Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-09


, 4 should come forward and saw 1--WE are ready
!, TO receive your" Is it fair. is it honest sfte,
: having said to the city of Portland I'VE de.
I, sire that You should be the capital city Of the
!, State, to put them in such predicamenty
|, The city had responded TO the appeal made
to them msnfally and with generosity. Is Il
fs'r is 1t honorable, is it treating your neigh
: hors as you would be treated 10 ask them to
: DO This and then 70 back on them and en-
large this capitol and forever blot out all ex-
peetstion or hope of the city of Portland of
T having a espitolg
MIR. Rohie believed that this matter should
\ rest somewhat, upon the finances of the State.
lie reviewed at lensth the States financial
condition, claiming that the report of the
| Committee on Finance had been so
constructed as to give the impression that the
stale has plenty of funds, and
: that they could do just about AS they pleased.
lie had found remarkable Inconsistencies be-
tween the report of the Finance Committee
and the State rrc,surcr's reports They
were called upon TO cspend sS?S, las, IA more
than they had expended in 1887. lie did not
believe that the States financial condition
would warrant this additional expenditure.
lie thought that the people should have time
To consider This matter, and for this reason
he was In favor of referring to the next leg
islature.
MIR. Robie claimed that Portland wasa
city which was in every way suited for the
location of the capitol building. and that the
justice of its claims would be recognized by
the people. If the matter were referred 10
them.
MIR Wisvell of ru.v,,,, ..,, ,., A..
real ouestion with uh hich ,h", hs, ""' W,
wa. whether ths, wnn,i ~ "" " uys'
tion far r.r,.i, s,n -, n,.,,' ~.
pu-po,e of buill,r, .n .x,an.t ~
| huiiiirc IN, ln,i',,I l,,.,.,..t.,s,t,, -. -
ou,.tion depend,b ,n,i,.I, -, ~, '',. -
| yiycn 4, mr., nr.I;nin,., w.. -,
| !. ,his huiIti,., ~ i, -. t"t'''"' "',
bo,b f,r I'M, a,'.'',,,.,.t.,''' 'u'"''."' ,'.,
and tho .,rcnt,,, ,ion,r,,,,,,,s ~.
safety anil n,o.,r,,,,',,, y, a w. Nv
doeum,n,. vh,,,h . .
entrusted d, IL. 49,, '''
amins,i,n AZ ,h, ,,,n.l;,i', ~ ,u,,
nnb IN. ,aIratJ. ,',,,. " w. ."''"s
would n, snrsria,, -. ' ,, We .s'e
| in tho pe,s,i,n ''' f''''''"
MIR W,su.u .,,d n., h. ,.,,,,
minis. " ,tb,n the I.s, ,,.,,' Co., 80. Wv
| ca th,onyh tho .,ccn,i, a ,i,,,,,,,,,,,. i ,,
| building AMI Ia in,o,n, hi,a.,,I, =, - ~ Wv
tent unou IN, n,,u,, mi .,,,n, ns ~.
r,enrd. vbich aro In ,h, ,,,,,,s ,,n,, ~
g.y. mn e,,en1.I .ia.,rio,,'',, ~, 49,, ~ ~
books p.n,rs .nJ ,.cn,d. ~, ,h.' So
| ch.ract, nm, ,,a,, .,,.i'.,I" ~,
| shauld no n,,s.,y.J I,h ,ha ,,-, ~
ear, and he protect,L fr,,n ,h., ,I.,,,a. -
fire. II, was nnt villin, t,, ,,L,, ,h,, -.
,ibility of yot,r, again., aa,,,,'.,,,,,.,
small anpr,uri,,,o, ~, 1, ,,,,a, H., .,,.,'.
and presrryatinn n, IN, ,,o,or,, anI ,h.. ,,
ord. "a hi,h he had on,,',ra,,I WV wv
Tho n, =, n,,..,ion .a. ~, Z,
larpcdY lie wo,,lJ mo-, ..y a,,, ,,,o,, .h,,,
that when tho Com,i,t,o ., r,1,i,n Ill,
trps had toli ,hpm bv ,beir r,n,,, .n1 hs ,h,
speech made nv Tho ,,,,l,,nan RAJ
charge of In, ,csoIyc ,h,, /, ,,a. .',,,;,''I.
feasible 10 enlarge Tho bnill;n, u,, ,,i,y
proposition vas simpl, mi, wus A,,,n.,a
ON account Of IL. ioc,i;,n nm .cc,,n, ~ H.,
,urronndiny, IN, nIace f,, ,he .o,, a, .,,,.
rrnmcnt and far tho loc,,I,n -, ,h, ..ri,1,
buildinpP o,Ler thing. hein, .,,,i ,n'.
capital of the State ,bould bc lncatoJ In ,na
,,act confer ,f nnnuI,,,nn m, ,hi,,.s
not canal Rv vsry c.,oSnI .s,;,,,,.. -.
by nm accommodated ,nr,,I.man 4, ..
found tba, tb, e,art c,n,,r of ,or,la,ia,
was In tho t,,,u of ,ht,, .a,a
ten miles from hero az cou,., nj.
was ont of ia, oupsuo, as . loc.tion for ,h,
State cauitaI so that in yi,,, az ,ccn.s,,;,,,y
Auvu.tn vns pr,rtic,tIv ,h, o,.,,, ,,,,,. -,
manhattan ou, Of ,hn ,a,,I,,,io, a., a..
STATE 827 ooo a,c hotter sni,,d hy h,v,n,,
the capi,oI a, Augusta vbilo plt 0oo nconl.
are better suiteJ by ,ing I, a, p,,,land
and some 10000 p,ople nr, eou,Ily con.
yened ei,her bv por,l,,d ~, An,,,,s,a N,
had found by calcuI,,ion lint ,hc JI.,.nc.
from Augusta IN Nh. va,iou. .hiro ,o,,,.
in the state ia ligs milo. wh,ls
from Portland il il i1;,O miles n hi.
were Ia he erected Auyu.,. wnuId he on
titled to IL ON the ground of lor,li,y TN.
gentleman from fio,bam had made two
points. the frs, one was as Ia the e,non.c
of erectiuv this buildi,y IIis f,io,d from
Gorham only N yery sbort time ago had
signed a repor, that of tho mnin,i,v ~ ,be
Joint Select Commi,,ce nm chan, q n, .cat of
government. That ,cpo,, said Inn, th, new
State House could HI, buiI, vithout making
the cost burd,nsome In tho IN, n,ya,s n, ,ne
Statel
And yet the whole drift of the gentieman's
nc otbc, min, ,bnt ,he gsn,l.m.n f,nm
Gn,ham had n.,Ie uas ,I,at ,lc matte, .ho,,h
be submitted to the nooplc. Hadn't tbey an
propriated slOo 600 for our insane a,vlum
s25 900 for i, site for a nov nsyl,m a, Ran
yor $40 600 far tho Nndavasha s.t,l.,s,
And had any gentlema. for "A momeot sny.
vested that before they could nc, upon anv
of these matters they mus, vo home IN their
constituents and ask their sdyice3 lie had
| no dnubt that IN. penuio ~ ,bis s,a,. .I,,o.,
10 a man. were m favor of hi. move xh,ch
| il -imDly one of cnmmou bus,n.. vi.dou
rAppl,use
Mr. Talbo, of Fast N,cbia. admitted thu,
there were yslnalts bonL. in ~. S,.,. House
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