Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-01
the 82nd maine LEGISLATURE
Stenographic Report of Proceedings
in the House and Senate

sent down for concurrence.
Final Report
Mr.. Walker. from the Committee
on State Prison, submitted Its final
report. having acted on all matters
referred to them.
The report was accepted.
Passed to be Engrossed
An Act to amend Sections 9, 10
and II Of Chapter s of the Revised
Statutes relating to lists Of persons
to be made by the assessors Of cities
and transmitted to Boards of Regis
tration Is. D. 15D
Passed to be Enacted
An Act to Amend Section of
Chapter 122 Of the Revised Statutes,
Relating to Common Thieves. Is. D.
500
An Act to Amend Section Is OF
Chapter 81 Of the Revised Statutes,
as Amended by Chapter % Of the
Public Laws Of 1919. Relating to
Proxies. (H. D. 203)
Orders Of the Day
On motion by Mr.. Allen Of York,
in the public schools, was taken from
the table.
This bill having been passed to be
engrossed.
On motion by the same Senator
the bill was passed to be engrossed
On further motion by the same
Senator House amendment A was
adopted in concurrence.
The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed as amended by House
amendment A.
On motion by Mr.. Maher Of Ken
nebec, S. D. 161. resolve in favor OF
the Augusta State hospital for main
tenance for the fiscal years 1926
and 1927, was taken from the table
The pending question being the
passage Of the resolve to be engroSs-
ed,
The same Senator then offered
Senate amendment A, to amend by
striking out the figures "$44,500" In
two places where they occur in the
third paragraph Of said resolve. and
substituting in place thereof the fig
ures $3.50 in each of said two
places, and further amend said re-
solve by striking out all Of the last
paragraph thereof.
The question being on the adop-
ton Of the amendment.
Mr.. WADSWORTH: Mr.. Presi-
dent, perhaps l had better briefly ex-
plain the reason for this amendment
from $44,500 to $4,000, which is al
increase Of $500 for each of these
two years. and will say that it Is
intended to take care of the repairs
on the heating plant. There is an
other resolve introduced here which
called for $4,000. which will not be
necessary, and we have added the
sum of $500 for each Of these two
years in order to take care of this
matter. will further say that there
has been an investigation made over
there within few days and it has
been decided by the people connect
ed with the hospital and by those
making the investigation that $15..
900 or $500 a year. will do the Job
and so we have added that amount
to the repairs.
The amendment was adopted.
On further motion by the same
Senator the resolve was passed t
be engrossed, as amended by Senate
amendment A.
On motion by Mr.. Hinckley Of
Cumberland, S. D. 269. Senate re.
poI - A1OIu lllc CO1llIIllIcc Ou JUL
ciary, report "A" reporting fought
not to pass" and to report further
that q joint order relating to an Act
entitled IAN Act to provide the
method Of nominating candidates fol
Office" reported herewith. have 6
passage; report "B" reporting "ough,
not to pass" on the Cakes Anthoine
Bill, IAN Act relating to the method
of ttno 6ofoc fov. ofY3oaD
also S. D. 270, Senate order relating
to the Cakes -Anthoine Bill, were
taken from the table.
Senator from Cumberland, Senator
Anthoine.
Mr.. ANTHOINE: Mr.. President. II
moving the adoption of Senate re.
port "a, fought to pass, and the
joint order. l wish to make a few
remarks to this body. l do not pro.
pose to discuss the merits Of these
proposed measures or the proposed
measure now known as the Cakes
Anthoine bill, or the dement's of the
primary. There is much that can bt
said in support Of this bill which
proposes a change in the method oil
nominating candidates for office
there Is much that might be said ir
opposition to our present method
but that Is not the question which
Is before this body at this time, or
the adoption Of his order.
The initiated bill must. under the
provisions of our constitution, go to
the people to be either accepted OF
rejected. This is something that the
constitution provides. The consti.
tuition of this state, however, pro-
vides that the legislature If it does
not enact an initiated measure YER
batim. must submit that to the peo-
pie Of the state together with such
recommendations as they may see
Mt to make, or an alternative bill
which may be passed upon by the
people at the same time.
Now this joint order from the jul
dietary committee, signed by q ma
jority Of the committee, by seven
members out Of the ten members of
the committee, proposes simply this
that this legislature shall, without
passing on the merits of the two
bills, submit these bills to the peo-
pie on one ballot so that the people
of the state may pass upon these
bills at a general or special election
which will be held sometime this
coming fall. All we say to you
Gentlemen, is to submit these bills
the initiated bill and the Cakes An
thoine bill to the people on one bal
lot In order that they may have the
opportunity to accept either or re-
ject both, and to retain the direct
primary as it is If they do reject
both.
This order does not call for an in
dorsement by this body of either of
these bills; it simply says that with
out any Endorsement by this body
that we feel that under the constitu-
ton the people of this State should
have an opportunity to pass on this
bill as we'll as on the initiated bill
which they must pass upon under the
provisions of the constitution. BY
this method you do not indorse it
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