Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02

tiipute " the message OIL the GoNcfHor
the construction that was place upon
it.
Mr.. GILLIN: Mr.. President, the
senator well knows, he analysed my
statement that I did not SO state. I
said before this Senate and before our
committee that this man was turned
out on parole in the hands of another
insane person, and / ask the distin-
guished senator from Kennebec if that
is not the fact?
The PRESIDENT: Does the senator
from Kennebec desire to answer the
question?
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Will the SEN
ator repeat his question?
Mr.. GILLIN: l asked If the senator
did not understand that the evidence
before our committee was to the eff
feet that this insane man was turned
out into the hands of his mother, who
had been in an insane asylum herself?
Mr. HARRINGTON: Mr.. President
and members of the Senate. I reply
that the. insanity of the mother was
20 years prior to the date upon which
her son was submitted into her care.
Mr.. GILLIN: 1 ask if she had been
insane and had been in an insane asy-
lum?
Mr.. HARRINGTON: reply that she
had been insane and in an asylum 20
years before.
Mr.. GILLIN: Mr. President, re-
state that this matter was turned out
into the community under the control
of the mother who had been in an in
sane asylum, so that do not impugn
at all that the Governor might not
be right in his message. l under
stood what he said. I simply wish to
put myself on record.
Mr.. MORRILL, of Cumberland: Mr..
President, I want to ask a question.
If the minority report was accepted.
as l understand it, this Legislature
sustains this law, the right to sue
the State. Is that the understanding :?
Mr.. GILLIN: That is the under
standing.
Mr. MORRILL,: Does the State fur
nish these parties with money to fight
this law suit and pay the expenses?
II they don't 1 shouldn't want the
Legislature to legislate an important
law suit on me, if l had the color of
title. Does the State furnish the
money to demonstrate this point?
Mr. GILLIN: l will say through
the Chair that it does not.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
re-state the question. Shall the re-
solve be passed Notwithstanding the
objection of the Governor? AS many
as are in favor of passing the resolve
notwithstanding the objection of the
Governor will vote yes and the OPP
posed will vote no.
The secretary called the roll. Those
voting yes were: Messrs. Babb, Glenn
! ent, Cobb, Gillin, Gould, Holt, Nor
rill, Sargent, Thombs, Tuttle,-10.
I Those voting no were: Messrs. Ad-
ans, Allen, Baxter, Bemis, Clark, Ea-
ton. Emerson, Emery, Harrington,
! Folsom, Hall, Morrison, Spencer,
Sprague, Stevens, Thompson,-16.
observation-disclosures. Garcelon Par
ent, Putnam,-3.
Ten senators having voted yes and
is voting no, the motion did not pre-
vail and the resolve was not passed
Notwithstanding the objections of the
Governor.
Mr.. GOULD of Aroostook: Mr..
President, have an order here which
l wish to present. This is something
entirely new to ME and I thing prob
ably to a great many members of
this body.
The Governor has asked me to pre-
sent an order here creating a joint
commission to be known as q Mem
Der of the New England Commission
sn and Domestic Commerc
have already formed their commits
sion. The title will probably indicate
to you the purposes of this commits
sion.
There is one thing I might say that
appeals to all of us, there are no fees
going with this commissions; it is an
honorary matter The commission
would be appointed by the Governor
and Council. and consist of five citi-
zens of the State of Maine, and it's
purposes are as indicated, commerce
of foreign and domestic purposes.
I have the order in the hands of the
President.
The PRESIDENTS: The senator
from Aroostook, moves that we sus-
pend the order of last week in rela-
ton to the reception of bills after
that time, and forward them to the
next Legislature, that he may intro
duce at this time the bill which the
secretary will please read, and then
we will. vote upon the motion that it
be received under suspension of the
order.
The secretary read the title: IAN
Act to establish a Commission of For
eign and Domestic Commerce"
(The secretary then read the bill in
full)
The PRESIDENT: The question is
on the motion of Senator Gould that
we suspend the order and receive this
bill.
The n was adopted by a viva
voce vote
Mr.. TIIOMBS of Penobscot: Mr.
President, 1 do not at this time wish
to delay the orderly procedure of the
Senate, but this is a matter of great
importance, not only to the Legisla-
ture but to the people of the State of
Maine, coming as it does at this late
day. I think the request will be made
that it be referred to the committee
I think that it should be printed
that there may be a distribution of
copies of the act for the perusal of
persons interested
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