Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15

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The veto states that arrangement s
were made to pay them. which is not
a statement that they were paid. 1
would like to know definitely.
The PRESIDENT: Does any
| Senator desire to answer the Senator
from Cumberland, Senator Hinckley?
Mr.. HOLI.EY: I am informed, out
not possibly from an authentic
source. that arrangements have been
made so that they will be paid. |
have no idea but that this amount
has been arranged for, and I very
sincerely hope that this Senate will
sustain the veto of the Governor in
this matter. l think it is perfectly
proper.
| The PRESIDENT: If there is no
discussion. the Chair will state that
this question requires a yea and nay
vote. When you vote NO" you vote
to sustain the veto, and when you
vote yes" you vote that this resolve
be passed Notwithstanding the OBJ
| jections of the Governor. Perhaps [
will put it in another way: When
you vote no. you mean in substa nce
no. this resolve shall not be passed:
but when you vote yes, you mean n
| substance and say so by your vote
yes, this resolve shall be passed. All
! TO- 10 +.tN los
excused. Is the Senate ready for the
question? If SO, the Secretary will
call the roll.
The roll was called. and all Sena
tors being present and voting may"
the veto of the Governor was sus-
tanned
The President laid before the
| Senate veto message of Governor
Baxter on Resolve, to Retire Maine
Forestry District Deficit" and recog-
| Senator Holley, who had tabled the
matter.
Mr.. HOLLEY: Mr. President, the
matter being before the Senate.
move that it take it's usual course
| provided by the Constitution.
Mr.. WADSWORTH of Kennebec:
Mr.. President. may we have the veto
message read?
The PRESIDENT: The Secretary
will read.
(The message was read by the
| Secretary
! STATE OF MAINE
! Office OF the Governor
/ Augusta, January Z. 1925.
To the Honorable Senate and House
! of Representatives:
| return herewith without my APP
| prevail Resolve. to retire Maine For
estry District deficit
This Resolve was presented to the
Slsf Legislature contrary to an I'M
derstanding between the then Forest
Commissioner and myself. \ loan
of $4,000 was advanced the said
commissioner from the State Contin-
gent Fund in order to meet certain
heavy bills incurred for fire fighting
during the year 1922. 1t was agreed
between us at that time that the
Forestry District should return this
money to the State Treasury out of
| its next years funds, and / was sur
rrised when this resolve cancelling
the loan was presented to me with
out notice and without any word
from the commissioner explaining his
action.
did not return the resolve to the
S1st Legislature for l felt that the
members did not understand the sit.
uation and that there was not time
during the last days of the session
to explain it to them.
This matter, however, now has
been adjusted and the loan repaid.
IN view of this, the Resolve, If 1t be-
came law, would be OF no effect for
,, the matter is closed
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) PERCIvAY. p BANTER.
Governor Of Maine.
The presidents: The pending
question before the Senate is on the
Resolve which has just been read,
Shall this Resolve be passed not
Withstanding the objections of the
Governor? A vote mo" and a vote
yes" has the same significance in
this matter as just explained by me-
1t will require yea and nay vote.
The roll was called, and all sena-
! tors being present and voting nay,
the veto Of the Governor was sus-
tanned,
The President laid before the Sem
ate veto message of Governor Bax.
ter on IAN Act to Amend Chapter
| 1872 Of the Public Laws of 1919 as
Amended by Chapter 2O3 of the
Public Laws of 1921, entitled. An
Act TO Create the Maine Water
| Power Commission.
| The PRESIDENT: Does anv
Senator request reading of the
message?
Mr.. CRAM of Cumberland: Mr.
PRESIDENT. l think it would be a lit
tie clearer to us all.
| tThe Secretary read the mes
| sage):
STATE OF MAINE
! Office of the Governor
/ Augusta, January z, 1925.
| To the Honorable Senate and House
| OF Representatives.:
| return herewith without my ap-
prevail Senate Bill No. 297 of the 81st
Legislature. This bill is entitled.
An Act to amend Chapter 1872 of the
Public Laws of 1919 as amended bv
| chapter 203 of the Public Laws Of
l92l, entitled, An Act to create the
Maine Water Power Commission.
| Under Article ". part third, sec
ton 2, where the Legislature has
adjourned within the five day period
aloWed the Chief Executive for the
consideration of a bill presented for
MS signature, the said bill shall be-
come law unless returned (by the
GoVernor) within three days after
their (the Legislature's) next meet
ing"
The incident herein referred to is
popularity called a pocket Veto.
During the closing hours of the 8Ist
Legislature one Act and four Re-
solves were passed by that body and
presented to me for action. AS