Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-20

! OF Maine or from my experience IIOSH
watching the meetings Of the probate
court, that the judges wish that dis
cretion. The law has always protect
ed them up to the present time from
| making q decision requiring a bond
| in the case of man who is a
| widower and the father of children,
and he has not an opportune time 20
! discover or study q mans character.
1t opens the door for perhaps man
who has habits that women do hot
have, habits of intoxication, or lie
may be a man who is q spendthrift,
and whose character is not known to
| the judge, and on short notice unin-
| tentionally comes In and gets a
license to take what little savings are
in his wife's name. do not think
1 that is fair. or that judge should
have that responsibility placed upon
him.
| Again. take a man of some intlu-
| ence, when that discretion is put mp
to the Judge it puts the matter into
politics, and so far judges of probate
have been protected from being in
politics with their decisions very
nicely.
think we have no need whatever
! in our probate practice for this bill
as it is drawn here. We have a COM
mission which will revise the probate
laws before another year. and per-
haps they will recommend some
change if anyis necessary. but at the
present time / do not think this law
will add anything to the safety of the
minor.
I The pending question being on The
motion of the senator from Aroos-
took. Senator Thornton. that this bill,
pending it's second reading, he indefi-
nitely postponed. a viva voce vote
was taken. The Chair being in
doubt. rising vote was had and u
| senators voting for indefinite post
ponement. the motion was sustained
and the bill was indefinitely post
| poned.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate H. D. 22S. An act
to amend section 8 of chapter 6 of the
revised statutes relating to ballots il,
primary elections and providing that
the order of the names of the candi-
| udlCS VII olllu JULIUS NC dSlCl
by lot, tabled by the senator from
Franklin. Senator Butler, pending its
first reading.
Mr.. BUTLER: Mr.. President, this
is a matter that l have no very de-
cided views on. l tabled it from the
fact that it didn't seem hardly worth
while to cucumber the statutes with
measure of that nature. There
isn't enough at stake to make it
worth while.
/ would move that the bill be ir-
definitely postponed.
Mr.. FOLSOM Of Somerset: Mr..
President, 1t is quite possible that it
| is not of enough Importance to take
the time OF this senate for an ex-
tended discussion, but l think all the
members have heard more or less of
the discussion relative to the advant-
age which some candidate on The
ticket may have by reason of mis-
name being at the head Of the list.
Both Senator Butler and myself per-
haps have been at the head Of the list
sometimes when we have been candi-
| dates, but in the interests of fairness
believe that this act should be passed
so that no man will have any id
| vantage over the other in this re-
! spect.
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question before the senate is the mo-
ton of the senator from Franklin,
Senator Butler, that this bill be IN
definitely postponed.
A viva voce vote being taken. the
4, nd y I.
indefinitely postponed.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate S. D. 1855, An Act
to amend Sections 6. 10 and 33 of the
Revised Statutes. relating to primary
elections and the filing Of nomination
papers by independent candidates
tabled by the senator from ARGOS
took, Senator Thornton, pending its
passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. THORNTON: Mr.. President.
move that lie on the table until to-
morrow morning. / have an amend
ment to offer.
Mr.. DAVIES of Cumberland: May
I inquire through the Chair of Sena
tor Thornton IL he has the amend
ment to that bill which he discussed
with me privately yesterday?
The PRESIDENT: The senator
from Arostook hears the inquiry Of
the senator from Cumberland.
Mr.. THORNTON: Mr.. President.
have not the amendment prepared
which l wish to offer, at the pre-
sent time. That is the reason
make the motion to table it,
Mr.. DAVIES: There was a mistake
in the bill as reported from the com
mittee and Senator Thonrtons Wig
ilent eye discovered it and he wa:
preparing an amendment.
The motion that the bill be tabled
was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate H. ID. 27S, Resolve
in favor Of Hahnel Bros. & CO., 70,
labor and material furnished by then
in the construction of the Woman's
Reformatory at Skowhegan, tabled
by the senator from Cumberland
Senator Grant, pending it's second
| reading.
On motion by Mr.. Grant, tabled un.
til tomorrow morning.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair lays
before the Senate II. d. 1899. Resolve
appropriating money for the payment
of Delano Mills Co. of Portland for
material furnished in the construction
| of Stevens cottage at Skowhegan, for
the Reformatory for Women, tabled
| nv the senator from Cumberland