Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-07
message of the acting Governor:
STATE OF MAINE

STATE OF MAINE
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Augusta. April Fourth, 1921.
To the Honorable House of RepreSen-
tatives:-
l return herewith without my APP
prevail Resolve in Favor of Cary Hos
pital, Caribou, Aroostook County, to
Aid in the Construction of Hospital"
This Resolve appropriates the sum
Of $4,000 for hospital in the town
of Caribou. The State at the present
time is appropriating S465,125 to
state aided institutions, hospitals
and children's homes" This large sum
Of money is appropriated to assist
worthy institutions but there is a limit
upon the amount which the State
should and can appropriate for pri-
vate. institutions. The demands upon
the State from institutions Of the
above class are constantly increasing
and many of the thinking people of the
State believe that the time will come
when the States charities will be con-
fined to State institutions. The time
for such proposed change is not ripe
advisable to make the change gradu-
ally so that the institutions could ac-
commodate themselves to the new
conditions For the reasons herein
stated 1 cannot approve the additional
appropriation especially in view of the
fact that it was not recommended by
the budget committee.
Respectfully,
PERCIVAL P. BAXTER,
Governor of Maine.
Mr.. MAHER of Augusta; Mr.. Speak
er. I rise for point of information.
Would it be courtesy, and also parlia-
mentary procedure to lay this matter
upon the table?
The SPEAKER: The Constitution
provides that when veto message ac-
companies bill, if tabled for consid-
GRAFTON. as the Chair remembers it.
time should be set.
Mr.. MAHER: l am not at all inter-
ested in the matter; / do not know
anything about it except that the
House voted upon it: but ! am inter-
ested in some of the executive reasons
as / heard them read. However.
will not ask to have it tabled.
The SPEAKER: The vote is by
yeas and nays. The question is shall
the resolve in favor of Cary Hospital
have passage Notwithstanding the veto
of the Governor?
Mr.. FARNSWORTH of Caribou: Mr.
Speaker. II it is in order l would like
to have this matter lie on the table
until this afternoon or tomorrow morn
ing.
viva voce vote being taken, it was
voted to table the resolve and the veto
message accompanying it until the aft
ernoon session.
The SPEAKER: At this time the
Chair presents Resolve authorizing
Michael Burns to bring a suit at law
against the State of Maine, with an
accompanying veto message by the
acting governor, which the Clerk will
read:
STATE OF MAINE
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Augusta. April Fourth, 1921.
To the Honorable House of Repre-
sentatives:
am returning to you without my
approval Resolve Authorizing Mich
ael Burns to Bring Suit at Law
Against the State of Maine.
In this resolve it provides that "if
1t appears that such prosecution was
begun and carried on by the order of
the Executive" that suit may be
brought against the State for dam
ages.
The Executive, under the terms of
the Constitution, is charged with the
duty OF instigating prosecutions if in
his opinion the laws of the State are
being violated. am of the opinion
that the passage of this Resolve
might create a dangerous precedent,
and II the doctrine were extended the