Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28

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Senate Amendment "A" For in
stance, | take liberty of doing this
in this particular case because this
is a resolve which i introduced, and
have not the slightest doubt but
what by and by any objections.I may
have, even though they are we'll
founded, | will withdraw, because |
am very DESTROYS of having this re-
solve put through this Legislature;
but it seems to me that such an
amendment, and 1 presume it works
the same way with all the other re-
solves-that the sum of $66615 be paid
to the county of kennebec from the
military affairs fund to reimburse
the county of kennebec for money
paid in the pursuit of insane Grim
inalS who escaped from the Augusta
State Hospital.
1t seems to be an attempt to spec
ify that the money must come from a
particular fund. and l presume that
is true in relation to all the other re-
solves, and it seems to me that places
the matter upon some proposition, as
lawyers call it. known as the cy pres
doctrine; and 1t seems to me that
there is no more reason why
this appropriation should come from
the military fund than that it should
come from the fund for the support
of the attorney generals department
Because these We're escaped insane
criminals, the money could very
properly come from the attorney gen.
erals fund. On the other hand they
We're insane, and for that reason it
could very properly come from the
fund for the support of the insane,
the maintenance of the insane in
Stltutions; but instead of that it
comes from the military fund. I sup
, pose, because it took some of the mi
! ltia to get them. Now the question
in my mind is this: it seems to me
that this is an indirect method of re-
ducing the appropriations of the va
rious departments. Now I do not care
how much they are reduced. if it is
/ necessary and proper to reduce them.
but what l am interested in is the
condition which may arise perhaps
along during the next summer, when
the members interested in these va
rious resolves come along to the point
and want to have the amount pro-
Vided by their resolve which the Le-
+ glSlature has passed and which re-
solve was supposed to have the seal
of approval of the Legislature and
the executive, and you try to get
your money and the head of the de-
partment to which you apply says.
I'VE cannot pay that" Now. don't
know about that. and that is the par
4 LIT
whether or not you can ask for pay
ment of one of these resolves appro-
priating money out of one particular
department without the approval of
the head of that department He
might very well say I'VE haven't
money enough to pay it." And for
that reason l ask that the vote be
reconsidered whereby this resolve
was passed to be engrossed. and if
that motion is acted upon favorably,
l will then move to lay the matter
upon the table.
The question being on the motion
to reconsider the vote whereby the
House this morning passed to be en-
crossed Resolve reimbursing the
county of Kennebec for money ex-
pended in pursuing insane GRIMM
ais escaping from the Augusta State
Hospital,
The motion was agreed to-
On further motion by Mr.. Maher.
the resolve was tabled, pending it's
passage to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair trusts
that the members of the House will
give careful attention to what the
gentleman from Augusta, Mr.. Maher.
has just said relative to this new
phase and the, action between the le-
gislative and executive departments.
which was brought to the attention
OF the House some six or eight days
ago at the request of the Governor;
and as the remarks of the gentleman
Will appear in the Legislative Record
when this matter comes up at the
session on Monday. the statement of
the gentleman from Augusta is suffi-
GENTLY broad so that nothing fur
Their need be said about it at this (
this time.
Mr. McILHERON of Lewiston: Mr.. !
Speaker, presume II is a fact that
what applies To this particular re-
solve. in regard to the adoption of
Senate Amendment "A" might also
apply to all the other resolves. where |
the action of the House was recon !
sidered this morning and the resolves
were passed after the adoption OF
Senate Amendment "A"
The SPEAKER; The Chair will
state that If there is any flaw or any
evil In the method chosen in connec-
ton with the particular resolve in re-
gard TO which the gentleman from
Augusta, Mr. Maher, has spoken, that
same flaw will prove equally defec-
tive ard prohibitory If 1t occurred in
a similar resolve,
On motion by Mr.. wsdsworth of
Winthrop. House Doc. No. sos. House
Amendments "A" to resolve relative