The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-10
MEN AND THINGS AT AUGUSTA.
ANOTHER REsuBM1ss1oN MOVE.

ANOTHER RESUBMISSIoN MOVE.
In the House Thursday Rep. Clark of Port
land, under suspension of the rules, intro
duced a constitutional amendment to the pro-
hlbltory law which would provide for the man.
ufacture and sale of alcoholic liquor in the
cities of the State. 1t is proposed to submit
the amendment to vote of the people next
september. 1t is an exact copy of the So
called local option resolve which was intro
duced at the special session of the legislature
and which failed to get the two-thirds vote
needed for its passage, and will require two
thirds majority of both branches. The re-
solve was tabled for printing.
woRKMEN's COMPENSATION ACT DEFEATED.
The House at the morning session Thursday
gave the workmen's compensation act its
death blow by vote of 70 to 81. Rep. New
cert, the Democratic leader, voted for the bill
and took a good bunch of his followers with
him, and Republicans and Progressives also
split. When an attempt to reconsider was de-
feated in the house Wednesday afternoon,
friends of the measure were jubilant, as they
thought they had the votes to put the matter
on its final passage, as it had received favor
able action in both senate and house. The
more the bill was studied, however, the less
friends it had and when it came up for final
action Thursday morning it was overwhelmed.
motion to reconsider this vote was promptly
put and voted down, so the matter cannot be
taken up again in the house at this session.
THE 500 MILE MILEAGE BOOK BILL
The House Thursday by vote of SO to 2S
passed the 500 mile mileage book bill over the
governors veto, and in the Senate the veto
was sustained by just one vote, Senator Con-
ant of Waldo changing from yes to no.
THE INSANE HOSPITALS
There was hot debate in the Senate over
the insane hospitals, over bill providing that
all fees collected by State institutions shall be
turned over to the State treasurer Opposi-
ton to the measure has been led by Manning S.
Campbell, treasurer of the Maine insane hos
pltal. Augusta. There has been considerable
friction between Mr.. Campbell and Dr. Miller,
the present superintendent of the hospital, and
this came to the surface in the debate Con-
ditions at the hospital were described as dis
grace to the State and Messrs. Campbell and
Miller were both attacked and defended.
A STATE sANAToRIuM.
The House Thursday afternoon passed the
act to establish a State sanatorium for the
treatment of tuberculosis. The original bill
called for an appropriation of 100000, but this
was amended to $50 900 and the bill put through
by viva voce vote. The Senate has turn
ed down the original bill, but is believed with
the appropriation cut in half the upper body
will concur with the House.
RAILROAD DISCUSSION.
The house took issue with the Boston Cham
ber of Commerce Thursday afternoon when a
resolve was introduced by Mr.. Trimble of
Calais. This resolve commends the action of
the Boston & Maine and New York, New
Haven Hartford railroads in developing the
summer business of the State by the construc-
tion of big summer hotels and the encourage
ment of agriculture with experimental farms
such as is being conducted in Washington
county Mr. Trimble explained that these plans
have largely been dropped and he attributed
this to the adverse action of Boston people
who want all the money to be expended at the
Hub. Mr.. Scates of Westbrook improved the
opportunity to take crack at President Mel
len, declaring that he is spending money "like
a drunken man" and that his whole aim is
monopoly of the railroads of New England
The resolve was tabled for printing.
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL.
Asked his opinion of the public utilities bill
signed by him, on April Sd, Governor William
L. Haines said: Il consider it the most i'm
portant piece of legislation enacted in Maine
In quarter of a century at least. AS amend
ed, deem 1t better law than the Wisconsin
law, because better adapted to conditions in
this State"
SHERIFF BALLou TO BE REMOVED.
April 4th the Maine Legislature began i'm
peachment proceedings against the sheriff of
Sagadahoc county and at 1150 that night the
llouSe ny d VOLe OIL Oh 10 OU ana the senate DS
a vote OF Is to IL, voted to adopt address to
the governor asking for the removal of Sheriff
John W. Ballou of Sagadahoc county. The
vote in the House was not made public The
Senate voted as follows:
4eas-Allen of Kennebec, Boynton, Bur-
leigh, Chase. Colby, Cole, Conant, Dutton,
Emery, Hersey, Maxwell, Milliken, Patten,
Richardson, Smith, Stearns, Walker. Wing,-ls.
Nays-Allan of Washington, Bailey, Fla
herty, Hagerthy. Hastings, Jillson, Mansfield,
Morey, Murphy, Packard. Reynolds. ds.-11.
Absent-Clark and Moulton
THE SHERIFF OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The trial of Sheriff Moulton of Cumberland
county was begun in the legislature in joint
session last Saturday and continued Monday
and Tuesday. Yesterday the arguments were
to be made and vote taken.
Sheriff Tolman of Knox county, whose trial
was to follow, is under quarantine because of
a case of small pox in the jail, and at this
writing it is not known what will be done.