Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-21
MORNING. JANUARY q. 1891.
bill in new draft. and that the same ought
ts pass. Being Of public nature this bill
vas tabled for printing.

vas tADieS kuf FfiutAnG.
| PASSED TO ne ESaRossEp.
On motion Of Mr.. Porter OF Bangor. ths
following bill. tabled for printing on hi
motion, Vas taken from The table:
Bill, an act xd iitional to and amendatoey
OF an act granting new chsrtsr 10 Bats
College, approved January II, 1873.
On motion Of Mr.. Noble Of Lewiston. thl
rules were suspended. the bill vas given
it third reading and passed to be ensrosssd
ORDER RELATING TO PuBLlcArIoR OF
Housx AND SENATE JOURNALS.
Ca motion Of Mr.. Havss Of Dssrine. Z
message Was conveyed to the Senate BY the
clerk. requesting the return to the Houss
Of the following order, passed yesterday:
Ordered, The Senate concusfing. that the
Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk oi
the House cause to be printed in pamphlet
ate and House of this Legislature mp to the
bsrs of the Senate and House, and tha,
hereafter they cause to be printed S0l
copies of each days journals to be dis
tfibuted to the members Of the Senate and
House before the opening Of the next day
| session, and that binder be furnished
members ip which TO keep said copies.
The order was subsequently returned,
and thereupon NJ. Hawes Of Deering ex.
planned the import of the order and
said that |, had slipped through
withou. his knowledge. 1t might seem
. very good thing, and perhsps it was, bu,
they had an official paper. the KESSr.
BEG JOURNAL. which gave verbatim the re-
ports of each session. He kept the jour.
NAILS filed 90 that he had the proceedings
up to date, ard it seemed to him that every
member could do the same thing, aud that
i, was entirely unnecessary expense to
print the Journals. Therefore he moved Q
consideration of the vote whereby the Or
der received q passage.
Mr.. Hill Of Augusta said that the order
was introduced at the solicitation Of quite
a number Of members and In his Judgment
such \ journal would be Of very great use
and save them a great many times from
running to the Clerks desk to ask him
questions about little things when he was
busy. He certainly hoped that the order
would not be recalled.
Mr.. Porter Of Bangor said that the order
had slipped through with his know ledge,
He was paying attention to it. He thought
st the time that it was 4 good thing
for the House and he still thought 60
The gentleman from DeeYing might be
able to keep large file of KENNEBEc
JOURNALS on his desk and have II 20 in.
dexed that he could turn to them at any
moment. but the average member could not
do it. He thought the order would be .
good thing for any member of the House.
because he could turn at any moment to
this file end it would show just the state in
which any measure stood. Later in the
session the committee on rules and orders
print an abstract or file, something which
has grown up since the gentleman from
Deering and he were members Of the
House, and the journal called for by this
order would serve the purpose and take the
place of that Ale. He knew himself, from
a little experience, that it would be . very
convenient thing for every member Of the
House. and he didn't think the expense
should have any weight Whatever. He hoped
the vote would Eot be reconsidered.
Mr.. Hiscock of Wilton said that he intro
duced this order, thinking it would be
great convenience to the members of
the House and Senate. He still thought so.
and his idea was that the expense would not
be very great. II was difficult for mem.
Der to find what he wished in the KENSEBEc
JOURNAL. One had to look over perhaps a
dozen papers to find what he wanted. while
If he had the proceedings in 6 file on his
desk he could easily turn to any das's
doings. He thought that II would be such
a great Improvements that after it had been
tried the members would never 90 back to
the old method.
MIR. Harrington of Norridgewock said
that it was not often that he found himself
in position to differ with the gentleman
from Penobscot, but it seemed to him that
they would hardly make sufficient use of
these files to warrant the trouble and ex.
pense ne cessary 10 print them. It seemed
to him that the usual course of business is
ke pit 10 liue by the officers Of the House,
and that in the rush Of bu,iness, not very
many members would get time to 60 back
to these calendars and look them over.
They bad the JOURNAL, and their commit
tees who were looking after all these mat.
ters, and while, as q general thing, the cur
rent literature of the day was valuable, il
seemed to him that they would hardly get
time to avail themselves of this matter.
Therefore. he regarded 1t - rathe use
less expenditure.
Mr.. Noble of Lewiston, said he was not
present when the order received passage,
but he was Informed that it purposes to give
to each member daily calender OF the
procedure of business. 1t seemed to him
that it was very wise o,'er. He was in
favor of economy but be did not believe in
an economy which was prejudicisl to that
Information which every member ought 10
L. kn &,
seat. They could not keep the kEsNEBEC
JOURNAL in their desks; i. was as much a,
be could DO to keep one on top of hi, desk
They hadn't room enough. II struck him
that the order was no. an extrayagsnt one.
It was in the best interests of the busines,
Of the House that they have daily calen
dar so that every member, without consult
ing the clerk, could ascertain and know the
business of the House.
Mr.. Ham of Lisbon said that he VA.
certainly surprised a. the remarks of hi.
friend from Bangor. because up to tba
time he (Mr. Porter had always been in
the interest of the people. and he submitted
whether this order was in the interes. OF
the people. 1t WAS said in regard to the
| "stamp ac!"-and that, he ssid. went back
to The time wnen they dumped the tea il
Bos.or Hatbor, and they all knew whs. q
| hulIabaloo they had over that-,hst i, va,
needed. He himself had voted against IL
and he knew Of others who had oppos st
the measure who were now defending thi.
order He rose to enter his solemn protes
against the order. II this thing went on
vhere would they stop? There will be asket
an appropriation for the fnsane Asylum. an
other for the enlargement of this Capitol
and while they might Look at these thing
As of no importance. when they were adde,
up at the end of the session, it woult
in this way for decade. VII,
would want to take the bonds Of the Star
Of Maine. While the gentlemen nigh
think that the Journal ~ould be very hand,
and that they could not take care Of ,hei
papers, he thought it vas their duty as pub
lie servants of this State, to fegsr,
their time not ~ their own, but TO b.
used in the interest, of the peoo pie to whom
they belonged. The State had fuYnishe,
them . PAPER printing official reports o
legislative proceedings and IL they entaiIe,
an Increased expense upon the State by tn
publication Of these journals, what wouic
they say when they went home to thsi
constituents? Wha. would the leaislsso,
have to say to their consti uents in exp ana
'ion Of their enactment Of every little petr
thing that came no during the session
Three hundred copies every dav Of thi
session, (and the valuation commission ha
said that it wonld be 30 days befor
they could repor;), just reckon up the ex
pen.e! In the interests OF ecooom
he asked whe,ter they ought to pas, tn
order. Remember, gentlemen" said he
"thst the people. no; only Of the State o