representatives Dunton and
Pendleton voted no, and Messrs. Estes, Pitcher
and Sprague We're absent.
THE STATE PRISON REPORT
! The committee on State prison made its re-
.nrt ThJ,rr lo
there by special legislature order on the condi-
tions in the institution to both houses and SEN
ate on Thursday morning. The report fn6s
fault with the system of book keeping IN
vogue there, designating it as obsolete and
out of date. 1t also criticises the system of
management which has been in vogue in the
institution for great many years and recon-
mends that expert accountants be employed
to provide a suitable, modern system of book
keeping; that new safe be purchased; that
the institution be equipped with sprinkling
system as a protection against fire; that in
surance policy be taken out; that the warden's
term shall be made to expire at definite date
and it also recommends the passage of an
emergency resolve carrying $4,000 for the
payment of present debts of the institution
/ Sucn d resolve was passed to be engroSsed by
both houses.
THE STATE TAN FOR 1914.
The tax rate for Mainc for the next two
years established by the bill passed in the
closing hours of the Legislature provides five
mills for 1913 and four and one-half mills for
1914.
This virtually allows the 5-ml proceeds for
use in the year 1911 ard 4A-mills for use in
the following year.
The former Legislature set the tax rate at
six mills in 1911 and four mills in 1872. This
allowed them the mill proceeds for use in
1912 and left the four mills for the Republi-
cans in this year.
The Republicans in the preceding admins
tration placed the rate at three and five mills,
thus allowing The Democrats total of IL
mills in 1911 and 1912. while the Republicans
have but nine mills in 1918 and 1914
A PROTEST AGAINST THE WILSON TARIFF BILL
The Senate Saturday morning on motion of
Senator Burleigh OF Aroostook, reconsdered
the vote whereby it was voted to indefinitely
postpone the memorial to Congress protesting
against cutting down the tariff Maine prod
ucts and manufactures and passed joint reso-
luton in concurrence wit the House by a vote
of 10 to 8. The memoir ial is as follows:
Whereas, the tariff bill now pending in the
National House of Representatives makes re-
ductions to the tariff which seriously affect the
products of the land forests and manufactures
of Maine, and
Whereas, in the opinion of the legislature
the effect of such bill. if passed in its present
form, will be to seriously injure the business
of the State and in effect is an unjust and un-
fair discrimination against its business inter-
eStS,
Therefore, be it resolved that the legisla-
ture of Maine protests against the present
rate of reduction in the proposed tariff bill as
| an unfair and uni ust discrimination against
the State of Maine and its business interests
And further resolved, that we urge upon our
Senators and Representatives in Congress that
they use their best efforts to secure such modi-
hcatlon In the proposed schedule will put
the business interests of this State upon an
equal footing with those OF all other States
affected by the reductions in the tariff schedule
And further resolved, that the Secretary of
State be requested to send copy of these
resolutions to our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress.
THE NEW EASTERN MAINE RAILROAD.
The Maine legislature Saturday morning
for the second time refused admission to a
measure intended to aid in the construction of
the new Eastern Maine railroad from Bangor to
Houlton. The charter of the road was re-
newed and extended blythe present legislature,
but when a bill authorizing the county of
Aroostook to purchase 100000 worth of pre-
ferred stock came up last week it was refused
admission by the Senate upon the ground that
the time for the admission of private and
special legislation expired Feb. 9Th. The
House on Friday accepted and passed a new
bill which provided for the purchase of $780,
COO worth of preferred stock by Penobscot
county sl50o0O worth by Hancock county and
100000 by Arcostook county, but the Senate
by vote of II to denied the bill admission
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The workmen's compensation act died al
most at the last moment of the session. Re.
submission of the prohibitory law was in
definitely postponed. The teachers pension
bill was passed. The good roads bill passed as
a matter of course. This provides for the
issuance of 100000 worth of bonds and re-
vises the whole system of handling road work
in the State. Women's suffrage missed pas
sage this year by an extremely small margin
having been defeated on final passage in the
House by less than half dozen votes. The
public utilities bill passed provides for COM
mission of three which is given very extern
sive powers over the public utilities of the
State. 1t will be subjected to referendum
vote.
THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
The 10th Maine Legislature adjourned sine
die, at 1245 Sunday morning. The clock in
the lower branch; closely attended, registered
the hour of Ills p. M, Saturday. and the
Senate timepiece nearer braved the Sabbath
with 11.45.
For nearly two hours, the branches persist
ed in the disunion over adjournment, the
House refusing even to argue the matter
Threats were current the Senate being on ths
verge of a recess until Monday, unless the
House concurred in passage of an order fol
the appointment of special committee te
} investigate the liquor situation in the county
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