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

representatives Of the s1st Lesls.
,-ex return herewith without my ap.
:. RESOLVE. providing for aid in tn.
p.ymene Of premiums awarded by the
A'S wn: Agricultural Society.
's Resolve provides that there
~. g annually" appropriated $500
IN the hrst place object to this IA.
solve because 1t carries an ANNUAL
appropriation. and thereby places a
Sontlnuing appropriation upon the
sue. once these continuing appro-
pII@tions are incorporated in our Stat
ute DOCKS 1t IL almost impossible to
remove them. The State now is suffer-
ing from Just such Resolves az the one
De1ore you for on account of them our
pasic tax rate Is not less than 81 mills,
Each Legislature should be free to
make It's own appropriations and the
people should hold each Legislature re-
sponslble for the taxes imposed by
tnem. one Legislature should not die
tate appropriations to those that fol-
low.
In the second place this Resolve is
unfair to the Al other agricultural as
sociations that now are receiving State
Aid out. Of the regular State fund of
$l5,36O.2S appropriated for that pur-
pose.
There. are three so-called State
faars. one at Bangor. another at Wa
terville. and third at Lewiston.
4hese three fairs receive $4,000 as a
State stipend for they are presumed
to be Statewide in their activities. and
1or this reason q special appropria-
ton is given them.
AL other fairs, town and county,
are paid out Of general fund and each
1air receives it's proportionate share Of
the money that is available. There is
no lavoritism shown in these matters.
The Houlton Fair. like the other Al.
is local institution and last year re-
ceived from the general fund s946.91.
The Resolve before you seeks to take
the Houlton Fair out Of the general list
and give it special consideration by
increasing its appropriation approx
mately SOC. In addition to this in
crease the Resolve before you provides
that the $500 appropriated shall be a.
continuing" stipend from year to
year.
Regardless of the needs Of the IToul-
ton Fair it no doubt is in as good a
financial condition as many of the
other fairs in the State that are not
asking special privileges. If this Re
solve is passed it will be unjust to
the other II fairs that are struggling
for existence, none of which receive
any State aid over and above their reg
ular stipend.
I am opposed to all these special
grants of State aid and therefore can.
not approve the Resolve before me.
PoSnocff,,111,
(Signed) PERCIVAL z. BAXTER.
Governor of Maine.
On motion by Mr.. Archibald of Houl-
ton. the above veto message was tabled,
and specially assigned for Wednesday,
March IS.
On motion by Mr.. Holmes Of Lewis
ton, 500 copies of the veto message
were ordered printed.
Mr.. BAKER of Steuben: Mr..
Speaker. I rise to ask unanimous
consent to introduce an act out of
order, to correct clerical error. I
will say that the act has been signed
by the Governor and the error was
not detected in the Secretary of
States Office until after it was sign
ed. 1t is simply correcting a clerical
error in naming the Section which
occurs In the Dill.
The unanimous consent Of the
House was given Mr.. Baker Of Steu-
ben to introduce this act out Of Or
DER. On motion by Mr.. Baker of
Steuben, the bill received its three
several readings under suspension of
the rules, without reference to a COM
mittee. and the bill was passed to be
engrossed and sent up for concur
renee.
The following resolves were pres
ented. and upon recommendation of
the committee on reference of bills
were referred to the following COM
mittee:
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
solve in favor of the clerk. stem
ographer and messenger to the COM
mittee on Inland Fisheries and Game
Of the 81st Legislature.
BY Mr.. Baker of Steuben: Resolve
in favor of Marjorie l.. Lee.
By Mr.. Overlook OF Washington:
Resolve in favor of Harold G. Clark,
clerk Of the committee on State
Prison.
Bid. Mr.. Chalmers of Bangor: Re-
solve in favor of Harold G. Clark.
clerk of the committee on Interior
Waters.
The SPEAKER: The Chair at this
time will name the committee Of
conference, created under the motion
Of the gentleman from Rockland. Mr..
Rogrs. The gentleman from Rock
land. Mr.. Rogers. the gentleman from
South Portland. Mr.. Lamson. and the
gentleman from Lamoine, Mr.. Doug
las.
ORDERS
On motion by Mr.. Crafts of Green
vile, it was
Ordered. that the Governor be re-
Nuested to return to the House, re-
solve in aid Of navigation on Moose
head Lake
On motion by Mr. Crafts Of Green
vile. tho House voted to reconsider
its action whereby this resolve was
finally passed; emo on further motion
by the same gentleman. the House
voted to reconsider it's action where
by this resolve was passed to be en-
crossed: ard the same gentleman Of
fierce House Anne ndmcnt A.
On Ipot'cn by Mr.. Crafts Of Green
vile. the amendment and resolve were
tabled. pending the adoption Of the
amendment.
Reports Of Committees
Mr.. Crafts from the committee on
Inland Fisheries and Game on Bill
AN Act additional to Chapter 219 of
the Public Laws Of 1917, as amended.
prohibiting the hunting and trapping
of muslkrats in a portion of Cobbossee-
contee Stream. the outlet Of Cobbos-
seecontee Lake. In Kennebec county.
and certain tributary thereof" and
also on Bill "'An Act prohibiting the
hunting of muskrats on Cobbosscecon-
tee Stream and tributaries thereof,
from the outlet Of Cobbosseecontee