Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-02
On motion of Mr.. FERersoS of York.


until otherwise ordered.
On motion of Mr.. VINToN of Cumberland,
Ordered, That the compensation of the
page of the Senate is hereby established at
the sum of 500, which sum shall be in full
for travel and all service by him rendered.
On motion of Mr. ROGERS OF Sagadahoc,
and as amended by his consent,
Ordered, That the Secretary of State be
directed. to place in the hands of the Secre-
tary of the Senate, for the use of the Senate,
four copies of the revised statutes of the
State. the same to be returned to the State on
the adjournment of the Legislature.
On motion of Mr.. VINToN of Cumberland,
Ordered. That the Secretary of the Senate
be directed TO furnish to each Senator and the
officers of the Senate and the Chaplains one
copy of the Daily Kennebec journal and one
other daily paper published in this State, such
As each Senator officer may select.
Mr.. Ellis of Waldo having moved that the
matter be indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Ninton
rose to a defence of his order. He spoke of
the necessity of each Senator having care
full report of the doings of the Legislature
before him each day. that the proceedings
could be closely watched. The State should
afford Willingly to furnish two papers to each
member In other States the members of
the Legislatures are provided with four or five
daily papers. Here there is no such liberality
Mr.. BRADFORD of Washington said that 1t
had been customary to furnish these papers,
and that it was but right TO continue it. Mr..
Roberts OF Waldo opposed the order. while
Mr.. Patten OF Penobscot favored.
The Senate refused 10 postpone the order
and II was given passage.
Mr.. THOMAS of Cumberland offered the
following resolutions;
Resolved That the resumption OF specie
OF january \. ~ 1919 after suspension Of
seventeen years Is greeted with satlsfaction
anu approval oy ''e LEGISLATURE OF Maine.
Resolved maj inc ATTAINMENT OF com re-
SUMPTION puts an en-" 10 the myriad eVlls IN
Separate rom all irreoeeh.apie. deprecated
anu nuc'u"ihg currency gives 10 iapor assure
reward places our coihmerciai Exchanges up
on .he ohy 'aoie iouhua'ioh' renders
n'"in, anu Perhanem' reNN"i vi business
posSipic' ana pes. OF all preserves the faith OF
'ht h"'ioi' ih' Iui"te'
Resolved NAT ha'iohai honor' punlc
cr'ui' ana private interest alikc demand that
specie resumption, now happiiy achieved'
shaIi Dc maih'aihed honestly ana uhihterrupt-
t"i! ~ eNei' ""Haiu' anu ~ ,llS et'u our
SENATORS anu heP,esc,'a'NeS III congress are
requested 10 use ,htir pest ehuea'ors'
hesoiNe"' ma. copy Oh ,nrse resolutions
DC sen. TO e"ch senator anu hepresen.".Ne
! from Maine III the congress Oh the nited
states.
Mr' THOMAS then proceeded to address the
senate ofienS' saving that seventeen years
ago at the beginning OF dark winter and
on the threshoiu OF gieah'ic struggle the
congress OF the nlted states was FORCED TO
cioSe 'he doors OF itS treasury ana refuse the
patfheht OF eoiu. Inc issue OF greenbacks
followed ana reckless extravagance was the
result. Ana as sure as the night follows the
DAY bankruptcy came IN the tram OF extrava-
gance. Inc question then was snail the
tnted otates ever redeem lis promises! In
!S6' congress passed an act piedging the
thltea states 10 pay It's notes IN gold. SIX
years later. on January H. 1879, law was
passed to the erect that on and after Janua-
ry /, 1879, the secretary OF the Treasury
should redeem IN com the outstanding notes OF
the nation. Three years have rolled by and
we have come to that very date, and on the
very Gay ana hour' wheh the LEGISLATURE OF
Name Is being organized. the United States
preserves IT'S iaith ana stands ready to redeem
every dollar IN CON- Methinks the old flag
OF the Republic. when now floats over us,
! ever victorious over Foreign foes ana comes
tic enemies, now waves more glorious than
| ever, having auded 10 us splendor' the
luster OF promises kept, falth redeemed,
ana natlonai honor preserved lnVlolate.
ms Is an epoch IN our history and should be
marked oy whlte stone. IL Is ny happy
coincidence that our Legislature meets en-
TINS day' ana we should De proud to mark
the event oy our sausIaction ana APP
provai. A rev years ago England was the
only country wmch came oack 10 specie
basis except ny repodiatoh' france mas
lately followed Britalns example, and now
the tinted states Is the third nation to
| return from an lrredeemaole paper currency 10
sound hnanclai OASIS without reputation
anu "thon' oahkrup'cy' io-oay marks
the end OF me reckless extravagance and
suffering "iich mas reighea IN the nation
NAV come slowly, but it will come to stay
oeiieVe .ha' no senator can consistently