Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-22


Mr.. Porter Of Bangor moved to amend
the amendment Of the gentleman from
Wilton by the addition Of the voras:
provided that ii shall no, cost more than
$500 for the session"
| Mr.. Callahan-I move that the amend
ment to the amendment lie ON the table.
The Chair-The mosion 10 hardly in order
| - it would carry the amendment with it.
| Mr.. Noble Of Lewiston thought that the
gentleman from Bangor would withdraw
his amendment on reelection. he under
| stood that when business accumulated
journal was intended only TO bridge over
the time from the opening of the session
| until such time when the business should
% accumulate that the oficefs Of the House
would furnish them daily calendar, and
that wouldn't be over three weeks at the
| outside. The order Of the gentleman from
Wilton would only bridge that time over
and give them . daily calendar of few
simple matters up to that time.
Mr.. Harrington said that that didn't seem
to be the scope of the order, which. - he
| understood it, called for the publication of
the journal during the entire session. Il
| seemed to him that they were entering
upon An innovation which eventually meant
that they would follow the course Of the Con-
eress Of the United States In publishinR .
full journal Of the days proceedings. He
| didnt believe that the Legislature Of the
State Of Maine had got to that point where
it was willing to start out and publish .
record separate from the official record that
they got from day to day By the verbatim
reports in the KENNEBEc JOURNAL. 1t
seemed to him that they were not ready TO
enter upon 80 broad An innovation - this
would eventually yturn out to be, therefore
it WAS not advisable to pass any such meas
ure. They didn't need ii.
Mr.. Chadbourne Of Biddeford said that
he couldn't avoid the thought that this
was great deal of noise over . small mat
ter. They came there ~ representative
Of their different constituencies for the
purpose of performing their duties to the
bes, Of their ability. As cheap 4 man ~
he was. he diln't believe that he vas over
paid LauRhter1. He thought they were
entitled to be furnished by the State with
every facility that would lead to the proper
performance Of their duties. Here was an
order which involved an expense Of say
5000. Compare the pamphlet form Of the
journal with the unwieldly. unhAndy news.
paper within the narrow limits Of their
seats, and what vas $2O0 to the State of
Maine? Under this order they would have
published every morning the exact pro-
| ceedings Of the House. II it were only the
type of the columns of the KENNEBEc
JOURNAL, arranged in pamphlet form. it
| would be great convenience a. compared
with its form in q newspaper. II seemed
to him that the publication of this journal
was in accordance with the best notions of
economy when 1t was considered how much
it would facilitate the business of the
House. They would then hnve, in handy
form. every act presented, and he honestly
believed that it was economy to pass this
order and have this calendar or this pamph-
let furnished, whether it cost 5000 or $3.50.
Mr.. Porter said he had noticed that
when he moved his amendment there
! seemed to be an incredulous smile all
around the House. He knew Just what he
| was talking about. He had looked into
this matter Of expense and thought that II
the House voted to pay $75 for this jour.
nal Of proceedings they would get just
what the order contemplated. The pro-
prietors had told him that it would cost
from 80, 90 to SO so per day. He under
stood that so 90 would be the chespest
price and 81 80 would be the the asking
price, and he believed that il the House
adopted his amendment they would get it
for SIS.
Mr.. Peaks of Dover said that il they
we're going TO have . calendar of the
House, they should have II, and have 1t at
once, and he didn't believe in saying that
If they couldn't have 4 little one for a
cent, they wouldn't have any, for
that was what the amendment of the gen.
tlemau from Bangor meant. it seemed to
him. When they were playing at battle
dore and shuttlecock with the matter of
newspapers, first the members were to have
| thee newspapers. and he had ordered
three, and had been obliged to discon-
tinue one, receiving but two He could
very readily buy the KESNEBEc JOURNAL,
| but it was said by members of the House
that they wanted the KEsNEBEc JOURNAL,
because that was the journal OF the House.
| SO it was, aud very good one, and he
| congratulated the gentlemen who publish
| it that they publish SO good journal every
morning. He had never failed to find in
il anything that he bad wanted, but had
found, however, some things that he dldn't
wish to find. Now while we are here,
| he said, "sent by our constituents who have
asked us to be economical in our appropri-
atoms, it seems to me that il, the very frs.
thing we come into this House, We ask for
something we have never had before in the
history Of the State. ask for something
that is already put upon our desks every
morning, we ara doing too much, and when
we get ready to 90 home we shall have
said to US, Not we'll done. good and faith
full servants"
| Mr.. Ii am Of Lisbon, said that they should
remember the remarks made by the honor
able gentleman in the Chair at the begin
ming of the session. to the e feet that every
question should be considered carefully
before it was acted upon and that the Leg.
islature should not pass law without pre-.
viously giving it the most deliberate and
painstsking examination. This is the sen.
timent Of the people of Maine today as i,
never has been before. He represented q
constituency composed largely Of working
people who toll in mills by The light of the
lamp at morning and evening. in winter
seeing day light but once in day. It might
seem a simple matter, but he believed that
the advice Of the Speaker should be taken
into confederation. Every word that was
spoken there went home to their constiiu.
encies, and they would be called to give an
account of their doings. Petitions were
coming UP, asking for various sppropria-
tons. Ihey shohld; rot cit there and vote
sway the money Of the State with
out giviuFss careful confederation to III
| finances as they would to their individus
concerns. "a In private matters they tried tc
cnrtail expenses and Why should they no
| manage the affairs Of the State in the same
way? Though this might seem q triys
appropriation, It went on to the fnancia
account Of the State. He spoke in behalf
of the farmers, the factory operatives
the manual laborers who handle the plough
and turn the furrow, who WELD the ham
mer at the anvil, he appealed to all wise
men to be AZ, and to be moderate 10 ths
matter Of appropriation.
The question Was then upon the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Porter Of Bangor
which was lost,
The question was then upon the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hiscock Of Wilton
Mr.. Shaw Of Portland moved that the vol,
be taken BY yeas and nays. and more thsl
one-fifth Of the members voting 10 the afr
native, the yeas and nays were ordered.
Brown. sucknam, Callahan, Chsdbourne
er. Cummings, Davis. DENIM, Dietsy of Levi.
top Dols, Drew, Dunn, Edgeriy. Irvine, Farrand
Gentleman, Gidden Of Newcastle. Gliddsn o
xiaalhsven. Goud. Graves. Greeley. Gashse
Hartman, hathaway. Hawes, Hin, Bisoos
Leavits. Leighton OF Deblois, Leighton o
Tre.eott. Libby Of standish, Li.;ieasid, Hars.on
Mitchell, Aooers. Monroe, Mullen. Nash. y eksr