Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01

lous care that the politicians down
there have taken of their officials in
times pass: they have come up here
ard been very Jealous in getting theI-
salaries ct higher rate than any
other county.
l know very we'll that gentleman did
appear before us and made the state
ment TO members OF the committee
that the salaries down there were al
out Of proportion to the salaries n
the other counties % the State: they
were too high.
Now l can't see that this commit
tee has been Of very much benefit, II.
when their report comes here, after
having spent two years in going over
the State. and examining conditions.
carefully. population and financial
conditions, and have tried to be hon
est and give each county what it
should haya--and then come in hero
and have the delegations from the
different counties come up here. AMI
, it seems that they get together and i
IS Il will support you, ard you sup
port my contention, and between US
we will manage to tip this thing all
over. and We will get what We want
in our county. and you will get what
YOU want in your county. and We viii
place this thing back without regard
10 the work of this committee
I don't think this system has been
right Cumberland wants great
slice on one office, and the genial
Senator from that county asks for il,
and then in another case he wants il
reduced. There seems 10 be COM
bination, that the salaries and fees
committee are up against, and it is
useless to contend against it. but We
are going to vote for what We believe
to be right and in accordance with our
work along these lines and the in
Tesugation that we have made.
wish now that I had demanded the
yeas and nays in every case, so that
the people might know how they vo..
ed.
AR. COLE of York. Mr. Presiden,:
| would like to ask if in Hancock
county there is not some combination
on the clerk of courts fees whereby
the clerk has some four or five hun
dred dollars. 1t seems to me as l
remember there was a division in the
. fees whereby it was contended that
the work to be done by the clerk
would be increased by four or five
hundred dollars
Mr. BOfNTOE: 1 will say that
Hancock seemed to be pretty safe in
coming forward. 1 will state that b.
virtue of his ofscs as clerk of
courts-he is also clerk of tn.
municipal court in Ellsworth, which
brings him in a salary Of four or Ave
hundred dollars.
l believe that the citizens of Saga
canoe county. or the taxpayers in the
county. and the taxpayers of Hancock
county, would be glad to see the rec
ora OF this vote, and 1 move that
wnen the vote be taken it be taken bv
the yeas and nays
The PRESIDENT: The Chair wish
es to state to the Senators that they
may be deceived in regard to tho
amendments covering Sasadahoc. and
hancock counties, as they are no.
dtvisible You may be in favor of one
and against the other.
Mr.. CHATTO: Mr.. Presiden.
there is just one thing 1 want to sav
IN reference to the salary of the cIer,,
OF courts Of Hancock county. I thin,,
ne mas a clerk in his office that he
mas to pay $500. Mr.. Mahoney. tn.
present Clerk Of courts, told me tina,
ne mad to pay out that extra money.
don't know how much, but he told
me he paid a certain amount to keen
him in that office: he would get =
salary OF four or five hundred dollar,
IN some other place. and he had to A.,
that. SO that cuts down his salary
really, where he pays his own clers
ARE. or part OF it. to something IN.
$1,000. In
BY unanimous consent Senator
Price withdrew Senate Amendment
offered by him.
Pending question being on the pa,.