The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-30
The FIRST STEP
Of the State Capital Towards the
Forest City.
Senator Libby Presents an Orter for
a Joint Committee
To Take the Question Of Removal
Into Consideration.
The Order Given q Passage by a
Vote Of 10 to 10.
Messrs. Libby, Kiekels and Simpson
the Senate Members.

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AUGUSTA, Jan. 29.-In the Senate this
forenoon Hon. Charles F. Libby, Of Port
land, arose and stated that he wished to
offer the following order. which he proceeded
to read:
Ordered, That joint select committee consist
ing of three on the part Of the Senate and such as
the House may join be appointed to consider the
expedIency of change In the location of the seat
of government of this State and Of the erection of
new State House so as to afford convenient and
sufficient accommodations to the Legislature and
and State officials with instructions to report with
recommendations at this session Of the Legisla-
ture.
By the time Senator Libby had read the
order half through the attention of the whole
Senate was fixed, when it went to the chair
and was by him read preparatory to putting
the question there was manifestation of
| great interest.
The moment the question was put, Sena.
tor Herbert M. Heath of Kennebec arose to
propose that the order lie on the table until
tomorrow for consideration.
Mr.. Heath said-"I would like to ask the
Senator from Cumberland why it is necessa-
ry to deprive the committee on public build
ings of its jurisdiction?"
Mr.. Libby-"TheS Senator wishes to know
why prepared the order in this form. 1
would say that this is a matter of a great
deal of importance to all parts of the State.
| 1t is not matter, as that order is drawn
relating to the reconstruction of this build
ing. or of any particular building, but it is
matter which, when coming up originally,
has alwas been considered by joint select
committee, the question being whether or
not there shall be any change in the loca-
tion of the State government do
not see any special propriety in referring
this to standing committee which was ap-
| pointed without reference to this par
ticular subject, and 1 do not think such ac-
tion would be in accordance with usage.
the subject is of sufficient impo rtance, it
seems to me, to have special committee ap-
| pointed with reference to an investigation Of
the whole matter. The order Is drawn in
the broadest form. 1t does not restrict to
any particular locality, but enables the COM
mittee to consider the whole matter as to
whether 1t is expedient to change it all, and
| If so, where 1t should be located, and report
with recommendations to the legislature.
That is my reason for offering the order in
the form in which it is drawn"
Mr.. Heath-"Mr. President, this is pref
ty important matter. and I move that the
order be laid upon the table, and that to-
morrow at IL o'clock be assigned for its
further consideration. / don't think the
Senator from Cumberland can object to
that"
Mr.. Libby-"Mr. President rather hope
that dilatory tactics will not be adopted with
reference to this order so early in the ses-
sion. do not see anything to be gained in
delay so far as the appointment of the COM
mttee is concerned. The session has al
ready progressed somewhat far, and this
committee, If appointed, will have
| good deal of work to do If they
attend to the business properly, and /
/ Itx, hat fha .xxsn
commence with this matter by tabling
it and assigning future time for considera-
tion. We have already had some outside dis
cussion upon it, but do not consider that a
proper way to meet it, aud hope so far as
| this is concerned that the order will be given
| passage. 1t commits nobody and does no
harm, and it may lead to good deal of good.
And when the question is taken move that
it be by yeas and nays"
Mr.. Libby having called for yea and nay
vote on Mr.. Heath's proposition the yeas
and nays were ordered by the Senate. This
is the vote, the yeas favoring Mr.. Heath, the
nays Mr.. Libby:
| Yeas-Burrill Of Hancock, Clark of Aroostook,
Daggett Of Piscataqus, Heath of Augusta, Hol.
brook of Washington, Hunt Of Waldo, Nash Of
Washington, Nickels of Waldo, Walker
OF Knox, Walton of somerset.-1o.
Nays-Burgess OF Knox, Collins of Aroostook
Freeman of Cumberland, Frost of York, Harding
of Cumberland. Hill of Androscoggn, Hinckley,
of sagadahoc Kendall of York. Libby Of Cumber
land Lord of Penobscot, Lord of York, Merrill Of
| Franklin, Poor of Cumberland, Rana of Oxford.
Ryder of Penobscot. Sargent of Hancock, Sleeper
Of Androscoggin, Simpson of Penobscot, Wright
| of oxford-19.
Absent-Austin of Lincoln, Hanes Of Kenne-
| bee.
Then the question of the passage Of the
order was put and carried unanimously.
For the committee the President of the
Senate appointed Senator Libby of Cumber-
land, Senator Nickels of Searsport, in
Waldo county. and Senator Simpson of Car
mel, in Penobscot county.
The order will go to the House of Repre-
sentatives for concurrent action to morrow
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DAY.
FusiIIade Of Petitions and Remon-
strances In the Legislature.
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AUGUSTA. Jan. 29.-This has been great