Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-04-06
Hinckley. Gagne, McIlheron and

man from Lewiston, Mr.. Morneau,
that on bill an act to amend the char
ter of the city of Lewiston to pro-
vide for a city auditor, the House ad-
here to its former action. All those
in favor will say aye, contrary mind
ed, no.
The Chair doubling viva yoce
vote,
A division was had.
One hundred and nine having vot-
ed, As for adherence and 63 against
the motion of the gentleman from
Lewiston, Mr.. Norneau, failed of pas
sage.
On motion by Mr. Hinckley of So.
Portland, a viva voce vote being TAX
en-, the House voted to recede and
concur with the Senate in the passage
of the bill to be engrossed without
amendments.
From the Senate: Report of the
| committee of conference on bill an
act to abolish the Board of Public
Works of the city of Lewiston and to
provide for a Highway Commission
reporting that the House recede and
| concur with the Senate in the passage
| of the bill to be engrossed without
| amendments.
Comes from the Senate report read
and accepted.
In the House, report read and ac-
cepted in concurrence.
| Mr.. BUZZELL of Belfast: Mr..
| Speaker, l move that we recede and
concur with the Senate.
| The declaration of the Chair that
the motion prevailed was doubted by
the gentleman from Lewiston, Mr.
McIlheron.
A division of the House was had
and II voting in favor of the motion
to recede and concur, the motion pre-
vailed, and the bill was passed to be
engrossed without amendments.
From the Senate: Report of the
committee of conference on bill ar
act to promote the, efficiency of the
fire department of the city of Lew
iston, reporting that the House re-
cede and concur with the Senate in
the passage of the bill to be ensrossed
| without amendments.
| Comes from the Senate report
read and accepted.
| In the House report read and ac-
| cepted in concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. BuZZe1 it was
voted to recede and concur with the
| Senate in the passage of the bill to be
engrossed without amendments.
Rrom the Senate. The report OF
the committee of conference on Sen
ate Document No. 55, Bill, An Act tC
amend the charter of the city of Lew
iston, relative to the office of city
clerk, reporting that the House re-
cede and concur with the Senate il
the passage of the bill to be en-
| crossed.
On motion by Mr.. Buzzell of Bel
fast, the House voted to recede and
concur with the Senate.
The SPEAKER: Out of order the
Chair will present at this time Re-
solve in favor of the Medical Schoo
of Maine, established by Chapter XVI
of the Private and Special Laws OF
Maine for the year 1920, as amended
and Herewith veto message by the
acting Governor. The Clerk will read
/ the message.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
April 4, 1921.
To the Honorable House of Repre-
sentatives:-
return herewith without my ap-
proval Resolve in Favor of the Med
ical School of Maine Established by
Chapter XVI of the Private and Spe-
cial Laws of Maine, 1920, as Amend
ed" I do not favor the establish
ment of a State Medical School be-
cause it is my opinion
First: That the object for which the
school would be established, the edu-
cation of physicians who would be
willing to practice their profession in
| the rural communities of the State
will not be attained if this resolve be-
comes a law;
Second: That the State should not
commit itself to the founding of this
institution because our citizens do not
i thoroughly understand the questions
at issue, and do not realize what fl
nancial and other problems, of the
present and future. are involved by
this proposed action;
Third: That the State should not
embark upon an enterprise of this
magnitude unless it is prepared to
maintain a medical school of the
highest grade, and this would call for
an expense far in excess of any ap-
preparation provided for by this re-
solve;
Fourth: That the present condition
of the State'a finances and the heavy
tax burdens now borne by our peo-
pie do not justify the expenditure OF
the money required to found a new
State institution, especially in view
of the fact that the requirements OF
State Medical School would increase
with each passing year;
| Fifth: That State should not es-
tablish a State medicine any more
than a State religion, and notwith-
standing the language of the bill that
the school is for "all branches OF
medicine" it it understood that the
course of study would be such as is
usually provided for by one particu-
lar school of medicine. The indivi-
dual should be free to select his own
method of treatment and the taxpay-
ers' money should not be used for the
advancement of any one medical or
religious faith.
The above reasons I consider fun
damental. My secondary reasons are:
First: That the unanimously unfa-
vorable report on this resolve made
by the Joint Committee on Judiciary
and Public Health, composed of e
MANNERS of this LEGISLATURE, is at