Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-07

ter now under consideration lay GA
the table temporarily.
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. President, l
} think the senator from Washington,
Senator Peacock. wants to be heard.
The PRESIDENT: II the senator
from Somerset would defer a mo-
ment his motion.
Mr.. PEACOCK Of Washington: Mr..
President, I do not think this bill is any
different from other bills. 1t was to
correct an error. We discovered that
there was an error in this bill. Now
rather than take up the time Of the
Legislature to try to make an amend
ment. We believed that it was good poll
cy for us to have the bill repealed, an /
then at another Legislature submit q
properly drawn bill. and the main OBJ
ject in having this bill repealed at this
time Is not to have on our statute books
a law which We know 1t is not practi-
cable to enforce. 1t reacts against the
state Of Maine. The impression Is that
the State Of Maine laws are not en-.
FORCED: II we let his Law stay on the
statute books until the next Legislature
It just makes it that much harder to
formulate and enforce a proper law.
AS Tor advertising this bill. every man
who has dollar invested in this bust j.
ness has been consulted, and I have
their united opinion that it Is a proper
action to have this bill repealed.
Mr.. COBB Of Kennebec: Mr.. presi.
dent. there is no one more than myself
who wishes to get home as soon "a nos.
siole. but it seems to me when one bill,
is Passed and some others have be>n
introduced, that we ought to consider .
little while before We pass such a reso.
luton. Now I understand that the
trends of certain bill put In a bill
mere at the last Legislature and these
same people find that there 10 a fiav IN
it and that it does hot work. Now u
seems to me II the friends OF that bill
come back here and want it repealed.
and they feel It 10 doing a detriment TO
Their business and to the state,-I he
'isve that no matter how long we stay
tere that we should see that such 4 hill,
Is changed.
NOW I know. we all know, that after
careful consideration at our last LAris-
iature we let some bills through, that
even our distinguished lawyers Of this
body and the other body have found are
not just right. They have found tina.
this bill was not Just right. and it seems
to me. gentlemen. that we ought 4,
epend little time and consider this bin
that these gentlemen want repealed.
Mr.. GURNEY Of Cumberland: NJ.
President. couldn't Senator Peacock
briefly explain to the Senate the natur.
Of this. so that we can understand mora
inteliigently just what the point Is?
The PRESIDENT: The senator from
Washington. Senator Peacock. hear.
the remarks Of the. senator from Cum.
berland. Senator Quincy, and the san.
ator from Washington may explain II
he SO des'Fes.
Mr.. PEACOCK: Mr.. Psssidsnt. AZ th.
last Legislature. with the unanimous
consent o. the sardine packers We want.
ed State inspection for the Improvement
Of our product and we passed q bill that
with the advice Of the best attorneys
we could get we considered would be All
right. We submitted 1t later 70 tho
chief justice and his ruling on the bin
was that II was not workable. Whit
We are asking now II simply to repeal
Law that 10 on the books that Accord
ing to his Interpretation the State OF
Maine cannot enforce. which places the
sea and shore hsheries IN . peculiar no.
sition. There il law that il not wori.
able and II it 10 left on the books they
are compelled to ignore the Law and not
fulhli their full duty. and We have felt
right along that the logical thing the
united opinion Of the packers il THAI