Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-14
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I. ~ amerdsd tsok is first reading
| On motion By sacl= seaGsos, rules ~ers
suspended. the eI,, ros,k ifs seconi rssaiEy
| and tasssd to be snsrsssed.
| On nn,ien by Mr. HAines et h~nTs be.
order offered bY Hf- .ss aatoa Of sass
1 hoe, reIs,irg 10 r. t.rsace CT ,ke report
made by the Sac Hosse Commissiea. vss
TAKEN from 'he table.
| Tie same Senator offered Substitute,
IS folloss: That The n pa.t of the ss's
| House Commission be referred % the e1Fn-
| mirea en- public hu aings
Mr. SFaston of SAsatatoc-l desire TO
| expiain TO the Senate M reasons taf SHer-
| irg his order. which il SIS 70 i3ws:
Ordered, The House cGncurrisg, shst 20
| much Of the report OF the State House
Commission, Being Senate doea'asri No 8.
~ relates 10 tbs sxpendiius Of money be
| referred 10 the Judiciary COMMITTEE. sed
| that said COMMITTEE be directed 10 ssesrls'n
| shethsr said money has bsea psid cut sa't
| expended in aeccr. s1cs with chsp,eY 235
Of the acts and receives Of 1883 Ia !ay3r
| Of enlargement Of the S:xte House. sd in
accordance with las; srd that the balance
Of the repq,t be referred to the committee
on public b. iiines."
1
tha, order. 1t proposes TO refer the report
Of the commissioners on the extension of
| The State House 10 two committees. tie
judiciary and public buildings. Such a
| report as this would naturally go to the
| committee on public buildings; it has now
| laid on the table for some three for four
weeks, ard Why has ii no. been sent to the
| committee? Merely because it 10 disputed
4 4 - =. No co. -
pute accounts especially when presented By
gentlemen whom We respect. This Is purely
business matter betwe sen The people OF this
State represented by the Legislature AID y
board chosen by them 10 do certain piece
of work. The men Of that board are hoF
| orsble men, and If :bey could speak here
| have no doubt tina, they would insist upon
the fullest inquiry into all these trInsac'
lions. Their account is perfectly plain
| and bears no signs whatever Of any atteIpp:
a, concealment II is disputed because i.
is believed there is no warrant in Law for
| the charges which it contaias. Let us ex
anime il. The total suns is Si57 ,495
presume all are aware ,h-re are bills out.
| ,tsrding for furniture. labor, etc nor in
| claded in this sum, amour Dg TO Sll 200
making total of Sl63 6s5 10 oa'e. The
| charges on this account NAV be put unde,
two heads, those usid contractor, labor,
furniture, etc, Sl39 us, and ,bos:
paid for tuparintendenc Sl7, $50 hi.
being shout 1 8 or IL Per cent. OF
the whole expenditure. 1t is ,hi-
item of superintendent which is c,lied
in question. II may be auslyzed
thus: Architects plans and supeiia.
tendence, S74OO; salaries of commissioners
| $4,000; salary Of secretary, $1,000; travel
commissioners, $50; superiatendeucs
heating and veDiiiGsing. $50 The su-
thor,ty for this charge of $4,000 for salary
| for commissioners is now here found in iha
law and is seriously questioned BY mary Of
our citizens, and judicial decision shoeld
be rendered of this question by ore Of the
two legal bodies or the Legislature.
think q number Of the people OF the Stat
when they see that account sill demand,
and it is no more thsn reasonable that this
Legislature take some measu'es 70 decide
whether the system under which these
charges are made is proper one and
| suitably protects the treasury from dis-
orderly and unbusinessiise practices.
desire. therefore, that the order-,he sub
eti'ute nrder-r hirh the gentleman Las In
troduced be laid nron the table
Mr. Haines Of kennsbec-Tae commit
tee on public buildings is very competent
| committee, AID it has been customary ard
usual To refer ell matters relating TO public
| bGi d.nas 10 the committee on public build.
logs. Here is a public building built under
resolve, y certain amount rsid o1t for il.
| The committee that considered whether
that resolve should pass was the committee
on public buildings. do nut see any req,
son why this should be divided, and | bope
| hat The substitute flr 'he order to divide
this matter and throw i. into either of the
legal committees where il would become
q matter Of legal bubble to be kicked
shout, vii! be stopped st the present time,
| The committee on public buildings if they
vish shy Law On this matter can consult the
| Attorney General, which would be worth
SOMETHING.
Mr., Spear Of Kennebec-I was about &c
fer ali orler il tulstilute for he order
presented by the senator from keunebec
| The fres;dent-ihe question ia now
uron the mp'ion of the senator from Saga
tahoe that the substitute order lie upon the
table and until thst is disposed of the
chair rules that the order presented by Mr.
| Spear Of kennebec you'd not re il order
| On motion by Mr.. Swan;on a yea and
nay vote was taken rc.ultirg as follows
Yea; Messrs. Chspin. STANTON, Wadlr
ard WALTON, a.; nay; Messrs. Adams
Giles, Gilmore, Haines. Harper, L.hby OF
And:oscoggin. Msllet. Mehan, Nash, Nut
tirg, PettenpilI, Poor, Powers. Ryder
Sherman, Smith Spear Stewart. Thstch
er, Warren and Wilbur, (2D. SO the
notion wss lost.
Mr.. Spear Of Kennehec Offered the fol
lowing substitute:
Ordered, The House concurring, thai
Senate document No. IS be accepted ant
pl,ced on file in the office Of the secretary
OF state, and said
| offer rhst order for the following Ies
SOFAS; agree tn my colleague that tn,
committee on public buildings is an ex
cellsIt Committee, bat can see no reason!
why this order should be referred to tbi
committee. This resolve wss passed b,
the Legislature constituting a con mis- sor
TO do certain acts, ~hich acts were TO bt
passed upon by the Governor and Council
ALI thar accounts were to be sliited BY
tie Governor and Council They hav,
proceeded under that resolve and made tht
additions 10 the State House, drew theil
saiar'es and paid the money for the ssme
What ran the committee On pubic build
irgs do with this mater? What hsv,
they to do with IT, Everything is done ,hs
can be. The money is PAID over ard DC
not zee what we can do With tba. part Of it
1t has been audited by the Governor ans
Council, the body created to audit this &C
count by this very resolve. VIVA. il Their.
to refer to q committee-eitber the indi
cisry, legal affairs or pubic buildings
What good can result from referring thi
completed business to any committee.
understand this ID simply presented to the
Legislature for reformation, presented in
formally. I believe the proper channe
through which this report should pss. ii
that it be accepted by the Legislature ant
placed ca file by the Secretary OF Stste
where it will be open TO public inspection.
Mr. Hsines-I haven't the slightest OBJ
lection to placing this document on lie il
the office Of the Secretary of State
but il is customary rs matte
of legislative proceedings 10 refer every
thirg to 4 committee. The Governor
message il go referred, but the commit
is not expected to write il anew. Report
from tse various departments of State arr
referred to appropriate committees. If thi
Senate wishes to violate this well estsb
li.hed rule. have no objection. [: would
be Out If the usual course.
Mr.. Spesr--I do rot think there i, In
slishtess parallel, as suggested ny my col
league, between the Governors message,
the various department reports named anc
the present report. The message make,
eftain accommodations TO the Leeisls
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