Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

L lie CdSc u Dutl LII lolIliotH 10 III Tic
Governors hands. In the final mes
sage of the Chief Executive he de-
clares that Knox county conditions
will be closely watched and that 9TH
er counties will receive their share Of
attention with the purpose of calling
special session unless improvement
of enforcement of the prohibitory law
be forthcoming.
Refuses to Pass Order.
The Legislature, by its refusal TO
pass the order appointing a commit
tee of Investigations. leaves the mat
ter entirely With the Governor. This
order as we'll as the proposition to re-
cess until April %, was held up by the
House Rep. Smith of Pressure Isle
opened the attack on the .plan to re-
cess.
we have been here for Is weeks, >
said Mr.. Smith. we are all tired
out and we are all tired of sitting here
day after day and listening to rum.
Rep. O'Connell of Milford said thai
he believed that the gentleman from
Pressure Isle had spoken the senti=
ments of the members of this House.
For himself he thought that if re-
cess or adjournment should be taken
it ought to be until next fall.
This order is an outrage on every
member of this Legislature which has
held the longest session since 1920.
said Representative Scatcs of West
brook. 1T was expected that the
House would kill this order, but ! am
willing to stay here all summer if 1t
20. he Senate want
we will give them all the rum they
want"
This looks like an order from the
mock session which has just been heii
in the hall of this House, said Rep
Ncwbcrt of Augusta. Did this or
der GENE from the Chief ExccutlVe
of the State, or is someone gone mao
on this liquor question? If any mem :
Der of the House can enlighten me On
this matter | would like to have them
do it,
Il certainly agree with the motion
of the gentleman from Pressure Isle
TO indefinitely postpone this Legisla-
ture." said Rep. Cook of Vassalboro
but there is no need of getting man
about it,
Rep. Austin of Phillips said that he
found out about this matter during
the mock session. He was sure that
it came from the members of the up
per branch but did not think 1t was
an administration measure.
Rep. Smith of Patten said that ne
did not believe that the order came
from the Governor but that 1t Was
conceived by members of the Senate
during recess.
The order was then indefinitely post
poned
Second Order.
Immediately following, the Senate
passed the order on motion OF senator
Stearns of Oxford, that a committee OF
three on the part of the Senate and sew
en- on the part of the House be appointed
to inauire into the conditions as regard
ed the enforcement of the prompitory
liquor law in the county of Knox. The
committee is given power to summon
witnesses and books and papers in the
Investigations.
Mr. Smith of Patten was again on his
feet in strenuous opposition to the pas
sage of the order for Investigation. I'VE
have been for some days engaged in fire
tlerpan from Patten, 1--WE were prevent
ed from investigating the conduct OF the
sheriff for the county of Knox as re-
CARDS the prohibitory liquor law because
of circumstances beyond our control
There is no need of this committee to
investigate the conditions in Knox coun-
ty and report to the Governor. The best
investigation can he made by the citizen
ship of that county If there is any In
formation about the liqucr situation III
that county it ought to be furnished TO
the Governor without the aid of the
junketing COMMITTEES. II necessary the
Governor may call a special session OF
the Legislature on this question. You
are starting a useless piece OF machin-
cry by this order. | do not believe that
any members of this House are trying
70 dodge anything. l DO not think that
this Investigating committee is neees-
sary. II is a useless and needless ex-
pense.'