Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-07

State might be compelled to respond
in damages if a judge should issue
Bench Warrant under which a per-
son is arrested and compelled to de-
fend himself.
In 1919 a Resolve was passed by
the Committee on Judiciary and later
by the Legislature, of which was a
member, authorizing Michael Burns
to bring suit at law against the State
of Maine but that Resolve did not
contain the provision that suit might
be brought eff it appears that such
prosecution was begun and carried
on by the order of the Executive"
Nothing should be done to hampeA
the Executive in the enforcement of
law and for this reason l cannot ap-
prove the Resolve presented to ne.
Respectfully,
PERCIVAL p. BAXTER,
Governor of Maine.
The SPEAKER: The question is
on the reconsideration of the resolve
authorizing Michael Burns to bring a
suit at law against the State of
Maine.
On motion by Mr.. Maher Of All
gusta, the resolve and accompany
ing veto message were tabled, and
specially assigned for consideration
at the afternoon session today, fol-
lowing the resolve on the Cary Hos
pital.
The following resolve was received
and upon recommendation Of the
Committee on Reference of Bills was
referred to the following committee:
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
BY Mr. Dain of Bath: Resolve in
favor of Benjamin A. Swasey, clerk
of the committee on School for Fee
bic Minded.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents at this time for reconsideration
Bill, An Act to regulate boxing ex-
hibitions within the State of Maine,
with the accompanying veto message
of the acting Governor.
STATE OF MAINE
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Augusta, April Fourth, 1927.
TO the Honorable House of rRepre-
sentatives:
/ am returning without my ap-
prevail IAN Act Regulating Boxing
Exhibitions within the State of
Maine"
This Act creates an indefinite num-
Der of commissions to supervise and
control boxing or sparring matches.
1t selects one form Of sport from all
the others and gives it a dignity of
special recognition by the State. It
is difficult to understand why boxing
should be licensed and controlled by
the State in preference to baseball,
football, horse racing. tennis, golf, and
other indoor and outdoor sports.
Some of these sports are conducted
by professionals, some by amateurs
and some by professionals and anna
tours. and all have their devotees
If the sport of boxing should, how
ever. fail to be conducted in a clean
and wholesome manner those who
patronize it have remedy within
their own power for they can refuse
to attend unless those who promote
it have acquired an established repu-
tation for fair play and honest
sport The authority of the State
should not be called upon to regu-,
late sport and athletics.
The provisions Of the Bill in ques-
ton legalizing boxing contests con-
Quoted for prizes and purses are
questionable and provision that
where the contestants, are not acting
in good faith "the prize, purse, or
any part thereof shall be "con-
fiscated and sold and the proceeds
given to the local charities" appears
to me to be an attempt to gain sup
port for measure that possesses
little or no merit. In my opinion
public sentiment in the State of
Maine will not approve of the States
recognition of boxing matches as ap-
pears in the bill in question. It seems
unnecessary to provide that boxing
exhibitions shall not be conducted on
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