Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-27


The message was read by the sec
rotary.
Mr.. WADSWORTH Of Kennebec:
Mr.. President, I move that this mes
sage and accompanying bill be tab
led until Wednesday morning.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of Cumberland:
Mr.. President. l would like to in
auire OF the senator from Kennebec
through the Chair if tomorrow morn
ing would not be agreeablec
Mr.. WADSWORTH: Mr.. President.
that is satisfactory to me. *.
The bill and message was tabled
and as signed for consideration to-
morrow morning.
Veto Message from the Governor
STATE OF MAINE
Office of the Governor
Augusta
March %. 1928.
To the Honorable Senate and House
of Representatives.
= T return herewith without KY ap-
proval:
RESOLVE, Making an appropria-
ton for the Maine Seed Improvement
Association.
This resolve calls for an appropria-
ton of $4,000. Under the general
laws of our State a special fund is
created, the proceeds of which are
used to aid societies and Qrganiza-
lions that promote the agricultural
interests of our State. This fund to-
/ tails $1a,360. 2e.- 1t Is distributed
among 40 different associations con-
nected with the farming interests of
the State. In my opinion the Seed
Improvement Association should be
treated just like all the others and
any aid granted it should be taken
from the fund referred to. 1t is not
wise to pass special appropriations
Tor these various organizations or
give one Of them special fayors.
l call attention to the fact that the
present Legislature has been unus-
ually liberal in it's appropriations to
help our agricultural interests. The
former appropriation of $4,000 per
year for seed and other work already
has been doubled by this Legislature
and made $4,000 and a new item of
$4,000 per year for seed inspection
has been passed and approved by the
Governor
In my opinion the various agricul-
tural fairs and Improvement assoc
Citations that are doing good work
should be treated alike, and to dis
crimnate in favor of one at the ex-
pense of others is not desirable. If
it is desirable to increase our State
stipend to our various fairs it would
be we'll to- raise the present assess
ment and give an increase to each
of the organizations now struggling
to maintain themselves.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) PERC1VAL p. BAXTER.
Governor of Maine,
The message was read by the sec
rotary.
Mr.. WILSON OF Aroostook: Mr..
President, gentlemen Of the Senate:
l move that this resolve become a
law notwithstanding the objections
OF the Governor. and will address
myself to that point.
This money was first raised $1,000
each year in the year 1913, and it
has been continued since. 1t is used
for the paying OF premiums on ex-
hiblts OF seeds raised in the State of
Maine by the different portions OF
the state. They have had these seed
fairs. as they call them, or exhibit
tons. generally very late In the fail
or in the winter season. / think they
have held two of them in my county.
where we have used some of the
money.
y The veto message also states that
there was $4,000 raised at this Leg
lslature for certified seed. 1t is true,
but in order to get that money the
farmers who have the work OF GER
tIf1cation done. pay a fee into the
State treasury to cover the amount
OF $4,000. The work is done by the
| officials of the State Of Maine under
the department of agriculture, but
the man who has the work done paws
for it with his own money; 1t costs
the state nothing. Why should they
take $4,000 from the fees paid in for
inspection ana pay It out for pre-.
mtums for seed fairs? / tell you.
when they say the department OF
agriculture is getting more money,
that we have been cut down to the
bleeding point. and we ask some of
these particular things to take care
OF them.
move this become a law not
withstanding the objection of the
Governor.
The PRESIDENT: The question be-
fore the Senate is whether Resolve
| making appropriation for the Maine
Seed Improvement Association shall
finally pass and become q law not
withstanding the objections OF the
Governor
AE those who wish this resolve to
become law notwithstan ding the OBJ
jections OF the Governor will vote
yes and those who wish to~sustain
the veto will vote no" +sa'% p
The secretary called the roll
Those voting yes" were Messrs.
Adams, Allen. Bemis. Brewster, Bug
zeli. Carleton. Clark. Cram. Croxford,
Eaton. harrington Hinckiey. Morrison,
Morneau. Powers. Putnam. Ryder,
Sargent. Speirs, Stevens. Wadsworth,
Wilson@-22 Those voting no" were:
Mr.. spencer. Absentees: Messrs.s
Bailey. Elliot. Emery. Hussey. Kirsch-
ner. Phillips. Smith. Trefethen-S.
Twenty-Five senators voting in the
affirmative and one voting in the
negative the resolve was finally pass