The Republican journal., 1917-04-12
Legislative Notes.

SATURDAY. night by the House clock, but at 3.19
A. M. Sunday, April 8, 1917, by the true time,
the House chronometer having very consider
ately and kindly waited by the wayside for the
arrival of the delayed legislation that wished
to get into line before the appearance Of the
Easter morning.
Five hundred and four fteen acts and 119 re.
solves were signed by Governor Carl E. Milli-
ken and became laws at once or will at the ex
piration of the legal time required by law.
The War Measures.
The great feature of the session was un-
doubtsdly the passage of the resolve appro-
prating s, 900, 900 for war purposes, an emerg-
ency measure on scale out-classing anything
since the days of the Civil War and followed
with acts and resolves fitting into the same de-
tense plan, clothing the Governor with almost
unlimited power and backing him with all the
financial and moral support of the State of
Maine
Other matters passed in relation with the
conflict with Germany were an Act to create
the Maine Home Guard. a resolve giving State
pay to volunteers who served in the army and
navy from Maine SO as to make their monthly
pay $25. an act authorizing cities, towns and
plantations to raise by taxation or otherwise
money for the support of dependents of SOL
dlers with reimbursement by the State, act
providing for special constables, act authoriz.
ing the taking of land for forts and other mill.
tary purposes. act providing for the appoint
ment of males not eligible for military ser
vice as State deputies to be called upon for
services by the sheriff. acts greatly increas-
ing.the penalties in the cases against the pub
lie health, safety and policy and an act direct
ing and re quirng that all subjects or citizens
of any country with which the United States
may be at must register with clerks of
towns or boards of registration of cities.
Three resolves proposing am andments to the
Constitution received a passage and the peo-
pie will vote on them at special election
which will be held next September. The re-
solves are those granting suffrage TO women
upon equal terms with men. giving the Cover
nor and Council the power to remove sheriffs
who derelict in their duty, and empower
ing the Legislature to authorize towns to divide
into polling districts for the purpose of hold
ing elections.
Liquor Legislation.
The Legislature exceeded all others in re-
cent years in the passage of drastic measures
against intractions of the prohbitory liquor
law. The measures include the imposition of
straight Jail sentences in single sale, common
seller, search and seizure, drinking house and
tipping shops, nuisance. illegal possession and
transportation and importation of liquor into
the State for illegal sale These acts make it
mandatory upon judge to give jail sentence
in liquor case with alternative. but judge
may use his discretion in the case of sickness
or any other reason. The Legisls ture, besides
passing the resolve providing for the removal
of f.sheriffs, enacted law which would remove
hibitory law, passed an act providing for the
seizure and forfeiture of automobile and other
vehicles used in the transportation of liquor
and made stiff penalty to hit tie pocket ped
dlers, so.called. and those who loiter about
saloons and give information as to the ap-
proach of officer.
An act was passed broadening INJUNCTION pro-
liable where liquor is sold after due notice, land
also act prohibiting transportation COM
panies from delivering liquor to any other
place than the regular place of business of the
consignee.
The Legislature failed TO pass the socaed
Bussabarger "bone dry bill, which would pre-
vent the Importation of intoxicating liquors
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act to> prohibit the circulation of newspapers
aud periodicals in the State containing ad-
vertisements for Intoxicating liquors.
Inc bussabarger biIl
The vote OH unIs measure in the house was
on the minority report Of the committee or
temperance, ought to pass and 1t was rejected
by vote of 100 to 81. The yea and nay vote
was as follows:
Yea-Andrews of Warren, Billings, Bolduc
Boman of Vinalhaven. Boyntop, Bussabarger
Descoteaux, Dow, Emerson. Grant, Harman
Hart, Holbrook. Holt OF Skowhegan, Hooper
Hunt, Lawrence. Meserve. Messer, NORM
Mellon, Packard of Newburgh, Packard OF
Rockland, Sawyer of Madison, Tate, Tuttle
Washburn, Watson, Welch. Webb-31.
Nay-Alberts, Alden. Allan of Portland
Allen of Sanfo 3D. Ames, Andre ws of Norway
Averill, Babb, Barnes, Baxter, Berry. Besse
Boman of Detroit. BragdoE, Brewster, Brown
Burbank, Buzzell, Gates. Chaplin of Bridgt ton
Chaplin of South Portland, Charles Clark Of
Harrison, Clarke of Randolph. Cason, Clifford
Coffin, Cole of Eliot, Cole Of Etna. Conary
Crediford, Cummings Cushman, Daigle OF
New Canada, Daigle OF Wallagrass. Day, Dut
ton, Eaton, Ellis of Gardiner, Ellis of York
harrington. Fleming, Fletcher. Flint, Frost
Gannett, Hanson. Hall, Harris. Hartwell, Hill
Holley, Holt of Gouldsboro. Howard, Hutchins
Jenkins, Jennings, Jordan of Cumberland
Knight, Langley. Largay. Larrabee, -Leavitt
Lenfest, Lewis, Libby, Longiey. Lyford, Nc
Nelly, Merrill, Morrison, Murray, Newcomb
O'Connell, Pendexter. Phillips. Pitcher Puring-
ton, Ranney Redman, Reed, Richards, Rounds
Rove Russell, RYDER. Sawyer of Eden. oisson
Snow of Bluehil, Snow of Mars Hill, Speirs
Stearns, Stanley, Stubbs, Turner. Wagg, Watts
Williams. Wilson-l00.
Absent-Anderson, Bracket, Clement, Cor.
liss, Dearth, Driscoll. Drisko, Garcelon Godth-
wait, Greeplaw. Gurney, Hammond, Jordan OF
Baileyville, King, Levesque, Murphy, Mutty
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