Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-27
performed by the judy,

of the severa! counties g, tbs
Why. it has been s27e.ou, ,ba.
state has received du,uts IN,
year from this one souir, .,,s
work has been! done by tie ,osr.s
probate Oh. this thing IS :, rt.,
lous that 1t does not see" "a NE
essary for me to discuss /. 2 ,,,n.
I cannot believe that }nl Mil :,
moment insult these OLD gcr,ar
by sustaining such a motion
will be fair with wa ana
that there is a man ia pepob.,
county. an ex-judge ina, win :,
few years, if this bill - ;,ssas o,..
within the operation II It, !.
Judge Burgess, who wa Judge d. g.
probate court for / thint .,oro n.
% years lie is approay in- 10 ye,r
of AGA man who has .en Mn,
clutches since his tirth. rho . T.,
ing to get a little prarti.~ vino IA. i
little practice. but on Il ~oun. nf !, j
inflrmities he gets but little IN,
are the only two men tne' tnrv \
One i, will affect now yr gr,, i,
passage OF the bill: ti!e .the. :, u
soon.
Now gentlemen Of this body , 9, !
not going to argue this question an
longer. l hope that there viii not N
a single vote, except the . 4 vi
senator from Cnmberlar- = sur,o-
Of this motion.
Mr.. GCRSEY Of Cuuher1 and MI
President, I have grown 50 arcus,or
ed to following the lead of tie good
hearted and generous senator frou
Penobscot. that it is with ,ruch hesi
tation that I rise 70 Offer even seeh,
objections to his propositi7,
II seems to me that i i tunla
mentally wrong, for TIE reason ,ha
there is absolutely no call for 4 out
side o the one case the. re aistd
ruisi1ed senator from, Penptsro. coun
tv has nentiOhcd. As late as las, e7
enins a Judge of one OF our counts,
who IS a judge of . probate cor,
said that he hoped the Senate d
House would kill that bill c4cauI
there was no requirement for
among the judges. They are sell
respecting. they are able iuen cn1
retent 10 earn a maintenauce VII
they are at work, and al i later til
in life. enriched by the addi,i'nI
service ard experience they had
gained IN their respective Offices nd
pass out as probate experts. which
a very remunerative field fer practc
ard from consultations and oh1
work their old age is we'll cared fl
The fact that there are one nr Nv
eases where hardship has cora. II
of Judge Burgess. for instan2e whc;
going on clutches, fs not du' to Il
fact that he occupied this pcs.tc
And that of the other man u'o vori
ed for $500 and performed Is a4,ja
for so many years. II divor,"i m
the particular circur stances If IL
case. would not be an argument 4
this bill or .nat we should give rim
pension. and il sou applied re ts'
that these men have Faithfully re-
formed their works as judges r. n
bate. we might carry II on and app)
II to county treasurers or '0gnT
commissioners. who might make ID
same sort of an argument.
Now it seems to me that there
no call for the requirements that d
good hearted and generous senat'
from Penobscot would have US ads,
at this time.
In the first place. these 'uiees
not put in full time. Ordinarily ths
SIT one or two days a month and "a
the rest of the time they ar. aiiowa
to maintain their private practice.
In our own county. WHERE tre jud'
probably has as much practice as al
Judge In the state. there are on! eS
tain hours a week. with some N
days. that he is not at his Office in I!
tendance upon his private pr2ctce
So that with this opportunity tsfH
them it seems that We ought to con
slider carefully before we embark 70
on this proposition and add anotn'
burden 10 the tax payers nj lin
when they are heavily burfenei, az
when we are preaching economy
least preaching il. and that we ous'
to defer this until time snail a.
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