Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-10

INNEBEC JOURNAL, FRlDE
had at heart the best interests OF
the State of Maine any more imam
this S2nd legislature and l can only
say that this has been one Oh the
best"
Sen. Maher said that he Interrupt
ted the Senator from Cumberland,
Sen. Hinckley by arrangement and
that he now arose TO second the
motion of Sen. Hinckley in the adop-
ton of Report c, which IS adoption
of new draft B.
Report c., which is known as the
Aroostook amendment, was then
adopted without a dissenting vote
and the bill given it's several read
ings and passed to be engrossed.
Reimbursement of Hancock Sheriff
Sen. Hinckie; moved that Senate
amendment d, be adopted to the
final report of the committee on
claims. This amendment was to
amend the final report of the COM
mittee by striking out the claim of
Ward w. Wescott of Ellsworth
which was for the sum of $1178 for
reimbursement of attorneys services
in the impeachment proceedings
brought against him While sheriff
of Hancock county. This motion
failed to carry by vote of 10 to 3.
Addressing himself to his motion
Sen. Hinckley said that he thought
this would be a dangerous prece-
dent to establish to reimburse
man for legal proceedings brought
against him even if acquitted This
is analogous to criminal proceedings
brought against a man i'll criminal
court by the state and when a man
is acquitted by the state he is not
reimbursed
Sen. Foster did not agree with
Sen. Hincklev and he thought that
the state was morally obliged to re-
imburse WeScott.
Senators Cram and Maher agreed
with Sen. Foster, as also did Sen.
Smith.
Claim of Local Contract for Augusta
State Hospital
Senator BUzzell OF Oxford made
an unsuccessful attempt to have
stricken from the blanket report of
| the Committee on Claims the claim
/ of the Charles ii. Cutter Coal Com
pany of Boston of $4.4496S In con-
neCtion with contract to furnish coal
glOl AlS USld ISldlc I1OSIJlldt III TO-.
/ the amount being at the rate of ST IL
extra per ton for 1000 tons of coal,
! the increase being claimed on &C
count of government interference
, and increase III the price of the coal
at the mine"
Senator Smith Of Somerset
quoted Andrew Z. Lane. former State
| fuel administrator, and the purchaS-
,,. ,,r l,n st,ta
saying that the claim is a just one.
! On n division of the Senate, SEN
: ator Buzzell was the only one voting
! to eliminate the Cutter claim. The
| blanket claims resolve was then
! passed.
| Onc-Dccr Measure Finally Passed
| On motion of Senator Crafts the
/ one deer measure was finally passed
J and sent to the Governor.
| The committee of conference on
! the act to create a field agent for
| the blind reported. referring the
! same to the next Legislature. The
report was accepted.
The Senate receded and concurred
with the House in indefinitely post
poning the act to complete the vital
statistics, BarWise making the mo-
/ ton.
The resolve appointing representa-
! tives to attend hearings on proposed
freight rates changes was given final
passage.
| a committee of conference on the
! act TO create a State Athletic Com
mission was appointed when Sena-
tor Lane moved the Senate insist on
its action of accepting the favorable
committee report, Senators Lane.
, Maher and Hinckley We're appointed.
| ArOostook Crop Mortgage Bill
! Senator Hussey took from the
table the act relating to crop mort
cages. Senator Powers then moved
to adopt House amendment A. This
! done, he offered Senate amendment
and this was adopted. 1t was then
passed to he engrossed.
Some time later Senator Powers
/ asked to reconsider the vote, and
/ this done he again moved to adopt
! the Senate amendment. thus opening
the amendment to debate.
Senator Hussey addressed himself
! to the amendment. He related the
! history of the potato exchange in
! Aroostook county and said that
! sentiment as to its success in the
! past two years was divided in the
! county. He was unwilling to go back
| to the old system, however.
Wing Bill Amending Mill Act
| The Senate Thursday morning con-
CURED with the House in accepting
the majority report Ought not to
/ pass of the judiciary committee on
| the Wing bill amending the mill act.
! The Senate also cOncurrcd with
the House in these matters: indef-
mite postponement of the resolve in
favor of the schools OF the Passa-
maqouddy tribe of Indians; passage
to be engrossed of the act amending
! the Workmen's Compensation Law
as amended by the House and rails
ing the weekly maximum compensa-
ton from SIG to SIS: indefinite post
ponement of the resolve proposing
a 4S-hour amendment to the L. S.
Constitution: indifinite poStponement