Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-30
Praises '68 Governor
Continued from Pace One)

! IN tne civil war was reviewed by Mr..
! Maher, who said that he could not
wish the Legislature any greater
, honor than to have been coupled by
reference to that great man, who
AFTER having been designate dby the
commander-in-chi of the American
forces to formally receive the surren-
der of General Lee, returned to Maine,
IN 1867 was elected governor of the
State. and was the only man ever
elected three times governor of
Maine.
Referring to the Reservoir Company
proposition, Mr.. Mahcr pointed out
that the State, we believe, was con-
celved by the idea of a governmental
agency OF the people and that the
right OF acquiring and protecting
property belongs to the individual
lie said that he WAS not persuaded
to deem it necessary to take any
steps to change the state from IA gov
ernmcntal agency to Il business en-
/ tcrprsc.
lie referred to the States relaxa-
| ton to business in the matter of
public lots and under the taxing DOW
cr, and he pointed out that the Ken
nebec Reservoir Company had not
asked any exemption from taxation
nor had any been given it by the
| Legislature.
! Seconded by Representative Douglas
Representative Douglas of Lamoine
! stated that as the son of one of the
mon who were with that famous gen.
cral, Chamberlain, he resented any
| stigma on the name, and he was glad
I 10 second the notion.
Representative Cummings of Port :
land questioned Nh. Mahcr regard
ln= the resolution presented.
! Tho time Of the referendum is in
! the hands of the people at all times,
! these resolutions simply place the
the Legislature on record" said Rep
| rcscntativa Mahcr.
Representative Hale replied that
t is was also his understandings He
read from tho Constitution of the
state, the provision that the Gov
crnor must call an earlier rcfcrcn-
dun than the next general election
when so re ucstcd by the petitions
er;
/ Representative Hayes of Chelsea
I inquired j. the people would not still
have the right to petition regard
! less OF the action of the IcGisla-
! turC.
Tho people have tho right regard
lcss OF tho Legislature" replied Rep
! rcsentative Mahcr.
Il am strongly in favor of the
resolve" said Representative Morri-
son of Phillips, because the insin-
,lation has been made that the pro-
! meters of this mca ire were not
actuatcI by the most honest motives
| an that the representatives in the
IeSislatl I" who voted for the meas
urc Gid not Fccp fait' with the peo-
! pie
81 resent such an intimation from
| whatever source it may come" he
| declared at is only fair to us. to
/ the proponents of the measure. to
! the thousands of inhabitants of the
! kcnnehec valley and the Industries
! located along the river that the
! matter be settled as soon rs posi-
| bic" ho concluded.
| The resolve consuming tho Gov
! ernor was passed unanimously. with
I n great shout of voices. \ woman
among IL spectators family mur-
/ INJURED. NO" evidently forgctful of
; the fact that only tie members OF
| the Legislature We're voting.
Veto Sustained on State Borrowing
/ Capacity
| The House by vote Of - to g.
! sustained Governor BaXtcl'S veto on
: tho act increasing the borrowing
capacity OF the State.
Adopts Favorable Report On Brew
1 ster Sectarian Bill
The House. Thurs day. lay a vote
! of IS to u adopted tho M jority re-
/ port of the committee on cduca :
/ ton" ought to pass" upon the
/ Brewster resolve. This resolve pro-
! poses an amendment to the consti-
! tuition which would Immediately pro-
! hibit state aid to scctarian and dc
! nominational educational institu-
( tons.
The minority report OF the same
| committee signed only by the ladq
from Fort Kent, Mrs. Pinkham,
Ought not to pass" had been pre-
! vtously vote down on Il rising vote
J 81 to Sc.
, The vote on the acceptance of the
! MA jority report indicates that the
( resolve i'll fail Of the necessary two
thirds vote upon It's final passage.
Highway Bond Resolve Tabled
Tho resolve proposing n constitu-
tional amendment providing for an
| additional highway bond issue of six
millions was taken from the table lily
Rcp. Granville of ParsOnsfeld and he
, offered amendments covering some
| clerical errors and adding provision
| for a special election next september.
| After tho amendments had been
adopted and the bill had been given
| its third reading. Representative
| Rounds Of Portland arose and voiced
| mis- objection to a bond issue of siX-
millions. within the next few days. :
he said I've are going to have re-
o.I,.o For, a
| kennehec bridge and that will bring
| When we go back home we will hear
from the people. we can give them
two millions for roads and three mill
| lions for the bridge"
Rep. Rounds then moved that the
resolve lie tabled until action had
been taken on the kcnneboc bridge
resolve and this was done.
Liquor Bill Passed
Representative VIM of Lisbon
moved the indefinite poStponcment OF
the making it unlawful to have in
tcxieatinG liquors in possession in n
public place. CUMMINGS of Portland
: could not understand why such a mo-
ton was made. He assumed that the
purpose of the bill was to prevent
bootlcgSers having liquors stored in a
! hotel for illegal purposes. The bill
, took away mono Of the rights Of a
citizen in his own residence.
! After some debate on vote Of -
I to 81 the motion to Indefinitely post
pone was lost and the bill was passed
to he cngrossed.
, Portland Charter Bill Passed
Jrfrortc IN choke off RpprpSentot i've
+ Edgar T.. Rounds of Portland, after
, he had read at some length from a
pamphlet giving the license fees