Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-26
Michael Burns
Resolve Passes
House 70 to 81

by vote OIL ~ 10 Of MlCndel Burns
| of Augusta was given the right in
the House Wednesday morning to
bring suit against the State of Maine
.. for recovery of losses said to have
been incurred when this State illegal
ly seized certain liquors of him and
! then allowed him to resell them years
later at a loss of $500.
| Rep. Burleigh Martin of Augusta
moved to accept the committee re-
| port 3 ought to pass" the judiciary
| committee having decided five and
| five on the matter, Rep. Martin re-
| lated the history of the Burns case
| briefly. Burns, he said. had at one
| r time engaged in the selling of liq-
| ours according to the existing laws
| of Maine at that time. Certain of
his liquors were seized by order of
! the Governor but were later returned
| to Burns when it was found that the
, liquor had been taken unlawfully.
| Burns was then forced to sell them
| at a loss. He seeks now the right,
through the Legislature. to enter his
suit for recovery in the Supreme
| Court of the Stats.
! Rep. Martin urged passage of his
| motion before it is too late" saying
| that Burns is aged, feeble and an in
mate of the hospital at the Soldiers
| Home at Togus. he being Civil War
! veteran of four years service.
wounded at Gettysburg. He urged
| ,hat justice be done Burns by this
Legislature as it was probable that
| the case would never again be pre-
| scented.
Rep. Hamilton of Caribou opposed
the motion. pointing out that many
| past Legislatures had decided
against Burns and that those Legis-
| latures were fully as capable as any
| jury to decided the merits of the
case. Let us bury this matter SO
deep that Michael Burns will never
dare to again enter this House or
/ Senate" Hamilton concluded.
| Rep. Holmes of Lewiston support
F., ed motion of Rep. Martin urging the
right OF Burns to have case tried in
| court.
Bills Passed by House
I These bills received final passage
! in the House: Emergency act placing
| closed time of four years on Moose
| of Maine; Act authorizing Highway
Commission to cooperate with Fed
eral bureau in marking roads of in
| ter-state character. II. u. 12S-Act
| relative to fishing in Bog Brook of
| Oxford and Androscoggin counties.
| Act relating to publication of list of
| corporatirs delinquent in payment
| of taxes. Act relative TO ice fishing in
| Moose Hill Pond. Fl. D. 126. Act rel
| alive to animal ilusbandry. H. d. 81.
| Resolve favcring Highmoor Farm in
town of Monmouth. Resolve provid-
| ing for expenses incident to contest
i ed Lisbon election. Act to change
| rame of Pleasant Pond in White
! field.
! These committee reports were re-
| ceived by the House:
| From judiciary; Ought not to
pass. act to regulate public dance
! halls; Act relative to itinerant VEN
doris, ought not to pass: Act relative
| to compensation of active retired
| justices. ought not to pass; Act re-
| lating to parking of autos around
public buildings. ought not to pass;
Act relative to Portland Public Lii
! brary, ought to pass; Act relating to
! State Board of Charities and Cor
rections, ought to pass: this was
| tabled by Rep: Nichols of Portla nd.
! From Inland Fish and Game, Act
relating to fishing in Greeley and
Lombard Brooks, of oxford and
! Franklin counties. ought to pass;
Act relative to fishing in certain wa
| terss of Franklin and Oxford Coun-
| ties, ought to pass; Act relative to
| fishing in Miller brook leading from
ought to pass; Act relating to bounty
on bobcats, ought to pass in new
draft.
From Sea and Shore Fisheries;
Act to protect clans in town Of Per-
! ry, ought to pass in new draft, tabled
| by Rep. Lamson Of South Portland.
! From judiciary committee: Act rela-
tive to women paroled from Female
| Orphan Asylum of Portland. ought
| to pass in new draft.
Rep. Piper's bill to restore capital
punishment for crime of murder was
! tabled by Rep. Curtis of Brewer
when presented yesterday.
Rep. Wings bill relative to excise
! tax on electric power was tabled by
| Piper of Jackman when presented
! yesterday.