Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-07
Afternoon Session

Afternoon Session
After a half-hour executive session
| Friday afternoon the House took up
the resolve appropriating $4,000 Tor
an armory of the University of Name
The motion of Rep. Allan to lndel-
| initely postpone was lost amid an
! avalanche of noes and on motion OF
/ Rep Rounds the resolve with the Sen
ate amendment providing that the APP
propriation should be taken from any
| funds available in the State treasury
was passed to be engrossed in con-
c,lrrence and rushed back to the SEN
ate.
A number of measures were passed
| to be enacted, among the act creating
a commissioner of inland hsn ana
game and abolishing the Inland Fish
and Game Commission. The act relat-
ing to the tenure of office OF county
attorneys and the act creating the
board of harbor commissioners or the
| city of Portland.
| The next matter taken up was the
veto message of Governor Milliken on
tho Belfast police court bill. Rep. Buzz
zell of Belfast, the author of the bill,
| spoke in behalf of the measure.
Rep. BuzzelI said the committee re-
! mort was a unanimous one. Now
! should we in justice to the people VINO
! have business before that court con-
tinue it for 1-3 years. or should we
| give them better deal? 1 don't charge
the present judge with corruption or
| wrong doing, but l do say that ne mas
! decided cases on what he has heard
. from the outside.
The roll call resulted 9 to lis and
| the Governors veto was sustained.
The rules were suspended and the
acts for the assessment of the taxes
for the years 1917 and 1918 were in
troduced. given their readings and pass
ed to be eugroSsed.
/ Rep Allen of Portland, under sus-
pension of the rules. introduced an
act making the future price of the
Maine Reports $3.50 with the great
increase of cost of paper. etc, the
printer of the reports said that he
would lose money in the next two years
on the old price of $1.75, and, not
being obliged to print them unless the
price was raised the Vols. 116 and III
would not be issued by him. Rep. An
derson moved the indefinite postpone
lnent of the act, but the House refused
and the bill was given passage of the
act, but the House refused and the bill
was given passage to be engrossed and
Immediately sent to the Senate.
The House proceeded to unfinished
business on the calendar, but the order
was suspended to allow Rep. Sawyer of
Madison to present the report Of the
committee of conference on the act
relative to the compensation for per-
sonal injuries to employees, which was
unable to agree and on his motion
the report was accepted.
The committee of conference on the
resolve providing for an amendment
to the Constitution for the apportion-
ment of representatives according to
population, reported new draft and
ought to pass. 1t was accepted and the
bill passed to be engrossed
Rep. Clason of Lisbon asked unanimous
consent to take up the State highway
and mill tax bill, but Rep. Murray OBJ
jected, saying that Rep. Bussabarger
had been waiting for two days to speak
on measure dear to his (Bussabarger's)
heart and he must get back to his
church. so the Chair announced the re-
turn to the regular order of business
on the calendar the unfinished business
and laid before the House the majority.
ought not to pass, and the minority.
ought to pass reports from the commit
tee on temperance on the act to pro-
hibit the importation of intoxicating
liquors into Maine for beverage DUR
poses.
h,NIr
adoption or the minority report and
Rep. Baxter secured suspension of the
rules, so that members might enjoy a
smoke.
Rep. Andrews said that he had signed
the minority report. He had been sent
here pledged to his constituents tn
help legislate temperance and so far
he felt that he had done his duty. See
what Georgia did last week. Are we
to stay behind and remain the laugh
ing stock Of the world?
Rep. Harmon of Stonington asked n
we are to stay in the old ruts mr. IN
move ahead. We've had prohih,t,on
for years, but with what RESULT wa,ro
the laughing stock of others. Prohibit
'ioh IS sweeping the country and all
over the world. Even the warrinp NO.
.ioiS nave seen the necessity Of prohibit.
tihe the use of intoxicants. We az.
ny" at war with one Of the great
Countries and 1t is time, / believe to
'"Ao me same step for prohibition.
III conclusion Rep. Hartman Urged N.
acceptance of the minority repor+ IN
the interests Of real prohibition.
Rep. Bussabarger Of Lubec smoke ..
length In favor Of the bill In ur1
ing It's support he pointed out that 9th
er states such as Kansas. Indiana ana
Arkansas had adopted a bone arv Ia w
and that 1t was necessary to sunn,e.
ment the federal law, the Reed act
which contained imperfections on ac'
count OF being rushed through in the
closing hours of Congress.
fThe minority report Of the COMMITTEE.
on temperance. ought to pass. was 70.
'ected by vote of 100 to 81.
Rep. Longiey Of Sidney before dac,,
ing his vote said that he wished to ex
plain his position. There was no one who