Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-02
DIVIDED REPORT
ON The BARWISE
STATE-A|D BILL
Two Reports of Judiciary Com
n,ittee Assigned for Debate
In House Next Thursday
Resolve For Maine World
War Flags To Be Placed In
State House-Sunrise Ses-
SIGN Today

Ought not to pass" was the ma
! JoJrity report Of the judiciary COM
! mlttee presented Thursday in the
House of Representatives, on the
Barwise resolve, proposing an amend
| ment to the constitution forbdding
state aid to charitable, educational
and UNCONVENTIONAL institutions aft
er 1880 and limiting it prior to that
time.
The majority report was signed by
senator Hinckley Of Cumberland,
senator HusSey of Aroostook and
Senator Buzzell of Belfast, and Rep
resentatives Gardiner Of Gardiner.
Weeks of Fairfield, Archibald of
1oulton and Maher of Augusta.
The minority report. ought to pass
in n new draft. was signed by Repre-
scntatives Wing of Auburn, Nichols
of Portland and Saunders Of Illbec
The new draft forbids aid to de-
nomlEatiolal, sectarian and religious
institutions.
Representative Wing Of Auburn
tabled the two reports
Assignment of the two reports for
debate was made to next Thursday
morning upon motion of Representa-
tive Earwise Of Bangor.
The House accepted out OF order
gave its several readings and passed
to be engrosscd a resolve introduced
by Representative Nadeau of Bidde-
ford, to place the flags of Maine in
the World War in the hall of flags
in the rOtunda of the State House.
In speaking FOR his resolve Repre-
sentative Nadeau said: Il do not be-
leve that anybody can be opposed to
this resolve. When l came to the
State House I hunted for the flags
that We're borne by representatives of
the state Of Maine in the World War.
! found them on the first floor in the
adjutant generals office. If they are
kept there much longer the boys who
served in the great war will not have
chance to see them. for silk will not
keep unless it is in glass cases.
Il do not think we want to see
these flags 70 to rack said Repre-
sentative Nadaau amid applause.
The text Of the Nadeau resolve is
as follows:
"Rcsolve to place the Flags of
Maine in the World War in the Hall
Of Flags.
"Whereas. the great struggle which
came TO an end November IL. 1913,
known as the Word War, and where
rs. in that struggle the flags Of the
various units representing the state
of Maine were borne with SiGnai dlS-
tinction, and whereas. on June II,
1919 those flags were officially pre-
sented to the State or Maine. anu
whereas, to date they nave not !et
bcen placed in the Hall of Flags:
II hnt
sense of this Legislature that as
mari, of resnect to those colors and
az q fitting tribute to the men VINO
served Hereunder, that provision be
made forthwith for the placing OF
those flags in suitable cases and de-
hosting same in the Rotunda, Sfaceu
by the flags Of former wars.
an order to effectuate this pur-
nose and exhibit this single honor
"Re it Resolved: That whatever
exnense is incurred thereby shall be
defrayed from the moneys IN tie
treas llry not. otherwise expended ana
that this work Of love shall be done
under the direction of the Governor
and Council"
The committee on judiciary report
ed fought to pass on the plIi Elvlns
additional powers to the Belsra
Lakes Village Corporation. Inc re-
mort was tabled by Representative
Stevens of Belgrade.
The House ADJOURNMENT oroeT Mns
Introduced by Representative Weeks
81 Fairfield. fixing the time to eight
o'clock Friday morning. we wan.
to meet early because we are solnS
10 portland in the afternoon salu
Representative r. Weeks naively; other 0 iSe
members smiled and Represen'a. .it,s
Rn,nds. whose desk was heaped win
railroad tickets and other parap i'nrt,.
nalia incident to getting the party
off, grinned audibly.