Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-30

WHICH lQoy WOuk0 De payable, ana /
find it is fact that the departments
have not been consulted as to what
effect these resolves might have upon
their current appropriations. My own
feeling was that it might not be per-
haps fair to certain appropriations
which were provided for by the
budget for various departments If
this Legislature passed certain re-
solves of greater or less amount
which would be taken out of the cur
rent appropriations for the various
departments. The question simply is
in my mind as to the wisdom of that
| have no motion to make upon the
resolve.
The PRESIDENT: May the Chair
state for the information of the
Senate that this is a resolve pro-
viding for the care of Pearl Clark
during the year 1919. As it is brief,
the Chair will read it (reads), There
is evidently no fund from which this
is deducted. The question is on the
adoption OF Senate Amendment A.
Mr.. SPRAGUE: Mr.. President. for
information would like to ask just
what State fund this comes out of.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: There is evil
IDENTIFY no particular fund mentioned
in the amendment
Mr.. FOLSOM of Somerset: Mr..
President, thought / understood by
the reading of the amendment that it
was to be taken from certain appro-
priations made by this Legislature
for specific purposes.
The PRESIDENT: Evidently this
comes from the 1921 appropriation
for care and board of neglected chill
dren
Mr.. THOMBS of Penobscot: Mr..
President, I make the motion that we
adopt Senate Amendment A for the,
reason that SO far as I have. observed
there has been no other demand
made upon this fund, and it is SO
small that it seems to me it ought
not to interfere at all with the admin
istration of that department, and it
seems very proper charge against
the department, where it could be
kept track of there.
The motion was agreed to and
Senate Amendment A was adopted by
a viva Voce vote, and upon further
motion by the same senator the re-
solve as amended was passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr.. President, / move to take from
the table II. ID. 260, Resolve in favor
OF Andrew III. Morang, without fur
ther motion.
me motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question is the adoption of Senate
Amendment A. The secretary will
please read.
CThe secretary read Senate Amend
ment Al
Mr.. TfiOMBS of Penobscot: Mr..
President, would like to inquire who
introduced Senate Amendment A? 4
The PRESIDENT: If the Chair re-
calls correctly, it was Senator Garce-
lon of Androseoggin.
Mr.. THOMBS: Mr.. President, I do
not want to continue making the
motion that / have already made. 1t
seems to me the Senate is entitled to
some explanation with regard to this
amendment. and l am quite sure the
senator who introduced it will explain
it.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
reply that the motion for adoption
mas already been made by Senator
Garcelon. Will the Senator from An
droscoggln, Senator Garcelon, volun-
teer any information in reply to the
suggestion of the Senator from Pen
obscot, Senator Thombs,
MIR. -GARCELON of Androscogpin.
Mr. President. offered these
amendments simply at the request of
the engrossing department, suppos-
ing at the time that it was simply a
question of form. That is all | know
about the matter
Mr.: HARRINGTON: Mr.. President
DO not want to be understood nv
the Senate as opposed to these mat
tefs In one sense, but here, we, as a
Legislature, will make certain an
preparations for certain departments.
nXed amount which presumably 10
the amount that will carry them
properly through period of thirty
months in the proper handling of their
own matters. Now if the Legislature
feets that it is wise to take matters
by special resolve and pass them
through this Legislature and not an
pfopriate money for those special re-
solves but have them taken ont of
the regular appropriation for the de-
paftments. well and good. 1t NAV
not cramp their work 1t NAV not
lnJufe them at all. 1t is q question
OF policy. But l think we ought to
nave clearly i'm mind what it means
IL means that we appropriate a cer-
tain amount for a department and
then we saddle on to that department
certain resolves that we pass through
this Legislature. special resolves
which have nothing to do with the
current operation of that particular
department. think the Senate oupbt
10 think carefully. If they feel that
is the right policy, if-they feel il is
the one to pursue, 1t is up to them
to do what they think is proper.
MIR. FOLSOM of Somerset. Mr.
l feel that the remarks
maze by the Senator from Penobscot |
senator Thombs, in regard tn the
other resolve, are pertinent: that If !,
THESE sums are small sums to be taxi
en- from the various departments |
perhaps it would not interfere with !
the effectiveness of their work ,nder |
their current appropriations. hint =, !
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