Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-18

J furnlsu Ten doiiArs worm OF FostAke stamp
TO each ueneer of the House, vas take,
? from the Fable.
Mr. wArrens motion to reconsider VA
: then before the House.
Mr.. ksler Of Sesrboro-Mr. Speaker.
would inquire Of Mr.. Warren Of Cas,ine hov
he voted on the original order,
, Mr.. Warren-lf | reeolleet rightly tn,
, vote taken was q viva voee vote and mad,
no response
Mr. kAler-Mr. Speaker, the motion {,
, pass that order WAS made Illegally As un
derstani il. leave il to the chair to declds
whether this is a proper order.
The Chsir-C nder the rules the gentle
!, man must have voted with the affirmative tc
De entitled To move a reconsideration of the
vote.
Mr.. Wsrren--l move = reconsideration OF
! the vote under suspension of the rules, II
an in order
Mr.. Warren's motion to reconsider under
suspension of the rules was lost.
Mr.. Wsrren-Ifl am in order should
Ike to introduce the following;
Ordered. That the Secretary of State be
And is hereby ordered not 10 furnish the
stamps specified and set forth in the order
introduced by the gentleman from Sesreoro
and passed by this body Jan Is 1889.
MI M" A'fN"ANis
if that is in order.
The chair: II 10 in order.
The question WAS then put as to the pas
sage of the order and a passage refused
Mr. Turner of Somerville moved that the
House reconsider the vote granting the use
of Representatives Hall TO Col. II, II. Logan
of Arizona and Hon. Wilbur +, Lunt of
Portland on Tuesday evening next, Jan %
for the purpose of delivering II lecture on
Arizona.
Mr. Turner said that quite number of
the members had voted in the affirmative
npon this question yesterday under = mis-
taken notion AS to what the truth of the
matter i. That they did not then know that
these two gentlemen are the representatives
and eIponents and active factors in a scheme
in which this House, he believed. could mo-,
reasonably take part. He said that quite
n number of the members had taken the
matter into consideration and reflected upon
it and that they ought TO have the privilege
Of registering their votes on this question
We are convinced said he, THAT We can
not prostitute and misuse our official position
here in countenancing scheme that will
make for the benefit Of Arizona and for the
detrment of the State of Maine"
Mr. Looney of Portland said that he
thought that il would be generally admitted
that the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives were sent here 10 promote and TO
protect as far as they are able the interests
of the State of Name and not the interests
of any private individuals, any foreign land
corporation, or any distant State or territory.
| That they came here to egrlate for Maine
and no. for Arizona, They could not con
sistently with the trust imposed upon them
by the people give the use of this hall to the
agents of the Arizona Land and Improve
ment Company. the object of which is TO
promote the interests of Arizo-
ma rather than the interests of the
State of Maine. lie thought that il. as
these gentlemen desire, they should give the
quasi endorsement of this legislature to this
land scheme. with equal propriety they might
grant the use of the hall to any scheme, no
matter what it is, which is decent, to take
| the capital and population away from our
State. With all due respect to the able and
eminent gentlemen who represent this land
company, he thought that if they should
grant this request, the members of the
House, as representatives of the people of
this State, would subject themselves 10 the
deserved censure and reprobation of their
constituents. He believed upon reflection,
that the representatives would vote down
this order and would be true to the interests
of the people and preserve their self respect
and their dignity by so doing
MIR. Chadbourne of Bddeford, said that
he did not know that there was any scheme
on the part of Col, Logan and Mr.. Lunt for
the promotion of the interests of Arizona,
but from the trend which the discussion had
taken, both gentlemen were under obligation
to the members for an advertisement of their
scheme if they had one. lleknew Mr.. Lunt
very well and always liked to hear him spe *
except perhaps on political matters, (lzugh-
ter and he is a fluent speaker, an interesting
speaker, and he has a very pretty story to
tell about Arizona. lie ventured the asser-
ton that if there were any gentlemen iu the
House who had made a trip to Arizona, they
had no inclination to change their residence
to that place Maine could hold her own
and afford as many advantages as any State
in his union, and it seemed to him that #
any gentlemen of this House wished to list
en- to the lecture of these two men they bad
| perfect right to do so and were not open to
the charge of being derelict in their duty
to the State. He regarded the matter simply
as one of courtesy to these gentlemen. lie
saw no possible way in which injury could
be done to the State of Maine uni IS by
manfesting this fright that something might
| be done against its interest IL there is any
danger to the State why say anything
abou, it! II there is any danger to the State
how can you give it stronger expression
than by opposing the order giving the use
of this hall to these gentle men,
| Mr. Fogg of Portland said he had been
criticized somewhat since the adjournment
of Yesterday for having introduced an order
which was in its operation quasi indorse-
ment of the objects these gentlemen have in
view OF depopulating the State Of Maine,
and of taking away some of its money. For
his part he had not one cents interest in Ari-
zona or anything west of the Mississippi riv-
er. The only interest he had in the matter
was to perform simple act Of courtesy to
these gentle men. He had received a dis
patch from Mr.. Luni saving will you en-
gage the hall of the House of Representa-
tires for Tuesday evening next for Col
| Logan and myself to deliver a lecturer" and
| had telegrapbed that he would introduce an
order to that effect. Out of respect to the
| gentlemen, at least to one of them, Mr.
Lunt, he had introduced an order and would
certainly be very unwilling to Withhold the
use of the hall of the House of Represeata-
tives from an honored citizen of the State
of Maine.
| He had listened to the lectures Of these
gentlemen and never yet heard them ask
anybody 10 go to Arizona. The most he had
ever heard them say was Gentlemt n, if
you have leisure day or week and desire
to take a pleasant excursion. 90 out TO Ari-
zoaa and see hat section Of the Country
which has been proved by the
excavations which have been made
there, that il vas the residence of
a race Of prehistoric men" He alluded to
this to show that it is not a land scheme
That was pure and unsdniterated mption
on the part Of those Who stated that il was.
Arizona is one Of the territories and people
have a right TO acquire q knowledge of it a.
well as of Massachusetts or any other State
in the Union. lie would go as far as any
gentleman in sustaining the honor, the in
tegrity and the grandeur Of his native State.
He loved i, well enough so that hs had re
mained in it fifty years and he thought tina,
it would take more than Col. Logan or Mr.
Lunt even to persuade him to go to Arizona
If moon-eyed leper from the ~ilds Of Asia
or native from the banks Of the Ho-ang no
should come here and ask US for the use OF
this hall not word you'd be said in opposi-
ton, but here comes a citizen Of the State
of haIne TO tell you something about a
section Of your country about which you
know little, AMI you pursue this nggardlY
policy and say We are afraid that our
virtue will be contaminated or that We viii
be seduced from the good old State Of Maine
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