Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07

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Senate Bills In First Reading
Senate l45: An Act to amend Sec
ton ] Of Chapter 8 of the Revised
Statutes. relating to the Supreme
judicial Court.
Senate 80: Resolve appointing a
committee Of investigation to procure
plans and estimates for a State IL
brary building.
Senate "a: An Act to amend Section
80 Of Chapter 1T Of the Revised
Statutes. as amended by Chapter 1873
of the Public Laws Of 1917 and by
Chapter 1872 of the Public Laws Of
1921. relating to the board Of State
assessors.
Senate 1856: Resolve in favor Of the
State School for Boys for MAIN
tenance and other purposes.
From the Senate: Report Of the
committee on temperance on bill, An
Act making it unlawful for any per-
son to have intoxicating liquors in
his possession in any public place,
reporting same in q new draft under
same title. and that it ought to pass.
In the Senate. report read and ac-
cepted, and the bill passed to be en-
crossed.
In the House. report read and ac-
cepted in concurrence. and on mo-
ton by Mr.. Rounds Of Portland the
bill was tabled pending second read
ing.
From the Senate: Report Of the
committee on salaries and fees re-
porting ought not to pass en- bill
An Act to increase the salary of the
clerk Of courts Of Franklin county,
which report was accepted in the
House February /, 1928.
In the Senate. bill re-committed in
non-concurrence.
Mr.. ROUNDS Of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. that bill was heard before
committee very early in this ses-
sion, and it was the unanimous re-
port of the committee that the bill
ought not to pass. 1t seems to me
that we ought to adhere to our for
mer position Of Ought not to pass"
Mr.. MORRISON Of Phillips: Mr..
Speaker and Gentlemen Of the
House: This is a matter which 1 think
you will all agree with me concerns
only Franklin county, because the
salary of the clerk of courts of
Franklin county is paid by that
county; and / think the great ma
jority of the citizens of that county
feel that the clerk Of courts. Mr..
Small of Pennington. is not receiv-
ing a salary in proportion to those
received in other counties. The
delegation here from Franklin
county. consisting of four Represen-
tatives and one Senator. are all in
favor of this increase. and it was the
understanding of the delegation from
Franklin county with the committee
that before this committee reported.
the delegation from Franklin county
would offer to that committee writ
ten recommendation Of what they
thought it was proper for the clerk
of courts Of that county to receive.
Before they had an opportunity to
do this. the bill was reported. II
has been held up in the Senate with
a motion there to recommit to the
committee: and l think that IT should
go back to the committee and be de-
liberated over again. Therefore.
hope that the House vii concur WIN
the Senate in recommitting this Dill
to the committee.
The SPEAKER: Does the gentle
man from Phillips. Mr.. Morrison
make the motion that we recede and
concur with the Senate"
Mr.. MORRISON: Yes. do. Mr.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Phillips. Mr.. Morrison. moves
that we recede and concur with the
Senate. Under our rules that motion
takes precedence of the motion to al
here.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker. do not
like to be threatened by any man
and l want to go on record as aSaiHs.
this. l am only one. but l do nov
propose to be threatened in TINS
LEGISLATURE by any man. l come here
of NV own free will. and. as long as
7 stay, / calculate to stay in the
same way. The chairman of oui
delegation received q very threaten
ing letter. and I. for one. want to
vote against the bill on account OF
that letter.
The SPEAKER: The question Is on
the motion Of the gentleman from
Phillips Mr.. Morrison. that the House
recede and concur with the Senate
in recommitting the bill to the COM
mittee on salaries and fees. Is the
House ready for the question:
A viva voce vote being doubted.
A division of the House was had.
Eighty-seven having voted in the
affirmative and % in the negative
.. the motion to recede and concur with
Senate prevailed.
Message from the Governor -
STATE OF MAINE.
Office Of the Governor
Augusta. March 6. 1928
r. the Honorable Senate and House
of Representatives of the slst
Legislature:
return herewith without my ap-
prevail
Resolve, in favor of the Commits
oP for carving OUT
the provisions of Chapter 81 of the
Public Laws of 1921.
This Resolve appropriates $6O0O
ANNUALLY" to be expended by the
Commissioner Of Agriculture In In
vestigating and furnishing state
ments to shippers and other interest
ed parties as to the quality and con-
dition of fruits. vegetables. dairy ana
other perishable farm products" I'm
der the existing law the sum or
$4,000 is appropriated for this work:
The activities of the Department or
Agriculture cover wide range and
it's four division of plant industry
markets. inspections and animal hus-
bandry bring the department m
touch with the agricultural situation
throughout the State. In the year
1922 the department spent $231.163.17.
At the present time believe that the
State cannot afford to increase the
appropriation in question for ] be-
lieve that the farmers Of the state
especially need relief from the bur-
dens of taxation.
If our several departments are
given practically the same amounts
for 1924 and 1925 that they had in
the past two years it is about all the
state can afford. From the COM
mittee reports that are coming into
the Legislature / estimate that the
State tax rate will be not less than
eight mills per year. and It is rap
idly approaching nine mills. To i'm
pose such taxes upon the people Of
this State would be a severe hard